So, I was watching a video made by Sifu Mark Spence of The Chi Sau Club school in Australia. In it he explains that he is slowly getting the hang of what CST did. It is not permanent but it is slowly getting there. A very interesting thing that he mentions at the end of …
I was watching Nima’s latest video and a few things came to my mind: 1) Use of multiple joints in multiple vectors simultaneously. This is so basic, it’s silly. This should have been obvious from the get go. Moving joints in multiple directions gives you more control and “spikes” your opponent. But only if he …
Getting a better feeling of joints expanding in the spine. It feels as though I am growing taller, it’s that sensation. The feeling is similar to that of lsoj (localized separation of joints) in the arm. There is a separation and a feeling of stretching. But it feels better in the spine because the feeling …
It has been awhile since I last made a post. The activities still continue: rising, doing the forms, kicking practices and practicing on a heavy punching bag. The heavy punching bag is quite good for doing chi sau alone. It is not the best but it readily assists in sensitivity – noting where the weight …
I feel there are layers of variables or factors involved in order to achieve the “complete” Nim-Tao state. It can be analogized as a onion. Through peeling successive layers, more and more comes to be understood. This peeling comes about through experience. Note: these aren’t in perfect order. The list contains factors which one must focus on – …
I have noticed a few simple things in Wing Chun – the CST method. There are a couple of observations here. The first is my exposition of what is meant by the 3 things CST was told by Ip man. The second is the different levels of mastery in this kung fu. The third is …
