The TCMA “build bridge” concept is a 2 edges sword. It can help you to listen to your opponent’s intention, but it can also help your opponent to do the same to you. In order to avoid that, right after you have detected your opponent’s intention through your bridge (arm or leg contact), you have to cross that bridge and destroy that bridge ASAP.
The most common example will be the Mantis (Gou Lou Cai Shou) that you use a right back fist to make arms contact (build bridge - set up), you then use your right hand to grab your opponent’s wrist, and use your left hand to pull your opponent’s elbow (cross bridge - enter). You then relase your right wrist grab and punch at your opponent’s face (destroy bridge - finish).
What’s your favor “build bridge - set up”, “cross bridge - enter”, and “destroy bridge - finish” strategies if you don’t mind to share here?
[QUOTE=bawang;1084520]cantonese bridging is just forearm blocking.
northern martial arts have no concept of bridging.[/QUOTE]
Without the ability of “build bridge”, a boxer will still be a boxer, and a Judoka will still be a Judoka. You can exchange punches with a boxer all day long, if you want to apply any of your throwing skill, you have to know how to build a bridge. The “bridge building” is the “only” way that the throwing arts can be integrated into the striking arts.
To pull your opponent’s head into your punch (head on colussion) is better than to punch your opponent’s head when he moves back. The “build bridge” is also important in the “striking arts” as in the “throwing arts”.
[QUOTE=bawang;1084520]cantonese bridging is just forearm blocking.
northern martial arts have no concept of bridging.[/QUOTE]
Tell us what Great Asian Masters teach whitey, so we know what we think we know, but don’t really know until we know what we think we know is not what we know but what we really don’t know until we know it! You know?
[QUOTE=Scott R. Brown;1084541]Tell us what Great Asian Masters teach whitey, so we know what we think we know, but don’t really know until we know what we think we know is not what we know but what we really don’t know until we know it! You know?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=wenshu;1084583]Sanctuary
My land is bare of chattering folk;
The clouds are low along the ridges,
And sweet’s the air with curly smoke
From all my burning bridges.[/QUOTE]
You’ll still need to burn your internet connection though.
[QUOTE=YouKnowWho;1084525]Without the ability of “build bridge”, a boxer will still be a boxer, and a Judoka will still be a Judoka. You can exchange punches with a boxer all day long, if you want to apply any of your throwing skill, you have to know how to build a bridge. The “bridge building” is the “only” way that the throwing arts can be integrated into the striking arts.
To pull your opponent’s head into your punch (head on colussion) is better than to punch your opponent’s head when he moves back. The “build bridge” is also important in the “striking arts” as in the “throwing arts”.
How to create your pulling?[/QUOTE]
One good way to generate pulling force is to drop your weight.
ykw sometimes u say things make my balls shrink insdie my body. exactly where in a takedown u can find briding?
lots of people talking about bridging because its easy for making seminars and dvds. the wing chun forums is still trying to find out how to defend against a jab.
[QUOTE=bawang;1084687]ykw sometimes u say things make my balls shrink insdie my body. exactly where in a takedown u can find briding?
lots of people talking about bridging because its easy for making seminars and dvds. the wing chun forums is still trying to find out how to defend against a jab.[/QUOTE]
whats the deal there??? they went to sun yat-sen to check his bone density or something???to see the medical evidence of his “5 ancestors” forearm and hand conditioning??? sorry, my chinese is a wee bit rusty…
[QUOTE=bawang;1084687]exactly where in a takedown u can find briding?[/QUOTE]
You use bridge to create a chance for your throw.
Most of the throws require a major hand (such as Judo sleeve hold) and a minor hand (such as Judo upper collar hold). In order to obtain the major hand, you will need to control your opponent’s leading arm (sleeve hold in no jacket situation). Try to control your opponent’s leading arm when he keeps punching at your head is not a easy task. To build a bridge can hide your intention and help you to achieve that. Your mind is not in that “bridge” but to control your opponent’s leading arm.
