Whenever I start to Chī Sáu 黐手 with someone for the first time, I will always keep a good distance to make sure that they cannot touch me. This is one of the most important rules, keep a good distance if they want to hit me, they must move or lean forward. This gives me more time to respond. If they step forwards, I can step backwards to maintain the same distance and so they do not gain an advantage. If they lean forwards, I can use their weight to make they lose their balance or control their arms and move them down. This makes they vulnerable and weaker. Once I have a good distance, I let them do whatever they want, and I can follow their energy. I did this when I did Chī Sáu with Kwok Tak Yin’s 郭德賢 students at his class.
The first of his students I did Chī Sáu with was very gentle and when he tried to attack me, I diverted his energy and position. I think he was quite junior and so did not know too much and after a while he did not do anything. So, I gently touched his face to let him know I could hit him and he had lost. Usually, if my opponent is gentle, I will be very gentle and just balance their energy.
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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