Wing Chun: Roundhouse drill

The Wing Chun curriculum has many live dummy drills that supposes a hypothetical situation to teach you how to react to sudden kicks.

In a real situation, there are numerous ways to handle a roundhouse kick. However, you need the proper reflexes earned from the requisite training to handle a powerful kick.

In this clip, the two students practice one such drill that is the first step in learning how to deal with a roundhouse kick.

They have to practice over and over until the movements become like second nature.

This is just the beginning...

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[hulkout666]

The best strategy is to move in when someone does a roundhouse kick. That way, you'll absorb the impact of his upper thigh and knee which will be nowhere near as powerful as his shin or instep. If you try to a hard block with the arms against someone's shins, you may very well get your arm broken or the kick will go right through your block.

[dropduskdrop]

you dont go for the leg. dont block the leg, kick the center, this way won`t matter if it`s right or left side

[SifuNikos]

Nice video...If you want see my wooden dummy too..

/watch?v=UkhyhZzxIlk

[gringolazlo]

so you are bong sauing into a kick? a poor tecnique imo.. block with tan supported by a wu sau.

[Kcseales]

@1984WakeUp LOL, I was tolerating differences. I made a comment geared towards the two of you, because you two sounded similar in your approach to martial arts. And I was encouraging your differences. I said, "Fighting is about trial and error." Meaning, try your approach out, then tell me what happens. If you took that as me commenting negative, then you were mistaken. I, on the other hand, like to see people that REALLY train, and APPLY their art. Like I said, tell me what happens. :-)

[1984WakeUp]

@Kcseales Why don't you grow up? I didn't say anything negative about the video. In fact, those few people around here like me who actually have a brain know that trying to interpret a two minute video without context is insane. All I was saying is, in my school, we do plenty of repetition, but we are conscious of the problems with 'memorizing' sequences and patterns for fighting. If you can't tolerate differences in our training, you may need a new hobby.

[Kcseales]

@1984WakeUp Why don't you and @wingchunkangaroo meet up and throw really hard, really fast roundhouses at each other's head, then try your techniques. Then tell me if it works. -And don't hold back. Fighting is about trial and error. You don't even need each other, you both can just try it individually and tell me what happens. And I mean kick REALLY hard.

[Kcseales]

@prickett233 Why don't you try going to that school, don't wear pads, and throw a high or low roundhouse kick at them -HARD. Then when your leg is broken, tell me why they wear pads.

[jtlangel]

cool video =)

[Wingchunkangaroo]

I am taught the same way. Let yourself be water and flow into the shape to fit any cup put in front of you.

[emulare11]

Finally, I personally would never rely on bjj alone. It, too, has its weaknesses, like being horrible against multiple opponents and the inherent risk of groundfighting on asphalt, pavement. etc. (which, again, may not be avoidable.) I have great respect for the traditional stand up arts like kung fu and Karate. I personally am going for my black belt in TKD in a few months, another maligned martial art that actually could turn my enemy's knees into dust if I wanted it too.

[emulare11]

The next point is that, in a fight, the bjj practitioner would ALSO be allowed to use "dirty" techniques, in addition to the bjj technique.

Also, Bjj has the potential to be much more merciful than many kick/punch arts.

Although I would never desire to use it on asphalt :(...

Also, sometimes a groundfight is unavoidable. In this case, I like the knowledge of how to move on the ground, shrimping and such...