What To Do When WING CHUN TRAPPING Won't Work

[@paulc6851]

Hi Gary! As a long time wing chun practitioner I want to congratulate you for having the best explanations I have ever heard! Trough practice I reached the same conclusions but you won't hear them ofter because most WC practitioners act like some cult followers nowadays instead of sparring hard..

[@GaryMaWingChun]

Thank you for the kind words Paul C! It means a lot. I must admit though that I am not an advocate of hard sparring, as I am concerned with its long term effects on health. I do however tip my hat off to the brave people who are willing to sacrifice their bodies in search of the truth. Most Wing Chun schools are pretty cult-like.

[@uli9084]

2:18 that was the reason that Sifu Guiterez invented Wingfight. to cover the short hooks.

[@GaryMaWingChun]

In Wing Chun, hooks of different ranges can be defended using Biu Sau, Gou Bong Sau or Lok Jaang techniques, which are covered in the Biu Jee and MYJ forms. I made a video about the topic if you're interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmrXe5J6ZbWCnMU

[@Aniontedone]

After a successful pac da of the lead punch change to lop da on the same lead arm to destroy his structure.

[@gpsupdatesbycarl2308]

I like your tips ... very good

[@GaryMaWingChun]

Thanks for watching CARL GPSUPDATES!

[@davidwilliams4837]

Well stated. I always appreciate your videos and the work that goes into them. You illustrated these concepts with great care. Position affords opportunity. Balance allows response. Wing Chun is NOT about trapping. Trapping happens due to the center-line understanding: which couples two "ideas": one which is "center", but the other is "lines of force". This is more easily seen on the wooden dummy. But Wing Chun attacks and intercepts lines of force, making contact "control" [as surface divides force]. The idea is to directly, and without wasting energy, find their center and put them down. One under-looked element of Wing Chun is subtle advancing and knee placement to avoid and skim past lines of attack. Centering does NOT meant we stand in between their arms, it means that even if we attack their side, we are driving to the "tailbone" or "center" of balance so they cannot escape the force applied. If we advance [and "wedge"] alongside their lines or past the lead leg at the proper angle, the opponent's balance and ability to strike is severely diminished. In your Pak Da example you explain what we need to do [we can also make contact with their lead elbow to limit the ability of the offhand to produce power and turn. We can even do this pressing our knee at an angle at their knee or leg. Also: closing and taking their base WHILE angling to the side can be just as effective and limit their ability to gain balance. One key to power is demonstrated in all the forms: the knee. A perfect punch uses subtle spine rotation and hip squeeze [we do not pivot our feet like boxers: our "center" and the stance allows subtle shifting by the barest hip trigger, which turns our feet with a more stable, violent approach] which ends up in the knee pointing directly to where the "apex" [fist] connects. When we take someone offline, we can, by clever positioning, keep their knees trapped to prevent our attacker from maneuvering and producing optimal power. Even small movements in this way can destroy an opponent's structure, something we are trained to understand by the "mirrored" first form. In short: We don't need to trap to be efficient and powerful. The quicker we get in and take the base away from the opponent, the easier it is to apply Wing Chun concepts for take-downs or strikes to finish. Great video as always and thanks.

[@GaryMaWingChun]

Hi David, thank you for contributing to the discussion in insightful ways. Very much appreciated. kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6DRmIttZbJpiKc

[@ericwright8498]

Great explanation 👌

[@GaryMaWingChun]

Thank you 🙂

[@georgepap6561]

Very nice Gary

[@GaryMaWingChun]

Thanks George!

[@gavinst.clairthedefiningmo9985]

I don't know if you've done one already. Could you please do a video on stepping footwork. How it really is applied in combat situation.

[@GaryMaWingChun]

Hi Gavin, that is a fantastic question. Two feet anchored in concrete (YJKYM) is great for training rootedness to have a good base for hand techniques, but horrible for actual combat. I have a couple playlists on understanding basic Wing Chun stances, footwork and shifting. I'll try to put something out to show how to tie all that together in combat. But in the meantime, perhaps you might be interested in these videos regarding footwork: Shifting playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/faS6nWNmgs2CsMk Stances and footwork playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5uxd4SMo755fbM And you might be interested in the Max Holloway video I did: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5TGiWyig8aGoK8

[@gavinst.clairthedefiningmo9985]

@@GaryMaWingChun , Hi sir. A month ago , I asked you how stepping footwork is applied in a combat situation. You provided 3 videos that could give a general idea but I was hoping you would do one yourself specifically addressing THAT topic. Look forward to seeing if you will this coming year . Thank you.

[@Aniontedone]

He can’t spin on you when you apply lop da after pac da.