Bon Sao Hook

Bon Sao Hook

Concussive Striking The forte of the Crane Style is in it's concussive strikes. As Wing Chun is a derivative of the White Crane Style, we then must look at its concussive striking, but not simply in it's outward fisted applications. We must look at every tool and...
Bon Sao Constriction

Bon Sao Constriction

Continuing on from the last exploration of offensive uses found in the Wing Chun, "Bon Sao" (tool, method, application) as a defensive mode, we now research the inherent "Constriction" hidden within. Often people only see what is presented without taking in the full...
Bon Sao Leverage

Bon Sao Leverage

In the Clinch Most Practitioners use the the forward forearm with a rising elbow, for a purely defensive action. This arm action is seen in Wing Chun as well as other Karate Katas (Nai Han Chi Nidan as example) and many other Martial Styles. But it is almost always...
Intervention

Intervention

Saving Others With today's world we need to sometimes help others under assault. We take a brief look at third party intervention when an aggressor is taking advantage or inflicting damage upon an innocent, or you are working to de-escalate a situation where one of...
Why Seizing

Why Seizing

Deeper Skills in Kyusho Learning in close fighting skills is imperative as most fights escalate from the long range to a clinch rather quickly. Some folks do it from fatigue, or to try to stop the opponent from striking them, or as a strategy to control or take the...