Disappointment

Disappointment

Disappointment Stuck in level 1 Since I returned to Wing Chun in June, I’ve had a feeling I’m treated like a total beginner who just started training.  I understand why. For more than one year, it seemed I quit. I had health and work problems, and...
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Of Blocks And Steps

Of Blocks And Steps Blocks? Steps? What are these?    SiFu told us something I’d probably heard before, but completely forgot.   In Wing Chun, every step is a kick and every block is an attack.   It’s not easy to grasp when you’ve...
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The Elbow Saga

The Elbow Saga An Elbow Tale   Today during training we did a new cycle that comes from chi sao. One is inside doing bong sao and the other defends with a fook sao, like chi sao goes. Then from tan sao, one punches the opponent. The opponent blocks the punch,...
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Footwork Milestone

Footwork Milestone Yes, it Finally Happened Today, despite my lack of sleep for a while, I performed a very concentrated and stable Wing Chun practice.  After doing my favorite punches in the air, singles, doubles, triples and quadruples while standing on one leg and...
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Wing Chun Bits Of Philosophy

The Wing Chun Philosophy Tiny bits of what resonates with me Things Wing Chun Wing Chun movements are just mechanical movements if we don’t examine the philosophy behind them. Whether I play a musical instrument or practice Wing Chun, I should remain calm....
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Footwork when not training

Footwork When Not Training Footwork When Not Training? Yesterday there was a training, but my mouth was still killing me and I didn’t go.  So I practiced footwork at home. Wing Chun again, mostly, with a bit of Eskrima on the side.  Eskrima footwork is pretty...