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Wing Chun TechniquesThe martial art W. Chun kung fu has some techniques such as bong sao (wing arm), tan sao (palm
up hand), pak sao (slaping hand), lap or larp sao (grabbing hand), fook sao controlling hand or
bridge hand), biu sao (stretching deflection block), jut sao (jerk hand), gan sao (plowing hand),
Kwan sao (Tan and Bong deflection block), gum sao (pinning hand), kan sao (splitting block), fat sao
(swinging arm), wu sao (protecting arm) and lau sao (slipping hand) and huen sao. All these fighting
W. Chun techniques come from the (w.chun) techniques on the Wooden Dummy where practitioner use them,
in order to perform the techniques correctly. Chi-Sao Learn about sticky hands. and how to use it
Bong Sao (wing arm) The Bong sao technique is used from practitioners in
order to stop a punch attack and use their arm in a side position
(the arm). 135 degree angle is the form of the elbow, the elbow stands higher than the shoulder but the wrist lower
than the elbow. The height that the practitioner put his elbow depends on his opponent.
Tan Sao (palm up hand) At the Tan sao technique practitioners have their hand straight, hold their fingers together
and they hold their thumb inside the palm. Practitioners have to hold their thumb inside their palm because
with this way they would be able to deflect a strike of an opponent. The Tan Sao (palm up arm) is interesting
as it is applied defferently in many W. Chun circles. Practitioners can use the sliding tan sao, rolling tan sao,
reverse tan sao or as well as flipping tan sao. Also, into the Siu Lim Tao first W. Chun form the tan sao technique
is used by practitioners.
Pak Sao (slapping hand) Pak sao or slapping hand is the technique where the practitioner slaps the opponent’s
hand down in order to strike the opponent’s face. Pak sao is realized with the palm and the fingers which
are hold together and it is a very effective block because practitioners use some of their strength to deflect
an incoming strike and then they can counterattack. Also, into the Siu Lim Tao first W. Chun form the pak
sao technique is used by practitioners.
Lap Sao (grabbing hand) Lap Sao means “Deflecting arm”. Lap Sao technique isn’t used from all W. Chun schools.
The practitioners of Lap Sao technique train themselves at six sections of attack and defense of it. Also,
Lap Sao is the “Pulling hand or Grabbing hand” and practitioners use it to pull their opponent’s hand in order
to loose their balance and at the same time you can hit them with the other hand, with different techniques.
Fook Sao (controlling hand or bridge hand) Fook sao and as it is well-known is the controlling arm. Practitioners use
this technique to pull at their side the opponent and make to them a strike easily. The hand is turned to
the left (for example of the right hand), the fingers are hold together and the elbow is kept tucked in to
protect the mid section. Also, the Fook Sao technique is used by practitioners on the Chi Sao exercise with
one hand and with the two hands (Sticky hand exercise) Also, into the Siu Lim Tao first W. Chun form fook
sao technique is used by practitioners. Huen SaoThis technique (Huen Sao) is very useful to release non threatening energy. When a practitioner pushes aside
another practitioner's arm, then the second practitioner can use Huen sao techinque in order to return his arm
to its original position or he can attack. Now, we can say that this comlies with not fighting force against force. Friend Lesson #8 - Heun Sao
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Wing Chun Techniques