today, we go over how to use the “swinging gate drill” to get us into medium range and also how to use the swinging gate drill in your sensitivity training.
Swinging Gate drill is a good way to practice when to use the lop sau hand. It also allows you to get alot of repetition. This is a very effective way to deal with a boxer’s parry hand, when they go to defend your punch. I use this alot during sparring, but make sure that [...]
This concept of 3 beats in training, is IMO at the heart of all the bickering in the wing chun community. The younger, faster chunners see wing chun as “offense is the best defense”. but the older chunners see wing chun as “defense is the best offense”. because of these conflicting differences, they argue amongst [...]
so far, we’ve focused alot on developing the body structure and how to apply it to the upper body. But what about kicking? How do we develop power in our kicks? Guess what, it’s the same as always. Nothing should change, why? because Chinese Boxing is a “concept” based martial art. So whatever applies to [...]
the #3 line of attack is something that is very specific to Hawkins Cheung’s method, i have never seen it in any other wing chun method. It’s a very crafty line, and is great when combined with the “jamming” concept and in combination with the #2 line of attack.
But remember that “jamming” can only work [...]
Hawkins Cheung teaches 3 lines of attack, the first line is the centerline, this is the line that every wing chun practitioner uses and is familiar with. But the 2nd and 3rd lines are usually not part of the wing chun curriculum. These other two lines are very specific to Hawkins Cheung’s method.
The 2nd line [...]
Huen Sau or circle hand is one of the most repeated movements in siu nim tau, so it must have an important meaning. Developing a strong “front door” is a very important strategy as a Chinese Boxer, by utilizing the Huen Sau let’s a weaker or smaller individual to defend their centerline while maneuvering to [...]
Today’s video deals with the many different ways to utilize the Pak Sau movement and how to practice it with a partner or with a basketball!
Hawkins Cheung likes using basketball as a way to explain certain concepts and movements. I wanted to share one of his analogies with everyone today to help develop a good [...]
Fuk Sau can be used in many different ways, today, we will be looking at “catching” a straight punch and absorbing the energy by utilizing the fuk sau movement.
this is a very important drill especially if you are a small frame individual. make sure when you practice this drill to focus on defending your centerline [...]
this is a great way to start developing both hands while adhering to the concepts and principles and utilizing triangle footwork. basically, a “moving” siu nim tau with a partner.
in grappling, there is a saying, “position before submission” and IMO wing chun should also be about “position before striking” and not the other way around. [...]
this video is about how to handle a Boxer’s hook punch using the “short bridge” concept. It also explains the differences between the “long bridge” and the “short bridge”. it’s a rather long video, but there’s alot of good information here so i didn’t want to edit any of it. think of it more like [...]
Many questions have come up in relation to the straight punch, so i decided to address some of the common mistakes that i see people make and how to correct them. it’s a long video, i didn’t edit any of it, but it’s full of good information for everyone.
it’s 3:30am and i’m too tired to [...]
De La Riva Guard is a versatile position when on your back. Of course, in a self defense situation you don’t want to ever go to the ground, but things happen and when you do fall on your butt, you want to know an advantages and safe way to get back to your feet without [...]
The Romanian Deadlift or the Straight Leg Deadlift is a variation of the Standard Deadlift. This particular movement helps to strengthen the “core” area which is the entire “belt” area of your mid section including your lower back. remember that it isn’t about how much weight but the form and full range of motion that [...]
In my years of wing chun experience, this “shovel” concept IMO is one of the most important. Hawkins Cheung puts alot of emphasis on this concept, especially if you are a “small frame” individual. this becomes very important when you have to “hold” an opponents pressure.
hopefully you understand now why the “deadlift” and “squat” are [...]
Jon explains how to correctly perform the Deadlift exercise without hurting yourself. this is one of my favorite exercises because it involves the entire body and also strengthens the “core” and the “pelvic tilt”, which as you now know, is very important to developing the wing chun structure.
pay attention to the detail of this exercise [...]
Mike competes at his first submission grappling tournament at the Grappler’s X held in Long Beach, CA this sunday and takes Silver Medal, great job, Mike!
song is “Wake Up” by Arcade Fire
some of you already know that am a Marine Corps Veteran, i did “Search & Rescue”. I also graduated “Honorman” out of bootcamp, which means that i was always put into leadership positions, so they would send me to classes and courses on “how to lead”. it was in one of these courses that they [...]
Side Mount, Side Control, Side Position, Keep that Mofo on his Back, whatever you want to call it, is a very dominant position in grappling. what i wanted to convey is how i use many wing chun concepts and apply them to my grappling. to me, this is “chi sau” or sensitivity drills using the [...]
This tutorial keeps growing…
i’ve now included a “Physical Fitness – Exercises” category in the drop down menu. It will pertain to exercises, conditioning, nutrition etc…that i personally follow and that works for me to enhance my martial arts training.
Today’s subject has to do with “how to do the squat movement” correctly, to avoid injury. you [...]
Julius is a good friend of mine and what makes him great for this video is that he is not a Wing Chun guy, on the contrary, he is a “brawler” and a grappler, aggressive and very very athletic. I asked him to join us for the video because so many wing chun videos out [...]
developing “rooting” power is a VERY difficult “little idea” to tackle, and can be a very “advanced” concept which also opens up whole new set of “questions”, and to be honest, most instructors don’t have a clear and concise way to teach this concept or don’t fully understand the concept or worse, they contradict themselves [...]
Knowing how to shrimp is a very important movement, because it is used in many different situations. The concepts of how to shrimp are very similar to the wing chun structure, especially, how the elbows are used to maintain proper body structure.
you can practice this by doing the shrimp movement down the length of a [...]
this is something that i feel is lacking during wing chun sensitivity training, so i thought i would address it. Make sure that you are going slow enough with your partner so that you can constantly do the “checklist” that i talk about in the video.
find someone, anyone, to train with, there’s no other way [...]
First of all, please let me know if there are any problems technically with the video quality. Okay, back to the Fuk!
Fuk Sau is often referred to as the “controlling hand”. And if you understand the shape, you can see why they would call it that. Fuk Sau was really challenging to keep on a [...]
When Hawkins Cheung teaches, he rarely ever uses Wing Chun terminology. It never really occurred to me why he didn’t do it until one day he explained himself. He wanted us to find our own “tan sau”, “fook sau” etc…he would say that if i labeled this position and give it a name, you’ll become [...]
This is one of my favorite clips from the “Kung Fu” series. The reason i like it so much is that it coincides with what makes my “method” of teaching and training unique. My primary goal is to “listen” rather than “talk”.
“listen” meaning developing sensitivity in your training, “talk” is all the punching, kicking, elbows, [...]
Welcome to the website! It’s finally up and running…sort of.
There’s still alot of content that will be added as time moves along. But I wanted to get things rock’n and roll’n. What’s great is that all of you get to experience the changes and growth right along with me.
Just like you though, i will be [...]
When Hawkins Cheung teaches, he rarely ever uses Wing Chun terminology. It never really occurred to me why he didn’t do it until one day he explained himself. He wanted us to find our own “tan sau”, “fook sau” etc…he would say that if i labeled this position and give it a name, you’ll become a slave to it. He would often tell us that you have to “feel” your own tan, bong, fook etc..that way it’s yours now. He’d tell us that later on, you can always put back the name of the movement, but the most important part is getting the sensitivity of the movement.
this video is my way of explaining his view which have also become my view on “naming” a fixed position.
September 16th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Never thought of the umbrella like that before…wonder if it could be used as a weapon like that too.. hehe. BTW, is it possible that you show a bit of JKD? (I’ve always wondered about it).
Great video! : D.
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September 16th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
The Jun Fan JKD material will fall under the “Ring Fighting” category. I’ve been so busy working on this site, i haven’t been able to do much filming, but I will of course cover more of that in the near future. thanks for your support!
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alex Reply:
September 19th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Jin, why does the JKD only fall under “ring fighting”? Don’t you think it is also effective on the street?
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Jin Reply:
September 20th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
no, that’s not it, it’s just an easy way to separate it from the classic wing chun method. and JKD is primarily “distance fighting” so it fits in the “ring fighting” category”.
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alex Reply:
September 20th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Okay, I see what you mean, and I do agree that JKD is primarily “distance fighting” but there is plenty of close up stuff in it as well, much of it borrowed from Wing Chun, although a good portion of the Wing Chun stuff in it has been modified so much that it isn’t really Wing Chun anymore.
The Machine Gun Punch (as my old Wing Chun sifu liked to call it) is still there, the trapping is still there, but there is other close range stuff that is also NOT Wing Chun based. For example if someone throws a punch at you, you can lop sao and machine gun punch him, obviously, but if you were to slip inside, and shovel hook his solar plexus, that would be an equally effective close range tactic, would it not?
Jin Reply:
September 20th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
you’re kinda getting off the subject, but whatever you want to call it, it is not classical wing chun, which is why i placed it in a different category that fit it better.
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September 16th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
This video is probably the best presentation of what Bruce Lee said in Enter the Dragon: “When the opponent expands, I contract; when he contracts, I expand. And when there is an opportunity, I do not hit; it hits all by itself.” What a well-hidden concept that’s so simple it’s hard to see! I will definitely incorporate this into my practice as soon as possible.
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Jin Reply:
September 16th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
ahh..great Bruce Lee quote, and now that you mention it, it does kinda fit. =D
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September 16th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Nice presentation. In short, I hope your viewer will understand
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September 16th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Nice presentation. I hope that other viewers understand that you’re presenting awareness of the whole motion from Taan to Bong in a Chi Sao roll.
Keep up the good work.
Lou.
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Jin Reply:
September 16th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
some people with get it, some won’t, and some will get it later on. but at least it’s here for everyone to always reference back to in the future.
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September 16th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
The way I learned this was through something I read from Chu Shong Tin. The concept of the circle, you “draw” the circle from Tan to Bong. Later on in a video in a 1hr seminar video I obtained on Siu Nim Tao, he explained aspects about the elbow and how you use your joints to move your hand/arm and not your muscles.
Anyways, question for you Jin, will you be covering any internal aspects of Wing Chun? I’m intrigued because so far the only group that kind of emphasizes (that I know of) it is Jim Fung’s association in Australia and he learned from Chu Shong Tin.
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domtempriall Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 10:36 am
Kenneth Chung and Ben Der in San Jose, CA also practices and teaches a “softer” style of Wing Chun.
Yip Man->Leung Sheung->Ken
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September 16th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
isn’t that what i’ve been doing? -_o
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September 16th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
LOL Jin I’m sorry, yeah I looked through the videos again, I must’ve forgotten because I’ve stopped training for almost a week or two now. I have an idea of starting a group but it’s very difficult b/c I don’t know many people and there’s no way to get to the WC (WT actually)
Would you recommend going to, say, a Karate class or a Tae Kwon Do class just to be able to spar w/ people and using Wing Chun then?
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Jin Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 11:14 am
it’s always good to touch hands with different types of people and styles. so go for it and have fun!
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September 17th, 2009 at 4:13 am
thank you again sifu jin:)
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Jin Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 11:14 am
no problemo, peace!
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September 17th, 2009 at 5:44 am
do you use a new hd camera jin? seems more clearer to me.
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Jin Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 11:16 am
no, that was another reason i switched to Vimeo, the quality is much better, once i get some extra cash, i’ll buy an HD camera, i hear that Vimeo HD is amazing. can’t wait!
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September 17th, 2009 at 8:19 am
great video as always it is well explained!
I´m not that advanced so I don´t practise this drill in my group yet, but I have a question.
Is one of the 2 the aggressor and the other one focuses on the movement or do both try to “attack”?
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Jin Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 11:17 am
good question, you should do both, have one attack and one defend, and then later both attack and defend. have fun!
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M.C. Reply:
September 19th, 2009 at 11:06 am
ok thanks!
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September 17th, 2009 at 11:33 am
Now that’s some video quality!!
Keep it up Jin!
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Jin Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
thanks!
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September 17th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Your examples are very well done for a better understanding in body articulation. Keep them coming Force of One.
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September 17th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Most videos do not go into the depth of the art as you do in your demos, and its very hard to find a Wing Chung practioner in Mississippi. Thanks again “Force of One”.
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Jin Reply:
September 17th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
thanks for the kind words, peace!
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September 18th, 2009 at 12:59 am
Hi Jin,
Truly resourceful and unique analogy, you are obviously committed to thinking outside of the box.
a fundamental point you make about the clock, as i have learnt that not listening carefully when rotating from 6′o’ clock to 12′o’clock will surely leave you vulnerable to mid gate attack.
Thanks Jin, this was a great start to my day, it is 9am here in London!
Saj
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Jin Reply:
September 18th, 2009 at 2:37 am
have a great day! =D
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September 18th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Hey Jin, thanks for this vid.The clock analogy most definately helps me understand how to properly train when doing chi sau, and also clarifies the importance of me finding my own positions in the sense of them feeling natural to me, I’m certain this will be a great help in bettering all my positions not only my bong sau.
Keep up the great work!
Jon
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Jin Reply:
September 19th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
glad it’s helped you on your journey, peace!
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September 19th, 2009 at 4:18 pm
excellent vid as always
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Jin Reply:
September 20th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
thanks, bro!
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September 23rd, 2009 at 9:45 pm
hey man.. I got to congratulate you again.. but as a constructive critic, you should (now that you have your own web page) offer a little more cuality on your videos just by using a camera stand.. or a tri-stand camera, is because of the shaking you know… is not that serious but is a little anoying. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with people around the world interested in wing chun
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Jin Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:55 pm
yea, good idea, now that the quality level is much higher, you notice alot of the camera movements. i’ll go out and buy a tri stand. hey, bro, question for you, is the video “choppy” at all when you watch it?
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November 11th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
not really no…its fine on wide scree option!
and i like to see the cameraman bounces cause everything has to move !
peace bro
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December 25th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
hey you guys out there go into http://www.hawkingschueng.com and down load the articles on MY YEARS WITH BRUCE LEE . its a 4 part and you will get a better perspective on what bruce and hawkings were doing at the time and JKD present day !
Sifu Phil Romero
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Jin Reply:
February 8th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
great article, good advice, thanks Phil!
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February 8th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
Very polished and great explanation.
If the idea of the umbrella was yours I should also say that u have good immagination.
Jc
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Jin Reply:
February 8th, 2010 at 3:02 pm
thanks JC, it just so happened that it rained a few days earlier and i had my umbrella in the car, so i figured i’d use it for the lesson. =D
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February 20th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
So we should practice Bong to Tan and Tan to Bong slowly? Or can we practice it fast? Because in my class they say that there’s no power between Tan and Bong. [I think they might be wrong.]
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Jin Reply:
February 27th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
don’t think of bong and tan as two movements, think of the entire movement as a “circle”, a circle has no beginning and no end and has equal power at all sides.
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