Chi Shou is the main course for practicing Wing Chun fighting skills. It has been passed down through the ages that the key points when practicing Chi Shou are: facing the shape, chasing the shape and aligning the meridian.
In fact, whether it is humans or any kind of animal, when fighting one-on-one, they naturally face each other, which is equivalent to adopting the posture of facing, chasing, and facing the true meridian. This is an instinctive attitude, and it should not be regarded as an important point and should be passed down from generation to generation. Whether this has other implications is worthy of study and discussion.
Wing Chun focuses on facing the shape, chasing the shape and aligning the meridian. It is not as simple as face-to-face and aligning the opponent's center line (meridian) from the literal interpretation. In fact, there are hidden consciousness skills in order to achieve the goal. Using automatic defense and effective counterattacks, as well as speeding up reactions, has become an effective way to unleash your fighting potential. Facing the shape, chasing the shape and aligning the true meridian, combined with the promotion of thoughts and the infusion of mind power, will produce mysterious and magical fighting skills.
To understand this fighting technique, you must first understand the center line theory of Wing Chun.
First analyze the standing posture of "Little Thoughts": both feet point to the midline, with the toes and knee joints facing the midline. This is the basic form of the facing posture of the feet; the spread, shoulder and crouching in the technique are , also towards the midline. The shape of the hands and feet cooperate to form a three-dimensional triangle facing the midline of the whole person, and the front corners of the triangle face the opponent's midline, which is the cohesion point of the overall weight in conjunction with the forward movement of the body. When this shape comes into contact with the opponent, it produces the ability to hit, force through, and exclude. That is to say, it is often said that the inner door is occupied, the opponent's defense is broken, and the opponent's center door is wide open, putting him in a disadvantageous position.
Looking at the relationship between facing the shape, chasing the shape and the direct meridian, it is actually the same reason.
1. Facing shape: - face the opponent head-on.
2. Shape chasing: - When the opponent moves to the left or right, you will follow the opponent's movement towards the opponent's center line, so it is called shape chasing.
3. Meridian: - refers to the midline of the human body. (Meridian has a wide range of meanings and is commonly used in Feng Shui. Geographically, the Tropic of Cancer is also called the meridian.) Meridian is the collective name for the centerline.
If you can master the skills of facing the shape, chasing the shape, and facing the true meridian, you can probably achieve the following reactions:
1. Gather the overall strength
2. The limbs are ready for battle
3. The instinct to absorb external pressure and the ability to rebound
4. The ability to automatically counterattack and defend
The above four reactions contain mysterious hidden powers, which are difficult to describe and explain in words. Therefore, they must be demonstrated in person at the lecture so that the listeners can feel them personally.