Old jong says:
the whole body, centered at the hips
Why centered at the hips?
Hips act as transmitters for energy release. Try practicing non wing chun kicks to build this up. Stepping side kick, long range front kicks, round houses, etc. These kicks involve more movement and therefore it easier to get a feel for it.
Once you are good at these you can compact the movement down to a WC type kick. -------
Sorry, I dis-agree. this is an extend or “push” not a “send” type of practice. it wont become wip llike. thus it will not become wck kick. because the principle of wck is send not strecth. (doesnt mean the leg didnt strech out)
BTW, the accerelation of this type of kick is not fast and it is rely on localized power as prime. it will not have a swing similar to those of muay thai or kyokushi. but kind of TKD.
Send or strech differentiate WCK with other Nam Kuen.
Shao lin mostly strech -bump.
Just some thought
Originally posted by Phenix
[B]Hips act as transmitters for energy release. Try practicing non wing chun kicks to build this up. Stepping side kick, long range front kicks, round houses, etc. These kicks involve more movement and therefore it easier to get a feel for it.
Once you are good at these you can compact the movement down to a WC type kick. -------
Sorry, I dis-agree. this is an extend or “push” not a “send” type of practice. it wont become wip llike. thus it will not become wck kick. because the principle of wck is send not strecth. (doesnt mean the leg didnt strech out)
BTW, the accerelation of this type of kick is not fast and it is rely on localized power as prime. it will not have a swing similar to those of muay thai or kyokushi. but kind of TKD.
Send or strech differentiate WCK with other Nam Kuen.
Shao lin mostly strech -bump.
Just some thought [/B]
I just agreed with you on this same principle on another thread. Kicks from other arts don’t lend themselves to Wing Chun structure. It’s send, not stretch, or not reaching.
Power from the horse; power from the ground = Wing Chun. Power from speed, distance, and reaching = Karate
Wing Chun good. Karate bad (but still good as an external style.) 
If one is going to do external style Wing Chun, one may as well stick with TKD or karate.
Send is the word of the day for today. 