Wing Chun knife step/semi lunge

[Guitar_lover]

Yeah i am haveing trouble with this bit of footwork. Wonder if anyone understand it. In stead of the normal Arrow walk, it takes for back leg and as you step forward it become the front leg with a hip twist. Semi very karate like. You gain loads of power, well i would if i could do it right. Its semi at the moment, but it seems to leave you open, i could see it working if someone commented to an attack. What are Kung fu people in general opinion?

[Guitar_lover]

God people love talking to me.

[busling]

I can't really understand what you are trying to achieve. Is it a full step forward instead of a half step forward?

[Nick_UKWC]

Um, sounds like a circle step to me but I'm not really sure If I get what you're saying. How can it be like an arrow step if your rear leg becomes your lead?

 

Can you give an example of a techinique you've trained it with?

[Guitar_lover]

Its not circle step or triangle. Its from the arrow walk stance, and its a kinda a lunge to quickly get to an attacker. i done it with tarn and punch in reponce to someone trying to attack you about a meter away. Because arrorw walk is about a shuffle distants you use that footwork. Also you gain alot more power, its a move used with knifes usaly. So thats the only way i can describe it.

[aefibird]

If you could get hold of a video clip/clip link of it then that would be great.

[Guitar_lover]

well for foot work i could only find this one link, i these others aswell to have a look at. The footwork is not actly in the first link i show, so...well process of emimanateion. I could be chating rubbish.

 

This is the footwork clip

 

http://www.martialartinstitute.com/Assests/video%20clips/classical%20wing%20chun%20footwork.mpg

 

I got it off this website some good videos of Wing chun.

 

http://www.martialartinstitute.com/video_clips.htm

[ovine king]

what exactly is the question?

 

how to do the step?

 

first of all, i cn't see what you are doing so i cant really comment. how-ever, if you can't step properly, the first thing that always comes to mind is that your hip might not be in the right place.

 

when in a fixed stance, can you lift a leg without having to shift your weight/hip?

 

if the asnwer is 'no', then your hip position is wrong.

[Guitar_lover]

Its not arrow walk or turning on the side. Its a piece of footworkwork when you are useing the knifes.