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Sorry to bother you again, Sifu, … but I still did not receive my SLT certificate!

Thank you,
Paolo

Correct! 🙂

Ahhh!!! Yes! Makes sense. I’ve been pondering this one for weeks.

If you use a Tok Sau from a Tan/Bong then opponent may also Jum that Tan before the Tok Sau contact is even made.

Equally to be aware of is that if you try to Tok Sau from a Fook / Bong your open for a strike from their Tan.

Which again explains why we follow the energy flow a…[Read more]

Think of this in reverse;

In order to simplify and better understand the drill (and the feeling you are searching for), it is easier if you imagine, ‘feeding the punch into the pak’.

In reality the punch is coming in, we are trying to make contact BUT, by the nature of the jab, we are only left with a parry or cover at best, however, what we are…[Read more]

Answers,

• Push the hands down side of the body when closing the Yee Gee Kim Yuen Ma?

I would say, an act of completion and relaxation, telling yourself ‘You are done’ (unlike in our virtual sparring)

🙂 🙂 🙂 !!!
HA!
I’ve just seen your next post.

Quite correct.

I read this wrong to start with, I thought the right palm was from your opponent..

‘• If I lift the right bong, making way for a left handed Tok sau, this may create an opening for a right side palm (underneath), provided I watch for a strike coming from the opponents right fook sau (in which case I may turn)?’

This is correct, although the r…[Read more]

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My interpretation of this would simply be that this is our closing to the form. If you would like, it’s taking a deep, relaxed breath as we close the stance , then holding for a moment and breathing out as we push our hands down the side.

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Ok, so… this has been a hard one for me. I don’t really know what I am asking here.

I guess I am just thinking through this application.

From the Tan / Bong position (one option):

• If I lift the right bong, making way for a left handed Tok sau, this may create an opening for a right side palm (underneath), provided I watch for a strike co…[Read more]

I will be waiting 🙂

I am processing… 🤔

Thank you… (more here soon)!

Either by lowering your Tan momentarily, or raising your Bong, in both cases this will raise your partner Ding Sau, therefore allowing you to lift (Tok Sau) from the Tan.

Note, when you use the Tok in this case, your partner will always want to step back, so be prepared to follow them in as you chase with the other hand giving them the punch…[Read more]

Earlier today I mentioned to Amy in our FB group that I’d forgotten that tomorrow we were having a family get together for the anniversary of my fathers passing and that it was quite unlikely that there would be a ‘live’ session tomorrow (if you’ll forgive the pun 🙁 ).

I did try to tag you in the comment but it didn’t find you for some…[Read more]

Earlier today I mentioned to Amy in our FB group that I’d forgotten that tomorrow we were having a family get together for the anniversary of my fathers passing and that it was quite unlikely that there would be a ‘live’ session tomorrow (if you’ll forgive the pun 🙁 ).

I did try to tag you in the comment but it didn’t find you for some…[Read more]

Thank you Sifu. You are always so kind. We still have the nagging covid cough and weak voice but hopefully this will pass as well.

Hi Nick,

A wonderfully simple question to which I will actually give you a video explanation later, as it is straight forward but could be lost in text only.

SO nice to see you looking well again and I LOVE! your training space.

Sifu