Bao wrote:-loco-
He really doesn’t know anything about Chinese martial arts. He takes a theory from western weaponry and tries to debunk something he has heard about briefly without understanding it.
If I was mean, I would probably say something like that his way of describing how to punch with the shoulders makes me believe that he punches like a girl. But I guess I won't...
... I really hated this clip, but I guess I don't need to say that either ...
marvin8 wrote:You may have misunderstood him. The OP video is saying not to line up your guard on the centerline, because punches come from different angles. Rasmus says the same thing about wing chun's centerline:
Bao wrote:marvin8 wrote:You may have misunderstood him. The OP video is saying not to line up your guard on the centerline, because punches come from different angles. Rasmus says the same thing about wing chun's centerline:
No. I understood what he said. He just doesn’t understand the centerline. His understanding is not only rudimentary, but he gets it wrong. As Wayne said: "It is more than just where you line up your hands."
Bao wrote:And sorry to say, Rasmus has some good skills, but I prefer to just watch what he is doing and try to listen to what he says as little as possible. I couldn't care less if he agrees with the OP or not.
Bao wrote:The importance of centerline in Chinese arts has very little to do with guarding it in the way that is said in the vid....
marvin8 wrote:His understanding is that most wing chun styles stack their guard on the centerline. I agree that the title of the video can be misleading.Bao wrote:And sorry to say, Rasmus has some good skills, but I prefer to just watch what he is doing and try to listen to what he says as little as possible. I couldn't care less if he agrees with the OP or not.
Rasmus' video was more to the point and clear. He says and demos that lining up your guard on the centerline is a flaw in wing chun's centerline theory.
What is the Centreline?
Simply, it is an imaginary line that runs vertically in the center of the practitioner.
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Centerline Theory
Wing Chun base's its attacks and defence around the centerline in order to maintain Wing Chun principles like economy of motion.
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Bao wrote:It just means that THIS GUY in the OP has no clue about the real theory and the real origin of it.
Bhassler wrote:The whole concept of a guard largely relates to dueling (i.e. sport fighting or civilian sword disputes). If an art has more of a military/militia or self defence leaning, then the idea of a guard and guard positions is largely moot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I36exR ... katabunkai
marvin8 wrote:In your opinion, which guard is better stack the guard on the centerline or Byron's Xingyi guard, Ramsus, etc?
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