My Sīfú 師父, Ip Chun 葉準, knew his Jyún Máh 轉馬 – Turning Stance was not good enough, but when he asked his father what was wrong with it, his father did not give him an answer. So Sīfú just kept practising it every single day. Whenever he had time, he practised. After three months he found his legs were stronger and after turning, his body was steadier, and the power of his turning also became stronger. Then, one day when he was practising, his father walked up to him and without any warning, pushed him! Sīfú said he felt the force pushing in to his elbow, but he was able to hold the position with the power of his legs and this enabled him to resist the force and keep his balance. His father smiled and said, “Not bad,” and then walked away.
Sīfú realised that his father was testing his Gūng Lihk 功力 – Internal Strength. He said we should have power in any position. Even when we are attacked suddenly, we must have power to defend and attack back, and not just when we are practising the movements. Sīfú said his father wanted him to find the answer by himself. Gūng Lihk and sensitivity are so important in Wing Chun.
Grandmaster Tse’s Wing Chun Note 518
If we take a close look at all three of these forms, we will see that Bīu Zī is in all of them.
Grandmaster Tse’s Wing Chun Note 517
The hardest part of the training is holding the leg up and keeping the position. As we get tired, the leg will start to drop.
Grandmaster Tse’s Wing Chun Note 516
When we kick, we do not just consider the kicking leg; we need to maintain our balance and not move the upper body very much.
Grandmaster Tse’s Wing Chun Note 515
Before we can use the punch, we must practise connecting the whole body, from the stance to the waist and then through the body,
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