Originally Posted by
Straight Left
In 90% of my Wing Chun drill/chi sao training I have been in some kind of arm to arm contact. I think given this emphasis it is likely that Wing Chun was always intended to operate at this range - to strike, contol or remove an obstruction, strike, jam or smother a strike, strike, be in someone's face but without trying to directly out muscle them etc.
Do you think this is unusual? Everyone has seen this "contact" being trained in a myriad of ways since forever...
The question or part of it being discussed is what "contact" means and if it means clinching/"attached"... Something most people do NOT see the former meaning.
Last edited by YungChun; 04-26-2010 at 01:13 AM.
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