Whats the most basic concept of Wing Chun?
Is it wearing a shirt ?
Hit and don’t get hit.
[QUOTE=sanjuro_ronin;1171878]Hit and don’t get hit.[/QUOTE]
I like it.
Was going to say, “Hit the guy.”
[QUOTE=k gledhill;1171871]Is it wearing a shirt ?[/QUOTE]
Not if you’re filming a DVD or putting your picture in a magazine. Shirtless Wing Chun people sell more stuff. It’s true!
[QUOTE=couch;1171882]I like it.
Was going to say, “Hit the guy.”[/QUOTE]
People hate when I say this but WC is simple and direct and there is no need to overcomplicated and if more people actually fought with it, they’d see that the system isn’t that complicated at all.
In practical terms of course.
So hitting a guy without being hit first, without a shirt is the top answer ? 
[QUOTE=k gledhill;1171892]So hitting a guy without being hit first, without a shirt is the top answer ? :D[/QUOTE]
Can there be any doubt?
Paging Emin Botzepe !
[QUOTE=k gledhill;1171892]So hitting a guy without being hit first, without a shirt is the top answer ? :D[/QUOTE]
Only when I say it. Everybody else is bored based upon thread response.
[QUOTE=Wayfaring;1171900]Only when I say it. Everybody else is bored based upon thread response.[/QUOTE]
Lmao!..
Is “head on collision (A + B > A)” that you pull your opponent into your punch a basic concept of WC? I assume WC is more than just the “rear end collision (A - B < A)” that you punch while your opponent is moving back.
[QUOTE=YouKnowWho;1171904]Is “head on collision (A + B > A)” that you pull your opponent into your punch a basic concept of WC? I assume WC is more than just the “rear end collision (A - B < A)” that you punch while your opponent is moving back.[/QUOTE]
No, its A squared + B squared = C squared ,
Cheers
[QUOTE=Robinhood;1171911]No, its A squared + B squared = C squared ,
Cheers[/QUOTE]
Don’t forget, though, in order to double the blast radius, you have to cube it.
[QUOTE=couch;1171883]Not if you’re filming a DVD or putting your picture in a magazine. Shirtless Wing Chun people sell more stuff. It’s true![/QUOTE]
I still have more respect for the golf shirt w/ breast pocket.
My vote is ‘when the hand is free, hit instinctively and directly.’
Hitting someone is an action, not a concept. The original question was what is the most basic concept of Wing Chun. The most basic concept is that the shortest distance between two points will always be a straight line, and that would be center line. Everything else can vie for it’s own place in the line up.
[QUOTE=Lee Chiang Po;1171945]Hitting someone is an action, not a concept. The original question was what is the most basic concept of Wing Chun. The most basic concept is that the shortest distance between two points will always be a straight line, and that would be center line. Everything else can vie for it’s own place in the line up.[/QUOTE]
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Human movements are based on curves, so while the shortest distance between A and B is a straight line, it may not be the most efficient/effective.
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There are lots more targets than those on the centre line.
[QUOTE=sanjuro_ronin;1171878]Hit and don’t get hit.[/QUOTE]
Hit and don’t get hit, MUCH.
[QUOTE=imperialtaichi;1172070]Hit and don’t get hit, MUCH. :D[/QUOTE]
I hear ya !
[QUOTE=imperialtaichi;1172070]Hit and don’t get hit, MUCH. :D[/QUOTE]
Hear! Hear! Good addition.
[QUOTE=imperialtaichi;1172069]1. Human movements are based on curves, so while the shortest distance between A and B is a straight line, it may not be the most efficient/effective.
- There are lots more targets than those on the centre line.[/QUOTE]
If this were true, then more than likely there would be no center line concept or theory. Curving your thrust shortens it and weakens the strike power. It is not always about natural human movement, but more about efficient human movement. Curved strikes are simply not efficient strikes. Even out uppercut, which is sort of an upward hook, comes across on center line.