chinaboxer
Green Belt
developing rooting power is a VERY difficult little idea to tackle, and can be a very advanced concept which also opens up whole new set of questions, and to be honest, most instructors dont have a clear and concise way to teach this concept or dont fully understand the concept or worse, they contradict themselves while trying to teach this concept.
instructors will say, root but when you ask how? they usually expain with such vague answers such as just drop your stance or relax or get heavy but how the heck does that really explain anything to the student other than just skimming the surface, and the real answer is usually because the instructors only understand the tip of the iceburg but dont even see the huge body of ice that supports that tip.
this video will also help you realize how i personally see things from my point of view, especially when i get questions from all of you.
dont take this video lightly, there are many keys to your questions here. and this will also help you understand why i say you cant mix different methods of getting power. after seeing this video, hopefully you get why you cant do this method of wing chun structure and try to incorporate it with a muay thai stance, or a boxers stance which has you light on your feet, heels off the ground, rotating your shoulders etc
this video shares with you how i teach my students this grounding concept, which is the heart of Hawkins Cheungs method of Wing Chun and IMO what makes him completely different than almost every other Wing Chun instructor in the world.
it is one of the keys to putting the big picture together, so i really hope everyone enjoys it, learns from it, grows from it and appreciates the information.
you can view the video on "Setting The Anchors" here...http://www.thechinaboxer.com/2009/10/09/setting-the-anchors/
Jin
instructors will say, root but when you ask how? they usually expain with such vague answers such as just drop your stance or relax or get heavy but how the heck does that really explain anything to the student other than just skimming the surface, and the real answer is usually because the instructors only understand the tip of the iceburg but dont even see the huge body of ice that supports that tip.
this video will also help you realize how i personally see things from my point of view, especially when i get questions from all of you.
dont take this video lightly, there are many keys to your questions here. and this will also help you understand why i say you cant mix different methods of getting power. after seeing this video, hopefully you get why you cant do this method of wing chun structure and try to incorporate it with a muay thai stance, or a boxers stance which has you light on your feet, heels off the ground, rotating your shoulders etc
this video shares with you how i teach my students this grounding concept, which is the heart of Hawkins Cheungs method of Wing Chun and IMO what makes him completely different than almost every other Wing Chun instructor in the world.
it is one of the keys to putting the big picture together, so i really hope everyone enjoys it, learns from it, grows from it and appreciates the information.
you can view the video on "Setting The Anchors" here...http://www.thechinaboxer.com/2009/10/09/setting-the-anchors/
Jin
