| Sifu Leung, thank-you for
your insightful answers to my questions. Thanks to you I was
equipped with the knowledge to find a good teacher and am now
training hard in Wing Chun. If you would indulge me a bit more I
have some more questions. (1)I read and also heard from several
sources that sandbag training should only be done for one year and
then stopped so as not to cause permanent damage to the hands. Is
this correct? (2)Should the wooden dummy be trained for two years
and then stopped? Would further dummy training increase my skill or
be a waste of time? As an example, I was a boxer for years and
reached a certain degree of skill. Then I decided that I would add
40 minutes of speed bag work to my training every day. I did this
for 6 months and did not noticeably increase my skill with this
added training so I think my effort was largely wasted although I
enjoyed hitting the bag. (3)In the first form, I notice that
everything is very practical with the exception of always
re-chambering my hands back against my body. When we do punch drills
we bring the hands back about half-way and then shoot them out
again. If we step in we don't pull them in at all as our bodies
coming forward recocks the arm for us. Is there a purpose for having
the fists pulled back to the lower chest? (4)Would you consider the
stance as the most important aspect of Wing Chun and how deeply
should I bend my knees? (5) I understand that Wing Chun is a "soft"
art so if I face an opponent of equal skill and he is heavier and
stronger than I am does that make a difference? Can I defeat him
even though I am smaller? Thank-you again for your help. It is
really very special to have questions answered by a Wing Chun Master
though you prefer the title
"Sifu". | |
