If you’re looking for Wing Chun beginner drills here a few videos I made for one of my students during Covid lockdown in 2020. This drill is a lap sau (pulling hand drill) which trains a number of concepts in the Wing Chun system. Firstly you will learn how to change your hand position from elbow up to elbow down position.
Main points to remember in this first stage are:
- Sit low in stance. See the video series for basic stance and first form.
- Keep shoulders square facing your partner
- Elbow as high as possible for bong sau
- Hand relaxed in bong sau position
- Elbow as low as possible in punch position
- Don’t over extend your arm (don’t lock out elbow)
- Make a fist for the punch
- Make sure you’re punching down the centreline
Wing Chun Beginner Drills
Next we introduce the second hand into the drill. The back hand will be doing the pulling and the front hand will be doing a punch and a bong sau position.
Things to keep in mind during this part of the drill are:
- Either have a bong and a guard, or a punch and a lap
- Keep the elbow low during the lap (pulling)
- Don’t let your back hand get trapped as your partner laps (pulls) your hand
- As soon as you feel the pull, react by throwing up your elbow directly upwards into bong sau position
Wing Chun Beginner Drills – Add Turns.
Next we add a turn into the drill. Only add turns once you’ve drilled the first two videos many times and are very comfortable with every movement.
Turns can be learned through the video series here. You’ll learn to pivot on your heels and sink your weight over one foot. This allows you to move your head off the line of attack very quickly.
Main points to remember for the turns are:
- Turns should be on the heels
- Turn for the bong and square up for the punch
- Don’t rush this drill make sure you hold your guard position in place with each movement.
Dan Chi Sau
Here’s another Wing Chun beginner drill which will help you develop hand sensitivity and learn not to over commit an attack.
Dan chi sau, or single sticking hand is one of the first drills I learned as a beginner. Here’s a quick video explaining the drill.
Main things to remember in this drill:
- It’s a drill, it’s not a fight. The drill teaches a few principles which should be integrated into your chi sau and Wing Chun as a whole as with lap sau drill
- Stay square to your partner and keep your shoulders square
- Only move the arm in question, nothing else moves.
- Sit in your stance while training this drill
- As soon as your partner reacts to your attack, stop. If your attack continues it will be off course should you proceed and will likely have less of an impact
