YongChun
10-25-2005, 09:59 AM
What's a typical class in your school look like?
He is an example of what we might do. we use various class plans, evaluate if they work or not to progress students at an appropriate rate. If not, we scrap it and try a new approach. The class plan also depends on the student mix that particular day.
Example of a typical two hour class plan: (assumes students are warmed up)
Part 1: 7:00-7:30 pm: 30 minutes: Warm up
1. Little Idea Form – Siu Lim/Nim Tao
2. Punching – pads/wall mounted bags etc.
3. Stepping + punching/kicking – footwork training
Depending on the class mix (level), this part may include Chum Kiu, Bill Jee etc.
Part2: 7:30-8:00 pm: 30 minutes
Applications of the various 18 or so hand techniques of Wing Chun: Tan sau, Bong Sau, Fook sau, etc. vs punching, kicking, grabbing or weapons attack. Sometimes we train applications from the live dummy and variations.
Part 3: 5 minute: Video break – watch martial arts stuff of all type especially Wing Chun material.
Part 4: 8:05-8:30 pm: 30 minutes Sticking Hands
1. Single sticking hands
2. Lap sau + various changes
3. Rolling hands + standard attacks or just plain rolling hands (Poon sau)
Some very basic (beginner tool kit) changes in the Lap sau exercise can include: Tan and punch, Pak sau and punch, long pull with inside or outside defense, low strike with either hand, foot attacks.
Five very basic entries in chi sau (beginner tool kit) can include center palm hit, Tan and punch, Pak sau and punch, Lap sau and punch, Jum/Gum sau and punch.
Part 5: 8:30-9:00 pm: Random freestyle practice
Those who do not have the prerequisites of the SLT, single sticking hands, Lap sau and Rolling hands (Poon sau) work on this with an assistant teacher or senior student.
Group1: those who know the SLT, single sticking hands, Lap sau and Rolling hands do the mixed freestyle sticking hands training. The idea is to work on something not on who can hit who with their one technique.
Group2: Those who know the mixed Chi sau pretty well but don’t have the second form down or parts of the dummy, work on this as a prerequisite to sparring training. Later the Pole, weapons, provide further aids to the sparring training.
Group 3: Those people who have done a lot of freestyle Chi sau and who wanting to learn sparring, are ready for it and have a sense of safety, control and maturity engage in the sparring training. This part includes punching kicking, grappling or weapons with or without protection.
The minimum mandatory training that everyone must know:
1. SLT
2. Entry footwork + a few hands
3. Single sticking hands
4. Lap sau
5. Rolling hands
With this minimum, everyone can work together to help each other.
Once a month or so the entire 2 hour class might be devoted to a particular topic like:
1. Chi sau
2. Entry techniques
3. Applications
4. Weapons
5. Locking and counters
6. Sparring training
7. Grappling and counters
8. Guest martial artist (Thai Boxing, Grappling, Filipino stick work , Tai Chi, anything)
The goal is to be able to fully utilize the art against anything. Emphasis is always on good structure and position. Over time practitioners should become more and more relaxed although some can be very relaxed from day 1. The intensity is just governed by who practices with who and the idea of safety. Experienced people can look like they are almost killing each other yet no one gets hurt. Most people’s training is mild mannered in looks.
The type of videos and CD’s I expose people to include:
Gary Lam, Tsui Shan Ting, Wong Shun Leung, Kenneth Chung, Eddie Ching, Duncan Leung, Hawkins Cheung, Moy Yat, Wang Kiu, Emin Boztepe, Kernspecht, Leung Ting, Lo Man Kam, William Cheung, … in fact anything on the market. We also look at grappling, boxing, Aikido, Tai Chi, Hung style, Silat and anything else.
We don’t use any ranking or belt system because we are a small (maybe 20 students of so) group who just do this for a hobby. We don’t have people these days who like to do professional fighting. So sometimes beginners practice with beginners but part of the class anyone trains with anyone.
He is an example of what we might do. we use various class plans, evaluate if they work or not to progress students at an appropriate rate. If not, we scrap it and try a new approach. The class plan also depends on the student mix that particular day.
Example of a typical two hour class plan: (assumes students are warmed up)
Part 1: 7:00-7:30 pm: 30 minutes: Warm up
1. Little Idea Form – Siu Lim/Nim Tao
2. Punching – pads/wall mounted bags etc.
3. Stepping + punching/kicking – footwork training
Depending on the class mix (level), this part may include Chum Kiu, Bill Jee etc.
Part2: 7:30-8:00 pm: 30 minutes
Applications of the various 18 or so hand techniques of Wing Chun: Tan sau, Bong Sau, Fook sau, etc. vs punching, kicking, grabbing or weapons attack. Sometimes we train applications from the live dummy and variations.
Part 3: 5 minute: Video break – watch martial arts stuff of all type especially Wing Chun material.
Part 4: 8:05-8:30 pm: 30 minutes Sticking Hands
1. Single sticking hands
2. Lap sau + various changes
3. Rolling hands + standard attacks or just plain rolling hands (Poon sau)
Some very basic (beginner tool kit) changes in the Lap sau exercise can include: Tan and punch, Pak sau and punch, long pull with inside or outside defense, low strike with either hand, foot attacks.
Five very basic entries in chi sau (beginner tool kit) can include center palm hit, Tan and punch, Pak sau and punch, Lap sau and punch, Jum/Gum sau and punch.
Part 5: 8:30-9:00 pm: Random freestyle practice
Those who do not have the prerequisites of the SLT, single sticking hands, Lap sau and Rolling hands (Poon sau) work on this with an assistant teacher or senior student.
Group1: those who know the SLT, single sticking hands, Lap sau and Rolling hands do the mixed freestyle sticking hands training. The idea is to work on something not on who can hit who with their one technique.
Group2: Those who know the mixed Chi sau pretty well but don’t have the second form down or parts of the dummy, work on this as a prerequisite to sparring training. Later the Pole, weapons, provide further aids to the sparring training.
Group 3: Those people who have done a lot of freestyle Chi sau and who wanting to learn sparring, are ready for it and have a sense of safety, control and maturity engage in the sparring training. This part includes punching kicking, grappling or weapons with or without protection.
The minimum mandatory training that everyone must know:
1. SLT
2. Entry footwork + a few hands
3. Single sticking hands
4. Lap sau
5. Rolling hands
With this minimum, everyone can work together to help each other.
Once a month or so the entire 2 hour class might be devoted to a particular topic like:
1. Chi sau
2. Entry techniques
3. Applications
4. Weapons
5. Locking and counters
6. Sparring training
7. Grappling and counters
8. Guest martial artist (Thai Boxing, Grappling, Filipino stick work , Tai Chi, anything)
The goal is to be able to fully utilize the art against anything. Emphasis is always on good structure and position. Over time practitioners should become more and more relaxed although some can be very relaxed from day 1. The intensity is just governed by who practices with who and the idea of safety. Experienced people can look like they are almost killing each other yet no one gets hurt. Most people’s training is mild mannered in looks.
The type of videos and CD’s I expose people to include:
Gary Lam, Tsui Shan Ting, Wong Shun Leung, Kenneth Chung, Eddie Ching, Duncan Leung, Hawkins Cheung, Moy Yat, Wang Kiu, Emin Boztepe, Kernspecht, Leung Ting, Lo Man Kam, William Cheung, … in fact anything on the market. We also look at grappling, boxing, Aikido, Tai Chi, Hung style, Silat and anything else.
We don’t use any ranking or belt system because we are a small (maybe 20 students of so) group who just do this for a hobby. We don’t have people these days who like to do professional fighting. So sometimes beginners practice with beginners but part of the class anyone trains with anyone.