mook jong man
01-31-2009, 07:17 AM
The latch and its sister movement the cut-down have various uses in the Wing Chun I learnt .
To control the attacking arm and take it out of play.
To clear a path for striking.
Trapping , which is related to the first point.
They can also be used to increase the impact of your kicks or hand strikes by pulling the opponent off balance and into the strike , this is typically done by using the latch or cut down with a pivot of the body .
FIRST STAGE
Hold your arm up in Tan Sau with your palm about your own head height , wrist on centreline.
Partner stands in front and places his cupped hand under the point of your elbow .
You put on a slight forward force focused towards his centreline .
He resists with his hand as you attempt to lower your arm .
Visualise a brick hanging from your elbow by string as you sink the elbow .
As you start to sink your arm turn your hand from the Tan Sau position to the cut-down position ( Edge of hand pointing down )
Make sure to maintain the correct angle of your arm the whole way down with a slight forward force .
If you are doing it correct , somewhere near the end of the movement your partner will be pulled in towards you.
SECOND STAGE
THE CUT-DOWN
Your partner holds out a bent arm as strongly and as rigidly as he can.
Using your same side arm , place your Tan Sau on his forearm making contact with your forearm a couple of inches before your elbow , this is so you can use the whole length of the forearm and it can build up momentum on the way down .
Same as before , you will have a slight forward force to his center.
As you start to cut down , turn the edge of your hand facing down as you sink your elbow.
Do not try to muscle his arm down by using your triceps and forearm it won't work .
Keep the angle in your arm and only use the big muscles of your back - the lats
Only bring your arm down to where your forearm is parallel to the floor , in application it can be less than that even , depending on what you are using it for .
THE LATCH
The latch and the cut-down are exactly the same movement , they both make use of elbow force . But as a general rule if we are facing our opponent we use the cutdown on the same side arm and the latch is used on the opposite arm . The latch does have slightly better control of the arm than the cut-down , but is best used on the cross arm.
This time the partner holds his opposite arm up so that you would be in something resembling a cross arm position , same as before , strong and rigid .
Put your arm up in a Fook Sau position on his forearm , making contact with your forearm a couple of inches before your elbow.
Using exactly the same principles as before , forward force , angle etc. Keeping your hand relaxed , drop your Fook Sau down sharply.
At the end of the movement hook your fingers over his arm
Both your cut-down and your latch should have the effect of jerking his arm down and pulling his body in .
Once you have the basic movement , start to really whip your arm down , keeping contact all the way as your arm slides down his arm
When done properly these moves can dislocate peoples shoulders and cause whiplash to the neck.
Using Cut-Down And Latch With Pivoting In Application
Opponent throws a straight punch at your face with right hand.
Using your right hand you throw your own centreline counter - punch making contact at the outside of his wrist to deflect his punch off to the side.
As your punch is retracted turn it into a Fook Sau and latch his punching arm down , you have to do it fast he's not going to leave it out there all day .
At the very instant you start to latch his arm down you do a pivot , which drags him in .
As he is dragged in by the latch and pivot you hit him with a palm strike to the kidney region with your other hand .
The palm strike is horizontal and slightly cup shaped and the force is directed forward and slightly down so he absorbs all the force .
We are at the end of our pivot with our palm strike to his exposed side.
From the palm strike our forearm slides up his side or back , depending on his position , keeping contact and monitoring him .
Our forearm continues over his shoulder and then down where it does a cut -down onto his bicep.
As you cut down on his bicep you pivot back the other way , this will have the effect of jerking him to the side and clearing his arm out of the way for a punch from your other hand.
After your last strike , square up your body , then back on guard.
To control the attacking arm and take it out of play.
To clear a path for striking.
Trapping , which is related to the first point.
They can also be used to increase the impact of your kicks or hand strikes by pulling the opponent off balance and into the strike , this is typically done by using the latch or cut down with a pivot of the body .
FIRST STAGE
Hold your arm up in Tan Sau with your palm about your own head height , wrist on centreline.
Partner stands in front and places his cupped hand under the point of your elbow .
You put on a slight forward force focused towards his centreline .
He resists with his hand as you attempt to lower your arm .
Visualise a brick hanging from your elbow by string as you sink the elbow .
As you start to sink your arm turn your hand from the Tan Sau position to the cut-down position ( Edge of hand pointing down )
Make sure to maintain the correct angle of your arm the whole way down with a slight forward force .
If you are doing it correct , somewhere near the end of the movement your partner will be pulled in towards you.
SECOND STAGE
THE CUT-DOWN
Your partner holds out a bent arm as strongly and as rigidly as he can.
Using your same side arm , place your Tan Sau on his forearm making contact with your forearm a couple of inches before your elbow , this is so you can use the whole length of the forearm and it can build up momentum on the way down .
Same as before , you will have a slight forward force to his center.
As you start to cut down , turn the edge of your hand facing down as you sink your elbow.
Do not try to muscle his arm down by using your triceps and forearm it won't work .
Keep the angle in your arm and only use the big muscles of your back - the lats
Only bring your arm down to where your forearm is parallel to the floor , in application it can be less than that even , depending on what you are using it for .
THE LATCH
The latch and the cut-down are exactly the same movement , they both make use of elbow force . But as a general rule if we are facing our opponent we use the cutdown on the same side arm and the latch is used on the opposite arm . The latch does have slightly better control of the arm than the cut-down , but is best used on the cross arm.
This time the partner holds his opposite arm up so that you would be in something resembling a cross arm position , same as before , strong and rigid .
Put your arm up in a Fook Sau position on his forearm , making contact with your forearm a couple of inches before your elbow.
Using exactly the same principles as before , forward force , angle etc. Keeping your hand relaxed , drop your Fook Sau down sharply.
At the end of the movement hook your fingers over his arm
Both your cut-down and your latch should have the effect of jerking his arm down and pulling his body in .
Once you have the basic movement , start to really whip your arm down , keeping contact all the way as your arm slides down his arm
When done properly these moves can dislocate peoples shoulders and cause whiplash to the neck.
Using Cut-Down And Latch With Pivoting In Application
Opponent throws a straight punch at your face with right hand.
Using your right hand you throw your own centreline counter - punch making contact at the outside of his wrist to deflect his punch off to the side.
As your punch is retracted turn it into a Fook Sau and latch his punching arm down , you have to do it fast he's not going to leave it out there all day .
At the very instant you start to latch his arm down you do a pivot , which drags him in .
As he is dragged in by the latch and pivot you hit him with a palm strike to the kidney region with your other hand .
The palm strike is horizontal and slightly cup shaped and the force is directed forward and slightly down so he absorbs all the force .
We are at the end of our pivot with our palm strike to his exposed side.
From the palm strike our forearm slides up his side or back , depending on his position , keeping contact and monitoring him .
Our forearm continues over his shoulder and then down where it does a cut -down onto his bicep.
As you cut down on his bicep you pivot back the other way , this will have the effect of jerking him to the side and clearing his arm out of the way for a punch from your other hand.
After your last strike , square up your body , then back on guard.