THE NITTY GRITTY.

All we need to do is step to the side as we poke the “Bad Guy” in the eye.

Yo Tribe,

Q… Am I a skilled Wing Chun Master?

A… Yes.

Q… Am I a skilled videographer?

A.. Sadly, no.

Yet again I failed to record what was a truly remarkable training session this past Saturday morning.

I am so lucky to have 3 students that are Master level in their own right, lucky to have 3 students that genuinely love digging into the minutiae of what makes this thing we spend so much time on work to its fullest potential.

However, I am dead set cursed that I care more about teaching than filming that teaching.

In the future, I will forego trying to record live training and do pre-set-up videos.

In this piece, I am using an old video of Sam and James on how to fine-tune positioning.

Successfully surviving a violent encounter has nothing to do with technique, it is not Tan Sau to Bong Sau to an Elbow strike, it is not about style, structure, power, or even speed, it is not about defending, it is not about attacking, all of this STUFF is useful, very useful,  but is made redundant by ignorance, by not paying attention to the things that count, the Nitty Gritty.

And the Nitty Gritty is understanding the relationship and the interaction between two bodies in space.

From a training perspective, this means internalising the Concepts that govern the interaction of two bodies in space.

Pushing a car, hanging out the washing, throwing a Frisbee, or fighting Desperate Dan are equally governed by these basic concepts.

Once we have this down, everything just works.

It does not matter how powerful, fast, or devastating an opponent’s strike is if it misses.

Defending is simply a way to make the “Bad Guy” miss.

It also does not matter how soft, slow, or innocuous my own strike may be.

If it lands without any disruption I am in the box seat.

If I poke my attacker in the eye with my little finger the resulting spinal reflex action that their nervous system triggers will leave them open and defenseless for what comes next.

HERE IS SOME SECRET KNOWLEDGE…

All we need to do is step to the side as we poke the “Bad Guy” in the eye.

How hard is that?

But most people will not do that, it is too easy, and they think it will not work because they think there is more going on.

But there isn’t.

NO BATTLE PLAN SURVIVES CONTACT WITH THE ENEMY.

MILITARY MAXIM.