Originally posted by kj
[B]…I don’t know how many of our forefathers would have been today’s UFC champs, yet IMO, the Wing Chun system architects were not chumps…
Regards,
I totally agree. They knew exactly what they were doing when they created wing chun.
I am beginning to agree with Ernie, gangsterfist and ultimate in regards to the value of sparring. I also agree with KJ and I would also not want to include it in class curriculum, I would rather focus that time on Chi SAo etc. But going out and mixing it up with other styles has to be valuable.
In conclusion: I resolve to give it a go. Ill let you know how it goes!
Miles:
Going out and mixing it up with other styles and schools is a good thing - with much to be gained.
But sparring within your school (especially if there are people around who have learned other styles)…is also a good thing.
A very good thing - since it will help prepare you in ways that chi sao alone couldn’t do…for when you do spar other styles/schools.
As well as preparation for the street.
And IMO, it should be done often (ie. - at least once a week).
When I was sparring the bagua hsing-i guys it was a blast. They kept circling me and I just rotated my bai jong to match them everytime not advancing or anything just letting them circle me. It was kind of like a movie ha ha ha. I was hoping they woudl wear themselves out, and it usually worked because when it went to the ground a lot of them were too tired to wrestle around. However, they were all tough guys and would never give up. They wouldn’t even tap out unless you really hurt them heh it was a blast though, I can’t wait till I can do it again.
One thing I can’t stress enough though is, if you are going to make a move make it with conviction. Don’t kid yourself with feints or half @ssed moves. You don’t really learn that way. My sifu knows Choy Li Fut as well, and was teaching us some stuff last class. He told us how biu sao would not work against the inside of a CLF attack. He said the CLF attack would crash your biu sao almost every time. So, of course what did I try to do? I tried using the biu sao on the inside of the attack and I got hit ha ha ha. I just had to experience it for myself.