LoneRider
06-14-2008, 11:34 AM
Greetings,
I just earned my Green Sash in Wing Chun today. For my line it's white, then gold and then green followed by blue, brown, red, and black. This means I can start full contact sparring.
My school, Centerline Martial Arts, is no belt mill, however, it's one where practical self defense is taught. Our line is closest to Yip Man's school of thinking and combines it with the teachings of Karl Godwin (his book, the Internal Art of Wing Chun, is now regrettably out of print), an omnipugilist who studied numerous martial arts before he discovered Wing Chun.
My big focal point for improvement is how to relax when striking. In all my MA experience (ranging from schoolyard fights in Middle and High School, to Taekwondo, and Western Boxing) I'd always been aught to tense when striking so as not to break my hand. I sort of compromise when striking by contracting the striking muscles just prior to and during point of impact and relaxing immediately there after. Any thoughts on this?
I just earned my Green Sash in Wing Chun today. For my line it's white, then gold and then green followed by blue, brown, red, and black. This means I can start full contact sparring.
My school, Centerline Martial Arts, is no belt mill, however, it's one where practical self defense is taught. Our line is closest to Yip Man's school of thinking and combines it with the teachings of Karl Godwin (his book, the Internal Art of Wing Chun, is now regrettably out of print), an omnipugilist who studied numerous martial arts before he discovered Wing Chun.
My big focal point for improvement is how to relax when striking. In all my MA experience (ranging from schoolyard fights in Middle and High School, to Taekwondo, and Western Boxing) I'd always been aught to tense when striking so as not to break my hand. I sort of compromise when striking by contracting the striking muscles just prior to and during point of impact and relaxing immediately there after. Any thoughts on this?