What does your average Wing Chun workout look like when you’re not at class (ie. practicing in your garage or basement or wherever)?
Iron
I work on the forms, mostly. I’ll run through them, then spot
practice whatever portions need to be worked on.
Sometimes, I’ll bust out the walking drills, if that’s what I think
I need to work on the most.
Other times, I’ll practice the kicks, if that’s what I think I need to
work on the most.
Then I usually toss in the default ab work and pushups and
occasionally will hop on the nordic track for some aerobic exercise.
Of course, these things fall more under “general health-based
workout” than any immediate Wing Chun stuff.
It looks strange cause I strip off my clothes cover, myself in bright orange paint and wear a chicken hat:D
Seriously I usual work through some block/strike combos,kicking and footwork. And when my girlfriend comes over we work together since she also studies WC.
I’m currently training at school 4 days a week, 3-6 hours a day.
My at home workout is relatively lightwt -
I do 5 each SLT, CK and BG. I try to play alot of energy in my Chum Kiu right now, constantly on the verge of falling over 
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Then I’ll bust out the ‘conditioning’. Maybe 1-1500 punches, a couple hundred kicks or some gin choys. Whatever. I try to mix it up based what stuff I’ve done over the past few days.
I finish up with a slow SLT - 20-30 min and some stretching.
I take plenty of breaks of 2-3 min and am usually done in 1-1 1/2 hrs.
I do 5 each SLT, CK and BG…Then I’ll bust out the ‘conditioning’…I finish up with a slow SLT - 20-30 min and some stretching…I take plenty of breaks of 2-3 min and am usually done in 1-1 1/2 hrs.
By my calculations, you finish each form (except the last) in 3 minutes or less. Is that right?
I do SLT, basics, and shadowboxing for an hour, and work on my martial arm for an hour. If it wasn’t winter time, i’d also include my mook jong, which is in my backyard.
So it usually adds up to 3 hours give or take.
Im lazy
I do SLT every morning before hitting the shower, and Chum Kiu before going to bed in the evening.
I’m currently training at school 4 days a week, 3-6 hours a day.
Sanchezero where do you train?
well when im not in class, i practice at every morning,sil lim tao, and chum kiu, focusing in on the unity between the upper and lower body… hand speed, relaxed punching, wall push ups, kicks chain kicking, swadowboxing, and at work , i work on foot work… stepping, turning, and just standing in the basic stance… or on one leg if im on break, nothing, much, you do need a partner, to get better, this is just to maintain…, txwingchun, where do you do wing chun? whos your teacher?
simpleangles
Censored…“By my calculations, you finish each form (except the last) in 3 minutes or less. Is that right?”
I don’t time any of my forms except the long slt, but I’d guess that 3 min is about right…sometimes (depending on when I work out) my slt run about 5 apiece.
I don’t time any of my forms except the long slt, but I’d guess that 3 min is about right…sometimes (depending on when I work out) my slt run about 5 apiece.
Why did you decide to do the forms five times each and very quickly, rather then once or twice very slowly? This is not a criticism, I am just curious.
Originally posted by wongfeilung809
well when im not in class, i practice at every morning,sil lim tao, and chum kiu, focusing in on the unity between the upper and lower body… hand speed, relaxed punching, wall push ups, kicks chain kicking, swadowboxing, and at work , i work on foot work… stepping, turning, and just standing in the basic stance… or on one leg if im on break, nothing, much, you do need a partner, to get better, this is just to maintain…, txwingchun, where do you do wing chun? whos your teacher?
simpleangles
Dragon Martial Arts with Gilbert Leal.
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The way I play both CK and BG, now, is with alot of energy. Especially so with CK. I don’t feel like I play them <that> fast, but I’m aiming for a kinda snappy feel where I really have to work to not bounce out of my horse.
I haven’t ever played them really slow. No more than 5-7 min, I don’t imagine, and that’s when I’m doing lots of tuning.
I’ll pick up some new detail, or will be directed to play the form with a different emphasis on certain energy/movements every year or so. Then, for awhile, I’ll play each move separately so I can check and correct my position. When I feel I’m on top of it I try to bring it up to speed, I guess.
SLT is the only form I have been instructed to play very slowly.
Do you play all of your forms slowly? If so, what are the reasons for doing so?
Do you play all of your forms slowly? If so, what are the reasons for doing so?
Usually I do them at 10-20 minutes. When you move quickly, it is difficult to correct small mistakes. And there is no good reason to correct your mistakes in SLT, but neglect your mistakes in CK and BG, wouldn’t you agree?
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I gotta tell ya, I’ve never really thought of playing CK or BG for 20 min.
When I play SLT that slow, its not so much to ‘correct’ errors as it is to develop arm position and horse. The majority of the time is spent on the first section.
When I’m correcting errors, I take my time with each position and tweak it as best I know how, then settle for a breath or two and move on.
I think I’ll try 'em super slow tho, just to see what happens. When you go so slowly, do you still use alot of energy - BANG - s t i l l - BANG - s t i l l ?
When you go so slowly, do you still use alot of energy - BANG - s t i l l - BANG - s t i l l ?
It is more like
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG.
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Originally posted by sanchezero
I think I’ll try 'em super slow tho, just to see what happens. When you go so slowly, do you still use alot of energy - BANG - s t i l l - BANG - s t i l l ?
Yes, absolutely. When you go slowly, that applies mainly to the first section of SLT. Even within that section, the punches for example are done at full speed. Basically the Tan Sau, Fuk Sau and Heun Sau should be done super slowly, all other moves are at normal speed. Try doing the first section in 15 minutes, then let the long arm energy fly in the second section, and quick transitions in the third. At least that’s how we do it. Your school may be different.
Matrix
Even within that section, the punches for example are done at full speed.
I usually do the punches as slowly as the Tan Sao; they are certainly no less important.
Originally posted by [Censored]
I usually do the punches as slowly as the Tan Sao; they are certainly no less important.
I certainly agree that the punches are every bit as important as any of the other movements such as Tan Sau. I can see no reason why the punches cannot be done slowly as well. Whatever way you slice it, the important things are to work the horse, ingrain the centerline position, elbows in and correct structure of the different hands. I find that after doing the first section very slowly, there is a build up of energy that just wants to be released in the rest of the form.
Do you just do the first section slowly? or the other sections as well?
Regards,
Matrix
I usually do every section of every form, slowly or very slowly. And I speed up, only when my partner or opponent forces me to do so.
If your Tan Sao can be improved by slow practice, why can’t Lan Sao, Pak Sao, and everything else? I have asked this question many times, and never heard a satisfactory answer.