This concludes the Siu Nim Tau article, next article is Chum Kiu (though there is a paragraph about power and how it is trained in SNT)
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Siu Nim Tau serves as the induction training of movement, it sets the standard for the hand technique movement geometry and structure. Palm, fist, finger, forearm, upper arm, each independent and linked operation. Moreover it shows us how to send power [do not make any 'power beneath elbow', if you do this, the power dies. There will certainly be many people who disagree. Whether you believe is up to you, Wing Chun Kuen does not have the beneath elbow power]. Wing Chun Kuen has 4 powers,小諗頭作為入門訓練動作，它標准了手法動作的幾何結構，手掌，拳，手指，前臂，后臂的各部獨立又關連的運作 。而且重要地引導發力[千萬不要做什麼肘底力，如果這樣，力就死了，一定很多人反對。信不信由你，詠春拳沒有肘底力]。詠春拳有4種力，1柔力，2硬力，3柔chi力,4硬chi力。交替使用。
1. soft power,
2. hard power,
3. soft sticking power,
4. hard sticking power.
Use alternately.
The soft power [isn't soft, it is supple and relaxed] is the so-called Internal family (neijia) listening ging (teng ging), like Taiji [actually it's too infantile]. What is listening ging? It is actually when the body or the hand must make a movement, the muscle has to respond first. If the movement is usually practised slowly, the cerebrum becomes more sensitive, especially when the muscle is in a relaxed condition, therefore they 'push hands'. But Wing Chun's soft (power), must achieve 'not let you listen', namely it must be suddenly present [short hit], then suddenly vanish [relaxation]. Also sudden changes to the angle [turning horse (juen ma)]. Silk reeling power requires a certain distance to push, utilising the changes in movement between the front and rear of the body to change the distance, therefore, Wing Chun may use the soft sticking power, to pursue, disentangle and hit.何謂柔力[不是軟，是柔鬆]所謂內家拳有聽勁，如太極[其實它太小兒科]何為聽勁？其實就是身體或手，當要做出一個動作時，肌肉先有反應，如果平時練習動作慢，大腦就感覺敏感，特 別是肌肉在放鬆狀態下，所以他們推手。而詠春的柔，就要做到不讓你聽，即突然出現[短打]突然消失[放鬆]。並突然改變角度[轉馬]纏絲勁要矩離要推，利用身體前后變動改變距離，所以，詠春可以用柔chi力,追著它反纏而打。
硬力也是如此。
The hard power is also like this.
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