Wing Tsun Vancouver Seminar - Day 1

Last night, Sifu Ralph at Wing Tsun Vancouver treated us to three hours of hard work as a "warm up" to Wednesday nights main event. We started with almost two full hours of section 3 and 4 of the Chum Kiu. Apart from a few minutes of instruction, we were performing the sections basically non-stop. It was quite amazing to spend such a long time on just a couple sections. Such intensive and focused practise of just a few movements reminded me of the Siu Nim Tau (first form) Chi Kung (energy work) and in fact seemed to provide similar results. The main difference being the speed in which we performed the movements. The more tired you get, the more able you are to relax and truly get into the loose and whip-like Fak-Saus, heavy Fook-Saus and anchored footwork!

After we finished the form work, it was on to applying what we had just learned. Being so in tune with your body after such a forms warm up, the WT applications were able to be performed at a much higher level. Since real "performance" is the name of the game, this method of training is, in my opinion, a must! In fact, I just got up and ran through the whole Chum Kiu and it felt very different today... : )

Sifu had us spend the last 15 minutes kicking and punching just to make sure we were all soaked with sweat again in case it had dried off from the forms warm up...

I noticed a definite change in my conditioning and did not get as tired as I thought I would. Attributed this to the kettlebells! Is there nothing they cannot do? In fact, I am considering writing my 1TG theory paper on kettlebell training for Wing Tsun since this is only one of many KB training benefits for WT.

Looking forward to Wednesday night! Will post some pictures on Thursday.