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Theory/General This is intended to be a catchall section of theory, philosophy, sayings, rules of thumb, and other generalities. Most of this is somewhere else in the notebook, or the Level 1 Manual. 3 types of training in wing chun: techniques, drills, and exercises. Techniques are what you use in a fight. Drills are not for combat, but develop positioning and sensitivity. Exercises strengthen you. Most of the techniques which I describe as "in response to a R punch" can be described as from an outer R-outer R reference point. Some wing chun schools train for a long time from reference points before ever throwing punches. You don't have to wait for him to R punch, though. Just throw (example) a R backfist at his head. He will probably block outwards with his R hand. You are now at the reference point you want for many techniques, such as pak sao, fun sao high, etc. If he blocks across with his L hand, you have other techniques, such as lop & gwai jahng, fun sao (to the inside), etc. Training tip: if confused slightly about a sequence, simplify it for training purposes by starting at the appropriate reference point. Once comfortable, then go back and throw hands. Glass head, cotton body, iron hand. The four gates. Kicks can be done from same range as punch, and should close distance like a toh ma. So, anytime toh ma is appropriate, can substitute a kick. Punch with the elbow, not the hand. If the energy of the punch is in the hand, the energy is diverted when the punch is blocked. If the energy is kept in the elbow, the elbow continues driving forward if the hand is blocked or parried. This allows the elbow to strike, or the forearm to whip about into a jao sao or fun sao. Two constant ideas: "centerline" and "45 degreesangle". Angling of attacks: The body above the solar plexus is constructed to withstand downward force, below, to withstand upward force. Pulling on hair down doesn't bother people as much as lifting upwards. The shin hurts more from a downward scrape than an upward one. Should remember angling attacks up or down, depending on target level. Clock principle for fingertips on palmstrikes. Train in grappling because not all fights are fistfights. Some fights begin with a grab. Wing chun players dislike going to the ground. Wrestling on the ground can be an effective one-on-one technique if the terrain permits, but may not be a good strategy if the arena is an alley with broken bottles. Also, groundwork does not allow you to consider multiple opponents. Most of the wrist/elbow locks involve trapping his hand once he grabs and counterattacking by applying leverage to the wrist, elbow, or both, frequently so as to secure him for a strike. Corollary: if you grab someone and they grab your hand/wrist to secure it in place, you have a problem. Conventions and Shorthand Used in this Notebook 1. "Defender" faces North, footwork described in compass direction. W means step to the left, E means step to the right, NW means step 45 degreesdiagonal left/forward. 2. Capital L and R mean left and right. 3. Angles of body parts in degrees. 4. Most medical terminology & some specialty terms prone/supine, pronate/supinate, abduct/adduct, superior/ inferior, counter-clockwise/clockwise 5. Angles of strikes between A and B either in degrees, or Inosanto (1-12), plus a #13 vertically downwards, and 14 & 15 as mirrors of 6 & 7 thrusts upwards and inwards. add 1-12 diagram 6. When arms meet, reference point (see discussion at beginning of Section 5). Shorthand: i,o: inner, outer. L,R: Left (hand), Right (hand). First abbrev. before the slash is the performer of the technique, 2nd is the opponent. So an upward R arm block against a R backfist would meet as oR/oR. A L hand crossing block against a R punch (as in the block in pak sao-lop sao) would be oR/iL. Options to consider: use A & B for participants for extra, but redundant, clarity. For later, when get to chi gerk (not right now), will I be able to assume arm/leg is understandable from context, or will I need to add H & F (Arm & Leg not acceptable L(eg)<>L(eft). May need to add several locational (hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, upper arm[bicep/tricep area?, shoulder, and toe/sole/instep/heel(bottom/back)/ankle/shin/knee/thigh) terms. Vocabulary Class sil
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