Because I posted once how, in my opinion, bong sau is a dangerous move ... because its defensive (requiring an additional move and putting oneself behind in the scheme of things) and structually weak and lacking leverage.
And this kid, who's studying Wing Chun at the time, says I'm wrong. I learned it wrong.
So I start thinking .... hhhmmmm: Well, my Wing Chun teacher trained with Robert Chu, and his brother, who also taught me, with Moy Yatt. And I have a friend who I still train with who trained with Moy Yatt up until his death. And my teacher now trained with Yip Man until he got kicked out. And ontop of all that I was fighting with guys from the Free Mason joint on Mott Street in CHinatown ... all Wing Chun and S MAntis guys.
And I have to say, I liked bong sau. Used it a lot. But when I started playing with better guys they started flipping it on me, could have torn my arm out of the socket.... they showed me how. I learned. Kids back at school got mad when I said the same to them. Then did it to them in chi sau .... they wouldn't free fight me. The teacher wasn't pleased. It was time to move on.
So anyway, I'm left scratching my noodle. And then this kid says he's leaving Wing Chun for something more real .... he wants to be a real wrecking ball it turns out. He's going to take up MMA!!!!! Watch Out! Some tough guys way out in the sticks by Canada's border .... here comes the posts .... anti-kung fu this, anti kung fu that.... What happened to the Wing Chun? Who is this guy?
A few weeks later, he's off the MMA .... after posting about the Canada border throw downs .... real killers .... now he's taking up cartwheels, hand stands.
Still has a lot to say though!!!!!! I had to go see. We make plans. I land. I pick up the phone.
"Sorry, I can't make it. I have to help my friend paint his fence."
I shake it off. Did I hear it right? Did he say he had to paint a fence? Who is this guy, Tom Sawyer? Or is it new training, "Paint the fence." Up and down. Up and down. Do a cartwheel and then up and down.... guess I'll never know.
{Editors note: Due to elapsed time, writer is unsure if the "paint the fence message" came via airport phone, or e-mail ... but otherwise it's a true story.}
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I keep forgetting you've made the jump to "real" fighting, not sure how I could forget since you can't stop jibber jabbering about it.
I'm comming to that ghetto NYC you call home after the holidays and knocking you the fcuk out right in front of your students!!!!
