Transcription: Zube says: Is there a difference between rooting and balance Seeing one's center of gravity? I've seen other martial arts such as Karate or Wing Chun emphasize on obtaining one's center of gravity and not sure if that's one and the same as rooting. It's synonymous. It's like wet And water. It's synonymous. Uh find your center of … [Read more...]
How To Apply Chi Energy With Healing Hands
Transcription: Uh, Melanie says, can you elaborate on applying chi? Yeah. Uh, what do you mean applying chi to you in your life or your martial arts? Like what do you mean by applying chi , is basically you're breathing. Okay. Breathing is a controlled and how your posture. So you know, like this, I breathe hard if I do that. So posturing your … [Read more...]
Why Doesn’t My Cat Stance Work?
Sije Jamie: Dominic has sent us over question. He says, Can you talk about rooting in the cat stance I'm easily knocked over with all weight on the back leg when being pushed from the front. How would you deal with a push from the front in a cat stance? Sifu Phu: Okay. Um, natural instinct to go to a bow and arrow. You should … [Read more...]
What’s Better To Use: The Pigeon Toed Stance Or The Horse Stance?
Transcription: Billy says, hi, everyone can Sifu . Please elaborate. On a proper wing Chun stance when doing Sil Lum Tao . Oh yeah. Basically it's a horse stance, now you're going to have to, people have different versions. Okay. And personally I like the way we do it. Two ways you want to have it is a horse stance is basically about the width of … [Read more...]
How To Get Your 1 Inch Punch
Transcription: Sije Jamie: Amit wants you to demonstrate a 1 inch punch or fajing on someone. He says he's not thinking of Sifu Larry, obviously. Nope, not him. Hint, hint! . Oh, he says, I find that technique to be one of the coolest things sifu does and no one knows about it. If you can demonstrate that power on camera, I think it will blow … [Read more...]