Hi Lee,

No worries.

Regarding the Biu, the idea of that was that if I try to punch you with my right fist, using your right Biu, try to place your right hand on my right shoulder, that was the idea.
When you referred to ‘the opposite side’ it got me wondering?

As for the Bong, do try the pole idea, however a simple idea is to just consider…[Read more]

Welcome to the family Cris,

Hopefully you’ll like it here so much you don’t want to leave! 🙂

Sifu Ward

Fully extend yes, but do not LOCK your arm.

That’s the difference we’re looking for.

Hi Nick,

Hope you have an amazing time on hilly, that sounds wonderful.

1/
I understand the live sessions but glad you’re available for catchups

2/
Great goals

3/
Punches – correct, think of this
when we turning punch the target does not move (hence fist in centre, blade attacks the shoulder)
But in stepping this alters, as does your target,…[Read more]

Hi Nick,

I’ve just jumped onto my laptop to see that this reply had not been sent!
I wrote it days ago.

Anyway, the points were:

The punches in general need a tiny bit of work in relaxing (remember the acceleration and brake idea?)

As for your aim of the punches when stepping, aim these to centre (the blade, not the fist.

Garns – mistake but…[Read more]

As promised. 🙂

Tuesday 27th April,
Todays blog:
The Eight Kicks of The Wooden Dummy,

The Eight Kicks of The Wooden Dummy

Hi Lee,

Remember the attack does not occur until you reach your destination, the pushing out (from Kwun) if successful will hit when in reach, however the same issue is being played by the defending ‘pushing down’ (from Garn), neither will be concerned with ‘the attack’ UNTIL the power battle has been won

That ok?

Hi Helen, and thank you Lee for your assistance,

In the dummy Form there are 116 moves but as the number 8 is lucky in Chinese, they like to say there are 108 PLUS, 8 kicks, the kicks however do not refer completely to kicks but more to footwork.

I will write a blog on this for you tomorrow to make it clear (I’m just driving back from a holiday…[Read more]

Hi Lee,

The Po Pie from Kwun is an attack, pushing out first, the Po Pie from Garn is the defence for this attack.

As for the closes, this is more the principle than the technique (the ability to scoop around, attack down centre, defend centre, counter attack) and that is why it is worth training more, also the Po Pie is the principle of…[Read more]

HA!! LOL

Ashley, you crack me up 🙂

Siu Lim Tau CAN be done seated BUT, the best way is if it is one of those seats you kneel on, if that makes sense???

They had these years ago for working in offices, saying they were better posture etc.

In failing that, TODAY it’s hard work, but out the time in and it will get easier.

Now where did I…[Read more]

Not until you are 100% sure

HA! HA!

The names Ward, Sifu Ward 🙂

No rushing remember, it is better to allow things to digest at a nice pace, and DO always return to the basics, it will help you in the long run.

Happy training Monroe!

This is a blog you will find interesting.

I hope you can hear this ok,

Sifu

A Badly Pronounced Pak Sau – (Alexandre Dumas)

Hello Jean-Luc,

I like this as it is a fair and honest question.

I would like to answer the second question first by saying YES, it is vital that you train both sides and not favour one side over another.
NEVER assume anything, such as thinking that your attacker will always be right handed or that you will always have time to get ready for the…[Read more]

You’re very welcome.

Yes of course.

You’re learning Kung Fu my friend!! 🙂

Hey Monroe,

Always happy to help, although I do quite busy but if you were to pop a form on our FB group I’m sure I’d comment, and I don’t mind the occasion video sending over for critic.

The highest level of membership des include, not only 2 live classes every week but also weekly videos sent to me from YOU, for exactly that reason, for me to…[Read more]

Hi Monroe and welcome!

Thank you for the kind words too.

I visited NY a couple of tears ago and met up with some of our guys out there in Central Park for training, hoping to be back again soon so maybe we’ll get to meet eh?

To answer your questions, there are not belt as such but we do hold assessment certification, you can find the details in…[Read more]

On the Garn the elbow is tight but when changing to the guard it is away, stepping through with the Tan it becomes tight again as it is being ‘used’ but then away again for the guard with the low Lap/Gum

Hope this helps.