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Sau exercises that a student de- niques do not work against train- a judgement of their predicament.
velops the necessary experiences ing partners who have the same In defense, it helps to understand
that allow him to become a com- level of ability in Chi Sau. This how your arms are positioned to
plete Wing Chun practitioner. In is not because the technique is protect your centerline in relation
the early stages of Dan Chi and at fault, merely that your partner to your opponent’s arms and their
Poon Sau a student is only ex- has the knowledge to dissolve the alignment. It is used offensively
pected to concentrate on simple attack. Progress in Chi Sau then in learning to release a strike the
concepts and principles, correct depends upon developing reflex- moment that a gap appears.
arm positions, and responding to es, and responses that relate to
circumstances. Once the simple the situation you find yourself in Chi Sau has many layers, and to
rolling movements, and reflexes rather than trying to predict what gain a complete knowledge all of
start to become second nature, might happen or remember what them must be understood, from
the basic techniques are intro- has happened in the past the soft relaxed practice of the
duced. The importance of the ba- mechanics to the hard realism of
sic techniques lies in developing It would be around this time that conflict. To ignore any aspect will
the correct timing of the move a student begins to concentrate result in an imbalance in your
and investigating the mechanics upon blindfold Chi Sau, Blindfold Wing Chun.
involved. The “when” and “how” Chi Sau helps the student to focus
are just two of the questions stu- on developing their “feeling”, and Remember, that to achieve a high
dents have to learn to answer not relying totally upon their eyes standard in Chi Sau takes time, so
themselves. As a student grows to see what is happening in their be patient. You hold all the an-
through their Chi Sau education surroundings. The student will swers, once you have worked out
the techniques become instinc- learn to sense with their arms, ex- what the important questions are!
tive. As their experience expands tending the range of information
they will find that their basic tech- that is available to them to make

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