After all these years I have come to believe that it is better to learn from the inside out.
Tier 0: forward pressure
square up with your partner.
use both hands and make contact at the wrists.
One guy starts as double inside jaum sau and the other compliments it with a double fook sau.
The collision should be like how a base ball is caught by a catchers mitt.
roll the arms like most wing churners do.
give each other forward power.
The point is to push your opponent back.
In this exercise just give each other forward pressure and adjust your hands as needed. If something gets tired go ahead and change your hand (inside to outside; outside to inside). After a few moments of this exercise, stand apart and relax. Then start over.
Do not chase his arms, chase his center. The double jaum say should enter with palms together like a prayer.
repeat tier 0 except now you may use footwork. When your opponent pushes you may step and turn to the side. even though you turn, you should still be applying forward pressure. Do not lean back and turn. push forward and turn.
This would be a good time to mention how close you need to be to your opponent. You need to be close enough to place your palm on the back on his head. failing to meet this constraint is bad for your heart.
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chi sau exercies
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fook sau controls tan sau penetration.
Bong sau deflects fook sau's advances.
jaum sau falls on bong sau.
tau sau catches jaum sau.
huen sau drops jaum sau.
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tier 2: forward pressure with chi sau
do tier 0 but add the chi sau exercises above. beginners do one hand at a time. Advanced people figure out a way to do them with both hands at the same time.
tier 3: pressure release with chi sau
do tier 1 tier 2 hybrid.....yeah, I think you can figure this one out.
tier 4: roll punch step back jut
When you roll, randomly punch to the body.
if they are punching from the inside, step back and jut sau. Return to squared up position.
*Puncher will probably need to step in to the punch*
If they are punching from the outside, step in and "block the bright sunlight". (It's like a really high bong sau. wrist higher then elbow. palm facing your opponents face).
tier : Free style chi sau (refer to articles about free style techniques)
Start squared up, forward pressure. Roll the arms and hit whenever. Don't wanna get hit? then you better block.
** Never hit your opponents head with a closed fist. Doing so is disrespectful **
** Closed fist may be done to the body, but open fist is recommended ""
