yeah man, maybe. they were into learning how to roll n stuff a little too much for me man, i see the importance of learning how to fall right if you’re gonna be thrown around a lot in class, but the more senior dudes did not seem to do any groundwork either.
if it’s what you’re looking for, it’s a great place to got though. i’m sure the senseis there knew how to fight on the ground…
All i wanted was some RICE CAKES! Now? WE MUST BATTLE.
note about the man sau/wu sau hand position: it’s a dynamic position and it moves according to your opponent. If he’s 7’ tall, obviously you should have your hand positions calibrated to the difference in height, etc..
as for hooks, you are right: it does seem open. but when you start learning to move and flow with hooking attacks, then you won’t really worry about it. give it some time.
as for roundhouse kicks, it’s all about moving with the kick. either going in close or by redirecting it. if you try force against a really hard thai rh kick, you are going down.
EmptyCup
Recently, I sparred (light contact) against my roommmate who did MT for a few months. I used the WC “neutral” hand position as my guard, he used the more open MT guard. For the hour or so we sparred, he never made it past my blocks, and I tagged him a number of times between his arms. Obviously, this is merely my personal experience with this particular guy (granted, he’s inexperienced and not very good), but this certainly convinced me of the benefits of the WC guard position.
By the by…thanks for the clarification and pic on the “voodoo shield” issue…didn’t think about that.
Anyone know WC Si-Fu Samuel kwok? He was a Tibetan White Crane Si-Fu before his WC - his maternal uncle and Si-Fu was the late great master Luk-Chi-Fu. He would be a good person to ask as he has such high status under Ip-Chun and Ip-Ching and Luk-Chi-Fu was World Class within the Tibetan arts.
FWIW I did it the other way around, I went from WC to the Tibetan - and also to SPM.
I have practiced the style of Goju ryu karate for 14 months now and I must admit that coming into Wing Chun was pretty difficult. The problem that I have with Wing Chun is that it is so different which means that I have to learn and re learn certain things. Now, I’m going into my third month of Wing Chun and things are finally starting to flow, and the more I practice Wing Chun the more it makes sense.
Sifu Sam Kwok
I know Sam.He was the first Sifu to authorize me to teach.If you are near him I highly recommend learning from him.He is very down to earth and very open with his teaching.One of the most interesting things about him is that with his vast knowledge of other styles he is a pure WC man.His fighting etc is all WC.
Hello,
I know (knew) Sam very well indeed back in the 80’s and thru the 90’s. I started WC in 1973 and carried on studying it with Sam for a while. It was to be truthful only becasue of our friendship and his sincerity to me at that time, otherwise I wouldn’t have bothered.
It’s mostly people who impress me, rather than
systems. It is sad that a lot of people ‘brought up’ by him in WC go on to ‘forget’ about him when he has opened the door to the IP brothers for them.
He is technically very sound and a possible direct successor to his teachers Ip-Chun and Ip-Ching.
It would however suprise very many people who think that they know him just how good his Tibetan White Crane is, and, also just what his private opinions are/where about it compared to ‘other’ systems that he does.
Sadly our friendship has cooled off over recent years, but that happens. it doesn’t chanhge my regard for him as a person or as a reprersentative of WC.
His Tibetan Crane is very good. He just doesn’t like to admit it. FWIW I believe this is partly because of his status in WC and not wishing to offend the Ip’s.
A true gentleman
Hello,
I had the privelige of training with Samual Kwok several years ago when he accompanied Yip Chun on a seminar in NYC. To be honest, I only attended out of respect for another person present. I am glad I went though as I was very happy with the material presented. I found Yip Chun to be a very likeable fellow and very soft. Of course, with his size, I don’t think he would do too well trying to utilize strength over technique. One of the things that really impressed me was that he was something like 72 years old at the time. Now, if I can still move around like him when I am that old I will be happy.
Samual Kwok was a true gentleman and very open to answering questions. I found him to be very good technically and was happy to have the chance to Chi Sau with him. I only regret we did not have more time to interact with each other. I did not know anything about his Tibetan White Crane but that does not surprise me.
Peace,
Dave