Kevin,
The next time I am in NYC I will let you know. I would welcome the opportunity to explore some of the WSL methods. All in the spirit of learning and brotherhood.
Kevin,
The next time I am in NYC I will let you know. I would welcome the opportunity to explore some of the WSL methods. All in the spirit of learning and brotherhood.
Kevin,
I trained in Germany under Keith Kernsprecht and whenever any of the German guys visited the US it was an eye opening experience for those who only trained in the US. Those in Germany, while I was there anyhow, were far more dedicated to their training and worked much harder. Made all the difference in the world.
Terence doesn't understand , so it's fantasy
Dale be patient I too wait for the student to download them....
Ter's never heard the saying the best defense is a good offense...or how to impliment it using VT.
I understand what you are talking about. I learned this 25 years ago. This is nothing new. It simply doesn't work (unless you get extremely lucky and knock the guy silly with your first punch).
I also understand the saying "a good defense is a strong offense". However, a good defense isn't an offense that doesn't work. Simply throwing punches won't prevent your opponent from throwing punches too, from shooting in, from clinching, etc. And only using straight punches in free-movement, noncontact is very simply dealt with (which is why boxers,MT, and MMA fighters don't do that).
What that saying refers to is that while an opponent is playing defense, he cannot be playing offense. Just attacking him with straight punches won't force him on to defense.
The whole point of controlling your opponent while you strike him IS to keep him on defense -- to force him to continually deal with trying to extricate himself from your control before he can even think about attacking you, all the while using that control and his attempts to escape control as opportunities to strike. This is the game that chi sao teaches you, albeit in a unrealistic environment -- it is WCK with the training wheels on. When you play chi sao with someone "good", they control you, toss you around like a rag doll, all the while using that to set up strikes.
Well worded Kevin.......
I'm tired of Terrence's view of Wing Chun and I've only been posting on here for a short time. He seems to be involved in most quarrels and by the end is normally singled out to be attacked from all angles. No point in me disaggreeing with his POV...... No point in trying to explain to somebody how to make a coffee when they can't even boil a kettle
Terrence???......que head slaps!!!!....and action!!!
GH
I am finding this thread a real joke as it seems that as brothers we can't even agree to a unified understanding of Fook Sau!
I also find it funny that nobody has mentioned that another translation for Fook is HIDDEN and it seems the concept of literal translation is still locked away in the Wing Chun vault somewhere in history!
Fook sau is just fook sau, as bong is just bong and tan is just tan. They are all part of a 'seed' that SHOULD unite us all. Unfortunately, even this is just not understood by everyone in the same way. What a shame.
Wing Chun is dying faster than I thought.
Ti Fei
詠春國術
That's what happens when you have a system in which most people are doing theoretical, pretend, non-fighting.
Notice how you won't find disagreement over what a triangle in BJJ is, an osoto-gari in judo is, a knee bar in Sambo is, a double leg takedown in wrestling is, a cross in boxing is, or a plum in Muay Thai is.
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I take your point but please don't try to convince me that other arts do not have their politics too! And I find it funny that you compare Wing Chun with these competitive 'sports'.
Wing Chun is not designed to please audiences, and from what I have researched there are as many fighters as there are theoriticians so your point is pretty much pointless imho.
Ti Fei
詠春國術