If You Benefit I Benefit
on Sep 29, 2009 in All chi sao cooperation exchanging mutual benefit … If I benefit You Benefit. With partnership training there should be cooperation and not tit for tat competition. When practicing Chi Sau and provoking a competition just to get a strike in, this becomes the only purpose followed. You…...

Break the Rhythmic Habit
on Sep 2, 2009 in All frequency habit power rhythm routine varied speed spontaneous unpredictable All too often partner or solo practice techniques ends up in moves being done rhythmically one after another where repetitions are carried out at the same speed, with constant frequency and unvarying power. For those familiar with basic exercises: A&...

Wing Chun Punch
on Aug 28, 2009 in All punch sao step-by-step tutorial wing chun So I take it you have read Hammer and Nail first? Check the youtube clip again because I made some corrections to the animation, so it is truer to form. I created a snapshot of each step for you to look at.…...

Free October Special Offer
on Aug 25, 2009 in All classes free lessons special offer Want to learn Ip Man’s Wing Chun for free for a month? Now’s your chance. We require no commitments from you other than your time. You will be shown a variety of techniques, and introduced to the principles of Wing Chun.…...

How We Teach Wing Chun
on Aug 25, 2009 in All detail guide instruction learn philosophy standard teach training As reality is unpredictable, we aim to equip our students to be able respond instinctively, instead of simply enforcing set scenarios and responses that may not turn out as planned. Wing Chun demands precision so we are meticulous in providing person...

Guide to Training
on Aug 24, 2009 in All baat jam dao biu jee chi gerk chi sao chum kiu combat dan chi sao drils entry techniques fan sao guide instruction lap sao learn luk dim boom gaun muk yan jong poon sao sil lim tao sparring teach training Following is what a student learns during lessons. It is by no means the complete description but covers the main areas. Forms in Wing Chun Three Hand plus seven Wooden Dummy forms: Sil Lim Tao (Little Idea): The basic framework or ‘chassis’ of...

Hammer and Nail
on Aug 13, 2009 in All animation hammer & nail punch strike wing chun Let’s talk about strikes. What is the most famous strike of all? No, not a slap. A punch of course. Any strike in Wing Chun, be it feet, fists, fingers, palms or elbows, uses the principle of hammer and nail. There is…...

Progress, Enthusiasm and Expectations
on Jul 29, 2009 in All dedication determination effort enthusiasm expectations improvement progress I was reading a blog of one Lun Lok. Lun and his bother Kim have been doing martial arts since they were young, and I found his insights refreshingly down to earth. Check out his blog What Martial Arts Mean…...

Politics in Martial Arts
on Jul 25, 2009 in All loyalty martial art politics respect stealing trust …is a fact of life. No point sugar coating it. If you keep up your study you will experience it at some point. My advice is to keep out of it if you can. Just focus on learning. Nothing wrong with…...

Another Quickness Exercise
on Jul 14, 2009 in All biu sao bong sao fak sao fan sao lap sao pak sao quick responsive returning wing chun Following on from Quickness Exercise.  For those that have tried Wing Chun, a variation is to have your partner throw punch then you bong sao ‘wing arm’ and lap sao ‘pulling arm’ in succession, and simultaneously strike with...