This curriculum is an outline of our Wing Chun Training System. This system integrates solo training with partner training. Solo and partner training each develop a specific skill set that when integrated together in a training system make a complete, balanced, and safe methodology of training. It's impossible to list every single drill that we practice, and every skill developed, but this list contains the foundation and core of our training. The levels listed here are not actually linear. The student will always continue to practice and refine each level they are at as well as all the levels learned earlier. Each level is meant to be added to the skills already developed to progressively add complexity to each layer of skill, to hone and develop skills to higher and higher levels. When a student reaches level 6 they will still be refining and developing level 1. This process/journey never ends. The depth of learning is proportional to the time and effort the student is willing to dedicate themselves to.
Solo training for wing chun skills development
The Wing Chun Training system integrates solo training with partner training. Solo training and partner training each develop a specific skill set that when integrated together in a training system, make a complete and balanced system of training.
Wing Chun solo development includes three empty handed forms (Siu Lim Tau, Chum Kiu, and Biu Gee) one wooden dummy form (Mok Yan Jong), one long pole form (Lok Dim Boon Guan), one knife/short sword form (Bot Jaam Do) and a vast amount of solo technique drills to develop footwork, hand, elbow, shoulder, knee, and kicking skills. All Wing Chun solo forms and drills are designed to develop each of the principles of Wing Chun (structure, position, distance, timing, power, control, balance, body unity, target, neutralize, the Dao, mindfulness, and fierceness). The focus of solo training is to develop all of the WC principles by yourself, without the external forces and influence of a training partner. This allows you to focus on developing your own structure, positioning of your structure to an imaginary target, self timing, power generation, control of your balance and the balance of each structure of your body during movement, body unity (how your body structures are working together) and so on. The better your solo foundation is, the easier it will be to develop and progress in all of the various partner drills that we practice.
Solo drills force you to visualize your target and intent which helps to develop your mind/body connection and strengthen and enhance your understanding and feeling of how your body is moving and adjusting. This training is the foundation of building strong and functional body mechanics.
In the beginning stage of solo development the drills should be executed slowly with control and focus on what you are trying to feel and develop. Later, after the body mechanics are sound, the student should progress to full speed and power development of all the solo drills.
The other obvious benefit of solo drills is that you can still train even when you don't have a training partner, anywhere at any time. But remember, solo training is only one half of the WC Training Network. Without partner training Wing Chun can not be fully developed.
Wing Chun solo development includes three empty handed forms (Siu Lim Tau, Chum Kiu, and Biu Gee) one wooden dummy form (Mok Yan Jong), one long pole form (Lok Dim Boon Guan), one knife/short sword form (Bot Jaam Do) and a vast amount of solo technique drills to develop footwork, hand, elbow, shoulder, knee, and kicking skills. All Wing Chun solo forms and drills are designed to develop each of the principles of Wing Chun (structure, position, distance, timing, power, control, balance, body unity, target, neutralize, the Dao, mindfulness, and fierceness). The focus of solo training is to develop all of the WC principles by yourself, without the external forces and influence of a training partner. This allows you to focus on developing your own structure, positioning of your structure to an imaginary target, self timing, power generation, control of your balance and the balance of each structure of your body during movement, body unity (how your body structures are working together) and so on. The better your solo foundation is, the easier it will be to develop and progress in all of the various partner drills that we practice.
Solo drills force you to visualize your target and intent which helps to develop your mind/body connection and strengthen and enhance your understanding and feeling of how your body is moving and adjusting. This training is the foundation of building strong and functional body mechanics.
In the beginning stage of solo development the drills should be executed slowly with control and focus on what you are trying to feel and develop. Later, after the body mechanics are sound, the student should progress to full speed and power development of all the solo drills.
The other obvious benefit of solo drills is that you can still train even when you don't have a training partner, anywhere at any time. But remember, solo training is only one half of the WC Training Network. Without partner training Wing Chun can not be fully developed.
Partner training for Wing Chun Skills Development - Three phases
The three phases of progressive Wing Chun partner training -
Wing Chun partner drills include chi sau, lut sau (man sau & san sau), gor sau, and a vast array of other two person drills to develop footwork, hand, elbow, shoulder, knee, and kicking techniques as well as joint breaks, and take downs. All Wing Chun partner training is designed to develop the principles of Wing Chun (structure, position, distance, timing, power, control, balance, body unity, target, neutralize, the Dao, mindfulness, and fierceness). Learning and training are progressive. From simple to complex, from slow to full speed, and from totally cooperative to controlled competition. The amount of time a student stays in each phase of training will vary from person to person. Many factors effect a students rate of growth and understanding. The process is not linear from one phase to the next. The student will always continue to practice and refine each level they are at as well as all the levels learned earlier. Each level is meant to be added to the skills already developed to progressively add complexity to each layer of skill, to hone and develop skills to higher and higher levels. When a student reaches level 6 they will still be refining and developing level 1. This process/journey never ends. The depth of learning is proportional to the time and effort the student is willing to dedicate themselves to.
Phase #1 – No resistance, low intensity, prearranged drills.
Cooperative partner drills. Training partners help each other to perform the drills correctly and focus on the principles being developed. No competition at first, that will come later. Techniques at first are somewhat exaggerated. As skills improve and the wing chun principles are developed, the body adjustments become more refined, precise, and smaller. Correct motion is developed first and then power is added. In the beginning the focus of training is to control yourself (your motion). In partner drills if you can actually make your partner do the drill correctly, you are developing a very high level of control of your own motions. You are controlling your partner by controlling yourself. Then later you can adjust your timing very slightly and you will be able to counter smoothly and with less effort. This will be accomplished only AFTER the drills can be performed cooperatively correctly. In the many drills that we practice, if the student can not do the drill free of mistakes with their partner being cooperative, then there is no possible way they will be able to do the drill correctly when their training partner is trying to Not let them do the drill. This is learning "Investment in Loss", and this investment is worth it's weight in gold! In this phase, training partners are learning how to have a physical "discussion" as opposed to an "argument". In a discussion there is a learning opportunity, where in an argument there is no learning.
Basics and your foundation must come first. If you are building a structure such as a house and the foundation is poorly made, attempting to build on top of it is a complete waste of time because the structure will be weak and fall apart. Spend most of your training time building a strong foundation (basics), and everything you build on top will now be supported and strong. Can you build a house starting with the roof? Of course not... start with building a strong foundation and over time everything will settle into place.
Phase #2 – Medium resistance, medium intensity, prearranged drills.
Once a drill in phase #1 can be practiced regularly correctly without difficulty, begin to add complexity and energy, etc. but still help each other to train correct motion and stay within the parameters of the principles.
Train at the speed of no mistakes. If the principles are sacrificed, slow back down and smooth it out. Train to move smoothly, precisely, controlled, and balanced. Not jerky, sloppy, forced, or struggling.
There is a direct similarity between martial arts training and learning to play a musical instrument. In both areas, the end goal is to enable the practitioner to execute complex motor skills under high levels of stress. If you are learning how to play the guitar and you try to play fast and keep making mistakes, that is a signal to practice more slowly, at a speed that you can play without making mistakes. Then take the time to build your speed up progressively. Wing Chun skills are developed the same way.
Feel how the attack comes in, learn to neutralize it correctly, progress to countering with precision and control, and then feel the timings to counter the other person's counter with endless variations. Slowly and planned at first, progressing to random with full speed and power, while always refining the principles of structure, positioning, distance, timing, control, target, balance, body unity, neutralizing, etc. It is very important that every motion have purpose, to strike and counter-strike your target with precision and the utmost control of yourself. Repeat each drill at a relatively medium pace so you can perfect your form and body mechanics, so as the pace of the drill is increased, the principles you are developing will remain intact.
Large gross-motion training (gross-motor control) to fine motor control and smaller more precise movements. For example, a punch from chi sau - Start slow and controlled to learn the proper body unity (legs, torso, and arm) and relaxed power generation. Once this is developed, explode power can be added without getting tight. Power added too soon will make the punch tight, slow, and weak. Maximum potential will never be reached if the idea of power is in the mind too soon. First learn how to move properly, then learn how to add power properly.
Phase #3 – Gor Sau (Wing Chun Sparring) - Realistic resistance and complexity, high intensity, full controlled power, free flowing non-prearranged attacks and counters.
We have developed a variety of progressive gor sau drills to help instill gor sau skills. We practice various levels of controlled competition that allow the student to try to make what they have learned work, while still not deviating from the principles being developed. In order to do gor sau correctly, you MUST be able to feel and know when you have an attack line and when you've lost the attack line, when you have been compromised, when any of the Wing Chun principles have been lost, when you are fighting against your partners force, when you've collapsed or stretched out your structure, when you're chasing hands, when you are one sided, etc. This is where and when you put everything you have learned to that point to the test, of course still without loosing any of the principles you are trying to learn.
In gor sau we do not use full power when applying joint locks, breaks, or strikes. We do not pull the strikes, we control them and either stop a hair distance before making contact, or make controlled contact. For the locks or breaks we take them to the point that our partner can feel the technique. This is another very high level of self control training. As stated in Phase #1, training is an investment in loss because you are not training to win, you are training to learn. This investment is priceless. Training is a give and take with your training partner in a productive situation where you can both learn and help each other develop to higher and higher levels of skill, while avoiding injuries at the same time.
Gor sau is like improvised jazz music... nothing is planned, your years of training allow you to flow naturally. A beginner musician or martial artist who tries to improvise will fail miserably because they do not have the foundation, experience or skills to flow naturally. During gor sau training you are free to use all of the various techniques you've trained in phase #1 and #2, but now in a free-form manner... hand striking, kicks, knees, elbows, shoulder attacks, footwork, joint locks, sweeps, take downs, etc. Using the correct timing and response to what ever your training partner presents you with.
Even at this level we are still not fighting, we are training. What may look like competition is actually cooperative. Why? Because we are not actually trying to kill or even harm our training partner. Real fighting is applying everything you have learned in a true self defense situation when your life depends on your skills. Training is the development of those skills. We try to make training as realistic as possible but training can never be real. Only real is real. Training is not fighting and fighting is not training... you must know the difference. Train to learn, Fight to win.
Wing Chun partner drills include chi sau, lut sau (man sau & san sau), gor sau, and a vast array of other two person drills to develop footwork, hand, elbow, shoulder, knee, and kicking techniques as well as joint breaks, and take downs. All Wing Chun partner training is designed to develop the principles of Wing Chun (structure, position, distance, timing, power, control, balance, body unity, target, neutralize, the Dao, mindfulness, and fierceness). Learning and training are progressive. From simple to complex, from slow to full speed, and from totally cooperative to controlled competition. The amount of time a student stays in each phase of training will vary from person to person. Many factors effect a students rate of growth and understanding. The process is not linear from one phase to the next. The student will always continue to practice and refine each level they are at as well as all the levels learned earlier. Each level is meant to be added to the skills already developed to progressively add complexity to each layer of skill, to hone and develop skills to higher and higher levels. When a student reaches level 6 they will still be refining and developing level 1. This process/journey never ends. The depth of learning is proportional to the time and effort the student is willing to dedicate themselves to.
Phase #1 – No resistance, low intensity, prearranged drills.
Cooperative partner drills. Training partners help each other to perform the drills correctly and focus on the principles being developed. No competition at first, that will come later. Techniques at first are somewhat exaggerated. As skills improve and the wing chun principles are developed, the body adjustments become more refined, precise, and smaller. Correct motion is developed first and then power is added. In the beginning the focus of training is to control yourself (your motion). In partner drills if you can actually make your partner do the drill correctly, you are developing a very high level of control of your own motions. You are controlling your partner by controlling yourself. Then later you can adjust your timing very slightly and you will be able to counter smoothly and with less effort. This will be accomplished only AFTER the drills can be performed cooperatively correctly. In the many drills that we practice, if the student can not do the drill free of mistakes with their partner being cooperative, then there is no possible way they will be able to do the drill correctly when their training partner is trying to Not let them do the drill. This is learning "Investment in Loss", and this investment is worth it's weight in gold! In this phase, training partners are learning how to have a physical "discussion" as opposed to an "argument". In a discussion there is a learning opportunity, where in an argument there is no learning.
Basics and your foundation must come first. If you are building a structure such as a house and the foundation is poorly made, attempting to build on top of it is a complete waste of time because the structure will be weak and fall apart. Spend most of your training time building a strong foundation (basics), and everything you build on top will now be supported and strong. Can you build a house starting with the roof? Of course not... start with building a strong foundation and over time everything will settle into place.
Phase #2 – Medium resistance, medium intensity, prearranged drills.
Once a drill in phase #1 can be practiced regularly correctly without difficulty, begin to add complexity and energy, etc. but still help each other to train correct motion and stay within the parameters of the principles.
Train at the speed of no mistakes. If the principles are sacrificed, slow back down and smooth it out. Train to move smoothly, precisely, controlled, and balanced. Not jerky, sloppy, forced, or struggling.
There is a direct similarity between martial arts training and learning to play a musical instrument. In both areas, the end goal is to enable the practitioner to execute complex motor skills under high levels of stress. If you are learning how to play the guitar and you try to play fast and keep making mistakes, that is a signal to practice more slowly, at a speed that you can play without making mistakes. Then take the time to build your speed up progressively. Wing Chun skills are developed the same way.
Feel how the attack comes in, learn to neutralize it correctly, progress to countering with precision and control, and then feel the timings to counter the other person's counter with endless variations. Slowly and planned at first, progressing to random with full speed and power, while always refining the principles of structure, positioning, distance, timing, control, target, balance, body unity, neutralizing, etc. It is very important that every motion have purpose, to strike and counter-strike your target with precision and the utmost control of yourself. Repeat each drill at a relatively medium pace so you can perfect your form and body mechanics, so as the pace of the drill is increased, the principles you are developing will remain intact.
Large gross-motion training (gross-motor control) to fine motor control and smaller more precise movements. For example, a punch from chi sau - Start slow and controlled to learn the proper body unity (legs, torso, and arm) and relaxed power generation. Once this is developed, explode power can be added without getting tight. Power added too soon will make the punch tight, slow, and weak. Maximum potential will never be reached if the idea of power is in the mind too soon. First learn how to move properly, then learn how to add power properly.
Phase #3 – Gor Sau (Wing Chun Sparring) - Realistic resistance and complexity, high intensity, full controlled power, free flowing non-prearranged attacks and counters.
We have developed a variety of progressive gor sau drills to help instill gor sau skills. We practice various levels of controlled competition that allow the student to try to make what they have learned work, while still not deviating from the principles being developed. In order to do gor sau correctly, you MUST be able to feel and know when you have an attack line and when you've lost the attack line, when you have been compromised, when any of the Wing Chun principles have been lost, when you are fighting against your partners force, when you've collapsed or stretched out your structure, when you're chasing hands, when you are one sided, etc. This is where and when you put everything you have learned to that point to the test, of course still without loosing any of the principles you are trying to learn.
In gor sau we do not use full power when applying joint locks, breaks, or strikes. We do not pull the strikes, we control them and either stop a hair distance before making contact, or make controlled contact. For the locks or breaks we take them to the point that our partner can feel the technique. This is another very high level of self control training. As stated in Phase #1, training is an investment in loss because you are not training to win, you are training to learn. This investment is priceless. Training is a give and take with your training partner in a productive situation where you can both learn and help each other develop to higher and higher levels of skill, while avoiding injuries at the same time.
Gor sau is like improvised jazz music... nothing is planned, your years of training allow you to flow naturally. A beginner musician or martial artist who tries to improvise will fail miserably because they do not have the foundation, experience or skills to flow naturally. During gor sau training you are free to use all of the various techniques you've trained in phase #1 and #2, but now in a free-form manner... hand striking, kicks, knees, elbows, shoulder attacks, footwork, joint locks, sweeps, take downs, etc. Using the correct timing and response to what ever your training partner presents you with.
Even at this level we are still not fighting, we are training. What may look like competition is actually cooperative. Why? Because we are not actually trying to kill or even harm our training partner. Real fighting is applying everything you have learned in a true self defense situation when your life depends on your skills. Training is the development of those skills. We try to make training as realistic as possible but training can never be real. Only real is real. Training is not fighting and fighting is not training... you must know the difference. Train to learn, Fight to win.
Level 1 - Siu Lim Tau
I. Form -
Siu Lim Tau - (small idea form)
II. Hand Technique Development -
Solo Drills
Wing Chun Hand Techniques -
Tan sau - T Bong sau - B
Lap sau - F Pak sau - F
Lan sau - B Bue sau - B
Jaam sau - B Wu sau - B
Huen sau - F Ngoi Jut sau - T
Hoi jut sau - T Gum sau - F
Fak sau - B Pau sau - F
Gaan sau - B Ding sau - T
Haan sau - B Gwat sau - T
Jong sau - T Dai bong sau - B
Kau sau - F
Two hand techniques -
Partner drills -
III. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
Yee Gee Kim Yeung Ma – Basic training stance (Foundation of all stance development)
Six Basic footwork/stances -
Footwork with hand techniques -
Leg Development -
Kicking -
Footwork development with partner -
lV. Chi Sau and Lop sau drills - Phase 1
Dan Chi Sau - (single sticky hands)
Chi sau - (double sticky hands)
Ma Bo Chi Sau – Chi sau with footwork
Lop sau -
V. Lut sau (closing gap drills) - (Phase 1)
Man sau (asking hands) -
San sau (slow attacks) -
Basic
1) Attack with with pak da – block with tan or pak.
2) Attack with with lop da – block w/bong or wu.
Vl. Theories -
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
Siu Lim Tau - (small idea form)
II. Hand Technique Development -
Solo Drills
- Chair Kuen - (pulling punch)
- Wall bag
- Iron palm bag
- 8 Punches
- 8 elbows
- Tan Da Gaan Da (4 gate punching)
- Hand techniques listed below. (Stationery and with chor ma)
- Basic hand techniques below with strikes/ Da (punch, chop etc.)
- Basic 21 hand technique sequence.
Wing Chun Hand Techniques -
Tan sau - T Bong sau - B
Lap sau - F Pak sau - F
Lan sau - B Bue sau - B
Jaam sau - B Wu sau - B
Huen sau - F Ngoi Jut sau - T
Hoi jut sau - T Gum sau - F
Fak sau - B Pau sau - F
Gaan sau - B Ding sau - T
Haan sau - B Gwat sau - T
Jong sau - T Dai bong sau - B
Kau sau - F
Two hand techniques -
- Gaan/Jaam Sau
- Ngoi Jip Sau
- Tan/Pak Sau
- Hoi Jip Sau
- Ngoi Kwan Sau (inside rolling)
- Jut/Wu Sau
- Hoi Kwan Sau (outside rolling)
- Ding/Haan Sau
Partner drills -
- 5 & 8 basic blocks with a partner & on dummy.
- Partner feed punches to blocker to mid gate. Block with mid gate technique and repeat by alternating hands.
- Both partners do the same solo 1-hand technique with each other.
- Both partners do same solo 2-hand technique with each other.
III. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
Yee Gee Kim Yeung Ma – Basic training stance (Foundation of all stance development)
Six Basic footwork/stances -
Footwork with hand techniques -
- Turning punches.
- Hand techniques with turning.
- Footwork with punches.
Leg Development -
- Front single leg (Jing Dok Lop ma)
- Side single leg (Wang Dok Lop ma)
- Horse stance
Kicking -
- 2 basic Front kicks (jing gurk)
- 2 basic side kicks (wang gurk).
- Rotating Kicks
- Slow nailing front and side kick.
Footwork development with partner -
- Follow the shadow - joi ying
lV. Chi Sau and Lop sau drills - Phase 1
Dan Chi Sau - (single sticky hands)
- Basic motion (Without & with switching)
Chi sau - (double sticky hands)
- Inside gate (Ngoi Moon)
- Outside gate (Hoi Moon)
- Chi-Sau (basic double sticky hands motion)
- Changing positions from bottom tan sau.
- Changing positions from top fok sau.
Ma Bo Chi Sau – Chi sau with footwork
- With triangle structure forward and back.
- Ma Bo Chi Sau.
Lop sau -
- Basic lop sau motion & switching.
V. Lut sau (closing gap drills) - (Phase 1)
- Basic closing gap footwork and hand structure (guard position).
- Basic closing gap with guard position becoming pak da or lop da.
- Basic triangle balloon/spring function drill.
Man sau (asking hands) -
- pak da, pak pak da, pak lop da, tan fok da
San sau (slow attacks) -
Basic
1) Attack with with pak da – block with tan or pak.
2) Attack with with lop da – block w/bong or wu.
Vl. Theories -
- Wing Chun Principles - Learn basic understanding of each principle.
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
- Greeting system of titles.
- The Tao of a martial artist.
- Theory of mental training (Quietness, Stillness, sinking, softness)
- Theory of Siu Lim Tau motions (what, why, and how).
- Theory the 3 mother families of hand techniques, tan/bong/fok.
- Theory of fighting vs training.
LEVEL 2 - chum kiu
l. Form -
II. Hand Technique Development -
Solo Drills
Hand techniques listed below -
Partner drills -
lll. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
5 combination stances -
1. Seung Gok ma (forward facing)
2. Toi Gok ma (backward facing)
3. Ngoi Chiu Ying ma (inside facing)
4. Hoi Chiu Ying ma (outside facing)
5. Juen ma (180 degree turn)
Footwork with hand techniques -
Leg development (kicks and leg blocks) -
Practice solo in air, or on dummy, or with partner.
Partner drills -
lV. Chi Sau and Lop sau drills - Phase 1
Dan Chi Sau - (single sticky hands)
Chi sau - (double sticky hands)
Ma Bo Chi Sau -
Lop sau -
V. Lut sau (closing gap drills) -
Man sau (asking hands) -
San sau (slow attacks) -
After attacker initiates, receiver applies 2 counter attacks with 1 by 1 timing, and attacker blocks responders last attack. Phase 2.
Vl. Theories -
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
- Chum kiu form (Sinking the bridge).
- Understand the development and applications (how, what, and why) of each motion in Siu-Lim-Tau Form.
- Once learned, practice Siu Lim Tau and Chum Kiu together as one form.
- Begin basic wooden dummy footwork, hand, and kicking technique drills on the dummy.
II. Hand Technique Development -
Solo Drills
Hand techniques listed below -
- With chor ma
- With 5 basic stances.
- With punches and 5 basic stances combined.
- 4 gate punching
- Basic 21 Hand technique sequence (stationary, with chor ma, with body rotation).
- 8 palms
Partner drills -
- 8 basic blocks with 2 hands.
- Partner feed punches to high gate. Block with high gate techniques and alternate hands.
- Front and side shoulder drills.
- Three block combinations with single hand techniques, with partner feeding punches.
lll. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
5 combination stances -
1. Seung Gok ma (forward facing)
2. Toi Gok ma (backward facing)
3. Ngoi Chiu Ying ma (inside facing)
4. Hoi Chiu Ying ma (outside facing)
5. Juen ma (180 degree turn)
Footwork with hand techniques -
- Ma Bo Jou Wai – Combine and flow stances around the room.
- With Guard position
- With punches
- With double punches
- Joi Ying/Follow the shadow (Basic). Follow partner with stances and guard position.
Leg development (kicks and leg blocks) -
Practice solo in air, or on dummy, or with partner.
- Leg blocks: Pak gurk, Wu Gurk, Soo Gurk, Bong Gurk, Gaan Gurk, Pak Sut, Wu Sut
- Leg kicking/blocking combinations.
- Kicks with hand techniques
Partner drills -
- Chi dan gurk / single sticky leg
lV. Chi Sau and Lop sau drills - Phase 1
Dan Chi Sau - (single sticky hands)
- Inside whip
- Outside whip
- Jut da
- Switching
Chi sau - (double sticky hands)
- Light sticky hands (Leg Dim Ji Gok Chi Sau)
- Heavy sticky hands (Look Sau Ch Sau)
- 4 basic attacks
- 4 basic blocks
- Once the 4 basic blocks can be done smoothly and correctly add 1 by 1 counter attack.
Ma Bo Chi Sau -
- Flow with smooth linking timing forward and back. Coordinate footwork timing with arm rotation and hand positioning. Follow smoothly & lead smoothly.
Lop sau -
- 4 basic attacks from lop sau.
- Ma Bo lop sau
- Faan sau
V. Lut sau (closing gap drills) -
- Basic triangle balloon function drill with cutting edge function. Side to side and up and down.
- Closing gap with hand structure becoming pak da or lop da.
- Two ways as follows:
- Move partner straight back to develop square body, solid structure, and distance.
- Close gap so that your partner does not move back.
Man sau (asking hands) -
- pak da, pak pak da, pak lop da, tan fok da
- Apply motions with half beat timing. Phase 2.
San sau (slow attacks) -
After attacker initiates, receiver applies 2 counter attacks with 1 by 1 timing, and attacker blocks responders last attack. Phase 2.
Vl. Theories -
- Wing Chun Principles - Understand how the principles are developed in solo drills.
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
- Theory of internal structure development.
- Theory of Lines (attack line, blocking line, mother line, center line).
- Theory of mental training.
- Theory of development (what, why, and how) of Chum Kiu motions.
- Theory of how to combine and flow motions smoothly together.
- Feel the beginning middle and ending of each motion as well as the pause between each motion.
LEVEL 3 - Mok yan jong (wooden dummy)
l. Form -
II. Hand Technique Development -
Solo Drills
Partner drills -
lll. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
Footwork -
Footwork with hand techniques -
Kicks -
Leg development with partner -
lV. Chi Sau and Lop sau drills -
Dan Chi Sau - (single sticky hands)
Chi sau - (double sticky hands)
Gor Sau -
Lop sau -
V. Lut sau (closing gap drills) -
Man sau (asking hands) -
San sau (slow attacks) -
After attacker initiates, receiver applies 2 counter attacks, first attack follow-up timing, second attack take-over timing. Attacker blocks receivers last attack. Phase 2.
Vl. Theories -
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
- Mok Yan Jong form (wooden dummy).
- Understand the applications and development of each motion in the Chum Kiu Form.
- Practice Siu Lim Tau and Chum Kiu together as one form.
- What, Why, and How of Jong training.
- How to develop all of the Wing Chun principles through jong training.
- Footwork - How to move around a fixed subject.
- How to deal with a strong or rigid structure.
- How to pivot around a fixed/static contact point.
- Learn when to move yourself vs when you can move your opponent.
II. Hand Technique Development -
Solo Drills
- 21 hand technique rotating hands sequence.
- Flow together combination of all single and double hand techniques.
Partner drills -
- Partner feed random hand attacks to low gate. Block with low gate techniques.
- Utilize all hand technique combinations with single hand or alternating hands, with partner feeding punches/attacks to mid gate.
lll. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
Footwork -
- Mui Fa Jong – Plum Flower footwork.
- 16 stances sequence.
Footwork with hand techniques -
- Ma Bo Jou Wai – Combining Stances
- All hand techniques with all footwork, free flow around room.
Kicks -
- 8 Kicks
- 8 Kicks Principles
Leg development with partner -
- Chi Seung Gurk – Double sticky leg. Free flowing & switching legs. Regaining the line (phase 1).
- Maintaining the line (phase 2)
lV. Chi Sau and Lop sau drills -
Dan Chi Sau - (single sticky hands)
- Gor dan chi sau – Free flowing Regaining the line (phase 1). Maintaining the line (phase 2).
Chi sau - (double sticky hands)
- Smooth changing positions from bottom tan sau and top fok sau.
- 4 basic attacks (Phase 2)
- 4 basic blocks (Phase 2)
- After the block flow directly into a counterattack with follow-up timing. Second attack with takeover timing.
Gor Sau -
- Investment in loss drills (phase 1).
- Flow with smooth timing randomly forward and back. Don't let your partner settle (phase 2).
- Follower work on merging and following smoothly and feel when to take over the timing.
Lop sau -
- 4 basic attacks from lop sau.
- Ma Bo lop sau with the 4 basic attacks.
- Combine chi sau and lop sau.
V. Lut sau (closing gap drills) -
- Basic guard position balloon function drill, random free flow.
Man sau (asking hands) -
- pak da / pak pak da / pak lop da / tan fok da
- Receiver block and apply correct counter attack.
San sau (slow attacks) -
After attacker initiates, receiver applies 2 counter attacks, first attack follow-up timing, second attack take-over timing. Attacker blocks receivers last attack. Phase 2.
Vl. Theories -
- Wing Chun Principles - Understand how all of the WC principles are developed in partner drills.
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
- Know the (what, why, and how) of wooden dummy development.
- Explain the theory of Structure development.
- Explain the theory of Position adjustment.
- Explain the theory of Distance adjustment.
LEVEL 4 - biu gee
l. Form -
II. Hand Technique Development -
Solo Drills
Partner drills -
lll. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
Footwork -
Footwork with hand techniques -
Leg development with partner -
lV. Chi Sau and Lop sau drills -
Dan Chi Sau - (single sticky hands)
Chi sau - (double sticky hands)
Gor Sau -
Lop sau -
V. Lut sau (closing gap drills) -
Man sau (asking hands) -
San sau (slow attacks) -
(A) = Attacker, (B) = responder (all variations below executed in Phase 2 development)
Vl. Theories -
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
- Biu Gee form (Shooting fingers).
- Understand the applications and development of each motion in the Wooden dummy form.
- Practice jong form in the air.
- Practice Siu Lim Tau, Chum Kiu, and Biu Gee together as one form.
II. Hand Technique Development -
Solo Drills
- 8 fingers
Partner drills -
- Partner feed random hand attacks to blocker high, middle, or low gate. Block with any technique that correlates to the correct gate and add counter attack with either slip through or follow up timing.
- Utilizing all hand technique combinations with single hand or alternating randomly, with partner feeding punches/attacks to any gate.
lll. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
Footwork -
- Little mouse footwork - Utilize all footwork randomly around the room, quick pace.
Footwork with hand techniques -
- Ma Bo Jou Wai – Combining Stances
- All hand techniques with all footwork, free flow around the room (shadow boxing)
Leg development with partner -
- Chi Seung Gurk – Double sticky leg.
- Free flowing & switching legs, regaining the line first (phase 1) and then maintaining the line (phase 2)
- Partner feed kicks. Counter with kick blocking techniques (leg blocking techniques & low gate arm blocking techniques) and footwork (ducking, shooting in, etc.). Follow up with counter attacks.
lV. Chi Sau and Lop sau drills -
Dan Chi Sau - (single sticky hands)
- Gor dan chi sau – Maintaining the line (phase 3).
Chi sau - (double sticky hands)
- 4 basic attacks (Phase 2)
- 4 basic blocks (Phase 2)
- Explore all initial attack possibilities from chi sau.
- After the block flow directly into counterattack (hand tech) with follow-up timing. Second attack/take over timing.
- Counter with leg techniques, knee/kick.
- Counter with elbow techniques.
Gor Sau -
- Investment in loss drills (phase 2).
- Flow with smooth timing randomly forward and back. Don't let your partner settle. Take over timing, Phase 3.
Lop sau -
- 4 basic attacks from lop sau. Receiver take over the timing and counter attack.
V. Lut sau (closing gap drills) -
Man sau (asking hands) -
- pak da, pak pak da, pak lop da, tan fok da
- Initiator counter the Receivers attempt to block. Phase 2.
San sau (slow attacks) -
(A) = Attacker, (B) = responder (all variations below executed in Phase 2 development)
- (A) initiates with pak da or lop da randomly, (B) Uses appropriate block and 2 counter attacks, 1st attack followup timing, 2nd with takeover timing. (A) blocks (B)'s last attack.
- (A) initiates with pak da or lop da randomly, (B) Use any appropriate block and counter with knee or kicking technique.
- (A) initiates with pak da or lop da randomly, (B) Use any appropriate block and counter with elbow technique.
Vl. Theories -
- Wing Chun Principles - Understand how all of the WC principles are developed in all 3 hand forms.
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
- Know the (what, why, and how) of Biu Gee development.
- Explain the theory on internal development (what you can't see) and external development (what you can see).
- Explain the theory of Timing development.
- Explain the theory of Power development.
- Explain the theory of Control development.
- Explain the theory of Target/Centerline development.
LEVEL 5 - weapons (lok dim boon gwan & bot jaam do)
l. Forms -
Lok Dim Boon Gwan -
Bot Jaam Do -
II. Hand Technique Development -
Partner training -
lll. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
Solo -
Footwork with hand techniques -
Leg development with partner -
lV. Chi Sau and Lop sau drills -
Chi sau - (double sticky hands)
Gor Sau -
Ma Bo Chi Sau -
Lop sau -
V. Lut sau (closing gap drills) -
Man sau (asking hands) -
San sau (slow attacks) -
(A) = Attacker, (B) = responder (variations below executed in Phase 2 development)
Vl. Theories -
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
- Lok Dim Boon Gwan (Six and a half point pole) and Bot Jaam Do (Eight slash knives) forms.
- Understand the applications and development of each motion in the Biu Gee form.
- Practice Siu Lim Tau, Chum Kiu, and Biu Gee together as one form.
Lok Dim Boon Gwan -
- Gwan solo drills
- Gwan form
- Gwan partner exercises.
- Gwan theories
Bot Jaam Do -
- BJD solo drills
- BJD form
- BJD partner exercises.
- BJD theories
II. Hand Technique Development -
Partner training -
- Joint locks/breaks.
lll. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
Solo -
- Kicks on the ground.
Footwork with hand techniques -
- Ma Bo Jou Wai – Combining Stances with all hand, elbow, knee, and kicking techniques with all footwork, free flow around the room (shadow boxing).
Leg development with partner -
- Chi Seung Gurk – Double sticky leg. Free flowing & switching legs, maintaining the line (phase 3/gor sau).
- Partner feed kicks. Counter with:
- Leg blocking techniques
- Low gate arm blocking techniques
- Leg ducking (bei gurk)
- Leg trapping (sor gurk)
- Joint locks/breaks (kum la)
- Sweeps/take downs (toi dit)
lV. Chi Sau and Lop sau drills -
Chi sau - (double sticky hands)
- Partner initiates any attack. Explore counter variations: (phase 2)
- Blocker - block and counter with joint locks (kum la chi sau)
- At moment of initial attack interception, attacker flow directly into counterattack with take over timing.
- Practice all 3 timings out of chi sau.
Gor Sau -
- Investment in loss drills. Phase 3.
Ma Bo Chi Sau -
- Add attacks and counters. Phase 3.
Lop sau -
- Combine chi sau, lop sau, dan chi sau, and ma bo.
- Practice all 3 timings out of lop sau.
V. Lut sau (closing gap drills) -
Man sau (asking hands) -
- pak da, pak pak da, pak lop da, tan fok da
- Upon initial attack, the partner that is able to catch the timing does the counter. Phase 3.
- Practice all 3 timings out of man sau.
San sau (slow attacks) -
(A) = Attacker, (B) = responder (variations below executed in Phase 2 development)
- (A) initiates with pak da or lop da, when (B) attempts to block, (A) uses take over timing to to counter (B's) counter with 2 attacks.
- (A) feed random hand attacks to high, middle, or low gate. (B) block with any technique that correlates to the correct gate and add counter attack focusing on shoulder, elbow, knee, and kicks. Fist counter is with either follow-up or slip through timing, continue second attack with take over timing.
- (A) feed attacks (B) block and counter with joint locks (kum la san sau)
- (A) feed attacks (B) block and counter with take downs (Toi Dit san Sau) Developing ground fighting skills (Day Har Bok Gek)
- Practice all 3 timings out of san sau.
Vl. Theories -
- Wing Chun Principles - Understand how all of the WC principles are developed in weapons training.
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
- Theory (what, why, and how) of weapons development.
- 8 Shapes theory.
- Explain the theory of Balance development.
- Explain the theory of Body Unity development.
- Explain the theory of Neutralize development.
- Explain the theory of Mindfulness development.
LEVEL 6 - gor sau (putting it all together)
l. Forms -
II. Hand Technique Development -
lll. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
lV. Chi Sau / Gor Sau -
V. Lut sau / Gor Sau -
Vl. Theories -
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
- All forms performed with precision, control, and total body unity.
- The Level 6 student should be able to self correct in all aspects of Wing Chun development.
II. Hand Technique Development -
- All prior partner drills learned performed in Phase 3 development (Ji Yau Bok Gek).
- The Level 6 student should be able to do all partner drills in Phase 3 development with the ability to feel precisely when any Wing Chun Principle is lost, either by them-self or by their training partner.
lll. Leg Development (Footwork/Stances, Kicks) -
- All prior partner drills learned performed in Phase 3 development (Chi Sau Chi Gurk).
lV. Chi Sau / Gor Sau -
- All chi sau drills performed as free flowing gor sau in Phase 3 development utilizing all timings, footwork, and types of attacks and counters.
V. Lut sau / Gor Sau -
- All lut sau drills performed as free flowing gor sau in Phase 3 development utilizing all timings, footwork, and types of attacks and counters.
Vl. Theories -
- Wing Chun Principles - Understand how all of the principles interconnect and come together as one.
Distance Timing
Power Control
Balance Body Unity
Target Neutralize
The Dao Mindfulness
Fierceness
- Be able to create new drills to develop specific Wing Chun principles and skills.
- Theory of The Dao.
- Theory of Fierceness development.
- Theory of Wing Chun application.
- Theories of Wing Chun (Translated from Chinese sayings).
- Give lectures on Wing Chun development and application.
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