Wing Chun Kung Fu Bamboo Ring: Martial Methods and Details of the Jook Wan Heun of Wing Chun

Description

The Wing Chun Bamboo Ring or Jook Wan is a rare and lesser known training method used in the system of Wing Chun Kung Fu. In this volume the details of the Sup Yat Wan, or 11 Ring Sets, are presented along with general history, structural details, martial maxims, terminology and much more for the Bamboo Ring of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Review: Gutes Buch - Gutes Buch. Video wäre noch besser Review: Wing Chun Coordination exercises - How to use these rattan ring exercises to improve your coordination. From a Bio Mechanical perspective, this hoop provides a wide variety of arm motions, circling, retracting, extending. Here is a list of exercise motions presented in this book for use with the hoop? 1. Ring vertical, with the loop or hole side to side, allowing left arm to enter from left and right arm from right. Arms rolling over the top. Arms rolling under the bottom. Arms chambered (recoiled) to one side, then bock to the other side, then recoil to chambered position before re-extending to block. 2. Ring vertical, with Loop or hole front to back, allowing the arms to enter from the back. Arms making half circles. Similar to steering a car. Arms crossing then rolling down and back toward the body, then up and out away from the body. Arms chambered retracted close to body, then extend straight forward away from the body. Arms (both) holding same level block, while pivoting / turning left and right. Arms (both) moving vertically up and down, while changing from low to middle block. 3. Ring Horizontal, with loop or hole top to bottom, allowing the arms to cross under and enter from the bottom. Arms crossing and gripping opposite side of ring (palms face downward), in a isometric push, pull exercise. There are some other interesting things after that. However, the best part is the ring exercises. I noticed other reviewers commenting about picture quality, size, contrast etc. Basically there are many stop motion pictures to show each transition thoroughly, which we could see better in a full size book, rather than the pamphlet size print. For content and value / benefit from these ring exercises, I have to give the instructor a 5 star rating. Technical Note: Techniques are referred to by Chinese name. Please keep in mind, that when Wing Chun is referring a single technique it has the typical name. Example: Tan Sau = Palm up block / Mid level forearm block. Gahn Sau = Low outward block Bong Sau = Wing block, this is used high, mid and low level, either toward the outside (normal) or cross body (odd and takes some getting used to). However, the nature of this ring, requires us to use both arms simultaneously. When Wing Chun uses two of these techniques at the same time, the name changes. Example: Kwan Sau = Tan Sau (middle block) in the cross body, while the other arm Low block (Gahn sau or Bong sau) to the same side of body. Loy Kwan Sau or Seung Ghan Sau = Tan Sau (middle block) same side of body, while the other arm Low block (Gahn sau or Bong sau) cross body block. This is the odd part. If you keep the arms in the same technique, at the same level, and only pivot on your feet, turning your body, which moves your arms from the right to the left, the name changes to Loy Kwan Sau.