IMHO, For YIk Kam lineage WCK only,
People often ask me, why am I so rigid and attach to not evolve the 4 section SLT;
As I always reply in the same tone since past decade in this forum and around the world; if one evolve it one needs to create one’s own Kuen kuit. If one can do that that is fine with me.
For me, I stick with the set and stick with the kuen kuit comes with it.
So, what is the big deal of the kuen kuit, read my post on WCK.com title the Romance of thousands years. There are process, milestone…etc one needs to attain. it is not as I simply can do what I want.
Saying the above, I am ok with anyone do anything with their art, they can get creative…etc however one must honestly answer the question of what is one’s attainment according to the Yik Kam’s teaching? and what is the purpose of the evolution.
You could see from this forum that I keep mention, white crane, Emei…etc why is that? because in order to release the power of the set, one needs to have lots of pre requisite. It cant be I call myself a master and I do anything I like and what I am doing is not accord to the ancestors’ teaching.
If it is my WCK, called it Hendrik’s SLT not Yik Kam’s SLT. if it is Yik Kam’s SLT then it better to follow the Yik Kam’s kuen kuit and requirement and mile stone and process…etc. TRaining a set is not a kid’s play or dancing, it needs to deliver result, otherwise it is a waste of time and useless moves.
Let’s face it how many since 1850 has be able to unlock the Yik Kam’s SLT set? for me, with my limited observation, only a handful. and it almost zero for past 30 years.
That is the reality. and even the set is still exist, it was perform with hung gar, CLF, or other signature and power generation.
Can we call those stuffs WCK? To be real honest, NOPE. Cant cheat and lie.
So what is WCK? IMHO, it could takes any shape however it must at every instant implementing come accept, goes return…etc. to implement that, a certain dynamic structure and power generation are needed.
IE one cant do side outward block of Karate and called it Tan Sau. or one cant do Hung Ga’s Tan sau and called it WCK tan sau, or one cant do White Crane’s water hand and called it tan sau.
Sure, they all could look a like at static or at motion. and we could argue to death on everything is tan sau too.
But, what is the definition of WCK’s Tan sau?
In my undertanding, the definition of WCK’s tan sau is not about a hand type but an implementation of Comes accept, Goes return in with a palm upward manner.
It is not a posture call tan sau or a type or energy call tan sau.
If you use the karate side outer block cause the opponent’s one hand to lock/latch the other hand while you attack him, that is tan sau. if you use the White Crane water hand to generate the rotation power to press him while you attack him, that is tan sau.
However, if you just do a karate side outer block to block that is not WCK tan sau. if you use the white crane water hand to flip and press the opponents hand, that is not WCK tan sau.
In the Yik Kam’s WCK teaching, one implement the come accept, goes return…etc with the four basic circles , Huen Kaam Tiu Taap, and also using the circles to do chi sau, that is not CLF, that is solid WCK even though it has a different way of implement the come accept, goes return…etc.
not to mention, a huen is a fusion of lap, tok, Tan…etc.
However, if one do the four basic hands and knowing not what is the purpose or what is the concept/idea/ philosophy behind it, then one is not doing WCK. and from my observation, IMHO, some is actually doing CLF or Hung Ga because knowing or not the way the carry out their act is implementing CLF or Hung Ga idea and philosophy. Not to mention, the power generation is totally different.
Now, why is WCK called the Female art or soft art? that is simply because it uses the philosophy of comes accept, goes return…etc. While comes accept, goes return, there is no block, it is always flow, it is a continuous of pull, push, side slide, entering. there is no discrete move but one moves lead to other move. So it looks sticky, it looks soft, it looks continuous. So, as soon as one implement the philosophy, the “female” or "soft’ signature surface. However, if one implement the CLF or Hung ga philosophy even if one does the same move, it doesnt look right.
Not to mention, if one practice the 4 section SLT without both arms both in action and support each others, ofcorse it is not going to be WCK but other style.
These stuffs are what one suppose to learn when practicing the second section of the SLT.
So, why is so many doesnt know these?
well, simply because most have never really learn the art or learn the art deep enough.
one might memorize the posture but have not learn what is it. and also because not every one will like to reveal what is it. as in the old time, it is said, one can teach the set but never the application, one can teach the application but never what the philosophy/concept behind it, unless one is the true indoor student.
I reveal this here because I would like this art to be preserved and also with today’s modern world, one needs to be properly identify one’s art and perfecting one’s own lineage art, cant argue with other WCK lineage that we do WCK while infact we are doing other style such as CLF or Hung gar. even worst copying other WCK lineage’s signature and argue one has that too. that is just a mess. IMHO.
So, doesnt the Yik Kam SLT still exist? sure, as soon as majority of the set is still exist, the Kuen kuit is still exist, even if no one in this generation could unlock the set, the whole system is freeze and can be evoked.
and why do you think I keep write those post in WCK.Com on the story of SLT? isnt it signature of some one’s journey. Why I keep posting the Emei the White crane connection…etc. isnt it trying to preserve as much reference information for the future generation who like to investigate into it?
I have reveal I determine to put the keys information in the time capsure with the lyrics of the following song long time ago but you either not pay attention or would not believe. and some even go as far as trying to debunk the keys without knowing if they debunk the keys they destroy their own WCK. IE. you debunk the first 5 stanzas of Yik Kam SLT kuen kuit, that guarantee one lock oneself out of the door of Yik Kam’s WCK. and that is deadly serious but some have never gone that far to realize that. it is about the whole system could vanished over night with an ego ignorance act.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov3RXjisKgM&feature=related
and finally, you dont have to take my words, find your own path is the best. but if you think what I post make sense, try it and see for yourself what is the result. I am interested in find out what is it about the set but I am not interested in how superior this art could hurt others. That is because I love art and never like to and never intended to lead other to commit killing or hurting karma.
I cautious you here, Those who kill will be kill. Those who hurt other will be hurt. thus, it is not worth to go that macho and violent path and have a bad negative karma of fighting and killing.