Advanced Concepts

Striking While Moving

You should easily be able to hit your opponent 3 times with 1 step. The better you get, it gets up to 5, 6, or even 7 strikes per step. Don’t cheat yourself. Make sure every stike counts. Realistically, the opponent will move back after the first 1 or 2 shots. So you have to chase or stick to the opponent. This will require at least 2 or 3 steps. So it's 3 or 4 punches per step, thats the rule.if you're hitting say 7 times, it will require 2 steps. Now the better you get , you don’t want to think about it. You just walk while striking. And of course in a real fight you don’t want to think about it, hit and move.

Trapping Hands

Trapping is what distinguishes Wing Chun from most other systems. What is it? In a perfect world you’re a better fighter and quicker to the draw. But what if he has a good defense like a Boxer, Muy Thai fighter, or another WC guy? You need to move the opponent’s arm out of the way for a clean strike. Basically, you can either slap (pak sau) or pull (lap sau) the arms. The more advanced you get, you learn somthing called sticking hands (lap sau). Here’s the thing. It looks great on youtube or in the movies, but in most cases it’s either unnecessary or ineffective. The guys defense probably isn’t that good. Just hit him. Break through his defense, he can’t block everything. It’s ineffective because in a real fight, you’re dealing with adrenaline. Trapping is an advanced skill, and there is a place for it. But experience says it’s better to keep it simple. In countless situations Sifu Kerr has discovered, just like Bruce Lee, that half of that stuff just doesn’t work. He teaches what works. This is street fighting, not Wing Chun 101.

Standing Grappling

The art of controlling an opponents’ body while still on your feet. It’s usually employed just prior to a takedown . Buts it’s also for controlling the opponent while striking. In fact, this is the preferred use. As you don’t want to go to the ground in a street fight. Another use is for bouncers and law enforcement, to control someone without hurting them too badly. Control the head. Where the head goes, the body follows. If done properly, with elbows in, there should be significant pressure on the collarbone, there’s inside attachment and outside attachment. Also the chicken wing and standing arm bars. But you just don’t walk up and grab someone. You have to soften them up with multiple strikes first. Using economy of motion, it’s best to grab with the hand opposite of the last strike. If the same hand works better or if you favor a certain side, then use what works.

Practical Takedowns

Everybody loves a double leg take takedown or a hip toss. It’s obvious they work in MMA. But this is street fighting, not competition. With double legs, it’s easy to bang and scrap one’s knees on the pavement. I guess the streets of Brazil are paved with canvas. Most throws end up in a ground fight as it’s easy for someone to grab you on the way down. So our takedowns are based on what works. It all comes down to upper body manipulation coupled with lower body footsweeps. This is the Chinese art of street grappling, Desui. David teaches a double leg, but it’s more of a football tackle.