Thank you sifu Chan. Outstanding instruction. Blocking and punching at the same time to me is kind of like when someone's coming at you and you say,"hey look what's that?"they get distracted for a split second and then you tickle them.
I've always looked at Wing Chun hand techniches as,parrie and striking your target at the same time,as one motion instead of, block and strick like they do in karate,tang Soo Do,tae kwon do and alot of chinese styles,like their two different things.
Thx this is better than legit Krav Maga I think-really practical philosophies - timing is everything especially in sports like mma and boxing too-one must be patient-Floyd may weather and even fighters like khabib in ufc won with that patience with the understanding that timing is key
I really enjoy to mix wing chun with other kung fu or with boxing or street ... Even though I don't actually strike in self defense knowing I can matters and when I mix it it is Oil and water ... Attributes will mix but you are either using the one or the other. I really value Thai fighters now they werent good before ... But I do not value the style. I think wing chun adds a grace to brutal street style striking or to boxing ... And to other kung fu it adds sort of a dynamic or grace in that sense enabling it to simply work better. I like the retrieval and the simultaneous and half beat timing its getting a free motion not slowing other loaded powerful motions and really ... Its good to be direct in your defense. Sure sometimes you can't move in to the centerline but you might be able to do something ... But when you can wing chun is very direct yet circular almost a spiral direct yet circular. I think being able to counterstrike and there are only all of two ways move or block,like a tree trunk cannot be reached without moving around the branches or moving them with your arms ... And the concepts of still booking better with better energy but not chasing hands but to chase the useful lines ... It's adding a lot to the styles I actually do use if I strike but I haven't needed to strike in actual tactical defense in 11 years except one time when grappling was not available due to position. If one doesn't know history they are bound to repeat it m.. But if you don't know stand up you are bound to repeatedly be hit right,which is No good. . I actually use aikido and bjj as well as judo and a bit of wresting as my main defense, but I really love to practice striking I just don't need to. Also ...ive seen a lot of broken bones but most were ribs or fingers. Sure you could break an arm .... Idk. I like what you said about redirecting through straight line force and jamming. I have never witnessed a leg break or arm break outside of an intentional attack to those areas. Ever. Not in person. On tv Sure But that's pro. Very unlikely i think. It's definitely true unless you can counter and punish the opponents offense ... You won't get your offense nor will you ever be safe. It's not that defense wins it may or may not it may not ... It may not really it may really no. But without it you will never be able to get out from under the bus, you will never be on offense without good counter you will get swamped by offense and never get on offense ... Anything that disrupts that is making you safer.
I use to love the block and hit at the same time. But now I'm not a big fan. There are a few things people should be aware about when block and hit at the same time: 1) You have to land the shot before your opponent. You cannot let the opponent complete the move. 2) Blocking and hitting at the same time splits your focus in two different directions. Your shot won't be as powerful. Obviously there are exceptions like Adam. Lol. 3) Its very hard to read which arm is coming. The better your opponent, the more impossible it becomes. They teach this block and hit in Wing Chun almost daily. I have yet seen it use in a sparring session or tournament setting. (No, it's not too dangerous for the ring). 4) In JKD, Bruce advocated hit first, block second. Hit to interrupt your opponent, but block just incase.
One of the tricks is that the block is not a block and the strike is not necessarily a strike. They both are for covering and filling spaces. In some situations what one perceives as being a block actually lands as a strike and vice-versa. Timing and distance are of the utmost importance when applying this spontaneity. The general principle is covering. If you train properly you won't lose power because the blocking and striking hands work together.
Hello Sifu, why do you always lean forward and hunched. I alway found that the power comes from the lower part grounded , to the side lats transferred to your elbows. How can you be effective with such a posture? I see the power compromised, not to mention leaving yourself at risk against other styles.
Hey Adam, got a question about the shoulder check in your previous videos. Tried that out the other day, couldn't seem to make it work vs a round punch (the other guy outweighs me by 60 pounds). I've got much better structure than him (can make him lose balance all day), but can't stop the punch by shoulder check (I did curl the fingers forward in an arc, as well).
@@sunnynguyen1196 Never mind, figured it out. It works if you check the shoulder preemptively, just before he launches the punch, thus not letting him use his mass/momentum to overpower the technique.
Thank you sifu Chan. Outstanding instruction. Blocking and punching at the same time to me is kind of like when someone's coming at you and you say,"hey look what's that?"they get distracted for a split second and then you tickle them.
AWESOME videos, exciting, educational, motivational!!! Valuable lessons all of them! Thanks so much, sifu Chan!
Just observing the depth of knowledge and technique is amazing to me.
Awesome as always brother!
Only if I lived in Vancouver 😐😐😐
You're Amazing Shifu!!!
Love your videos, you´re very creative, and in each every one of them if find something to practice or train. Thank you!
You give better advice than my actual boxing coach… ima have to sign up
I've always looked at Wing Chun hand techniches as,parrie and striking your target at the same time,as one motion instead of, block and strick like they do in karate,tang Soo Do,tae kwon do and alot of chinese styles,like their two different things.
Thx this is better than legit Krav Maga I think-really practical philosophies - timing is everything especially in sports like mma and boxing too-one must be patient-Floyd may weather and even fighters like khabib in ufc won with that patience with the understanding that timing is key
I really enjoy to mix wing chun with other kung fu or with boxing or street ... Even though I don't actually strike in self defense knowing I can matters and when I mix it it is
Oil and water ... Attributes will mix but you are either using the one or the other.
I really value Thai fighters now they werent good before ... But I do not value the style.
I think wing chun adds a grace to brutal street style striking or to boxing ...
And to other kung fu it adds sort of a dynamic or grace in that sense enabling it to simply work better.
I like the retrieval and the simultaneous and half beat timing its getting a free motion not slowing other loaded powerful motions and really ...
Its good to be direct in your defense.
Sure sometimes you can't move in to the centerline but you might be able to do something ... But when you can wing chun is very direct yet circular almost a spiral direct yet circular.
I think being able to counterstrike and there are only all of two ways move or block,like a tree trunk cannot be reached without moving around the branches or moving them with your arms ...
And the concepts of still booking better with better energy but not chasing hands but to chase the useful lines ... It's adding a lot to the styles I actually do use if I strike but I haven't needed to strike in actual tactical defense in 11 years except one time when grappling was not available due to position.
If one doesn't know history they are bound to repeat it m.. But if you don't know stand up you are bound to repeatedly be hit right,which is No good. .
I actually use aikido and bjj as well as judo and a bit of wresting as my main defense, but I really love to practice striking I just don't need to.
Also ...ive seen a lot of broken bones but most were ribs or fingers.
Sure you could break an arm .... Idk.
I like what you said about redirecting through straight line force and jamming.
I have never witnessed a leg break or arm break outside of an intentional attack to those areas. Ever. Not in person.
On tv
Sure
But that's pro. Very unlikely i think.
It's definitely true unless you can counter and punish the opponents offense ... You won't get your offense nor will you ever be safe.
It's not that defense wins it may or may not it may not ... It may not really it may really no.
But without it you will never be able to get out from under the bus, you will never be on offense without good counter you will get swamped by offense and never get on offense ...
Anything that disrupts that is making you safer.
Oss sensei!
I use to love the block and hit at the same time. But now I'm not a big fan. There are a few things people should be aware about when block and hit at the same time:
1) You have to land the shot before your opponent. You cannot let the opponent complete the move.
2) Blocking and hitting at the same time splits your focus in two different directions. Your shot won't be as powerful. Obviously there are exceptions like Adam. Lol.
3) Its very hard to read which arm is coming. The better your opponent, the more impossible it becomes. They teach this block and hit in Wing Chun almost daily. I have yet seen it use in a sparring session or tournament setting. (No, it's not too dangerous for the ring).
4) In JKD, Bruce advocated hit first, block second. Hit to interrupt your opponent, but block just incase.
Oh so for 1) that is why Wingchun choose the shortest punch to the opponent to guarantee the punch will land first.
This is all meant for random encounters. A Sifu wouldn't be teaching their students like this if they were training for a sponsored event.
One of the tricks is that the block is not a block and the strike is not necessarily a strike. They both are for covering and filling spaces. In some situations what one perceives as being a block actually lands as a strike and vice-versa. Timing and distance are of the utmost importance when applying this spontaneity. The general principle is covering. If you train properly you won't lose power because the blocking and striking hands work together.
Hello Sifu, why do you always lean forward and hunched. I alway found that the power comes from the lower part grounded , to the side lats transferred to your elbows. How can you be effective with such a posture? I see the power compromised, not to mention leaving yourself at risk against other styles.
The Jeet Kune Do stop hit is based around the same principle.
Hey Adam, got a question about the shoulder check in your previous videos. Tried that out the other day, couldn't seem to make it work vs a round punch (the other guy outweighs me by 60 pounds). I've got much better structure than him (can make him lose balance all day), but can't stop the punch by shoulder check (I did curl the fingers forward in an arc, as well).
Did your shoulder check disrupt his balance?
@@sunnynguyen1196 Never mind, figured it out. It works if you check the shoulder preemptively, just before he launches the punch, thus not letting him use his mass/momentum to overpower the technique.