What You Don't Know About the Wooden Dummy Form: FIRST SECTION

[@file66]

One thing this video really highlights is: there is always something more to learn. You can read the books on Wing Chun and watch the videos and memorize the forms, and when you show up to the school, Sifu Lam always has more to teach you. More to learn than just simply memorizing the sequence of actions in the form. More than just copying a movement. NOT LEARN TO IMITATE, LEARN TO USE. Thank you for sharing - another great lesson, thanks again

[@GaryLamWingChunKungFu]

Thank you for your thoughtful comments. And thanks for watching.

[@JKDVIPER]

Fantastic and good point. A lot of teacher’s probably teach the TAN and LOP on set 1-2 as an inside action when in reality it represents the outside TAN more safely. If we TAN’d inside the wrist, maybe no choice or bad reaction, we’d already hit with that same hand so there’s no need to tan inside and reach for the head. A simple 1-2 would be more than sufficient. I reality, it’s an OUTSIDE ACTION. Wrong bong is only when we aren’t properly facing them and get turned away. 💯💡😉

[@GaryLamWingChunKungFu]

I always appreciate your verty astute analysis of my videos. Thank you..

[@JKDVIPER]

1:21 I noticed something. I understand that the back hand tan and da on a tan da is an outside action. The lesson makes sense. But how about, using a tan on the left peg to start let’s say, and reaching in with the other arm behind the jong to grab. If we simply go to center pole with the tan hand as a punch, we can detach and T OFF with a DOUBLE HIT. Also, if we GRAB with the tan hand itself as soon as we take inside peg, the other right hand can punch. Those would be just observations. Stuff I thought of. I do see how that inside control lop and grab behind the jong work OUTSIDE best. I’m merely thinking of a way to use them inside to teach with it. 😎🤙🏿💯your thoughts teacher. I definitely see THE GAMBLE. I have a move where I’ll have a lead left leg and lead left tan and right arm palm, to right hand pak sao ans left punch, which resets a left tan da with right hand lead palm. A double tan da with pak da cheung in between.

[@GaryLamWingChunKungFu]

You have a good understanding of the movements. If you're inside, and your tan goes to the center instead of the shoulder, you are leaving yourself open to attack. But it depends upon the situation. Nothing is absolute. If you can make it work, then it works.

[@JKDVIPER]

@@GaryLamWingChunKungFu I know what you mean. It’s a gamble unless we can get that palm and cheung off in a 1-2 maybe shift. Risky though. I also thought about entering with the double lop, I forget the name I apologize, when we grab behind is it MENG SAO or something. Anyways, if we did it my way suggested, his back hand could be active I see. I’m thinking double hit and bong the opposite way. As in, right arm tan goes on right peg, palm goes in to center pole, left hand yut gee cheung in 1-2, then bong LEFT with the right arm stepping left. Those were just no choice wrong bong ideas. Awesome tutorial.

[@GaryLamWingChunKungFu]

@@JKDVIPER Test out your ideas. Don’t just listen to me. Learn for yourself.

[@JKDVIPER]

@@GaryLamWingChunKungFu absolutely. I think if I had to learn one thing from this lesson, it would be the whole point to you taking time to explain WHY we should use it outside. I see the gamble hand being to risky. And I appreciate that encouragement.” This is a seriously classy outfit. ☺️💯

[@SUF-py4ix]

The dummy arms are straight punches aren’t they? It’s the turn that is made which has them deviating whether inside or outside. Nobody is aiming to punch the opposite shoulder

[@GaryLamWingChunKungFu]

Yes. And because the dummy is limited in its actions, you have to mentally visualize what your opponent is doing.

[@Mo.Ismael43]

Thank you Sifu Gary 🙏🏼

[@GaryLamWingChunKungFu]

You got it.

[@Mo.Ismael43]

@@GaryLamWingChunKungFu Sure Sifu 👍🏼

[@MartintheworldChampion]

Sifu Gary, i need your help, i have a problem with the fear of being hit in the face, everybody i know got rid of that fear, and when I pucnh, they act like i just threw a tenis ball, they literally catch and block it, but when i try to block punches or even counterattack, I'm scared as if someone uses a gun agaisnt me, i blink, i lean back, i run away, i raise my knee because of that fear, only a few moments when i managed to block everything so easly because my opponent was shorter and his punches were so easy to block because of his body structure, and can't even scare me off with fake jabs, but my brother is scary as f*** 😂, i don't know how to deal with him, he just throws me at wall and the pressure is killing me, I'm so afraid i blink lean back and give up, my techniques work only when I'm straight and not scared, I don know how to cure this 😢

[@GaryLamWingChunKungFu]

You need to train more. The more you train, the more your confidence will improve.

[@mathmusicstructure]

Thank you so much!

[@GaryLamWingChunKungFu]

Thanks for watching.

[@paklee630]

In the first section, the left arm of wooden dummy is the punch from your opponent‘s right hand, and vice versa😉 But in some moves of first section, the arm of the wooden dummy doesn’t exist🙃

[@GaryLamWingChunKungFu]

In most cases.

[@theboss-xi6ty]

His son is sleeping in the background😭

[@kennethlhau]

That's not his son.

[@ChinWah77]

I don’t see Ray nowhere 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@GaryLamWingChunKungFu]

Yeah, Ray's not in the shot.

[@schoolchoice2176]

Very good teaching from Sifu Gary but have to disagree a little bit. Bong in this section is a wrong Bong, so you do Tan Da to correct the wrong Bong.

[@JKDVIPER]

The only thing that makes a bong wrong or not, would be if you FACE or not. Meaning, if he’s a righty southpaw, and we go in right hand lead, BIJONG we’d be facing away from him. But as you know, we learn that way too. But if we face him with a left up front, just a slight turn, that first TAN would be inside his wrist. If we bong facing, it’s correct. If we bong lead hand facing away, it’s wrong. 😎🤘🏼💡💯so on a lefty let’s say, I’d face him with a right up front, use bong Sao on a punch, move, and change. The change putting us inside of course. If I go back right hand bong and twist it in it would be a wrong bong. Wrong bong is best used as a fake. As far as the TAN SAO and LOP SAO on the set, set 1-2 both have us grabbing outside even though it’s done in practicality on the inside peg/ but it’s really used in applications outside. Not safe inside. As you know, if we TAN’D inside? We’d hit with that hand first. So people teaching the TAN and LOP as an inside action is wrong. 💯💡☑️👈🏻😎

[@leungyitai7008]

It could be wrong bong, but usually people dont just leave their arm out there for you to bong then switch to tan, they pull back and hit you with the other hand. If its correct bong, then the other punch comes and you tan on the outside. Its 2 separate punches, thats why he says you have to use you're imagination. Many things in Wing Chun can be used can be used in multiple situations. The techniques are versatile.

[@Stanly-Stud]

Bong bong bong ...so funny 😂 WT , WC , VT....HAHA all just arguing amongst themselves We are the original from Yip...no we are....bunch of idiots

[@file66]

@@JKDVIPER Thank you for your thought-provoking comments - much appreciated