i find your teaching methods refreshing and the way you think very special as these days not many what to share knowledge , wisdom and understanding …. but you seem to emanate all and i congratulate you and wish you all the success and luck you should enjoy and have . perfect Peace , Joy and Happiness to you and your family and all you reach.
All the way from England , United kingdom
Does this stretch concept apply to the stance in a similiar fashion. In terms of the pelvic tilt stretching out the hip flexors? ( or illiopsoas or whatever u wanna call it)
Well…
First I would like to say that I am addicted to your videos. The awareness that you have of the technique you apply is really inspiring. Just wanted to clarify some anatomical details that you explained wrongly at this video.
You see… the movement of the body works by a dual system of muscles always. The only thing a muscle can do is contract. If one muscle contracts, there is movement to one side. If the antagonical muscle contracts, then the movement is opposite. The muscle that makes the arm extend (and stay extended) is the triceps. The biceps can only flex the arm. What happened when you where with your fist closed is that you were contracting all the muscles in your arm, and because the biceps is antagonical to the triceps it was actually helping the other guy to flex your arm. That is what make you lose power when you hit with all your muscles contracted. You are working against yourself.
Hope I have helped in something.
You know… i’ve always wanted to practice wing chun. But your videos were the principal motivator that made me search for it around here. Hopefully I am going to begin when the semester finishes
Obs: English isn’t my first language so sorry for any mistakes i problaby have made
hey Roger, yea, i understand what you’re saying and you are correct. as long as you understand what i’m trying to say, and get my point, then that’s all that matters to me. good job!
So basically you’re saying that the fists in wing chun should never be held tightly, but loose until impact (upon which you do the squeeze)? Would you do a similar thing with your feet when kicking, kneeing, elbowing, etc.
Also, is this basically the same concept as “Fa Jing” found in other Chinese martial arts?
Thank you for these videos, it really helped me understand wing chun better
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i find your teaching methods refreshing and the way you think very special as these days not many what to share knowledge , wisdom and understanding …. but you seem to emanate all and i congratulate you and wish you all the success and luck you should enjoy and have . perfect Peace , Joy and Happiness to you and your family and all you reach.
All the way from England , United kingdom
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thanks for your support, i really appreciate it, peace!
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Does this stretch concept apply to the stance in a similiar fashion. In terms of the pelvic tilt stretching out the hip flexors? ( or illiopsoas or whatever u wanna call it)
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Jin Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
hey Jamie, yes, it applies to every movement. make sure to practice this important concept when you do the first form, peace!
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wicked, thx ill practice right now!
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Well…
First I would like to say that I am addicted to your videos. The awareness that you have of the technique you apply is really inspiring. Just wanted to clarify some anatomical details that you explained wrongly at this video.
You see… the movement of the body works by a dual system of muscles always. The only thing a muscle can do is contract. If one muscle contracts, there is movement to one side. If the antagonical muscle contracts, then the movement is opposite. The muscle that makes the arm extend (and stay extended) is the triceps. The biceps can only flex the arm. What happened when you where with your fist closed is that you were contracting all the muscles in your arm, and because the biceps is antagonical to the triceps it was actually helping the other guy to flex your arm. That is what make you lose power when you hit with all your muscles contracted. You are working against yourself.
Hope I have helped in something.
You know… i’ve always wanted to practice wing chun. But your videos were the principal motivator that made me search for it around here. Hopefully I am going to begin when the semester finishes
Obs: English isn’t my first language so sorry for any mistakes i problaby have made
Peace
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Jin Reply:
November 25th, 2009 at 9:53 am
hey Roger, yea, i understand what you’re saying and you are correct. as long as you understand what i’m trying to say, and get my point, then that’s all that matters to me. good job!
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Fantastic, thanks Jin!
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Jin Reply:
December 9th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
no problemo!
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So basically you’re saying that the fists in wing chun should never be held tightly, but loose until impact (upon which you do the squeeze)? Would you do a similar thing with your feet when kicking, kneeing, elbowing, etc.
Also, is this basically the same concept as “Fa Jing” found in other Chinese martial arts?
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this is by far the best instruction on the net
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