" (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?"
Beyond the
training that the dummy provides (Range, footwork, structure, etc.),
the dummy is your practice partner when no one else is available. I
don't think any training on the dummy is a waste of time and I would
not put a time limit on this training.
" (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."
Some
one replied to this and said you should think about your chambering
hand as much as the active hand. He is correct. The chambered hand
can be many things (How about a grab and pull on an opponent while
you are punching him?). Another use of the chambering hand, if I
read your description correctly, is it clears itself from your
opponents arms and you punch, grab, whatever.
" 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?"
One example
is to clear your hands from your opponent's as you chain punch. You
notice that you are taught to "bicycle" your hands as you
punch.
" (4)Would you consider the stance as the most
important aspect of Wing Chun and how deeply should I bend my
knees?"
I consider footwork to be the most important aspect
of fighting. When you go into main stance (are you taught to point
your toes in?), you SINK your body, chi, center, down and this bends
your knees. Better to think of SINK rather than a bend of your
knees. This "sink" holds through all your other stances and
steps.
"(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? "
Wing Chun is hard and soft, wing Chun is not
limited. Look at your hands and arms, there is soft on one side and
hard on the other (We call it "white meat" and "dark meat"), Wing
Chun is like this.Instead of "soft", think relaxed and supple.
However, if you face an opponet of equal skill in Wing Chun, the
stronger will win more often than not. That is why the skill is so
important as the skilled can beat the larger unskilled
opponent.
Actually, the larger skilled Wing Chun man will
probably fight different than the smaller skilled Wing Chun man. The
smaller will need to be highly skilled in footwork and sensitivity
while the larger could get away with sensitivity and structure.
(Among MANY other aspects of fighting)
All IMHO, take it or
leave it as you will :)
Not a Sifu, just a guy who likes Wing
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