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I Move First

By Steven Moody January 21, 2021 Leave a Comment

“If the opponent does not move, then I do not move.
At the opponent’s slightest move, I move first.”
– Wu Yu-hsiang, 19th Century Chinese sage

Filed Under: Wing Chun Principles

Why We Bong Sau

By Steven Moody October 3, 2018 Leave a Comment

“Basically what the Bong Sau is, is a way of continuing down the centerline, but not with the end of your arm, but with the middle of your arm, so you can once again get back to using the end of your arm.”
Sifu David Peterson

An excellent, very clear explanation of how and why we use the Bong Sau in Wing Chun.  Many thanks to Sifu David Peterson and his student, Sifu Morten Ibsen for posting this primer on the Bong Sau (which as I’ve said, is one of the most misused actions in the Wing Chun repertoire).  The distinction about always going forward (never up or to the side) is critical.  I hurt my shoulder pretty badly making just this mistake for many years.  And once you get the bad habit, even if you become aware of it, its easy to slip when you’re tired or lack focus, and then the damage to your tendons is slow but steady.  Beware!

Filed Under: Wing Chun Principles

Structure and Relaxation

By Steven Moody December 12, 2017 2 Comments

If instead, we respond to such pressure or force by first relaxing the muscles and making use of correct structure to maintain the position under stress, it is possible to transmit that pressure through the bones and sinews, as opposed to the muscles, and redirect that force into the ground, avoiding the need for muscular strength.
Sifu David Peterson

Sifu David Peterson (well-known first-generation student of Wong Shun Leung) has published another excellent article in Eric Lilleør’s Wing Chun Illustrated.  This one is called “Structure and Relaxation: The ‘Dynamic Duo.'”

Read it HERE.

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Hi. I'm Steve, a professional researcher. I started learning Wing Chun Kung Fu in 2000. Since then, I've trained with some of the best Wing Chun teachers in the world (including Greg LeBlanc and Gary Lam) and done hundreds of hours of research into fight science. This website contains the best of what I've learned. Contact: [email protected]

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