edededed wrote:I think that you are very kind!
Traditionally, the strategy and applications were often taught much later (almost at the end).
In your class, your student already can use what he learned from day 1.
In a sense, it is maybe a more Western way of teaching - e.g. describe the objective, overall idea first, and then details later.
Traditional old Chinese way may have been to teach bit by bit, only teaching more when the old parts were mastered.
johnwang wrote:I have not taught any stance, or form. What's your opinion on this 2 hours teaching material?
bartekb wrote:we did concentrate on 1 side - so my start stance is always the same.
We train on 1 side only too. But we may train different techniques on different sides. As far as I remember, I have never switched sides in the ring or on the mat. Since I assume that my opponent may have different side, I prefer to train different entering strategies for uniform stance and mirror stance.
bartekb wrote:Mr Wang, any comments from you on single leg in general - will be much appreciated:)
It's always better to use a "pull" to set up the single leg, unless you want to use single leg to set up something else. In that case, you want your opponent to step back so you can step in and attack his other leg.
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