Grandmaster Tse’s Wing Chun Note 504

Whenever we Chī Sáu 黐手 with someone we do not know we have to be ready in case they like to kick us. This will usually happen when they find it difficult to Chī Sáu with you. We should just accept this and understand that the Chī Sáu 黐手 has now changed, because the opponent has started kicked. As they kicked first, it means that we are also allowed to kick. If our Chī Sáu 黐手 is good, then they cannot hit us, so instead they need to kick us. If your hands are better than their hands, then usually your kicking skill will also be better than theirs.  Once we know we are allowed to kick we can use Laap Sáu 擸手 – Grasping Hand or Páak Sáu 拍手 – Slapping Hand and then kick them with Dāng Geuk 蹬腳 – Stamping Kick,

Díng Sāt 頂膝 – Knee Strike, Hyūn Geuk 圈脚 – Cricle Leg or Jāk Geuk 側脚 – Side Kick. In Wing Chun, we have 24 Leg Techniques.

Generally, when we Chī Sáu, we will not kick until our hands are good enough. If our hand techniques, sensitivity and control of distance is not good, then our kicking will be bad and we can easily lose our balance or be controlled by our opponent. We need to be good in Chī Sáu and then we can use kicking techniques. Once kicking becomes involved the Chī Sáu will end very quickly.