Too kind my friend.

ONWARD!!!!! 🙂

Hi Brian,

That is exactly 100% what you should do, great news that you discovered this for yourself!

Sifu

That’s very kind of you Joseph.

Thank you.

In questa situazione è meglio cercare di imitare ciò che è richiesto al partner, da qualunque parte tu scelga di stare, Dan Chi Sau e Lap Sau in particolare, come in, fingere di essere nel rullo ecc.

In caso contrario, continua a tornare sui precedenti elementi in solitaria del tuo allenamento come le posizioni di blocco, i colpi, le co…[Read more]

Ciao Gianluca e benvenuto in famiglia!
Fammi sapere se c’è qualcosa di cui hai bisogno.
Hai già provato ad iscriverti al nostro gruppo Facebook?

Sifu

Great news Brian, and best of luck in finding someone quickly.

Sifu

Hi Brian,

Personally I do not teach the rings as my opinion is one that in order to hold the ring you must press outward, forcing the hands away from each other, should these positions then be trained without the rings there is a strong possibility of the hands drifting from their desired position.

I train the traditional way and without the…[Read more]

Always welcome Brian,

Oh and have a go at this one too…

Try your punches from that seated position, it’s a great way of seeing how much of your body you are using and how much you’re possibly overcommitting.
The thing I’d want you to notice is how much roll of your shoulders in being incorporated, to eliminate this you’ll find you need to…[Read more]

Hi Paul, welcome to the family!

Wigan! You’re only around the corner!

Please pass on my regards to your teacher and do let me know if there’s anything you need, oh and do join us on our private Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/265789813897031/

I’ll approve your request as soon as I see it.

Sifu Ward

Hi again Monroe,

A good question.

A bit of both really, if you feel as though you are really getting to grips with something and have a reasonable understanding, then definitely move on. Trying to wait until you master it could take an unnecessarily long time, plus, we master things through our experience, therefore moving froward in the…[Read more]

Great news Brian, and I hope you’re feeling better every day.

Do try rolling your arms between tans and bongs, you don’t even need to do them both together (if that feels odd sat down I mean?)

When I driving and about to turn a tight corner, I often imagine I am rolling from a fook sau to a bong sau, or even just lifting to a blocking bong…[Read more]

Hey Monroe!

This is a great set up with the subtitles!

If it’s ok I am making comment as we go, pausing the video as I do…

Lap Sau ex – In short, think, ‘elbow high for the Bong, elbow low for the punch’

Turning – turn with the Bong, square up for the punch.
The reason being is that we are not learning to punch or to lap, but how to defend…[Read more]

Hi Monroe,

Yes there is something I worked on previously, I will try to find this as I’m not sure it was completed before the lockdowns hit.

As for partners…

If you feel that a person you are with at that time is relatively proficient in a particular area, then video that technique, saving the more basic moves for a less skilled person (such…[Read more]

Bless you my friend and may I wish you the greatest of joy in your Chi Sau training.
Try not to tense and simply allow yourself to flow (this is not a fight :-))

And do please pass on my regards to your trainer there.

As to your question, yes this is just a gesture of a step and touching down with the ball of the foot rather that the tiptoe,…[Read more]

Excellent news!

And as always, you are most welcome.

Sifu

Try to think of this the same as a normal Man Sau elbow position, however you will need to bend your wrist a touch in order to have the knife blade facing the correct angle, obviously if the blade of your hand was facing upward (then with the grip) the knife would be pointing to the ground.

However, if this feels odd then a straight arm would be…[Read more]

Oh, and a link will be best, thank you.

Yes, please do.

I will be busy all day today so may not get to view it until tomorrow, happy to give comment though!

Sifu

Hi Lee,

The simple difference with these two ranges and palms is exactly that…

Basic – If stepping in behind the leg and using the stance, Tan and palm to push someone away, then yes the palm is landing and it is low, low because this helps to give ‘lift’, lightening the load a little while the tam and leg are used for top and bottom…[Read more]

Hi Radu and welcome to the family!

Darlington isn’y that far away so I’m sure we’ll meet at some point.

Have you requested to join our Facebook group yet?

Sifu