I have got a lot from this lesson and now realise that my footwork has been letting me down during my Chi Sau. Instead of changing my triangle footwork, i have tried to rely on turning , whislt my feet are stationary, losing my structure and hence forward intent.
I have a lesson tomorrow so will try this out for sure.
When practicing the inside triangle I find my self “throwing” my weight over my lead leg. It may be my past training in Aikido that makes me want to do this, but the whole time I cannot help but think that what I’m doing is wrong. What is the disadvantage of not keeping my weight over my rear leg?
there’s nothing wrong with that, as long as you maintain your “body structure” and this usually occurs when you are attacking. just be aware that when your weight is at the front leg, you can be swept, and also makes it difficult to change directions. we’ll get into more footwork in the near future, peace!
When you say…”maintain your body structure”, are you referring to the pelvic tilt? I ask because when standing with one leg forward, the “anchor” for the half triangle isn’t as clear as it is with the full triangle. Is the “anchor” always toward the opposition’s center? If so, wouldn’t that be anchoring in the direction you are stepping, i.e. your lead foot?
you are correct that the fighting stance is a half triangle. when you have one foot in front of the other, focus on primarily the rear hip and anchoring that side as you maintain your facing.
usually when you are front foot heavy, that means you have already attacked. hope this didn’t confuse you. but i’ll cover this in the future as well. good question!
This video & the others you have posted has helped me alot , i feel i understand something that was staring me in the face but i it didn’t klick before.
I am beginning to think more about my movements, their purpose & Wing Chun concepts rather then just mimicking techniques that i see.
CHEERS Sifu Jin!!
Fantastic stuff Jin,
I have got a lot from this lesson and now realise that my footwork has been letting me down during my Chi Sau. Instead of changing my triangle footwork, i have tried to rely on turning , whislt my feet are stationary, losing my structure and hence forward intent.
I have a lesson tomorrow so will try this out for sure.
Take it easy
Saj
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Jin Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
that’s great to hear, Saj. keep practicing! “facing” is such an important part of wing chun. we’ll cover this subject in the future.
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Jin,
When practicing the inside triangle I find my self “throwing” my weight over my lead leg. It may be my past training in Aikido that makes me want to do this, but the whole time I cannot help but think that what I’m doing is wrong. What is the disadvantage of not keeping my weight over my rear leg?
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Jin Reply:
November 4th, 2009 at 11:17 am
there’s nothing wrong with that, as long as you maintain your “body structure” and this usually occurs when you are attacking. just be aware that when your weight is at the front leg, you can be swept, and also makes it difficult to change directions. we’ll get into more footwork in the near future, peace!
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When you say…”maintain your body structure”, are you referring to the pelvic tilt? I ask because when standing with one leg forward, the “anchor” for the half triangle isn’t as clear as it is with the full triangle. Is the “anchor” always toward the opposition’s center? If so, wouldn’t that be anchoring in the direction you are stepping, i.e. your lead foot?
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Jin Reply:
November 6th, 2009 at 11:08 am
you are correct that the fighting stance is a half triangle. when you have one foot in front of the other, focus on primarily the rear hip and anchoring that side as you maintain your facing.
usually when you are front foot heavy, that means you have already attacked. hope this didn’t confuse you. but i’ll cover this in the future as well. good question!
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This video & the others you have posted has helped me alot , i feel i understand something that was staring me in the face but i it didn’t klick before.
I am beginning to think more about my movements, their purpose & Wing Chun concepts rather then just mimicking techniques that i see.
CHEERS Sifu Jin!!
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