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An Outline of the Wing Chun Training Style
By OnTopic | April 29, 2010
Wing chun is probably one of the most well known kung fu systems in the world, mainly due to the exploits of Bruce Lee, who popularised King Fu, especially Wing Chun to the western world.
But you don’t need to have the talent, strength or skill of Bruce Lee to learn Wing Chun. In fact as legend has it, Wing Chun was taught to a humble village girl in China from a Nun of the Shaolin Temple. Wing Chun was created for Women.
Wing chun is based on concepts and Forms and does not rely on brute strength. These are taught at the very beginning of your wing chun training.
The Sil Lim Tao form is the first form in the Wing Chun Systems. This is where the foundation concepts and ideas of the wing chum system are learned. You learn the basic stance and defensive guards and tools of Wing Chun.
Next form is Chum Kill also known as bridging the gap- where advanced footwork is introduced and attacking moves and strategies. Bridging the gap refers to the gap between you and your opponent and how to make up that ground in an attacking manner to nullify and win over your opponent. Think of it this way if you opponent is at a distance away from you where they cannot reach to punch, kick or pose any physical harm- they do not pose an immediate threat. The worst they can do is call you names and hurt your feelings.
As a trained martial artist you should have a state of mind not to care what names you are being called only be aware of your surrounding to see of you are in any real threat. The distance between you and your opponent is the space between your safety and your danger point. If you want to instigate an exchange making up this ground where you are within reach of your opponents fist and feet, this is the most dangerous ground to make up. This is where chum kill comes into play as it teaches how to make up this ground to devastating effect.
Next is Bill Jee finger thrusting form-where you strike with your fingers and easily the most advanced of the Wing Chun training forms. The basic idea is that fighting with this technique amongst other thinks increases your range to strike your opponent and targets specific areas. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing so his advanced technique is offered for informational purposes only.
The one thing that distinguishes Wing Chun from other styles is Chi Sao. This is a sparring technique where you apply the hand forms learned by the previous wing chun training forms and apply them to a sparring/ fighting situation. Chi Sao or sticky hands technique teaches how to guard/attack by the feel of your opponents arms.
Chi sao is engaged at the wrist range where the wing chun practitioners work to break through the others defences. You stick to your opponents hand to block any attack as well as instigate traps and attacks.
It is a lot more involved than this, however it is a critical part of your wing chun training.
Finally you have the Wing Chun Dummy to contend with. The Wooden Dummy can be used to formulate any number of strategies and techniques-only proviso is to condition your arms -you'll thank me later. The wooden dummy can take a few hits ..You will need to condition your arms during your wing chun wooden dummy training, as it is quite solid, however its is an invaluable toll that will serve you well in your training.
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