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A short video on the 3 basic strikes I teach to beginner student when I introduce Chi Sao practice with then. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ejldEXMu8

Sorry for the poor picture quality. I shot this video a long time ago on my cell phone..this video covers basic punching footwork and block and attack in a simple two man drill.. https://youtu.be/KRX13mFOMJU

The cult of Kung Fu So you want to study Kung Fu? After, watching your first Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan Kung Fu movie you found yourself inspired and you like to be the next Van Damme. You've caught the Kung Fu craze and now you just need to find the right school and master to send you on that long journey to acquire the ancient secrets of Kung Fu passed down from master to student in an unbroken chain reaching back to the founder of the style. Well, you might want to think about that first before signing on the dotted line. In the world of Kung Fu, all may not seem to appear what it appears. There are politics, scams, and snake oil salesmen at every corner that wants to sell you their secret Kung Fu going back to the mystical sacred mountain of the ancient temple of Kung Fu. Well master Po may grant you what you want, but are you willing to pay the price?, and that price cost sometimes more than blood,sweat and tears. As a potential student, looking for the master killer. You need to question everything. You have to use your own judgement to determine to find a legitimate teacher, and who is willing to teach you what he knows. In the world of Kung Fu, Kung Fu families are sometimes very similar to religious cults. Each sect proclaims to have the one true knowledge, and all others have some watered down incomplete version. And unless you follow them you'll never receive the one true secret knowledge passed down from the ancients. Well this is great marketing and a tool for the salesman to use to get to your money, so is this really any different from the late night preacher on TV asking you “ if you only plant a seed” Jesus well take away your debt,or your pain etc. Well, why does Jesus need my money? Short of cash perhaps? I mean, if he can take away my pain why can't he print his own money… The dark side of Kung Fu is no different. You must pay, and sometimes pay through the nose to get what you’re looking for and even then you’ll be lucky to get it. Years of hard work, dedication, loyalty, and sweat won't guarantee you get to the finish line. You see, I’m not trying to stop you from following your dreams of training with a real legitimate teacher,but only to worn you and to get you to use your critical thinking before investing in a lot of time and money. For the novice student it can be very difficult to know a legitimate teacher from someone who is just looking to take your money. In general, the bigger the claim the more skeptical you should be. Don't just take the Sifu at his word. Make sure you check out his credentials. Know who he trained with and for how long. What did he learn? Did he complete the system under one teacher or many?,and is he certified by his Sifu to teach. If you can't get clear answers to these questions then be weary as it's possible the Sifu may be hiding something and may not be completely honest with you. If what he claims check out,then the next step is to evaluate the Sifu skill,knowledge and quality of his senior students. In general, a good teacher will produce good students,and a poor sifu will produce poor students. Without prior experience ,it may be difficult to evaluate these quantities by yourself, so if you can bring someone with you who has martial art experience to watch a class his input could be very insightful and save you a lot of time and money. After all said and done, You will have to be the one to make your final decision. My advice is don't necessarily pick a school based solely on price,how big or small the school is, or how convenient it is to train there. To find a good school is worth the extra money,and travel. You're not likely going to find a great school down the block from your house. Having said all this, if you really want to learn Kung Fu I say go for it! even if you happen pick a school, that later was not for you,that is also part of the learning process and will help you in the future to know the difference between a really good school and a poor one. And that can only come from years of hard training and experience. Which requires an investment in your time and money, but in long run, in my opinion, a well worth education. So even though there are many pitfalls to look out for, dont let that stand in your way to finding a Good teacher.There are many good teachers,so Dont be afraid to take a chance. So,Good luck, and train hard!!!

Thanks for sharing. Making the full rotation of the huen Sao can be forgotten very easily due to the escaping flick of the tuet Sao idea from the fook sao to the man Sao, as the last movement from the first set (sil Lum tao) is a proper huen Sao. When I practice the huen Saos in the first Wing Chun form, I add a twist with the wrist inwards as if punching in to the opponent's chin. Another (visual) good point from the video is how the huen Sao with an extra twist helps to form the bong Sao shape. Thanks Alan, glad you liked the video..

short video on Wing Chun Huen sao motions. The Huen sao motions are the most common and practiced movement in Wing Chun. Why? I will give a simple answer to this question... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r7Vi4hv0NI

Thanks again for sharing your views and comments on (this video) Wing Chun that are always appreciate.Hope it is OK for my personal input on this subject as well? Internal martial art training (In this case with Wing Chun) must be the most difficult aspect to understand. My Wing Chun teacher's Sifu from the Ip Man lineage, constantly told him that he needs to practice smiling. As my teacher was very serious and tense most of the time. Chi doesn't flow around the body easily when muscles are tense. This is why a more relaxed atmosphere is encouraged during a Wing Chun class. This relaxed way starts from thoughts, with the Sil Lum Tao, small thoughts. As this 'Sil Lum Tao' form is practiced with the little ideas of each movement for the hands and arms only, while standing in a grounded stance. The movements are not for choreographed fighting techniques (as in karate) but are used as body mechanic segments that develops muscle memory and coordination for internal training purposes. Sil Lum Tao is also akin to doing Tai Chi as Wing Chun is also a Yin/Yang style. Using the analogy of peddling a bicycle helps describe how the Yin/Yang principle works. As in Tai Chi the flowing body and hand movements is possible, due to as one part or muscles tenses the opposing part relaxes; this tension and relaxing movements in Wing Chun' Sil Lum Tao is isolated to the three joints of the wrist, elbow and shoulder; also included are all of the finger joints. The coordination practice for synchronizing these three joints needs to become second nature for instantaneous attacking and defence porpoises; 'Sil Lum Tao' promotes this little idea also. At this point with the 'Sil Lum Tao' it is a way to develops good body structure and form, practiced on a boat that is slightly rocking will add the propreceptive aspects of stability and balance, that can be simulated on dry land, while standing on a rocking board or on a large Yoga exercise plastic ball. As in Tai Chi forms and Wing Chun's Sil Lum Tao, it can take as long as three months of daily practice to start to feel the 'Chi Flow' circulating around the body; this is the first part or stage of recognizing your own energy flow and later on you will be able to recognize and control your opponent's also; the bonus is to be able to differentiate your energy from the opponent's that is practiced with 'Chi Sao' that is called (it is not the literal meaning) sticky hands. Would be a good moment to point out that 'Chi' means energy and 'Sao' means hand. 'Jing' means how energy 'Chi' is used. Such as pushing or pulling, twisting or bouncing and the list goes on... spiraling or pressing... Sil Lum Tao practices the energies of these different 'Jings' throughout the form and coordinating these energies seamlessly in to one continuous flow; without hesitations! So when it comes down to practicing the Sil Lum Tao, from start to finish, if done well, you should feel and keep all of the different 'Jings' flowing effortlessly from one to another. Chi is like creating internal energy fuel that works only in your human combustion martial art engine and all the Jings need Chi otherwise they don't work, alot like a toy that needs batteries to work. Chi is the energy that powers the Jings that creates Chi; a cycle. To practice 'Sil Lum Tao' slowly is recommend because firstly it's not a race of speed but more of a way to feel the differences of the energy flows within the form and keeping them all connected, so when you see someone doing this particular form fast, "feel" confident that they are doing it incorrectly; for demonstration purposes it is displayed fast to look more like a fighting style and less similar to Tai Chi Chuan. Sil Lum Tao, translation, the little idea. It starts out as a little idea like an acorn seed. That once planted continues to grow with more little ideas. With the idea of "Ohh that makes sense" "Ohh I like that move" that should be happening to you. With more practice more little ideas are unlocked and improvements gradually rise to your consciousness. Sil Lum Tao has small differences in movements fom one lineage to another lineage, this I not important, what is important is the keep practicing and trying to understand all the theories also to learn the applications that are related to it. Sil Lum Tao can be practiced standing on one foot or practiced blindfolded or even practiced in reverse, with the idea that power comes from your relaxed movements and not from tension. Ultimately your movements will move natural from your "mind intent" and not from consciously moving muscles but from a relaxed state of mind. Thanks Alan for your input..Internal aspects of training are hard to teach on a video..

My own person take on Wing Chun internal training and what it is and how to train it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN4DSYJ1Z2E

I'm a student of Henry Leung, The person on the dummy is my sihing or senior kung fu brother. A few people in my lineage may have this footage,but I'm the only one who has released it to the public. I have some other video as well but I don't think I will ever release it to the public.

Thank you bushido man96.. yeah that is what we are trying to do a flow without thinking...

thanks Alan...Yeah his movements have a light touch almost like chi saoing with the dummy.

I just posted this for public viewing something very rare. late 1960's I beilive of the Fut Sao wooden dummy as perform by Sifu Henry Leung early student..Henry Leung owned a restaurant in chinatown NYC and if you look closely the dummy is inside the restaurant..This is how he used to train his students. His students used to work for him at his restaurant and train in the basement after it closed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Ck_Lms0wk

Here is a video I made on 10.2.13 on the Wing Chun Pole form which is called 6 and half point pole. I made the video originally just for myself not to make public,but I just decided just to make it public as I dont even know If I'll get around to make another one.. The pole I'm using is Japanese Bo staff which not the right kind of pole to use ,but that is all I had at the moment.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DLzlA9-WZA

yes, my sifu is very good at chi sao..Glad everyone liked it.I have very like stuff like this with my teacher as he did not like to be filmed that much.I just glad I have at least this much..

Here is a rare video of me and my teacher practice some light chi sao when I went to visit him. This videos is about 5 years ago. It was never ment to be release to the public but it's my way of sharing and connecting the art from student to teacher.. https://youtu.be/38qT9KgwWuk

Thinking outside the box with the side Gum Sao movements which traditionally are use to pin the opponent’s arm or temporarily incapacitated. https://youtu.be/lWoWXIDznZk

In this video I cover the 3 most essential factors in developing proper Chi Sao skills from your training, which are Structure,position and Energy. Which will lead to higher level of of skill and development. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrgxzEFmsG8

thanks for your input...good stuff..

I agree the open hand strike can be very effective..I had used it once for real and the person was totally disoriented

I made this short video on how i train the basic Wing Chun punch with the heavy bag. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_3FQiiNOto

Thank You glad you liked the video...

In this video I discuss the mainstream or traditional approach vs my own personal interpretation of the Chain punch.. https://youtu.be/gbPuOgGyLZM

The 5 pillars of MCM WING CHUN. 1. Always maintain your fighting space while controlling your opponent's. 2. Always face your opponent. Using footwork to put your opponent's at a disadvantage position. 3. Always maintain proper structural alingment, while attacking your opponent's at his weakest point. 4. Always stay rooted and properly balanced when transitioning from one position to another. 5. Always seek the simplest and most direct methond to its intended target.

Wooden Dummy 1st Section Corrections and breakdowns. https://youtu.be/DmJG0GNM5dA

Chi sao means sticking hands. To stick to the hands or bridges of two opponent. The other terms you can google them... there is so much written about them.

Just my opinion but I don't believe in Chi Power in the way westerns think it is. Using eastern terms like Chi, Yin/yang, 5 elments , and so on is confusing to non asians and I believe using eastern terms instead of western terms to explain ancient terminolgy does more harm then good. everything I teach can be explained in western terms and IMO should because we live in morndern times and science can explain it in a rational and logical manner.