body structure and hitting hard

[IRONMONK]

When I used to do wing chun I used to be rubbish at the "stance test" i.e having someone push you in the chest or on an extended punch whilst standing the stance.

My training partner was very good at this but when it came to punching his power was significantly weaker than mine(we are the same size)
What was he doing wrong?

[Frost]

static posture has little to do with dynamic, and being able to recieve force is not the same as being able to deliver it

[sanjuro_ronin]

static posture has little to do with dynamic, and being able to recieve force is not the same as being able to deliver it

Correct.
Static tests and stances have very little to do with dynamic movements.

[chusauli]

I see that as a variation of my test# 1...

But the key in my structure tests is that none of them are truly static. They all involve movement.

And I fully agree, he probably needed to focus more and hit the pads and shields more. Perhaps he was not aiming through the target pad?

[sanjuro_ronin]

I see that as a variation of my test# 1...

But the key in my structure tests is that none of them are truly static. They all involve movement.

And I fully agree, he probably needed to focus more and hit the pads and shields more. Perhaps he was not aiming through the target pad?

From what I gather from your DVD, that test is a fluid and dynamic one, the person being "pressed upon" is suppose the "redirect" the energy, but maintain structure and if that means "rotating or shifting axis" you do it, right?

[chusauli]

From what I gather from your DVD, that test is a fluid and dynamic one, the person being "pressed upon" is suppose the "redirect" the energy, but maintain structure and if that means "rotating or shifting axis" you do it, right?

No shifting of axis horizontally left or right, but shift of axis vertically with pelvis up or down...

...and not necessarily redirecting, but equalizing.

[t_niehoff]

When I used to do wing chun I used to be rubbish at the "stance test" i.e having someone push you in the chest or on an extended punch whilst standing the stance.

My training partner was very good at this but when it came to punching his power was significantly weaker than mine(we are the same size)
What was he doing wrong?

The "stance test" is just a very basic way of testing your ability to "receive" pressure.

I can not say why your punch is more powerful without seeing what you both are doing.

[Hendrik]

When I used to do wing chun I used to be rubbish at the "stance test" i.e having someone push you in the chest or on an extended punch whilst standing the stance.

My training partner was very good at this but when it came to punching his power was significantly weaker than mine(we are the same size)
What was he doing wrong?

There is nothing wrong, it is just the different between one is better then other in producing an outward resultant force and the other one is better in produce a partial equilibrium.

Everything is clear under the six directional force vectors analysis.