Nothing Beats Good ol' Straight Punches: A Body Experience/Experiment

An experience that I have discovered recently, has prompted me to write a piece of article long-due to the WC site.

Nothing beats the good ol' straight punches

- prep work:

don't go straight punching cold turkey: it bites. shoulder roll, arm circle are all good warm-ups

- relaxed motion:
almost like hitting the suspended punching bag boxing style. but straighter.
lossen the wrist - treat the fist like it belongs to a puppet.

- calm, focused spirit:
calm-focus-calm-focus loop.
if practicing in semi-public place, avoid being self-conscious.

- thoughts
follow the spirit
micro-adjust



Individual physique can be drastically different, but here is how I did it:

- relaxed motion:

start slow, and increase speed steadily. connect the fist's push motion with the pull motion together. don't extend the punch, simply let it reach as far as it can without effort.
don't push your shoulders inward just to match the center line, but rather focus on the elbow and fix the shoulder.
lossen the wrist

- calm, focused spirit:

calm-focus-calm-focus loop.
if practicing in semi-public place, avoid being self-conscious.

- thoughts

follow the spirit/will
micro-adjust

on focused sparring

be specific and patient.

have you ever played the turn-based Startegy and/or RPG games? each person/character takes turn. Same with two man sparring,one move at a time.

people that have practiced before:
@ stuart @ charles

an exercise for stronger palm

two hands pushing against a wall, in bow stance. Two hands distance shoulder width apart.

pak laap round house

When the opponent punches left, you must do an outside pak with right hand and turn your body.
The opponent will punch right hand, you must laap and round house at the same time.

REMEMBER, the single handed LAAP of the first king is never a pull.  This laap starts as if it were a tan sau, but uses the hand (and ring and pinky fingers) to bring the punch to the shoulder line.

ALSO if your opponent fails to throw the second punch, your turned body is in an excellent position to fire your left hand

pak tan jut biu drill

-- by Derrick Ho

Hero		Image		Villain
left	right		left	right
	outside pak		punch sternum
	outside tan			punch sternum
	outside jut		punch solar plexus
outside pak	inside cross biu  (brow line)			punch face
chambers back	chambers back		chambers back	chambers back
outside pak				punch sternum
outside tan			punch sternum
outside jut				punch solar plexus
inside cross biu  (brow line)	outside pak		punch face
chambers back	chambers back		chambers back	chambers back

You should be able to drill this from the top to bottom and repeat.

The biu sau travels down the center but the opponent might punch YOU at the same time.

The pak that happens simultaneously  is there to cover the punch just in case.  that way the villian 

never wins. 

but if the villian wants to win.... then he must....

[below is a variation]

Hero		Image		Villain
left	right		left	right
	outside pak		punch sternum
	outside tan			punch sternum
	outside jut		punch solar plexus
outside pak	inside cross biu  (brow line)		outside pak	inside cross palm
chambers back	chambers back		outside push elbow	inside laap (with turn)
outside pak				punch sternum
outside tan			punch sternum
outside jut				punch solar plexus
inside cross biu  (brow line)	outside pak		inside cross palm	outside pak
chambers back	chambers back		inside laap (with turn)	outside push elbow

Wing Chun SECRET?

The secret is:

"Idea" of WC in SLT

I was testing out TST's theory on idea: that it happens before we realize it, then you have reached the point of understanding SLT.
For one thing, I don't believe such great thing can only happen to one form in WC, or even only in WC. But for what I know, I can only try it with the forms I know of : Sam Bai Fut

In SBF, the 5th movement sequence is tan-jam-biu.