Quote Originally Posted by Yoshiyahu View Post
What exactly does the WC drills and skills prepare you for?

To fight inclose range...WC range is where your close enough to have your elbow bent while your arms are in contact with your opponents. WC chain range is from elbow stricking range to chain punch range. This is where it is most efficient.

Look at your training tools. What do they teach you?

Mook Yan Jong - Issuing power while bridging inclose

Chi Sau - Developing sensitivity while bridging inclose

Wall Bag - Conditioning hands and developing power to punch inclose

Tripod Poles - Kicking with power while inclose

Chi Gerk - Kicking your opponent while inclose

Bridging the gap techinques - How to get with in Wing Chun Range

Lop Sau - How to intercept a bridge while striking inclose

Tan Da - How dispersed your opponents force inclose

Jut Sau - Sinking arm while inclose


All of the WC techniques for inclose fighting not outside. Of course you can adapt your WC game for outside fighting. But inclose is faster an allows you to end the confrontation quickly. If you develop your inside fighting skills to a high level. Once your in clinch range or stand up grappling range few opponents will be able to deal with you head to head and toe to toe.

WC Kicks are suppose to executed inclose

WC Punches are short range

Inch Power is develop for inclose explosive strikes

Every Two Man drill is to get you comfortable executing the techniques face to face with your opponent.

The very YGKYM which some say is not a fighting stance just for training is designed for inclose fighting.
Tan sao is a punch, it doesnt leave the centerline but the elbow of tan does
Jum sao is a punch, the elbow goes in along the centerline as the hand goes forwards.