Wing Chun
Defeating Wing Chun Chain Punching How can you defeat a Wing Chun practitioner skilled in rapid fire-chain punches (see Fists on Fire) devastating at close range stand up combat? Check out this video of two cats fighting shared with us by our friend HankWithOneK on Twitter. Look beyond the humor and realize why this is [...]
Martial artists train to prevail against an assailant. As such, practicing with a partner has a competitive spirit expressed when sparring and during two man drills, like arm toughening or punching mitts. Am I stronger, faster or tougher than my opponent? A healthy competitive attitude is natural and necessary for progress. At the same time, [...]
In Enter the Dragon, a karateka (Bob Wall) shatters a wooden board with his punch to intimidate Bruce Lee before a fight. Lee gives his famous retort, “Boards don’t hit back.” A somewhat similar comment was made regarding the animal and TDH strikes on our loyal training dummy, Big Wang, who endures punishment without complaint [...]
With the ghosts, ghouls and vampires about to be unleashed on Halloween, the theme of spirits reminds me of a rare system of kung fu called Sun Gung (in Cantonese ) or Shen Gong (in Mandarin) meaning Spirit Boxing. Imagine being able to straight punch or hook kick like Bruce Lee without ever learning a [...]
