20111124 Notes

Wooden dummy

1st/2nd section

• Sharper tan, and with the step, not after


• Knife step


• Forward with double gaun/kwan sao - not across

3rd section

• Flick of the hand (ding) not just forward with palm


• Pak is just to shoulder


• Fak to ribs is forward, rather than “upwards”

4th section

• Forward with elbows, not cutting just cutting sideways


• Double “tan” isn’t just to side of arms, it’s forwards not just to split arms but to aim for face


• After kao/jum sao circles and palm to head, finish with double jut before bong


• Tan/kick to leg or body is fine - Karl does to body as a variation

5th, Po-pai, section:

• Opening is the “snaking” biu sao


• Always do a bong before you transition


• After po-pai on dummy’s left, double gaun-sao before po-pai over the outside of arm


• Then use elbow, a bit like a lan-sao, to control the arm as going into bong


• Last po-pai is right hand low, left hand high

6th section, double gaun sao

• Forwards, not sideways


• Tighten my line - elbows hardly move


• Only two then…


• Lower gaun sao rises up into wrong bong with a turn


• After fak sao the “lap” is more of a fuk sao and not with the hand, rather than a usual inside lap (think monkey)

7th section

• Kicks needs quite a lot of sinking in for power


• After gum sao, pak sao is just to shoulder - not beyond

8th section

• Right side does 3 low bongs, left does 1


• Remember knife step!

Getting battered by a boxer without being able to step

• Biu sao will save me from the high, wide shots - use it!


• Don’t cross over, because you expose yourself (unless you use the shoulder-pak and hit at the same time)


• Wu sao! Keep it up! Don’t let it drop because it’s hard to use it!


• Fence forward, or cover - not in between!


• Keep calm - relax. Panic will make you worse


• Once you’re knackered and relying purely on defense and not “special” techniques, really make sure those defense/counter techniques really work!


• Work on your gates! - Those wide shots are really uncomfortable. Take up Dave’s offer to help out.