Chi Sau Tennis Anyone?

 

Surely the fun is in the rally?

 

As the Wimbledon final approaches, I was reminded of a blog I posted back in 2018, and a helpful training exercise to aid in your Chi Sau development.

 

I often used to think that if you were a tennis fan and won a competition to play against the world No1 on centre court on finals day, how excited would you be?

There you are, in all your finest gear, all raring to go, and then your opponent just constantly aces you, not allowing you even one shot, how disappointing would that be!

 

Now, as good as that thinking may be in a street situation, in Chi Sau (for me at least), the fun is in the exchanging, what happen in the middle area, in no-mans land.

 

Just like, if you were playing tennis and having a ten-minute rally, you’d be giggling your butt off, and when the final point is scored, it almost comes as a disappointment rather than a celebration.

 

So how does this cross into Chi Sau, and how can we get the most out of playing?

 

This is something I’ve not shown for a long time but definitely worth a reminder.

 

 

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