Chi Sau is just a game we play, a means to an end , if we play it without awareness and intention it is so easy to end up in a ‘finger pointing at the moon’ situation.
Rick asked me to expand on my statement that the Chi Sau skills we learn and develop need to be engaged before we make contact with incoming force.
It is pretty hard to make a video on Chi Sau without a partner so I hope this makes some kind of sense.
Chi Sau is just a game we play, a means to an end , if we play it without awareness and intention it is so easy to end up in a ‘finger pointing at the moon’ situation.
When we get back to training, hopefully in September, we will spend the month working towards a deeper understanding and appreciation of Chi Sau.
HERE ARE SOME OLDER POSTS THAT ALSO COVER ASPECTS OF THIS.
POST ON CHI SAU FROM THE VAULT.
Most problems associated with misunderstanding Chi Sau or even just Wing Chun itself arise out of a misunderstanding of what ‘COUNTER ATTACKING’ means.
Here is an old post that may help with that.
“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”
― Winston S. Churchill
Wing Chun Sydney, Australia 