Wing chun foot work
I recently visited a wing chun school in Nebraska because my sifu said some of the hand tech. are simular to southern praying mantis. I called the school and signed up for a free lesson. during the lesson we did pak sao (sp?). I noticed every time I punched and the student I was working W/ made a block I could feel him rocking as if his foundation was very unsteady. This was the case w everyone I worked w/ except a boy around 14 I could actully punch at him w/ some power and would block just fine. He aslo had a little power for a youngster. I did this exercise w/ all the students there and the unsteady foundation was all the same. I am unsure if the sloppy foundation was due to the fact that the had been in the system about 2 yrs or the just don't do it much. Wich leads me to the question how often do you practice footwork and rooting.
"ANY WEAKNESS IN YOUR KUNG FU CAN BE TRACED TO YOUR FOUNDATION"
"All the skill in the world won't hold up to a real confrontation if you are too afraid to use it."