Two Person Exercises

Students of Moy Tung Ving Tsun Kung Fu practice what they learn in forms through drills called, "two-person exercises." Two-person exercises involve a pair of students, "touching hands," or, "playing the kung fu" with drills specific to certain Ving Tsun techniques and principles.
Through two-person exercises, the student obtains the ability to:

  • Learn and hone their techniques properly

  • Learn in a relaxed and experimental setting

  • Understand different, "energies," such as applying/receiving more or less force

  • Study adaptation as a result of playing with students of diverse heights, weights, and body types

  • Embed the technique into muscle memory so that it is instantaneous and requires little or no thought to use

The end result is a student whom, if necessary, can automatically execute the proper Ving Tsun technique at any given moment with minimal effort or strain on the body.

 
 

Pak Sao

  • 'Slap block." Taking control of the centerline away from a straight punch.

 
 

Lop sao

  • "Grab and punch." Defend and re-direct with bong sao, move the punch off centerline, grabbing it with fuk sao and punch along center. Students also learn advanced Lop Sao techniques: Tan Dar and Lop Dar

 

PAK dar

  • Simultaneous attack and defense. Defend with the pak while countering with a straight punch during Pak Sao.

 
 

Don Chi Sao

"Single sticking hands." Single-handed sensitivity training that focuses on feeling techniques applied to centerline and countering these techniques with an attack to an opponent's centerline.

Chi Gerk

"Sticking Legs." Applying the principles of Don Chi Sao to the feet and legs.

Advanced Two-Person Exercises:

Luk Sao

"Rolling-Hands." Introduces the use of the three arm positions of Ving Tsun while further developing the awareness of centerline.

Jib Sao-Jow Sao

"Catch Hands-Run Hands" Teaches how to receive energy, how to divert an opponents hands from the centerline, and how to bring one's hands back to center when they are moved out of position.

Tsui Ma

"Move Horse." Introduces the student to the concept of moving horse, including having the student's horse moved, being hit, and learning to move another student's horse.

Chi Sao

"Sticking Hands" This most advanced and final two-person drill in Ving Tsun incorporates all the techniques and principles, and teaches the importance of continuous contact, relaxation, and coordination of the hands and feet.