Wilde Ving Tsun Association

1st section of the wooden dummy

There is no class tonight. Here's a video of Sifu Jeff performing the 1st section of the wooden dummy. The 1st section uses Sip-Ma for the step.

1st section of the wooden dummy Sifu Jeff performing the 1st section of the wooden dummy. The 1st section uses Sip-Ma for the step. The purpose of the dummy form is to 1) teach coordination...

2nd section of the wooden dummy

Sifu Jeff performing the 2nd section of the wooden dummy. The 2nd section uses Biu-Ma for the step. The purpose of the dummy form is to 1) teach coordination of Yiu-Ma with techniques, 2) teach travelling the shortest distance from one movement to the next, and 3) teach the technique application/purpose. The dummy form has been referred to as a “high level combat form”, it should be done with power and intent.

2nd section of the wooden dummy Sifu Jeff performing the 2nd section of the wooden dummy. The 2nd section uses Biu-Ma for the step. The purpose of the dummy form is to 1) teach coordination...

Wing Chun Chi Sao lessons in Hong Kong

It's important to be careful with Dan-Chi and not face sideways like you're fencing. Dan Chi-Sau allows you to focus on one arm, but the concepts and principles are the same as Chi-Sau. One of Master Heimberger's principles was "Face the form", which means you should keep both hands in range of your opponent to help control and avoid getting hit.

Sifu Jeff also requires his students chamber the hand not in use to help with training and body awareness.

Wing Chun Chi Sao lessons in Hong Kong Wing Chun master teaching students in famous Hong Kong school

Ip Ching on Wing Chun’s first form, Siu Lim Tao (English subtitled)

A good Jing Ma (front stance, Sil Lim Tau stance) stance should feel like you’re sitting on a chair or a stool. The standard below is what is considered proper. Video for reference below.

1. Inside of feet are equal to outside of shoulder

2. Toes pointed slightly in – be careful not to turn them in too much, this is something a lot of practitioners do and it's hard on the knees and makes your stance weaker

3. Knees are bent to, but never past, toes - many practitioners aren't low enough, making them less rooted in their stance

4. Knees pulled in just enough to keep feet flat, should feel like you’re gripping the floor with your feet - don't pull your knees in too far or else you will have knee pain and a weaker stance, we've been told this is done to protect against a groin kick but that's not going to protect you against a groin kick and it's making your stance weaker

5. Hips rocked forward and butt pulled up - many practitioners don't keep their hips and pelvis in the correct position and lose structure in their stance, especially when stepping

6. Flatten back and raise the skeleton - don't pull with your chest, use your back, this provides a lot of structure without using tension (muscle)

7. Back of head in line with the back of the feet - your balance will be at risk if your head is beyond the back of your feet

8. Knee to shoulder is in a straight line - a curved line is less structurally strong and more likely to sacrifice your balance

Ip Ching on Wing Chun’s first form, Siu Lim Tao (English subtitled) Ip Ching on points to focus on when learning Siu Lim Tao

Class time has moved to 6pm to 8pm. See you in class tonight!

Class time has moved to 6pm to 8pm. See you in class tonight!

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Lanzway, the online business where Sifu Jeff has our shirts and other WVTA merchandise, is having a Black Friday sale. The sale starts 11/24 and Ends 11/28. Spend at least $32 and they automatically apply a 17% Discount.

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No class this week. We're also moving back to 6pm to 8pm. See you December 1st!

No class this week. We're also moving back to 6pm to 8pm. See you December 1st!

Ip Ching Sifu chi sao 葉正師父 23-Nov-2011

Poon-Sau focuses on Sil-Lim-Tau lines and same side while Chum-Kiu is more dynamic and adds crossing to your opponents other side. Sifu Jeff likes to think of Poon-Sau as Sil-Lim-Tau and Chi-Sau as Chum-Kiu. The concepts you learn in Poon-Sau can and should be applied in Chi-Sau.

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We've posted this a while ago, but it's worth reposting. Kung Fu does not mean martial arts, it means "supreme skill from hard work." Keep training and striving to improve.

We've posted this a while ago, but it's worth reposting. Kung Fu does not mean martial arts, it means "supreme skill from hard work." Keep training and striving to improve.

Chum-Kiu

When you are in Chum-Kiu-Ma, you should be able to lift your front leg without having to move or adjust your body/balance. This is true no matter how little you shift/turn.

Chum-Kiu Sifu Jeff performing Chum-Kiu. Chum-Kiu teaches Yiu-Ma and coordination of Yiu-Ma With Siu Lim Tau techniques.

Biu-Gee

When the front arm is performing Biu-Sau or Cup-Jern in Biu-Gee, the back arm should have Wu-Sau energy. This is done to ensure the proper elbow energy is there so the back arm can transition to a Biu-Sau.

Biu-Gee SIfu Jeff performing Biu-Gee. Bui-Gee teaches speed and power from opposite directions and controlling that power with your mind. Both hands should have the ...

正宗葉問詠春傳人 宗師葉正與大師郭思牧 在佛山葉問堂外 黐手示範 Ip Ching Sam Kwok Chi Sau outside Ip Man Tong

Grandmaster Ip Ching uses the Biu-Gee Lap-Sau at 0:24 in the video below. It's different than the two handed Lap-Sau in the dummy because the back hand is pinning (Gum-Sau) rather than Lap'ing. Note how it causes his opponent to bend over. This is why you need to think Gum-Sau with the back hand when you practice this in Bui-Gee.

正宗葉問詠春傳人 宗師葉正與大師郭思牧 在佛山葉問堂外 黐手示範 Ip Ching Sam Kwok Chi Sau outside Ip Man Tong Ip Ching and Sam Kwok wing Chun Chi Sau outside the Ip man tong in China 2009 http://www.kwokwingchun.comGet advice and training from Master Kwok where ever ...

Ip Ching, Eric Li, Russ Cichon Wing Chun Po Pai applied..! (1990’s)

Video of Grandmaster Ip Ching demonstrating how to Po-Pai on Sifu Russ Cichon.

Ip Ching, Eric Li, Russ Cichon Wing Chun Po Pai applied..! (1990’s) In memory of my wonderful sifu Ip Ching..!

Ip Ching Wing Chun Wooden Dummy Section 1 (English subtitles)

Your elbow does not always point straight down. Where it's pointing depends on both the position of your arm and the application. If you force your elbow to point down when it shouldn't, your shoulder will turn in and you will lose proper structure and power. And you will probably be more tense.

0:42 - Ip Ching uses a Biu-Sau to defend an attack
0:50 - Ip Ching grabs is opponent's neck

Ip Ching Wing Chun Wooden Dummy Section 1 (English subtitles) Ip Ching explains the first section of the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy form

Ip Ching Wing Chun Wooden Dummy Section 1 (English subtitles)

New class location and time (7pm to 9pm) tonight. Hope to see you there!

Ip Ching Wing Chun Wooden Dummy Section 1 (English subtitles) Ip Ching explains the first section of the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy form

Pat Harris School of Dance · 1225 N McKinney Ln, Boise, ID 83704

Sifu Jeff has found a new place to teach in the Pat Harris School of Dance building. It's at the end of the street, we're going to be in the big room on the 1st floor. Classes start next week, so no break in classes. Please note that the class time has changed to 7pm to 9pm.

Pat Harris School of Dance · 1225 N McKinney Ln, Boise, ID 83704 ★★★★★ · Dance school

Wilde Ving Tsun Association updated their address.

Wilde Ving Tsun Association updated their address.

詠春黐手基礎練習 2 Basic Chi Sau practice 2

17 minute video of Sifu Dennis Lee helping a student with Chi-Sau.

詠春黐手基礎練習 2 Basic Chi Sau practice 2 練習正確手法及力流反應

The crossfit gym we have classes in is closing on September 17th. We are having classes through September 15th. We will post updates. We want to thank Kaia Fit for giving us a place to have classes. They've been great to work with and very respectful.

The crossfit gym we have classes in is closing on September 17th. We are having classes through September 15th. We will post updates. We want to thank Kaia Fit for giving us a place to have classes. They've been great to work with and very respectful.

Sifu Adie Gray Chi Sau with Grandmaster Ip Ching

Grandmaster Ip Ching Chi-Sau'ing with Sifu Adie Gray.

Sifu Adie Gray Chi Sau with Grandmaster Ip Ching Sifu Adie Gray Chi Sau with Grandmaster Ip Ching outside the Ip Man Tong September 2009

Chu Shong Tin on Siu Lim Tao and the power of the mind’s intent (English subtitled)

Chu Shong Tin on Sil-Lim-Tao and the power of the mind’s intent. It's interesting and has English subtitles.

Chu Shong Tin on Siu Lim Tao and the power of the mind’s intent (English subtitled) Chu Shong Tin speaks about how practicing Wing Chun’s Siu Lim Tao Form makes you stronger and how he believes that this is related to a part of the brain whe...

Roland Tong Cho Chi on Wong Shun Leung (English subtitled)

Roland Tong Cho Chi discusses Wong Shun Leung's skill with Yiu-Ma in this video. Note that it has English subtitles.

He points out that a lot of instructors don't understand Yiu-Ma and use muscles instead.

This quote summarizes how you coordinate Yiu-Man - "Legs, waist, elbow together to generate power" (0:37).

Yiu-Ma isn't just turning your waist as this quote points out - "They twist waist not ascend waist" (0:18). Sifu Jeff was told by Grandmaster Ip Ching that you turn at the belly button. Ip Ching had incredible Yiu-Ma. This means you don't turn using your hips, knees or legs.

Roland Tong Cho Chi on Wong Shun Leung (English subtitled) Cliff Au Yeung interviews Roland Tong about Wong Shun Leung. Cliff addresses Roland as Si-Suk (Apprenticeship younger uncle) therefore Roland began learning ...

Grandmaster Ip Ching 葉正 doing Sil Lim Tao, Chum Kil, Bil Jee

Ving Tsun doesn't change concepts when you learn a new form. The stance you learn in Sil-Lim-Tau is the same as Chum-Kiu. You just learn new ways to apply it such as stepping, kicking, etc.

When you're in your Sil-Lim-Tau stance, your knee should be over and inline with your toe. Even when you shift/turn, your knee shouldn't be past your toe.

Be careful to not have your feet splayed out. The lower leg bones aren't completely straight up and down, but the angle is very minimal. This doesn't change when you shift/turn, refer to 5:51 in the video.

Grandmaster Ip Ching 葉正 doing Sil Lim Tao, Chum Kil, Bil Jee Grandmaster Ip Ching, younger son of Grandmaster Ip Man doing the 3 forms. Grandmaster Ip Man lived with Ip Ching during the last 10 years of his life. For l...

Sil-Lim-Tau

The opening movements in the empty hand forms are teaching the concept Hoi-Ma, not getting you into your stance. Hoi-Ma is the motion of turning your foot in or out to control your opponent's leg. The shuffle after the second Hoi-Ma movement (0:04 in video below) is to get into your stance. You should know your stance well enough to get into it without going into Hoi-Ma first.

Sil-Lim-Tau Sifu Jeff performing Sil-Lim-Tau. Sil-Lim-Tau teaches proper position and power of techniques.

Ip Man Siu Nim Tao (SLOW!)

Tai-Sau is a concept rather than a technique (refer to 3:30 in the video). The concept is teaching you how to attack without pulling your arm back to get more power. The wrist is bent to strengthen and stretch the wrist.

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Grandmaster Ip Ching 葉正 doing Sil Lim Tao, Chum Kil, Bil Jee

When you're working your forms, be aware of both correct intent and incorrect intent. For example, when you're doing the 1st Tan-Sau in Sil-Lim-Tau, you should have elbow intent and no shoulder tension/intent. Being able to control your intent in your whole body is a very important, and challenging, Ving Tsun skill.

Sil-Lim-Tau: 1:47 - 1st Tan-Sau, his shoulder doesn't tense or raise and there is no wrist wiggle or wind up

Biu-Gee: 10:44 - He doesn't flick his wrist as it comes out, which many practitioners do.

Grandmaster Ip Ching 葉正 doing Sil Lim Tao, Chum Kil, Bil Jee Grandmaster Ip Ching, younger son of Grandmaster Ip Man doing the 3 forms. Grandmaster Ip Man lived with Ip Ching during the last 10 years of his life. For l...

Ip Chun on Wing Chun Chi Sau (English subtitled)

Grandmaster Ip Chun discussing Chi-Sau.

Two great quotes: "Chi Sao is not free fighting" and "Chi Sao shouldn't become a fight"

Ip Chun on Wing Chun Chi Sau (English subtitled) Ip Chun on the benefits of Chi Sao training in Wing Chun.

Does practice really make perfect?

Consistent training is important for keeping and improving your skills. However, it's not just how often you train, but how well you train. Per the article below, deliberate practice significantly improves your results.

"Within each domain, the researchers averaged the reported results across all relevant studies. They found that "deliberate practice" -- defined as engagement in structured activities created specifically to improve performance in a specific field -- explained 26 percent of the variance in performance for games, 21 percent for music, 18 percent for sports, 4 percent for education and less than 1 percent for professions."

Does practice really make perfect? Does practice really make perfect? It's an age-old question, and a new study finds that while practice won't make you perfect, it will usually make you better at what you're practicing. "Other factors matter as well, but even so, no one says that practice will ever hurt you; but be careful if you ar...

Great post. Anything you can do outside of class will help. Set yourself a goal to train at least 10 minutes a day and you will see improvements and benefits.

Clean footage of Grandmaster Ip Man - 叶问 - 葉問 - 葉繼問-小念頭-尋橋-木人樁

Each form teaches specific skills, principles, and applications. The first four forms are taught in the order below to ensure proper understanding of critical concepts.

We can't stress enough the importance of making it a habit to do the forms you know everyday.

Forms:
SLT: Proper position and power of position of techniques
CK: teaching Yiu-Ma and coordination of Yiu-Ma With Siu Lim Tau techniques
Wooden dummy: Coordination of Yiu-Ma with techniques, Travelling shortest distance from one movement to the next, Technique application/purpose
Biu-Gee: teaching speed and power from opposite directions and controlling that power with your mind

Clean footage of Grandmaster Ip Man - 叶问 - 葉問 - 葉繼問-小念頭-尋橋-木人樁 The first FREE release of Ip Man doing the 3 forms Sil Lim Tao, Chum Kiu and Mok Jang Jong in High Quality! It is time the world worked together to preserve ...

Ip Ching sifu and Samual Kwok

We worked this drill in class last week (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJXZpjT9SIw&list=PLZlOoArU-yWZBGFAzfwjVmIj6_Ey7eimH&index=1). Several students told Sifu Jeff that the third Lap-Sau (0:11) can be challenging. It can be at until you get familiar with it. The second link is a video of Grandmaster Ip Ching reviewing Chi-Sau at a Sifu Samuel Kwok seminar. He does the same Lap-Sau at 8:15. We would recommend watching it in slow motion, see playback speed under settings.

The second video is a great example of how to use the Chi-Sau structures. We recommend watching it at least once a month.

Ip Ching sifu and Samual Kwok Wing Chun Chi Sao ip ching sifu , master samuel kwok

Ip Ching on Ip Man the reluctant teacher (English subtitled)

Video with English subtitles fo Grandmaster Ip Ching talking about Grandmaster Ip Man's reluctance to be a teacher.

Ip Ching on Ip Man the reluctant teacher (English subtitled) Ip Ching on Ip Man’s reluctance to be a teacher

The 1st Fak-Su in the 2nd section of the wooden dummy is used to attack your opponent. Because your elbow should already be pointing at your opponent's core, all you need to do is extend your arm using elbow power/intent. Don't use a sawing motion or push your arm forward, that's using shoulder intent. Also, don't turn your arm so that your palm faces the dummy body. You need to use the side of your hand to attack, not your palm.

The 1st Fak-Su in the 2nd section of the wooden dummy is used to attack your opponent. Because your elbow should already be pointing at your opponent's core, all you need to do is extend your arm using elbow power/intent. Don't use a sawing motion or push your arm forward, that's using shoulder intent. Also, don't turn your arm so that your palm faces the dummy body. You need to use the side of your hand to attack, not your palm.

Wooden dummy

Grandmaster Ip Ching demonstrating the Jum-Sau + Heun-Sau in the 3rd section of the wooden dummy.

Wooden dummy Ip Ching 3rd section