Thinking about the OP in terms of philosophy of forward pressure. Different arts approach forward pressure in different ways. Boxing for example...
I was not suggesting that one should just cover up and play defence. it is more about how one can reasonably both attack and defend whilst coping...
In essence you are describing the first 7-8 seconds of a common form of violent assault - the Blitz attack. It relies as much on the victim being...
It is I who should apologies. Your post was considered and well put, where as I my reply may have been overly vehement. I just find it...
I disagree 100%. The most usefull thing I learned in martial arts is how to fall. a month ago I caught something in the front wheel of my...
That's interesting. I am familiar with the shifting from elbow to shoulder but I associate it more with grappling styles than with wing chun. Once...
I agree that it would be "esoteric sensei talk" which is as I understand it code for a slander on my charter as a teacher. if! I were saying that...
Learning is a personal journey . what is right for one person is not right for all. what is right at one time may not be right all of the time....
This is a profound truth. For me the reason that I practice forms is three fold. because of the joy of practicing them. Because they are an...
As someone who uses the kung fu wing arm all the time I can cheerfully say that the use and form are identical at boxing range. the shoulder and...
My teacher taught me a number of throws. He explained to me the physics behind each throw. he explained to me the biomechanics behind each throw....
For me forms are like text books. - yes you take stuff from text books to write essays and improve your own understanding of the art. But I would...
From the article linked in Davids post. So when it comes to stretching before physical activity there are different kinds of stretches and...
I prefer to get my students to do two person stretches. when working on flexibility. Although I dont like the way this eats into training time....
This is what I call a warm up. increase in heart rate. increase in blood flow to muscles. slight increase in temperature of muscles to plasticise...
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