Tan sao is an unfinished punch which absorbs apunch with straight force.It is not a drill technik.And if u raise the hand u are opened also!!When i raise my tan to my sifu he feels that and he just push me up.
@dlvt79 a tan sao is a tan sao. It is not a punch. Tan sao means spreading hand or dispersing hand. It dissolves the force to the side. A tan sao can become a punch but then it is no longer a tan sao. A tan sao can become a punch, it can become a huen sao, it can be an up side or down palm strike, it can be come a jut and so on.
Absolutely brilliant. I was practising a Tan Sao drill the other day with my teacher. We were working on it in the same was as in this terrific video, against a straight punch here, adding lap sao and a fat sao to counter. When using tan against a hook, we used more footwork, ie to follow the energy of the attack while using a tan, and attacking with the other hand at the same time (palm, punch etc). But what I found incredible is that if you relax and take the energy, it works beautifully.
this instructor is very sound and i do appreciate that, but i have a question about the wrist position here. the Sifu mentioned the energy point in the palm, but the tan sao is not a palm strike, and the palm is irrelevant to the move. the torque he describes should come from the entire arm supported by good body positioning, not just from turning the wrist. he even demonstrates that towards the end when more of the forearm is used to torque the energy.
@venom769 Well stranger, this Sifu's Wing Chun follows a lot of the Tai Chi principals first and foremost, and that shows in a lot of the Wing Chun. One of the Tai Chi principals is that the fingers (or hands/palm) lead the energy. If you watch Sifu's forms, you'll see that all movements, including Bong Sao, Tan Sao, etc., are always lead with the wrist. With good wrist control, the arm follows and torque's the way it's supposed to. ;)
you can also use the tan sao as a qin na move to break someone's arm if they insert their arm in between your waist and arm. spin your horse and tan sao and BREAK
Is Tan Sao blocking the the hand from the inside of the hand with the same hand. E.g blocking a right punch with your right hand from the inside of the punch,
or
Is it blocking with the alternate hand from the outside (as displayed in this video). E.g blocking a right punch with the left hand from the outside of the punch.
Or can it be both?
Just curious because I've seen other videos where the Tan Sao is performed differently to as it is demonstrated in this video.
Excellent breakdown on the mechanics of the Tan Sao. The importance of redirection becomes obvious when faced with a much larger opponent, as in your demonstration.
Your explanation was very nice. The screw and nail analogy is particularly good, After hearing your explanation it reminds me of brush knee and twist from tai chi where the lower hand, rotates from facing down to facing up as it repeats another brush knee and twist step, ofcourse the hand position does not need to be at waist level and the principle of the rotation can be used at various levels.
Your explanation was very nice. The screw and nail analogy is particularly good, After hearing your explanation it reminds me of brush knee and twist from tai chi where the lower hand, rotates from facing down to facing up as it repeats another brush knee and twist step, ofcourse the hand position does not need to be at waist level and the principle of the rotation can be used at various levels.
Your explanation was very nice. The screw and nail analogy is particularly good, After hearing your explanation it reminds me of brush knee and twist from tai chi where the lower hand, rotates from facing down to facing up as it repeats another brush knee and twist step, ofcourse the hand position does not need to be at waist level and the principle of the rotation can be used at various levels.
Know what's funny, this is the Same explanation more or less my Master told me when I started. Funny watching these You-tube foold do it 500 diffrent ways and call themselves grandmasters.
Tan sao is an unfinished punch which absorbs apunch with straight force.It is not a drill technik.And if u raise the hand u are opened also!!When i raise my tan to my sifu he feels that and he just push me up.
dlvt79 9 months ago
@dlvt79 a tan sao is a tan sao. It is not a punch. Tan sao means spreading hand or dispersing hand. It dissolves the force to the side. A tan sao can become a punch but then it is no longer a tan sao. A tan sao can become a punch, it can become a huen sao, it can be an up side or down palm strike, it can be come a jut and so on.
trubblman 4 months ago
it doesnt matter the name of the move. what matter is to get a hit.
ahmedistight 10 months ago
Good stuff
aminul1984 1 year ago
Absolutely brilliant. I was practising a Tan Sao drill the other day with my teacher. We were working on it in the same was as in this terrific video, against a straight punch here, adding lap sao and a fat sao to counter. When using tan against a hook, we used more footwork, ie to follow the energy of the attack while using a tan, and attacking with the other hand at the same time (palm, punch etc). But what I found incredible is that if you relax and take the energy, it works beautifully.
chelseamatt 1 year ago
very good explanation of Tan Sao
ralphpalandri 1 year ago
this instructor is very sound and i do appreciate that, but i have a question about the wrist position here. the Sifu mentioned the energy point in the palm, but the tan sao is not a palm strike, and the palm is irrelevant to the move. the torque he describes should come from the entire arm supported by good body positioning, not just from turning the wrist. he even demonstrates that towards the end when more of the forearm is used to torque the energy.
venom769 1 year ago
@venom769 Well stranger, this Sifu's Wing Chun follows a lot of the Tai Chi principals first and foremost, and that shows in a lot of the Wing Chun. One of the Tai Chi principals is that the fingers (or hands/palm) lead the energy. If you watch Sifu's forms, you'll see that all movements, including Bong Sao, Tan Sao, etc., are always lead with the wrist. With good wrist control, the arm follows and torque's the way it's supposed to. ;)
ofwrathandruin 1 year ago
"Tan" in Cantonese means "spread"... not "raise"
jonnynogi 1 year ago
you can also use the tan sao as a qin na move to break someone's arm if they insert their arm in between your waist and arm. spin your horse and tan sao and BREAK
ForwardIntent 1 year ago
Is Tan Sao blocking the the hand from the inside of the hand with the same hand. E.g blocking a right punch with your right hand from the inside of the punch,
or
Is it blocking with the alternate hand from the outside (as displayed in this video). E.g blocking a right punch with the left hand from the outside of the punch.
Or can it be both?
Just curious because I've seen other videos where the Tan Sao is performed differently to as it is demonstrated in this video.
Thank you!
thsn2k 1 year ago
Very good explanation of the science of the tan sau and if folks were paying attention to the visual they can see the science in action. Good job.
wingchun2k10 1 year ago
Excellent breakdown on the mechanics of the Tan Sao. The importance of redirection becomes obvious when faced with a much larger opponent, as in your demonstration.
guffawgenie 1 year ago
Your explanation was very nice. The screw and nail analogy is particularly good, After hearing your explanation it reminds me of brush knee and twist from tai chi where the lower hand, rotates from facing down to facing up as it repeats another brush knee and twist step, ofcourse the hand position does not need to be at waist level and the principle of the rotation can be used at various levels.
voluptuate 1 year ago
Your explanation was very nice. The screw and nail analogy is particularly good, After hearing your explanation it reminds me of brush knee and twist from tai chi where the lower hand, rotates from facing down to facing up as it repeats another brush knee and twist step, ofcourse the hand position does not need to be at waist level and the principle of the rotation can be used at various levels.
voluptuate 1 year ago
Your explanation was very nice. The screw and nail analogy is particularly good, After hearing your explanation it reminds me of brush knee and twist from tai chi where the lower hand, rotates from facing down to facing up as it repeats another brush knee and twist step, ofcourse the hand position does not need to be at waist level and the principle of the rotation can be used at various levels.
voluptuate 1 year ago
when he puts pressure wouldn't that be where a bong sao come in? light like a blade of glass
metalmania7778 2 years ago
Know what's funny, this is the Same explanation more or less my Master told me when I started. Funny watching these You-tube foold do it 500 diffrent ways and call themselves grandmasters.
This mans a very good teacher.
FIVE STARS.
RyzER617 2 years ago
doesn't taan sao mean "spreading hand"?
rgvwingchun 2 years ago