PIC
The amount of power needed to abruptly push someone off of their feet is commensurate with the amount of power needed to break things.
Hey Tribe, as we are beginning to explore Wing Chun’s “inch power” here is a post from last year.
Richard asked the following question on our whatsapp Group page…
“Hi Derek, question for the week. The 1 inch punch. I have seen vids of Bruce Lee do it with a lot of torsion, and Sigung Fung doing it square on. Is there any practical use? Was Sigung Fung that powerful?”
It is important to understand the nature of any demonstration is basically ‘Infotainment’.
The amount of power needed to abruptly push someone off of their feet is commensurate with the amount of power needed to break things.
Like ribs and eye sockets, good luck finding a volunteer for that trick.
There are many internet trolls that watch a video of my Sifu and scream “Fake”,.
From a video.
How smart are they.
One of the reasons Wing Chun does not have sparring is because the average Wing Chun player wishes to avoid getting hurt and not engage in it, it is the same with any demo.
I have seen my Sifu perform this on many occasions, the body movement is minimal, the focus sublime, it is as real as a car crash.
But it is also a gimmick, or at the least a training exercise.
As I recount in the video my Sifu once gave me a serious tap, not really a punch, but it was as hard as anything I have experienced.
And I used to box.
EVERYONE. HAS A PLAN, UNTIL YOU PUNCH THEM IN THE FACE.
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