Originally posted by dedalus
I completely agree with Sabu that in a fight you might be less concerned about the pain of a bony strike, and if you get out of a life-or-death encounter with a broken hand, you’ve done good.
I am sorry sir, but I don’t believe I suggested anything of the sort…
Perhaps it comes down to the simple fact that I train to hit most anything with a palm, whereas a wing chun fighter trains to hit most anything with a fist.
!!! My elephant is waving his trunk in dismay! Wing Chun is not as limited as the general public thinks…
Ah, my apologies Sabu… I was misattributing Alpha Dog’s comment to you (“The joy of adrenaline is that you won’t feel the pain until the party’s over”).
I think the punching comment was poorly expressed, and has led to some misunderstanding. I really only meant to rephrase the comments made by several of you to the effect that in WC one can punch anywhere along the centreline. I wasn’t trying to imply that one can ONLY punch, and I do realise that wing chun has many body weapons at its disposal.
I’ll back off now so your elephant can get back to… um… just standing there…
There is a very simple solution for this. I’m not going to elaborate too much. All you have to do is change how you make a fist, & you’ll never bend your wrist again.
Place the tip of your thumb in the corner of the second knuckle of your index finger as if you’re pushing a butto. Hold it there. Now go punch the airsheild. Your wrist is now “locked”. You can thank me later.
Originally posted by dedalus I wasn’t trying to imply that one can ONLY punch, and I do realise that wing chun has many body weapons at its disposal.
Thank you for your considerate reply, dedalus.
However, it does appear that many on this forum believe that the punch to the centreline is the only avenue worth riding. We cannot neglect the alleys and the ravines, or we’ll miss all the beauty of this art, we call Wing Chun.
I didn’t actually start this thread and don’t have any trouble with my punches (I don’t even train in wing chun any more), but your suggestion gives a very nice flavour to my taiji snap-punch. I love it when simple little things like that wander past…
