Xue Sheng
All weight is underside
There was another thread in this section that frankly was not worth the powder to blow it up… so I won’t mention it or link it… but it got me thinking about Sil Lim Tao.
As far as Wing Chun goes the only form I know is Siu Nim Tao so if I pull out my background in other CMA styles I have to honestly admit I really don’t think Siu Nim Tao covers a whole lot as it applies to self Defense and fighting. Don’t get me wrong, I do think if you have a good understanding of it you can defend yourself against some attacks but I do not see where Siu Nim Tao does much for protecting the lower body nor does it give you any training in movement and it is limited in upper body defense, although it does give you a pretty good idea of how to do that, if trained right. But if you are only doing Siu Nim Tao, IMO, the first time you get hit you are in for a shock. Meaning if you have never done a Bong Sau/Lop Sau Drill or any other type of drill it is going to hurt when someone actually hits you and it will shock you which will possibly lead to hesitation…and you all see where I’m going there. And I got to be honest here; I really think a lot of the meat is in the drills as it applies to fighting and external training. But then I only know Sil Lim Tao so what the hell do I know. That and I think they are pretty cool :EG:
However I do see internal training in Siu Nim Tao that is pretty good and I see that translating into body unity, meaning you can get the power form the root to the fist rather effectively and efficiently after you have trained Sil Lim tao for a while…if trained correctly. Now I am MORE than willing to admit I may have missed the whole point of Siu Nim Tao here and I will also admit it is really hard to look at Siu Nim Tao and not look at it through Xingyi/Taiji colored glasses so I really want to hear form those that know better than I, which means just about any of the regulars in this section :asian: .
What is Siu Nim Tao about, what is it supposed to teach you?
And while I’m here and know nothing about the other 2 forms that make up my flavor of Wing Chun
What is Chum Kio about, what is it supposed to teach you?
What is Bio Tzu about, what is it supposed to teach you?
And since the original reason I got into Wing Chun was the Muk Yan Jong… which I have yet to train... and since I am am looking for answers to questions that people genearally write books about
What is the Muk Yan Jong supposed to train you?
As far as Wing Chun goes the only form I know is Siu Nim Tao so if I pull out my background in other CMA styles I have to honestly admit I really don’t think Siu Nim Tao covers a whole lot as it applies to self Defense and fighting. Don’t get me wrong, I do think if you have a good understanding of it you can defend yourself against some attacks but I do not see where Siu Nim Tao does much for protecting the lower body nor does it give you any training in movement and it is limited in upper body defense, although it does give you a pretty good idea of how to do that, if trained right. But if you are only doing Siu Nim Tao, IMO, the first time you get hit you are in for a shock. Meaning if you have never done a Bong Sau/Lop Sau Drill or any other type of drill it is going to hurt when someone actually hits you and it will shock you which will possibly lead to hesitation…and you all see where I’m going there. And I got to be honest here; I really think a lot of the meat is in the drills as it applies to fighting and external training. But then I only know Sil Lim Tao so what the hell do I know. That and I think they are pretty cool :EG:
However I do see internal training in Siu Nim Tao that is pretty good and I see that translating into body unity, meaning you can get the power form the root to the fist rather effectively and efficiently after you have trained Sil Lim tao for a while…if trained correctly. Now I am MORE than willing to admit I may have missed the whole point of Siu Nim Tao here and I will also admit it is really hard to look at Siu Nim Tao and not look at it through Xingyi/Taiji colored glasses so I really want to hear form those that know better than I, which means just about any of the regulars in this section :asian: .
What is Siu Nim Tao about, what is it supposed to teach you?
And while I’m here and know nothing about the other 2 forms that make up my flavor of Wing Chun
What is Chum Kio about, what is it supposed to teach you?
What is Bio Tzu about, what is it supposed to teach you?
And since the original reason I got into Wing Chun was the Muk Yan Jong… which I have yet to train... and since I am am looking for answers to questions that people genearally write books about
What is the Muk Yan Jong supposed to train you?
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