Nyrotic
Green Belt
Ok, so I have this problem. I've been doing Wing Chun for just over a year now, and I STILL seem to have problems rooting when under the slightest pressure, including getting mentally distracted while doing so. For rooting, I practice the 8 Pieces of Brocade as well as 5 standing exercises that my Sifu taught me. During those exercises, I'm pretty sure I'm starting to feel my root, however, when I try to have someone push me over while in YJKYM it's very difficult for me to root then and I fall over embarassingly fast. I know things like this take time, but a year already?
Please help guys, what are some things that I can do to help root on the fly so to speak? I've started practicing the first 3 forms more slowly and with more focus on the distribution of weight, relaxing the body and trying to develop that rooted or sinking feeling to the ground. It still feels like I'm getting nowhere with it, though that may just be because I've only started doing it that way.
I've already asked my Sifu as well.
Please help guys, what are some things that I can do to help root on the fly so to speak? I've started practicing the first 3 forms more slowly and with more focus on the distribution of weight, relaxing the body and trying to develop that rooted or sinking feeling to the ground. It still feels like I'm getting nowhere with it, though that may just be because I've only started doing it that way.
I've already asked my Sifu as well.