Facing Drill
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. that’s what this drill is primarily about, learning to gain the advantage by moving to the best position first, which means, you “face” your opponent, and he does not “face” you.
Hawkins Cheung always reminds us that wing chun is nothing more than “problem solving”, you give someone a problem, and they have to try and solve it. sounds so simple…but like i always say, simple does not mean easy.
practice this slowly, with a training partner, and really pay attention to your “position”. if you don’t have a partner, train on a wooden dummy, or in front of a large mirror.
keep practicing, keep growing!
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Thank you very much again, Sifu.
I hope you get well and healthy soon.
Take care and have a nice day
martin
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Great video! This is probably the most important drill once you have learned the basics because it allows you to put every thing together : D
Hope you get better soon >.<
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thank you very much sifu jin, get well soon and God bless:)
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good work as always – Thanks! best wishes!
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Hi Jin
First be ok you are strong.
I like this video, I practice monday to friday with a partner.
This video is exellent you can practice all the movements and principles that we learn with you.
I see martial arts this way, help us to strengh mind and body!!! , please tell me your filosofy.
Like you say Jin to “climb the mountain”
thanks for you time and your work
Facundo
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Another very good “Break Down” or ” Conceptual Application” video. I practice alone with my wooden dummy for now and the break down is really missing in the books and vids I’ve read and seen. So this and your other “Break Down” vids are providing the “moving” mental images I needed to better understand the moves since I don’t have an active partner to “play” with.
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nice video sifu
thank you !
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Hi Jin…!
Come back well soon…!
Exercise reminds me a lot on the “Lat Sao Programm” of the Wing Tsun guys…
We do train this a lot to get into flow.
Good Video…!!!
Take care and peace to you…!!!
Markus
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Like the other folks said, GREAT “putting it all together” drill. We do a variation of this one all the time in class and it really helps to iron out all the principles into application. I think I’m gonna try it this way next time.
Setting the nail! Thanks for the reminder, Jin. That’s something I still have to consciously work on and it gets me into trouble. I would also add the back and forth of letting your partner do their thing, then you respond, then they go, etc., is a great first step in learning how to stay calm in a situation.
Hope ya feel better, Jin. Rest up, eh?
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Great! Good drill… I should snag a friend and try it.
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can we call this HIGH level?
amazing, looking forward to practice hours on this
thanks Jin!
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FELA,
I wouldn’t call the facing concept “high level”, its more of the basics that JIn is didcussing in this vid, as well as his other vids IMO, but in the end everything is basics, there are no really advanced things, it is more along the lines of combining things together, this basic concept with another, like using heavy elbow with anchoring & shovel concept.. The thing is not too many people in the WC world are talking about these things because maybe they don’t understand it. I never really heard of the the term “facing” until I started learning WSL VT, I came from William Cheung line before that, they have a facing concept but it is incomplete and half body, once I learned it correctly it changed everything.
James
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Thank you !
Greetings from Portugal
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thanks for all the wonderful comments, keep practicing and keep growing!
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man this is wonderful but is going to be sooo difficult! Hope we don’t do too many mistakes
thanks a lot, keep going!
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