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- Okay. Today, we're gonna talk about
wing chun for beginners,
wing chun basic technique of bong sao.
You see this in wing chun movie,
you see this a lot of wing chun practitioners,
they advocate the bong sao,
but I think a lot of people
they have a misunderstanding of exactly how it works
and the application of it.
So, today I'm going to address that in this video.
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If you're watching this video because you want
to learn more about wing chun,
or you're already a seasoned wing chun practitioner,
I think you'll find some pointers in this video
that may be able to enhance your skill just a little bit.
Or maybe it's a good reminder for what is that we do.
Now, when it comes to the bong sao,
the common mistake people make
and they think it is the elbow.
They do stuff like that, right?
It is not that kind of mech,
'cause you do see that, I can see sometimes in media,
or people will do like the tan sao,
then they do a bong sao like that.
Like a chicken wing, right?
No.
And here's why it's very dangerous when you do it wrong.
When you do it properly, I want you to look from this angle.
Look at my elbow.
See, this almost stays in the same spot.
Okay?
Imagine I have a wall in front of me.
See, look at my fingers.
This doesn't move.
I'm just touching the wall.
Same distance.
You see that?
That's when you know you're doing it right, okay?
Now, and the distance is not from a top/sky view.
This is too close, this is too far.
That's how it should be.
Again, all these techniques, little things all matter.
I'll show you.
If I'm doing it wrong, imagine I'm doing this, right?
So, Shin, give me pressure?
You see that?
Now, if I'm too far, like that.
Push down, Shin?
See that?
Push down.
You see how that works?
When you do it wrong, it's actually a horrible technique.
You've gotta do, now, if my elbow is too high,
so, let's see if Shin does it.
So, do it elbow a bit too high.
Like, this is too high.
He's doing the bong sao, right?
Do a turn.
What happens? This happens.
Right?
If my elbow was to push me.
Right, see that?
Now push my elbow.
It doesn't move.
So, not too high, your shoulders, drop the shoulders.
This angle everything.
Finger, pointing to your opponent.
Your fingers not pointing downwind or pointing wind up.
Pointing down.
This, I'm pointing to his throat.
Tan sao, I'm pointing to his throat.
Right, remember this?
So, from here, to his throat,
to his throat.
You see, it's forward energy.
If I do it to the side, see how I'm not over?
Like, my elbow isn't over my center line.
Here's what's gonna happen.
If I push over my center line,
boom.
Opening.
So, pull me over that way, over center line.
See that?
Not enough center line, if I do not enough like here,
not enough center line, off this way,
now, this part is open.
So, here.
Right?
45, finger pointing at you.
So, bong sao from tan sao.
I'll show you the side view.
See that?
From here,
from here.
And my intentions focus not on my finger, elbow.
Not this.
From here, from here.
Done properly.
So, a proper bong sao.
Right angle, right?
Everything, push forward, push forward.
Push, push, continues.
See, this has,
it has a spring power.
That force, right?
If you push too hard, then you just go, right?
But this should have some defense.
Now, personally, I like the pak sao, lap sao,
all these are techniques
which I'll show you in some other videos.
All you watch my other JKD videos I've shown in the past,
click on the "i" button.
The bong sao, the one disadvantage,
as good as it is as a defense,
so if someone throws just a punch like this,
a strict punch at bong sao.
Right?
You see that a lot,
and then they lap sao and do that, right?
So, again.
It would look something like that.
It looks very good on camera, not very good in real life.
Here's why.
Slow.
Boom, one, two, three.
It takes three motions if I hit the guy.
So then, why do you do it?
Well, it looks cool, first of all.
It looks good on movie, right?
(imitates fighting effects) It looks good.
And then you can see people doing this all day, right?
No, you do the drill.
Ah, looks fucking cool.
Looks good, all right?
But it's not a very good technique,
not the first technique I would use.
Use this technique, where does that come from?
It comes from very simply when someone's attacking
back then, hundreds of years ago,
what happens when someone attacks,
just do something like that to me.
This is natural human reaction.
When there's danger, you're like holy fuck, right?
If, let's say, Shin, I'm just gonna do this, okay?
Watch.
That's human reaction.
It's like this.
Guess what?
This is just an uglier form of bong sao.
This bong sao, I think,
some people they might use this on a first attack,
or first defense.
I don't like it.
This is when you really fucked up.
This is when I'm walking down the street,
someone's attacking me, what, holy fuck!
I don't know what it is, I'm putting something up.
Then I can do something about it,
or I'm putting something,
oh, my god, right?
What the hell!
This is this.
It's just less prettier, right?
It's, oh whoa, what's going on?
This is your bong sao.
It's the easiest, the fastest.
Something is better than nothing,
versus if someone is, oh, shit!
Like, if I see a blur, whoa!
Whoa, holy smokes, something is in front of me!
That's your bong sao, my friend.
That's how you use it, it's a last resort.
I believe it's a last resort.
You know this one should learn, late in years
before that's a lot of bong sao laid on, very little.
Pak sao, lap sao, strict blast.
This is a more passive attack.
But it's a passive attack you need to know,
just in case you are losing the fight,
you want to know how to react, right?
If I just train, I'm always winning, when someone hit me,
whoa, oh fuck, what should I do?
Or if someone hit me, holy shit!
You can still do something about it.
So that's where that comes from.
Let me show you one more mechanic,
very key when you practice.
This is pretty good.
Push, force, yeah.
So, this is pretty good, right?
What you want to do, the intention, focus on the elbow.
So, Shin, feel the difference, okay?
Now, this, this is this.
Okay, try again.
This, this is this.
This, I'm pointing towards you.
So, the elbow, I'm pointing towards you.
You see the difference?
You see how this is more aggressive?
This.
So the bong sao, not just passive, it's,
I'm thrusting my elbow towards you.
So, feel the difference, right?
If I'm threat, so push me down, push down, push down, right?
I'm using my bong sao, push down, yeah.
Hold on, yeah, hold it, yeah.
So, from my bong sao see,
my jiamastau, right?
That's a bong sao for you.
This is an attack, this is an attack.
I'm thrusting my elbow towards you.
All this stuff...
All this stuff is here.
And most people don't get this part.
They do it like, that's why, like a chicken wing.
You flare your elbow, this is wrong.
This, see, feel the difference.
This, this, or this.
This.
Right?
This.
But, it's all sensitivity,
that's why you have to do it from chi sao.
You feel with the instructor,
then he will know, okay, you're doing it right.
That's not wrong.
Finger, and you see, finger this way, finger that way.
This.
You got to get it right.
Every little thing.
Because that few inches of difference
could be the difference
between getting hit and not getting hit.
And just have your friends try it on.
Hey man, this my bong mechanic, am I doing it right?
So the bong sao, right?
So the bong sao like that, okay.
So right now, you can see,
Shin, too much up, okay?
Relax, relax, relax.
Better, yeah, that's pretty good.
Now, leave the intention in the elbow,
but not push me, just intention the elbow.
Yeah, leave it.
Now, too much off to the side.
Right?
Better, better, better, yeah.
Too high.
Now it's too high.
See, you saw sensitivity.
So, you will know when you just right with
through the sticky handed chi sao drills and techniques.
You touch someone.
Oh, okay, see?
This, this is open.
Again, touch someone.
Now this is open.
He didn't tell me, it's just it's all sensitivity.
It's all tactile reflexes.
Because by the time I look,
I think there is an opening, and I think I can do that,
it's too slow.
You feel, right?
It's open, that's it.
That's your tan sao.
So practice that, make sure the bong mechanic,
your angle, no lazy finger, all of that,
from tan sao to bong sao.
You gotta practice many, many times.
Practice slowly.
Take your time, get it right.
Do it right.
Practice in front of the mirror.
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