Wing Chun - Developing Body Structure

[stomozan]

Узбек-полотёр продолжает манкировать своими обязанностями! Теперь с двумя девками!!))

[Kenytnyt]

can you tell me what shoes is she wearing.. the girl in a black shirt..

[agostoDet]

GREAT SIFU!

[xiaou2]

Actually, a more simple example: TUG OF WAR. In TOW, if ur being pulled, u can resist structurally, or by leaning backwards heavily. But if the other side lets go, u will fall on ur butt. In combat, that means ur Toast. So Never compromise ur center of gravity by leaning & sharing it with the Opps structure.Small forwards pressure is ok/good, but heavy leaning/hard pressure,spread out footwork,heavily planted weight on the lead leg.. isnt.

[xiaou2]

I think it should be made noted, that much of this is exaggerated training only. If you lean into your partner as we see so many times here... your partner can easily use a quick move to get you off balance,because you have compromised your own center of gravity.(sharing it with your partners structure,than has now vanished) If your structure is challenged, IMOP, u should resist it without compromising ur own structure (no leaning).If u have2learn,means u should have shifted/did something else

[xiaou2]

@xiaou2 - Furthermore, IMOP, u should NOT put ur weight on the front leg.Thats easy for an Opp to attack. Instead,use the pathway from the rear leg to the opposite hip. The knee bend will help absorb shock, and give you the stability needed without compromising the lead leg to danger or slow mobility.(If ur front leg is rooted,it cant defend or move against incoming attacks)

[thisguyrafe]

Wow, I used to do that when I would move reels of cable and bales of cardboard at my previous jobs! Excellent lesson!

[iannimar]

I want a teacher like you! My compliments for onether excelent video!

[wanli3000]

excellent instruction

[kevinpatrickfarley]

you are good teacher

have you studied under William from australia

[tispiezzuin2]

Nice video!! ;-)

[c1oudwind]

the gal in black shirt is cute. :D Oops, I mean the wing chun here is good. LOL

[akuninjaguild]

hey Jin, I love the way you put the concepts simple yet informative as i just started Wing Tsun a month ago with no martial arts background. I have a couple of questions tho. When would be the best time to practice chi sao? Could I start practicing it from day 1 to build my sensitivity up or do i need to learn Chum Kiu and Biu Gee first and also When would be a good time to start working on the Mook Jong because I am without a partner

[Xieerqi]

Thumbs up to you, Jin, and Tanya and Nancy!

[BomfuckMcs]

I just discovered your videos and I'm glad I did! you give out some very interesting and valuable information, thanks man! :)

[LeadAssassin]

I agree with slr150, the majority of the weight is on the back leg.

[slr150]

Some of this stuff looks wrong, bulk of the weight should be on the back leg when in the forward the stance, all pressure should be grounded from the back leg so that the front leg is light making it easy to execute a front kick.

[LearnMartialArts]

WOOO! INSPIRED

[grendelhvs]

I love how the side view illustrates that the energy is directed into the ground. in other arts they call them forward stance or forward bow, same principle, hips are locked forward, rear leg straight and strong, they can direct all that pressure and you can hold them up, or, resist them without loss might be a better term.

[Ariel13V]

wait.. where is that taking place, like state or country

[Warkiam]

@kelly980 Keep in mind that learning how to walk from crawling is much, much harder than learning how to run from walking.

[Warkiam]

@Warkiam

Keep in mind, Wing Chun is all about maintaining your structure. Boxers shift to conform to their opponent's structure, we do not. We maintain our structure, that is the first form Sil Num Tao, or Xiao Nian Tou (Chinese) for as long as possible, shfting only as a method of off setting our enemy.

[ralphpalandri]

great lesson !

[afaijtima3iya]

Great lesson thank you.

[tdbevolution]

@kelly9 In the beginning, it would seem that WC does not adapt to people of all shapes, sizes, creeds, and situations. Consider this: Yim Wing Chun was probably the average height of a chinese girl (Less than 5' 4") defending herself against many bigger sized manchrians. Legend of Wing Chun, Leung Yee Tai had asthma. My wife, throwing this in, is big bodied. I am tall with very stout shoulders and strength. Look up Phillp Bayer Wing Chun, he has half a forearm. What do you mean by adapt?

[darkairaxandrew]

hey i hope you can answer this...do you do any kind of weight lifting? doesn't weight lifting makes you slower??? i hope you can answer

[chinaboxer]

@darkairaxandrew muscle doesn't make you slower, poor flexibility and tension makes you slower, so does being fat and out of shape.

[darkairaxandrew]

@chinaboxer so does weight lifting makes tension?

[fucktheothercalmo]

@darkairaxandrew I'd recommend to anyone, do weights to gain the size you want, be it average, in the middle or huge.. whatever, then train only on what the body can DO, not how it looks.

for example if you get fairly big, stop doing weights and do nothing but burst sprinting... would you expect to have slow legs because they're big?

of course not.

You will be a big legged person with good reflexes and muscle memory, and of course tension.

[darkairaxandrew]

@fucktheothercalmo i see, is just that the theory of most of chinese people, among them Bruce Lee, is that doing weight lifting makes you slower, i just wanted to know if that is true

[fucktheothercalmo]

@darkairaxandrew As you increase in size it takes more energy to move the mass.

Inevitably this will slow you down some, but keep in mind two men can be the same size and one can be much faster than the other.

[hulkout666]

@darkairaxandrew Where did you hear that Bruce Lee said that? That's completely untrue. He was very involved in weight training. He had a subscription to Weider magazines, used protein powders, used courses from Bill Pearl and many other bodybuilders form his time, had a very complete weight routine, the whole bit! The weights certainly didn't slow him down! That's just an old myth from stubborn people refusing to change with the times. The best athletes in every sport use weights. period!

[SkemeKOS]

@hulkout666

exactly!!!

using weights can actually increase speed if used with speed in mind.

[SkemeKOS]

@darkairaxandrew

Wrong...so so wrong.

Bruce Lee was HEAVILY into weight training...as are ALL of todays mma fighters.

He didnt just use weights for strength though, he used them for explosive power too...again, just like modern mma fighters.

[darkairaxandrew]

@SkemeKOS ok, but weights won't make you slower then right?? is just my only fear, anyway i have two 6kg weights for each hand, and i started using them, but this won't make me slower right??

[SkemeKOS]

@darkairaxandrew

6kg? no way.

if you want to concentrate on strength, use heavy weights, medium reps and do them slowly.

if you want to concentrate on speed and power, use lighter weights, medium reps and do them fast.

Theres more to it than that but either way you will be fine.

Using weights will not slow you down at all, my friend.

[kenchaos08]

IM SORRY BUT THE BEST WAY TO GAIN SPEED OR ENDURANCE IS ALAWAYS THE ACTIVITY PUNCKING AND KICKING FOR FIVE TO TEN MINUTES W/ ANKLE/WRIST WEIGHTS WILL IN CREASE SPEED AND POWER I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE OOOOPS caps locklol

[hideyasoki]

@kenchaos08 as long as you can control your movement enough so your elbows and knees don't snap at the end of your movement.... which lots of people do even without noticing it and will cause injuries. that's something worth mentionning about weight training

[SkemeKOS]

@darkairaxandrew

dont just limit your self to weight lifting though, ont forget the basic exercises like push ups, lunges etc etc

also look into "caveman training"...anything that uses explosive movements will develop speed and power.

you want to be fit...very athletic.

you need a perfect balance of speed, power, strength and endurance.

[hideyasoki]

@darkairaxandrew nah using weight training won't make you slower. Maybe I wouldn't suggest a force routine to gain mass but an endurance routine would do great. Plus if you use weights for you punches for example there's no way you'd get slower because it's has if you were training against stronger gravity so if you're muscles get used to that, when you don't use weight you're moves should be faster.

[fucktheothercalmo]

@darkairaxandrew

Simply put though, you have a choice between power and speed.

The trick is to aim for both... constantly

You need them both, it's a simple as that.

[Dumbolized]

Btw, very informative. Thanks for sharing!

[chinaboxer]

@Dumbolized ur welcome!

[Dumbolized]

I notice that i really have to work on my core in order to improve my body structure to withstand my opponents pressure. I'm 5'3; (115lbs) and when i train with others; 5'8 150lbs +) its really difficult and i get in the habit of shifting. Its a bad habit i can't get rid of!

[chinaboxer]

@Dumbolized yes, you must do everything perfect, but when you do build that structure and you learn to manipulate a person's force/energy, then you will be a beast!

[smych1]

Great instruction, as always. Thank you.

[chinaboxer]

@smych1 thanks and peace!

[chinaboxer]

@TheMartialartsJedi yes, a wooden dummy is ideal, also practice the form in front of a mirror. many people have been creative and made their own wooden dummy!

[chinaboxer]

@kelly980 like i said in the video, building the "body structure" is the first key, using other strategies come in to play as the practitioner progresses.

[chinaboxer]

@kelly980 remember that this is an "ongoing" tutorial, just like anything else, you have to learn to "walk" before you can "run".

[lordofultima]

@kelly980 martial art is not just about actual combat. This is what allows different martial arts to exist, if everyone just wanted to learn martial art for combat, they would all pick the "best" combative martial art.

[chinaboxer]

@lordofultima true true

[tdbevolution]

@kelly980 Each lineage uses Wing Chun differently. They all have one commonality in that, in your case against the teaching, the skills are only a dictionary or encyclopedia reference. Just because one person uses a hammer one way may not be the same for another. Hawkins Cheung, who Chinaboxer has mentioned in a video, does not use Wing Chun the same as William Cheung or Wong Shum Leung. Yet, if we discover each lineage, we may see a bigger picture of the many dialects WC speaks.

[chinaboxer]

@tdbevolution nicely put..

[Jemnen009]

@tdbevolution Leung Sheung lineage all day!!! lol

[tdbevolution]

@Jemnen009 Leung Shung has a very impressive downline in his lineage.

[chinaboxer]

@MueX lol..more reason to learn to use the "whole body"! -_o

[Vitaminnn07]

i've heard from the karate master who practised wing chun for a while that all he learned from it was working without applying your own mass.. is there a truth to it?

[chinaboxer]

@Vitaminnn07 i dunno

[Djahendrix]

@Vitaminnn07

don't bother about what others think mate

Take this information, work with it,

Feel what is best for you and develop your own Wushu

5/5 Great movie & Great info

My respect Jin & trainees!

[TheMaxTobias]

does wing chun use any pressure point strikes?

[chinaboxer]

@TheMaxTobias yes, it is a subject we'll get to down the road.

[Djahendrix]

@TheMaxTobias

There is no rule... you become smart fighter if you know them and develop to use them ;)