wingchun100
Senior Master
Another area where I have been struggling is in Kim Sut, which is the squeezing of the knees during our basic Wing Chun stance. I haven't been sinking into my root properly, which results in making it ridiculously easy to send me off balance.
Then last Sunday, Sifu London told me I should get a softball and hold it between my knees while doing Sil Lum Tao. I tried it a few times, and I'll be damned if it doesn't give the legs one hell of a workout. Not only that, but I can see what he means as far as it helping me sink into the root.
I sent him a video where I did SLT only for about 3-4 minutes. My legs were already screaming. He wrote me back and said, "I understand this is a demo, but you should do SLT for about 15 minutes."
I was like, "WHAT?!?!?!?!" My shout startled my girlfriend. LOL
Anyway, I feel that (much like my Chi Sao revelations) this simple addition to my training, of holding the softball while doing Sil Lum Tao, will help increase my rooting and structure.
Then last Sunday, Sifu London told me I should get a softball and hold it between my knees while doing Sil Lum Tao. I tried it a few times, and I'll be damned if it doesn't give the legs one hell of a workout. Not only that, but I can see what he means as far as it helping me sink into the root.
I sent him a video where I did SLT only for about 3-4 minutes. My legs were already screaming. He wrote me back and said, "I understand this is a demo, but you should do SLT for about 15 minutes."
I was like, "WHAT?!?!?!?!" My shout startled my girlfriend. LOL
Anyway, I feel that (much like my Chi Sao revelations) this simple addition to my training, of holding the softball while doing Sil Lum Tao, will help increase my rooting and structure.