Tonight the focus was on trapping, with 2 caveats:
1) to develop sensitivity and feel of the energy the opponent is giving.
2) to clear a way for striking or grappling options.
I was fortunate to train in a system of wing chun that did not do any chi sau. We did sensitivity drills and worked trapping skills for the above reasons - to open up striking options or grappling options. My instructor, Martin Workman, also had lots of boxing experience, so when we did energy and trapping drills, the chin was down. Not up in the classical wing chun style.
Here is a brief video of his style of wing chun, the main basic principle of his system was solid punching in balance. But if you look carefully, you will see the 4 different 'hand' shapes worked tonight, at pace.
The image below is a problem because it develops a bad habit...
Chins are up. Something my old wing chun teacher was honest about was the weaknesses of the system. Primarily, the punches a boxers throws, especially hooks, tend to mess up a wing chun man. So I think the point being of trapping is, we use, modify, apply and functionalise the parts of one of Bruce's core arts, wing chun. And not be contained or defined by it.
Pak sau - slapping hand, usually used along the centre line to deflect opponent's strikes off the centreline, also can be used 'clear' arms to create gaps to strike through.
Lap sau - pulling hand, usually across their centre and downward, counters the bong sau.
Bong sau - wing arm deflection
Tan sau - palm up hand (block), can be strong forward energy or subtle yielding energy.
DRILL 1:
Right pak and left punch, right tan (comes up and under your left forearm but 'sits' on top of his forearm), left pak and right punch into left tan and right pak and punch, continue the roll.
DRILL 2:
Right pak and punch, left lap and punch (short or long) into left pak and punch, right lap and punch into right pak and punch and continue the roll.
DRILL 3:
lok sau using the lap sau and bong sau shapes. You only need to watch 10 seconds to get the drift.
We also inserted changes to get the roll on the other side using the lap hand to inside pak his punch, his then feels a gap and punches forward, you lift the bong sau and continue the drill.
APPLICATION 1:
From unattached as used as an application to trapping into striking. Right pak and punch, left combat tan sau (short and yielding with a slight body turn to create the gap for the) punch, cross pak and punch.
Steve then discussed the use of bong sau as a defence to a right cross as a reflexive flinch response. It has to be quick, it can't stay there. It is a quick barrier. Steve also explained the counter to bong sau is the lap sau.
APPLICATION 2:
Jab or cross, defend with lap and punch into #1 wrist lock. Then into takedown. If done vigorously, you will go down hard, you might even flip over your own wrist. When I did Aikido, the number 1 resembled a move called kotegaeshi, outward wrist turn. The difference is ours is hunted for out of striking, not presented as in Aikido. When he is down and you have hold of the wrist, kneel on the centre of his bicep and continue the wrist extension. I struggled to make it work, Steve added the details linked Wally Jay's Small Circle Ju-Jitsu. Not only do you fold the wrist down but pull it up and over a small fulcrum as well as folding, this will greatly accelerate the leverage and pain applied.
Steve here talked about injury by degree. Having a set of tools appropriate to the threat. It is no good kicking all the teeth out of someone who is getting moody at a family BBQ. Here, control and compliance comes into the fore. Wrecking his wrist seems reasonable if he is being most unreasonable. Many years ago I went on a Brian Jacks seminar. He was a big fan of damaging ankles. Why? If they struggle to walk then they will be great diminished as attackers. Going back to Steve's injury by degree, attacking the joints is like defanging the snake in the FMAs. Take away primary tools.
APPLICATION 3:
This time you instigate the motion with a pak and punch into #2 control (you are at his 3/4 in between behind him and at his side, your forearm is parallel to his and you wrist and hand are in the crook of his elbow. From here, you can join the hands and throw causing trauma to the shoulder. We kindly put the left thumb into the neck and levered the arm to take him down. When on the ground, put the right knee on his back for control, left leg is out and based, with your arms apply the omoplata with your arms or upward shoulder rotation. A horrible place to be.
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