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One - Many
1. When you are doing sticking hands fighting, perform one clean action at
a time.
2. When you perform sticking hands fighting, you must use continuous hand
actions.
When fighting, use continuous hand actions in order to prevent an easy
opportunity for counter-attack. When a beginner fights he often does use
continuous hand actions, but they are sloppy, ineffective, do not tie
together and do not relate to the opponent's actions. Therefore, the
beginner should slow down and observe what is happening. Do not just rely
on speed. Use techniques properly, and be clear and precise. The technique
should be chosen according to what the opponent is doing. Only when all
the elements are correct, do you apply continuous hand action.
Light - Heavy
1. When you perform the sticking hands, you should be very light with your
force.
2. When you perform the sticking hands, you should be very heavy with your
force.
When you cross hands with an advanced Wing Chun practitioner, he may
sometimes have a very heavy but rubbery force, while at other times it may
be very soft and light. In either case, there is never any stiffness. A
beginner often feels that he should use a lot of strength. The force
experienced from the advanced practitioner
however, is not a stiff kind of pushing force, but one that comes from
total relaxation of the forearms combined with pressure from the elbows,
shoulders, and knees. The beginner should use no muscles in the early part
of sticking hand training. He should just rely on feeling and softness.
Slow - Fast
1. When you perform the sticking hands, you should perform it very slowly.
Don't be like a sewing machine.
2. When you perform the sticking hands, you should roll quickly to develop
good reaction time.
There are two kinds of sticking hands training. One is called the Long
Force sticking hands; the other is called the Short Force sticking hands.
In the Long Force sticking hands, you roll quite slowly, paying great
attention to the feeling, the forces, the stickiness, the pushes and the
pulls. The force is kept very consistent, with an even forward pressure.
In the Short Force sticking hands, the rolling action is quite rapid with
quick disengagements. This is useful for developing a sense of alertness
and quick timing. The order in which these types are learned varies from
school to school. If one kind makes you stiff then try the other.
Strategy - No Strategy
1. Your strategy in Wing Chun is to have NO strategy. Defend aggressively
by doing nothing.
Wing Chun sticking hands teaches you to flow with the opponent's
movement-, Don't try to think of a gre
plan, just let things happen. By having no strategy, it is difficult for
an opponent to figure out your technique as there is nothing to work from.
Let the opponent's actions guide your actions and be like water against a
darn waiting to get in. As soon as a hole appears in the dam, the water
gets in. So when a hole appears in the opponent's defense, your forward
force will automatically move into the opponent. The opponent is said to
defeat himself This is called defense by doing nothing. In essence; defend
by using a minimum of energy and let the opponent guide you to his defeat.
Force - No Force
1. Don't apply force against force.
2. When the opponent's force comes, meet the force. When you are pushed,
push back. When you are pulled, pull back.
When two strong forces collide, the stronger force will dominate over the
weaker force. Therefore the saying, "Don't use force against force"
applies. However, the saying should not be taken literally, to mean you
should collapse right away. In Wing Chun, a lot of techniques are applied
following a condition of maximal pressure. For example, if an opponent
pushes on your arm, push back until the force between you and the opponent
is at a maximum. At this instant, the force should be suddenly reversed,
and a pulling technique applied. When you mirror the opponent' s force, do
so only for an instant. Then change to a soft attacking action (Yin),
followed by a hard one (Yang).
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