It seems that the Fuk Sau is meant to either pull or restrain your opponent. But in the form, you are pushing with it?

Edit: ok, I understand it now.

I have been studying Wing Chun for nearly a year, and I've been struggling with my shoulders. I can't tell if it's a problem with me, it's a matter of repetition, or if its because I have not unlocked the understanding of where they truly should sit during movements to be passively in place.

I have an ongoing issue in my traps that tend to make them not fully relax after contracting, I've done a lot of work regarding physio and stretching/strengthening in that region, but often when i'm practicing I feel like my shoulders hunch up any time I go into a Bong sau, or even basic deflections sometimes, and don't come down without me very actively thinking about it, which eats up a lot of my focus and leads to sloppy footwork or structure.

Is there anything I could be doing to make relaxing my shoulders a more passive action? Exercises, or perhaps something to mentally visualize? I'm trying to determine if this is a lack of understanding or if i'm still potentially physically hindered, I recognize you may not know the latter, but I'd love to hear anyone's thoughts on possible solutions under the pre-tense that it's not my shoulder's condition.

As a side and possibly related note, I tend to have bad passive posture up in the shoulder region and lean forward. I correct it whenever I notice it, and I've also been trying to fix that by actively standing/sitting straight whenever I think of it, but haven't seen any progress in just having good passive posture.

Thanks for reading.

I’ve run into a recurring challenge when facing trained opponents who are highly resistant to forward pressure. They’re not new to dealing with heavy pressure and seem unfazed by it.

On top of that, I find maintaining forward pressure to be mentally demanding—it takes so much focus that it’s hard to think about anything else. I’ve noticed that even pro fighters sometimes break up their flurries to reassess or adjust, so I’m wondering:

• How do you keep applying forward pressure effectively without losing the ability to think tactically?
• Are there specific techniques or strategies in Wing Chun to handle opponents who seem impervious to forward pressure?

Any advice would be appreciated!

Edit: Here is what I currently know. As I move forward I change angles to give something for my opponent to think about. Occasional low front kicks to the leg as I step forward to add more to my opponent's thinking. Constantly punching with irregular pauses for unpredictability. Using Shapes such as Bong Sau to block my opponent's arms from releasing and throwing counters. As I punch, I create openings with Fuk Sau to sneak in power shots. Techniques are second hand to me, feeling the opponent is not the problem and my body naturally reacts when I feel a certain pressure.

Problems, opponents changing angles to alleviate the pressure. Keeping the ideal range is difficult when the opponent focuses on escaping rather than face me head on. I sometimes lose the range as they decide to clinch. The shapes and frames don't always goes as planned as chaos ultimately leads to human error. When pulling down their arm, my opponent sometimes react and use the opportunity to trade blows with me. The opponent occasionaly feints pressure on my arms and make me involuntarily react to it leaving me open for counters.

Is there anyone interested in Wing Chun in Montana?

I have observed that there are cases where practitioners misunderstand some of the teachings. This can happen when an instructor oversimplifies a concept or the concept has not explained deeply enough because the student is not mature yet. The student may start even teaching from this point without deeply understood the concept and propagates the wrong message.

For example, sticky hands are taught in way so the practitioners should stick their hands between them for start so they become familiar with structure and achieve the right level of engagement. However the deeper meaning is not to chase hands and deploy moves to force your opponent to respond and play a free and unpredictable game; trying to be sticky you lose the essence of chi sau.

Have you experienced this type of misunderstanding and wrong interpretation that sticks with practitioners or have you observed this with yourself or others? Any examples? And what we can do to improve the understanding of wing chun?

RIP

Had a great experience there, but heard mixed reviews about william cheung's style, even though beddar also teaches some northern shaolin and jjb. Would love to know your opinions.

Hi all , does anyone know what wingchun schools in Florida are good schools? I’m in the Lakeland area and there is a school here , the site says the instructor has training in several countries and is a part of the wingchun global federation , but before I jump into it I just want to make sure they are legit ? I’m not accusing them of being fake , I am just a beginner who knows very little about this art and if I began taking classes I want to make sure I’m on the right path. Thanks in advance for any Information

Hello, I’m moving to northeast nevada and was wondering if there is a wingchun group there as google hasn’t been helpful and Las Vegas and Reno are hours away. I’m Moy Yat lineage but I just wanted to keep up my journey. Or if there is kungfu in general that’s ok.

Hey everyone, I’m new here. So a few years ago, I had to kind of step away from my practice as I got more responsibilities after graduating high school and what not. I’m 24. Now but Back then I was a prized student of my sifu, I intended to be his successor and the one to keep carrying our lineage. (Wong Shun Leung-Gary Lam-Greg Leblanc- my sifu) however in the years that have passed, my teacher got into some nasty business of some sort and had since basically disappeared from the face of the planet lol. I was assistant instructor back then and was well versed in everything being only 1 of 3 of my teachers students to learn the whole system. I’ve wanted to get back into practice but I’m just not sure how to go about it now that my teacher is gone, I have no one to train with. All my fellow students don’t really train anymore either, it’s just me now.

I know it's probably a frequent question. My Shifu say that Wing Chun is the best because it was born - by legend - to permit woman to defend themselves even against bigger man.
But, searching online, I see a lot of bad opinions on Wing Chun: honestly I'm liking it (just 1 month that I'm in it) and also the philosophical part, the 4 elements. But I started it in order to be effective, at least in street fights if it will ever happen to me.

I hope the question isn't boring, thank you all.

What was your experience like after your first class? Mine was last night and my traps feel like they are going to curl up into my neck. My whole body was sore.

In all fairness, I had felt a little weird yesterday, so that may part of it. I work out 3-5 days a week for 1.5 - 2 hours so I'm no stranger to physical activity but was dead... just dead this morning. Did you have any soreness? Did your traps resign on life? Just curious! Still excited for class 2! Thanks!

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Hi guys, been practicing Wing Chun for almost 2 months and loving it. I am always tense at my shoulders! Is there some exercises I can do or something to keep in mind to loosen them? obv i will continue to practice!

Thank you all, happy training !

Hello. I am thinking of learning Wing Chun, and am looking for a dojo in my area (which is between Scottsdale and Tempe) that has a focus on a lot of sparring. Anyone happen to be familiar with the area?

Does anyone know if the Applied Wing Chun school in Queens NY is still training? I have been trying to get in touch with them.

Thanks

Because of the Ip Man trilogy, most of the people say "Ip Man" more than "Yip Man", a question popped in my mind of is there a chance they say "Ip Man" before the trilogy came out?

What was rumoured? (Btw I do know there was a person spamming about Yip Man in here last time, he finally got banned, just letting you know) what does your Sifu say?

As many classes as possible with serious practitioners interested in working hard to achieve real-world skill.

As well as chi sau of course.