Monday, July 26, 2010

gary lam backyard wing chun chi sao, series 1

This video is really the first to break down chi sao (sticky hands) into its core moves, ie the use of the tan , bong, fook, pak, kwan, gan sao. sifu gary's presentation is a little "backyard video" quality, hence the name, but the quality of the info is A1.
I could see an eclectic/mixed martial artist getting some of the needed basics from this DVD to form his/her own sticky hands repertoire.
this video pretty much answers all the questions about how to do chi sao and what moves do what, the logic, and especially the "one hand covers two" maneuvers, which illustrate the clever "economy of motion" that wing chun is famous for.
of course, one needs to work with someone who actually knows wing chun to learn the feel. but this DVD is an excellent start for someone who isn't close to an instructor, but can manage to attend a seminar now and then.

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