Training Tips to Remember
1. Performed Soft and Hard.
The end result of chi sau training is to use very little strength, keep one step ahead, be relaxed, use ingeniouschanges to neutralize force, and develop the ability to hit hard and fast. The beginning student on the otherhand often uses a lot of speed, a lot of strength, has a repertoire of very few movements and often does nothave effective hits. If Wing Chun is to work for the smaller, weaker or older person, then we must train todevelop the qualities of the first approach.
2. Study Slowly and Patiently.
It takes time to build new reactions into our brain neurons. At least 166 repetitions are required to just remember a movement and thousands are required to refine it to a practical skill. How we learn is to performan action, then measure it against the correct response, then modify our internal neural parameters until we achieve success. In the absence of personal one-on-one training with a great master who would correct every reaction, we must rely on our reasoning process to determine if we are correct or not. Ask yourself: are you happy with your performance? Are you using the movements from the forms? Are you sticking to the principles of Wing Chun? Can you neutralize in a relaxed way?
3. Attention to Details
Start by getting the correct rolling mechanics. Get the proper angles. Don't drift off the centerline. Make your stance solid. Don't come up from the stance when you fight. Then get the correct feeling. Don't be stiff. Don't be too limp. Be sticky and supple. Start with some basic attacks. Then learn the proper counters. Use counters that don't depend on strength or speed. Slowly build up your repertoire using a building block approach. Movements should relate together and to the form. They should connect in a logical way. If you practice too quickly, you can never discover the secrets of chi sau
Chi Sau Stages
1. Dan Chi Sau (single sticky hands)
2. Seung Chi Sau (double sticky hands)
• Poon Sau - rolling arms
• Jeung Sau - change from inside gate to outside
• Luk Sau - rolling arms with forward energy.
• Gor Sau - basic attacks and defenses -> to free style
application. (Transition: Nuk-sau, Gor-sau and Kuo-sau)
The end result of chi sau training is to use very little strength, keep one step ahead, be relaxed, use ingeniouschanges to neutralize force, and develop the ability to hit hard and fast. The beginning student on the otherhand often uses a lot of speed, a lot of strength, has a repertoire of very few movements and often does nothave effective hits. If Wing Chun is to work for the smaller, weaker or older person, then we must train todevelop the qualities of the first approach.
2. Study Slowly and Patiently.
It takes time to build new reactions into our brain neurons. At least 166 repetitions are required to just remember a movement and thousands are required to refine it to a practical skill. How we learn is to performan action, then measure it against the correct response, then modify our internal neural parameters until we achieve success. In the absence of personal one-on-one training with a great master who would correct every reaction, we must rely on our reasoning process to determine if we are correct or not. Ask yourself: are you happy with your performance? Are you using the movements from the forms? Are you sticking to the principles of Wing Chun? Can you neutralize in a relaxed way?
3. Attention to Details
Start by getting the correct rolling mechanics. Get the proper angles. Don't drift off the centerline. Make your stance solid. Don't come up from the stance when you fight. Then get the correct feeling. Don't be stiff. Don't be too limp. Be sticky and supple. Start with some basic attacks. Then learn the proper counters. Use counters that don't depend on strength or speed. Slowly build up your repertoire using a building block approach. Movements should relate together and to the form. They should connect in a logical way. If you practice too quickly, you can never discover the secrets of chi sau
Chi Sau Stages
1. Dan Chi Sau (single sticky hands)
2. Seung Chi Sau (double sticky hands)
• Poon Sau - rolling arms
• Jeung Sau - change from inside gate to outside
• Luk Sau - rolling arms with forward energy.
• Gor Sau - basic attacks and defenses -> to free style
application. (Transition: Nuk-sau, Gor-sau and Kuo-sau)
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