Proper form: double handed lap sau

There are two versions of double handed lap sau: inside and out side.

Inside/outside only applies to the hand soft gripping the wrist.  The other hand can either grab the elbow or it can cut it.

That makes 4 different permutations of the double handed lap sau.

First lets talk about grabbing the elbow.  look at your own wrist and lightly pinch it with your free hand.  note how skinny it is.  slide up your arm towards your shoulder.  You will notice that it will get fat.  Once you've passed your elbow, it will get skinny .  This area is where you will grab the elbow.  you will be grabbing this area with your thumb and index finger.


if your opponent punches you with his right hand.  You will use your left hand to grab the elbow and your right hand to grab the wrist.  You may grab the wrist from the outside or the inside.  It all depends on where the hand was prior.


The four permutations
    |     elbow       |      wrist     |
1) cutting hand and outside lap
2) cutting hand and inside lap
3) elbow grab and outside lap
4) elbow grab and inside lap

The double handed lap sau is a committed movement.  It is best to use this when the wing chun trap has been set off.