Using different deflections taught in Wing Chun is useful for building a solid defense. Learn more about Wing Chun from a professional martial artist in the free video.
Expert: Todd Shawn Tei
Contact: www.kungfuwingchun.com
Bio: Todd Shawn Tei is the chief instructor (Sifu) at the California academy of martial arts in Burbank, CA. He has taught the women’s defense class for the past 10 years.
Filmmaker: Devin Boddie
Master Wong Shun Leung was trained by the late, great Yip Man – teacher of the famed Bruce Lee. The WING CHUN Kung fu style became popular with the international film stardom of the late King Of Kung Fu, Bruce Lee. Lee’s original martial art training is once again brought to light by Master Wong Shun Leung. WING CHUN has become one of the most sophisticated combat styles in existence by the fact that, somewhat like Western Boxing, it uses Economy of Motion as it’s basis – however, it exceeds Boxing as a martial art through its utilization of the entire body as a weapon – the legs are used for blocks, kicks and trips- the hands are used for blocks, grabs, throws and strikes.
The special combined theories of the human body’s division into -Four Gates- the Centerline Principle and the Sticky Hands method of attack and defense, which follow the subtle flow of an oppenent’s Kinetic Force, are divulged for the first time ever on film. The various patterns are demonstrated here in their entirety, they are simple and easy for the beginner to learn. The underlying concepts are far-reaching enough to tantalyze even the most proficient of practioners. WING CHUN as a martial art is practical, straight forward and more to the point, efficient.
[Demo by Sifu Oliver Lee of the Selangor Ving Chun Association (Ip Man Wing Chun Lineage) - Taught by G. M Brandon Chan, President & Founder of the Malaysia International Ving Chun Kung Fu Federation (2nd Generation of the late Great G.M Ip Man) - Taught by G.M Ip Chun]
[Jin Young explains the basic structure of Jik Chung Chuie or chain punching.]
The Vertical Punch
To perform the vertical punch, start with the arm in the centerline with the arm in a 90-degree angle. To launch the punch you push the elbow upwards forcing the hand forward. In the end of the strike you do a upwards rocking movement with the wrist exposing the three lower knuckles. The rocking motion gives you more focus, power and less recoil.
So the reason for punching with the 3 lower knuckles instead off the 2 top knuckles is because we punch with the hand vertically and to avoid injury in the wrist we try to keep it as straight as possible. In all martial art the goal is to transport the power from the hip trough the shoulder to the target via the fist, the best way to do that is with a straight arm from the shoulder out to the fist. Never extend the arm fully, letting the elbow stop the punch, that can cause injury.
Chain punching
The chain punch is a bunch off single punch pot together as a rain off punches delivered after each other in a fast motion. When a wing chun practitioner have been attacked he redirect the incoming attack and counter with a punch, if he hits his target he just keep on punching. If the opponent moves in any direction the wing chun practitioner just change direction too and keep attacking. So the chain punch is delivered when he have hit the target with the first punch. The chain punch is not about senseless throwing away 10 -- 20 punches in the air wasting energy.
[From rodswingchun.com]
Footage from “Human Weapon” a weekly television show on The History Channel that premiered on July 20, 2007. The hosts, Jason Chambers and Bill Duff, travel across the world studying the unique martial arts, or styles of fighting, that have origins in the region.
In this video they head over to the Great Wall of China to learn ‘chain-punching’ from Wing Chun:
Here is a video from “blitzdefense” the self defense program created by GM Keith R. Kernspecht.
The fighters are Perry Otte and Danilo Heins.
Improve Your Wing Chun Kung Fu using this Ongoing online Tutorial and Instruction in traditional Yp Man and Pan Nam Wing Chun Kung Fu systems, by Sifu Christofer Arnold and DesertWingChun.com.
[Expert: Todd Shawn Tei, contact: www.kungfuwingchun.com]
Video Transcript
“In this section we’ll go over the basic sticky hand roll, which is called “poon sau” Now, we’re going to go through some different techniques in chi sau, called “poon sau.” Poon sau is the roll in wing chun that you do, when you do chi sau. The sticky hands exercise. One person is in tan sau, and the other person is in bong sau. When I roll to tan sau, the other person rolls to bong sau. Our left hand in this position is only going to be in fuk sau, this is the fuk sau position which is a crane’s beak. My left hand stays in fuk sau, my right hand goes bong tan.
Now, she’s doing the same thing I’m doing. Our left hands are in fuk sau, right hand rolls from bong to tan. The purpose of the roll or poon sau is to develop sensitivity. So, as I go through the roll like this, what I want to do later is go through some different hits.
As I go through the hits, the person gets used to going through all the deflections, so as you go to a hit, they understand how to go through one deflection after the other, without thinking and going back into the roll of poon sau. So it’s a basic roll of wing chun chi sau, which is sticky hands, called poon sau. Now, we’re going to show you how to switch from right side to left side in chi sau, poon sau is the roll. Now, you notice my right hand is going from bong to tan, my left hand is in fuk sau, same as, the same thing that she’s going.
When I switch to left side, I roll around. Now, my left side goes from bong to tan and her left side is using bong sau, tan sau. Now, she’s going to switch back to right side and I switch back to right side, so this is a good drill to practice switching sides from right to left. As I’m in tan sau, I roll around, switch to left.
Now, she can roll around back to switch to the other side, we can switch back and forth like this. Just practice the roll, so you’re able to do both sides, so you can practice deflections with both hands in chi sau. That’s a basic roll switching right to left in chi sau, poon sau.”
PART ONE
PART TWO
[Jin Young explains the basic structure of the Jeet Tek, stop kick]
