Most VT/WC/WT branches do some variation of lap-sau drill. The way these drills are trained varies a lot. Different methods train different attributes.I'm curious as to how people see these drills and what attributes they train.
Here is a very old clip of Wong Shun Leung demonstrating a very basic lap-sau cycle:
Next, here's Tsui Sheung Tin demonstrating with similarly shaped movements, but a very different use of energy:
A very different kind of lap-sau (sometimes even re-named "jut-chuen-da" cycle) is trained in the WT system and its derivatives as shown here:
And finally, here's a recent clip of Alan Orr doing what he feels to be a functional version of lap-sau training:
Each of these versions clearly leads in a different direction. Some would refer to them as either "right or wrong". I prefer to look at them instead in terms of the attributes they train, and assess them in terms of functionality, keeping in mind that what is functional may depend upon the individual.
So do you train a version of lap-sau? How do you do it, what attributes does it train, and how does it fit into your overall VT/WC/WT?
Here is a very old clip of Wong Shun Leung demonstrating a very basic lap-sau cycle:
Next, here's Tsui Sheung Tin demonstrating with similarly shaped movements, but a very different use of energy:
A very different kind of lap-sau (sometimes even re-named "jut-chuen-da" cycle) is trained in the WT system and its derivatives as shown here:
And finally, here's a recent clip of Alan Orr doing what he feels to be a functional version of lap-sau training:
Each of these versions clearly leads in a different direction. Some would refer to them as either "right or wrong". I prefer to look at them instead in terms of the attributes they train, and assess them in terms of functionality, keeping in mind that what is functional may depend upon the individual.
So do you train a version of lap-sau? How do you do it, what attributes does it train, and how does it fit into your overall VT/WC/WT?