In this article,Im going to talk one of the Wing Chun technique - Tan Sau or Tan Da. And how to train and use Tan sau or Tan Da in the fight
I only talk Wing Chun techniques for fighting,so everything I would say is based on fighting needs.
Let's watch some tan sau videos first, this kind of tan sau or tan da drill video is everywhere.
this is the training video,they do tan da training with slow movements
this is kind of high Tan training I think
I even found this kind of tan training video,this is just for movie,not for fight,I suggest that just watch and laugh that's all.
Now I want to ask questions:
1- Can you make a right make correct judgments in a moment when you are in real fight?
Please try by yourself, let your partner attack you(no leg)by straight punch or round punch,left side or right side, with power and speed like you two are fighting for real.
we are training tan da,and I know he will round punch me with his left arm,so I did it. But what will happen if my partner attacks me by using real power and speed or using some fake motions? And if my partner is stronger than me,can I hold his attacking?
2- Is your tan sau to block the arm?
Many Wing Chun practitioners using tan sau to block the opponent's arm,no matter high tan or tan,just tan,if your partner attacks you with 45 Arrow Punch(Wing Chun punch technique) and at the same side with your tan sau, you can not hold it and get hit no matter I go forward or backward tan da.
And to block arm with tan,you are chasing hand not chasing body,it makes you easy to let your center line opened and your partner's punch will go through between your two hands to hit you.
Since we can not make a right judgment without any delay in the fight and we can not make sure that we can hold the attack from your opponent and we have opportunity to open our center line to get hit,what is the most effective tan motion to keep us safe and against our opponent?
Let's back to basic tan form
Wing Chun technique1,Bong sau lap da.(Which is reasonable?)
1- Can you make a right make correct judgments in a moment when you are in real fight?
Please try by yourself, let your partner attack you(no leg)by straight punch or round punch,left side or right side, with power and speed like you two are fighting for real.
2- Is your tan sau to block the arm?
Many Wing Chun practitioners using tan sau to block the opponent's arm,no matter high tan or tan,just tan,if your partner attacks you with 45 Arrow Punch(Wing Chun punch technique) and at the same side with your tan sau, you can not hold it and get hit no matter I go forward or backward tan da.
And to block arm with tan,you are chasing hand not chasing body,it makes you easy to let your center line opened and your partner's punch will go through between your two hands to hit you.
Since we can not make a right judgment without any delay in the fight and we can not make sure that we can hold the attack from your opponent and we have opportunity to open our center line to get hit,what is the most effective tan motion to keep us safe and against our opponent?
Let's back to basic tan form
this is tan form,basic.
this is my tan form,basic,this tan sau called whipping tan sau
My tan sau stopped at the position which has the same high with my head, and notice the tan sau track, my starting point is my face and go forward to the other side,that track covered my head and my center line to make me safe,this called “Kan Wei”(Kan Wei is very important in Wing Chun,Kan Wei is everywhere in Wing Chun)
body in yellow rectangle area can be covered
Remember what I have said?Tan sau is a attacking motion.How to make you safe in real fight? Wing Chun has already gave us the answer that is to use attacking motion to fight against attacking motion from your opponent.
That means the aim of tan sau is not the arm,it is the head of your opponent. Using whipping tan cover your head and attack your opponent at the same time.
Your tan sau will hit your opponent first and it is the fastest.
Try by yourself with whipping tan and footwork.You can not make it without footwork.
There still has a little problem,that is your tan and your opponent's straight punch at the same side,like the GIF above,I straight punch with my left hand,and my partner tan with his right arm,it needed another skill to handle this little problem,try and explorer by yourself,it is interesting.
So that is what I want to talk about tan,there is no ”right“ or ”wrong“,Just follow your heart and chose the reasonable one you believe.
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