Application of Fook Sau and Tan Sau

[black and blue]

Is that Tan to protect the identity of the innocent (just kidding)

Our Tan Sau has the hand flatter and has our fingers pointing roughly at our opponent's neck (though height of the Tan is determined largely by the attack).

If you don't mind me asking, why does your Tan Sau obscure your view?

Your student's YCKYM is also alot wider than ours... but different strokes and all that.

Did I read that you had previous Wing Chun experience before moving to TWC?

Many thanks,

Duncan

[foolinthedeck]

http://www.wingchunkwoon.com/form.asp

-my honest opinion:
that is shocking! its only a fools opinion, but in the fools opinion your doing it wrong. thanks for the link though!

[Bill_G]

No disrespect intended, but why do you hold your Tan Saus so high? Also, the Wu Sau accompanying the Bong Sau in one of the pictures seems very high and forward, and the Kwun Sau seems high as well, appearing to leave the lower gates open.

While I do agree, you have to understand that the different
styles of Wing Chun very greatly. Their boang sau is augmented
by the tan sau. I have no idea why the wu sau and kwan sau are so high, it goes against what I've been taught. Its funny
how the one picture flashes to Yip Man doing the technique
and he's doing it completely different.

[Bill_G]

Another thing, I was trying to show a new
student how to do boang sau last night,
and he was doing it like a karate/TKD
block. That is not correct. The hand is
supposed to drill toward the opponents
neck, the elbow should end up above the
shoulder and the elbow angle should be
roughly 135 degrees NOT 45. Trying to
show somebody in person is hard, trying
to explain it in text is next to impossible.
I know there are alot of areas, especially
the South, where there are no Wing Chun
schools. My best advice is to get videos,
at least you'll be able to see it in motion.

[Grendel]

Originally posted by Bill_G
While I do agree, you have to understand that the different
styles of Wing Chun very greatly. Their boang sau is augmented
by the tan sau. I have no idea why the wu sau and kwan sau are so high, it goes against what I've been taught. Its funny
how the one picture flashes to Yip Man doing the technique
and he's doing it completely different.

I've seen that Wu Sao before in Three Stooges movies. It effectively blocks two-fingered eye pokes from Moe.

Regards,

[captain]

but,seriously guys,what about my index finger curling up
[slightly] on a left tan sau?and not the right?am i alone
and a drift in this oddity?