Originally Posted by
old jong
More than only Chor Ma and Tor Ma there are other ways to move in "non TWC Wing Chun"!...
*my line's footwork also includes:
- Sheung ma (biu Ma)...a step!
-Toi ma
-Forward and backward bracing (combinations front and back steps with shifting)
-inside and outside facing steps (combnations side steps with shifting)
-Juen Ma (180 degree turn)
-Crab stepping
All of this =mobility
Great post.
Again, it is not important what we choose to do, but I feel it IS important to understand why something is done a certain way. This is not to turn into a Vs. post, just an informed one:
Why do I drag the foot? To develop power. To develop that spring I need to launch myself in different directions while in combat. Why do I shift? It's like a tree blowing in the wind - the roots stay and the top moves while the branches are free to do what they want. Plus getting a little bit of power and reach also helps.
I think this takes time to develop and it's no easy task when your back leg is burning all to h3ll. But noone said it'd be easy. !
And as Old Jong said, there's many more ways to move.
Happy training,
Kenton Sefcik
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory. Friedrich Engels