Grandmaster Tse’s Wing Chun Note 501

That evening, at Kwok Tak Yin’s 郭德賢 class, there were about ten students. At the lesson, they were all practising techniques first, then Chī Sáu 黐手 as this is the most important part of Wing Chun training. This is because, even if we know all the forms and Wing Chun Dummy, it still does not mean we know how to apply them and use them in fighting. We need to remember that our opponent will do anything to harm us and even if we follow the forms and techniques we have practised, we might miss or use the wrong energy. In Wing Chun, we practice Chī Sáu with our brothers and sisters to develop the right energy, position and footwork. Chī Sáu allows us to do this without harming each other. 

I asked Kwok Tak Yin if I could Chī Sáu with his students. He was happy for me to do that as he is very open and wanted his students to experience different hands. It is always good to Chī Sáu with someone whose hands you are not used to. We become so accustomed to the people in our own class that it is not so challenging. We need this challenge to develop a better level.