WING CHUN TRAINING
Wing Chun training is based on developing reflexes. Training is split into various forms, many of which are only learned when a martial artist has passed the student levels of Wing Chun.
Lat-Sau (甩手) Lat-Sau is a sensitivity drill to obtain specific Chi-Sau reflexive responses. Although it may look combative, it should not be mistaken for sparring or fighting. Lat-Sau can be both beneficial and detrimental when not practiced with awareness of its benefits and its pitfalls. The benefits are generally a more technical and more precise style, because the student spends time testing his limits and finding his mistakes. A secondary benefit is a student's greater confidence and less shock when first confronted
Chi-Sau (黐手) or "sticking hands" is the set of drills used for the development of automatic fighting reflexes. It directly grows out of the main principles of Wing Chun. In Chi-Sau, both must maintain forward pressure, both must stick to prevent opponent's pressure from coming through and striking, both must yield when opponent attacks with a force that upsets the balance between the two, and both must follow when a way forward opens. The flow of attack and counterattack in Chi-Sau alternates, and can be very quick indeed. However, Chi-Sau is a partner training exercise, not a sparring or fighting drill, and should not be confused for such. The purpose of Chi-Sau is to train the reflexes that let your body know what your opponent is doing, and react to it automatically.
Anti-grappling and Ground Fighting One of the features of Wing Chun that differ it from other branches of wing chun is anti-grappling and ground fighting trainings. Unlike grappling martial arts that wrestle on the ground or other styles which borrow grappling techniques from such arts, Wing Chun is claimed to use its own principles on the ground to overcome the opponent.
Lat-Sau (甩手) Lat-Sau is a sensitivity drill to obtain specific Chi-Sau reflexive responses. Although it may look combative, it should not be mistaken for sparring or fighting. Lat-Sau can be both beneficial and detrimental when not practiced with awareness of its benefits and its pitfalls. The benefits are generally a more technical and more precise style, because the student spends time testing his limits and finding his mistakes. A secondary benefit is a student's greater confidence and less shock when first confronted
Chi-Sau (黐手) or "sticking hands" is the set of drills used for the development of automatic fighting reflexes. It directly grows out of the main principles of Wing Chun. In Chi-Sau, both must maintain forward pressure, both must stick to prevent opponent's pressure from coming through and striking, both must yield when opponent attacks with a force that upsets the balance between the two, and both must follow when a way forward opens. The flow of attack and counterattack in Chi-Sau alternates, and can be very quick indeed. However, Chi-Sau is a partner training exercise, not a sparring or fighting drill, and should not be confused for such. The purpose of Chi-Sau is to train the reflexes that let your body know what your opponent is doing, and react to it automatically.
Anti-grappling and Ground Fighting One of the features of Wing Chun that differ it from other branches of wing chun is anti-grappling and ground fighting trainings. Unlike grappling martial arts that wrestle on the ground or other styles which borrow grappling techniques from such arts, Wing Chun is claimed to use its own principles on the ground to overcome the opponent.