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Poor example.

Well said.

It is the circumstances prior to landing the punch that have little connection to the reality of most street encounters.

"Want to actually see whether somebody's Ving Tsun works? Simply spar and let all that babbling aside."

While sparring using gloves, moving around, faking, jabbing, etc. does develop attributes...

Sparring is good, depending on your definition of sparring.

Danny seems be a nice guy but has a very limited understanding of chi sao. It is analogous to agreeing to work on a jab defense drill and then I kick you in the groin. Since Danny persists in...

Stretching?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xmkeby_sifu-eddie-chong-wooden-dummy_sport?search_algo=2#.UWrbBFf6tG0

Does anyone know anything about sifu chong and his dummy form? It is somewhat different from...

Experiment with it. But I think you will find it is a bit awkward. I rarely use bong against a punch that is thrown before engagement.

I have read some HFY material. I suspected that would be the case. Thanks

Thanks, Joy.....

Thanks Jackie,
And thanks Kevin for the well thought out response. I was expecting
a comment on the WSL video that had a "high" in your estimation setting, and all you could come up with was a...

Deliberately placing a dummy so the upper arms are higher than upperchest sternum will create lifting elbows and long levers as a bad habit.


Thanks. While I certainly agree with the idea of...

OK.....Thanks

OK. So your lineage does recognize different bridges. In that case then, the video posted simply does what you suggested that you did in chi sao. May I ask your lineage? Thanks.

Since there are a number of lineages represented here, do any recognize different bridge lengths. Long bridge, short bridge, etc.? And if so are there unique qualities, strategies, training methods...