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160 Pages·2006·8.15 MB·English

by  David Pede

BEGINNING WING CHUN: WHY WING CHUN WORKS
First published by The Peacenik Press in 1998
Previously published as Why Wing Chun Works by Summersdale Publishers
Ltd in 2002
This edition published in 2006 by Summersdale Publishers Ltd.
Copyright © Alan Gibson 2006
All rights reserved.
The right of Alan Gibson to be identified as the author of this work has been
asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988.
Condition of Sale
This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or
otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of
binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar
condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent publisher.
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure that the Chinese terms used in this book
have been translated accurately. Should there be any omissions or errors in
this respect we apologise and shall be pleased to make corrections where
applicable in any future edition.
Summersdale Publishers Ltd
46 West Street
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1RP
UK
www.summersdale.com
Printed and bound in Great Britain.
ISBN: 1-84024-546-8
ISBN: 978-184024-546-2
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Acknowledgements
Main photography was by Robert Dunning from Solentstudios.
com, David Peterson supplied the Wong Shun Leung photos,
Kevin Bell, Kevin McLaren and Christian Riley were models. David
Peterson provided the foreword and the ‘Loi Lau Hoi Sung, Lat Sau
Jik Chung’ section, along with much advice, ideas and proofreading.
Andre Ibbett helped in the history section; Kevin McLaren wrote
the Strength and Conditioning section; Kevin Bell wrote the Fighting
Practice section and contributed generally; Mark Page proofread
the manuscript. Thanks to all at Summersdale for bringing this book
to print, especially Lucy for her patience and understanding during
editing. Thanks also to my family – Sarah, Tabitha and Theo – for
their continued love and support.
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Contents
Foreword.....................................................9
Preface.......................................................11
Introduction...............................................12
Tradition, History and Legend...................16
Wing Chun Principles................................24
Triangulation.........................................................24
Central Axis Theory.............................................26
Contact Reflexes..................................................29
Loi Lau Hoi Sung, Lat Sau Jik Chung....................30
Simultaneous Attack and Defence.......................32
More Power to your Elbow.................................33
Efficient Use of Energy or Force..........................34
Short Force and the Inch Punch..........................35
Importance of Stance and Posture........................36
Stance Testing........................................................38
Pivoting to Recycle Force........................................41
Simplicity..............................................................42
The Basic Shapes and Footwork
Types of Wing Chun...................................43
Taan Sau...............................................................44
Fook Sau...............................................................44
Bong Sau...............................................................45
The Five Basic Footwork Types...........................48
Understanding Tui Ma..........................................51
Kicking and Sweeping...........................................53
Defending Against Kicks.......................................56
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Solo Forms.................................................58
Siu Nim Tau..........................................................59
Cham Kiu .............................................................61
Muk Yan Jong ........................................................63
Biu Ji .....................................................................65
Luk Dim Boon Gwan...........................................66
Baat Jaam Do........................................................68
The Wing Chun Drills................................70
Daan Chi Sau........................................................70
Daan Chi Sau With a Step....................................76
Using Fook Sau Concept to Intercept Punches...80
Wu Sau.................................................................83
Wu Sau and Punch: General Turning Punch Drills................84
Wu Sau and Punch: General Retreat drills...........................89
Laap Sau and Paak Sau..........................................91
Laap Sau...............................................................................91
Laap Sau Drill.......................................................................92
Variations on Laap Sau Drill.................................................93
Paak Sau...............................................................................94
Paak Sau Drill.......................................................................94
Variations on Paak Sau Drill.................................................96
Chi Sau: The Wing Chun Laboratory.................110
Chi Sau Roll........................................................................113
Single Hand Drill in Chi Sau Roll........................................114
Hand Changes and Lat Sau in Chi Sau...............................117
Chi Sau Roll, into Under-Laap............................................120
Chi Sau Roll, into Laap/Paak and Punch to Enter...............123
Turbo Charge the Elbows.................................................125
Tui Ma Retreat Drills from Chi Sau ....................................126
Jat Sau From Chi Sau..........................................................127
Chi Geuk Drills...................................................129
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Impact Work............................................133
Strength and Conditioning.......................135
Fighting Practice......................................137
Fence and Reality Drills...........................139
Personal Development.............................149
Glossary...................................................150
Siu Nim Tau Form (Photographs)............154

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Foreword
This marks the third time that Alan Gibson has honoured me by
inviting me to write an introduction to one of his fine books.
In doing so, Alan has effectively taken me full circle with him on
his journey along the Wing Chun road. Having offered my limited
contributions to his second and third books in this series, I have
now been able to actively participate not only in the complete
revision and re-writing of the book that started it all, Why Wing
Chun Works, but more importantly, to have played at least a small
part in Alan’s personal discovery of the amazing legacy left to us
all by the late and great Wing Chun scientist and philosopher, Sifu
Wong Shun Leung.
Having now had six very successful and enjoyable sojourns to
the United Kingdom over the past three years, whereby I have
been able to interact with Alan and a number of his colleagues
in both public and private training sessions, I have witnessed
Alan’s strong desire to both acquire and share the knowledge and
skills associated with the Wong Shun Leung method. His open-
minded approach to learning and his passion for teaching comes
through strongly in this excellent volume that you now have in
your hands.
If you are someone who has read and enjoyed the original work, you
will immediately be struck by the detail that has now been added to
the text, but at the same time recognise the same reader-friendly
style of writing and clarity of presentation that makes Alan’s books
amongst the best available. If this is the first time that you have read
one of Alan’s books in the Why Wing Chun Works series, you will
soon be rushing out to buy copies of the companion volumes.
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BEGINNING WING CHUN
Superbly illustrated with hundreds of photos shot especially for this
edition, expanded and updated sections on all aspects of the system,
and with new detailed sections on training drills and supplementary
training concepts, this book is by far the very best available today
for anyone seeking a practical approach to personal protection
concepts and a better understanding of what the Chinese art of
Wing Chun Gung-fu is all about.
With regard to the history, concepts, techniques and most
importantly, in terms of appreciating the combat reality of this fighting
system as compared with most others practised today, Beginning
Wing Chun is one book that no serious martial artist can afford to
ignore. Congratulations to Alan on producing this fine book, and
congratulations to the reader for choosing to purchase it – you now
have the martial arts equivalent of pure gold at your disposal!
David Peterson, Chief Instructor and Founder of Melbourne Chinese
Martial Arts Club
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