how do you do things differently?
Firstly, can i point out that i am merely posing this question for my own, personal interests. I AM NOT TROLLING!
Secondly, please no politics, i just want a good old fashioned discussion
Thirdly, please take it easy on me its my first post!
i wanted to know about the rarer components of your systems, the things that are never (or even not often) seen in the most popular form of WC, Ip Man branch
i was inspired by what i read about the 'plum flower post jong' from LoneTiger & HardWork8, and the questions regarding the kicking form from my own, Lee Shing, lineage
what other treasures are unique to your wing chun system, or what things do you do in your lineage that you rarely see elsewhere - winghunpedia.org (a fantastic site by the way ;)) lists some rare components but they are in red and you cannot yet read about them.
for example, with the plum flower post jong, at what point in the system do you start to learn it? how is it used? what is it used for? what do you hope to acheive when you learn it? (i think i know the answers to this one - but i was using that as an example)
a few i can think of off the top of my head are the 3.5 point pole, the ratten rings, the hong jong, the tripodial dummy, bamboo dummy etc etc
im sure there are many, many more. i'm interested about EVERY wc lineage and would like to hear about the authentic wing chun tools, as i know many branches have incorporated outside influences
regards
David
David-late on this thread
It will be tough to get a comptrehensive answer to your question by chatting on KFO. Victor did a good job explaining TWC in multiple posts on KFO quite some time back.I am sure the wing chun pedia essay is also good.
But wingchunpedia and websites are not likely to give you a good sample on wing chun. Lots of good people dont send in essays to those kinds of sites or books either.Some of the best people I know don't bother with internet chats. Not a critique-just a fact.
I am likely to do wc quite differently from you. A good friend got started with Lee Shing and Joseph Cheng. I have seen Goh's videos and that of another well or even better known person in the Lee Shing line (I forget his name at this moment). My friend also learned from Paul Lam of the Leung Shun line and the Lam
approach was differnt from the Lee Shing approach.
I do a wing chun version desceneded from Ip man via one of his best students-Ho Kam Ming-one of whose best students Augustine Fong is my sifu. Each person's wing chun has some differences in flavor as they evolve.Some of my essays on my website at<www.tempewingchun.com> will perhapsgive you an idea on similarities and differences.
Among key differences-1. structure
2. stance-no sidebody
3. pole usage-holding and handling different from Goh's
good wishes, joy chaudhuri