| There are a number of different forms of
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| | outside to the inside of their opponents
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| chi sao, but they all share some common
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| | arms and back. Because they are
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| characteristics.They are always two
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| | particularly vulnerable to attack during
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| person exercises.
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| | these transitions they need to move
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| The arms always start in contact at
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| | quickly and maintain the optimal
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| striking range
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| | structure for their arm position.Dok Sao
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| They aim to the develop sensitivity to
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| | (analytical hands)
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| the opponents movements and energy, use
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| | Starting from poon sao the practitioners
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| of correct position, and ability to find
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| | roll slowly seeking gaps in their
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| a gap in an opponents defences, and the
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| | partners defeence, as they find those
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| appropriate use of trapping skills.The
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| | gaps they push forward very slowly giving
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| six stages of Chi Sau training are:Dan
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| | time for their partner to adjust to a
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| Chi Sao (single sticking hands)
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| | better position. There are no set
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| Poon Sao (double sticking hands)
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| | patterns and the exercise is an
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| Jeung Sao (changing hands)
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| | opportunity for practitioners to start
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| Dok Sao (analytical hands)
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| | experimenting with the basic positions
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| Gor Sao (free applications)
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| | and techniques that they've learned.Gor
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| Chi Sao Lye Bye Muk (blindfolded chi
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| | Sao (free applications)
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| sao)
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| | At full speed and starting from poon sau
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| By looking at each of these stages in
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| | the practitioners aim to find gaps in
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| more detail we can gain a better
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| | their partners defences and deliver light
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| understanding of the methods and aims of
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| | taps to indicate where and how they could
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| Chi Sao training.Dan Chi Sao (single
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| | land a hit, and the same time they have
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| sticking hands)
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| | to ensure that the same doesn't happen to
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| Praticed in the Wing Chun training
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| | themselves. Defence, trapping and
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| stance Using one hand the two
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| | striking skills can all be tested against
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| practitioners alternate between striking
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| | a resisting opponent. It is essential
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| and defending cycling through some of the
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| | that Chi Sao is done in a relaxed and
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| basic hand techniques of the wing chun
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| | non-aggressive manner for the student to
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| system. Practitioners try not to get into
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| | get the optimum benefit in terms of
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| a predictable rythm and will both vary
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| | training. Practitioners of wing chun talk
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| the speed of the drill randomly to ensure
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| | about "playing" chi sau to emphasis the
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| that they are maintaining an acute
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| | fact that it is to be done in a relaxed
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| awareness of their partners movement.Poon
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| | manner and frame of mind, that you would
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| Sao (double sticking hands)
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| | any game of skill.Chi Sao Lye Bye Muk
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| This is the second stage in Chi Sao
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| | (blindfolded chi sau)
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| training and is the only only stage where
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| | As you'd probably guess this builds on
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| the movement is in a fixed and
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| | gor sau, adding the extra element of
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| predictable sequence. Both arms are in
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| | blindfolds to enhance the development of
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| contact as the two practitioners
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| | using contact to guage the position and
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| alternate between basic wing chun
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| | defences of the other player.Although
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| defensive positions ensuring that the
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| | chis sau unique to wing chun, similar
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| centreline is defended at all times.Jeung
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| | principles are used in other systems,
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| Sao (changing hands)
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| | notably "Pushing Hands" in Tai Chi and
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| The practitioners learn to move from the
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| | "hubud-lobud" in Kali.
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