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Application from the 2nd section of the dummy form: The smaller fighter guides the
punch away and unbalances the overcommitted attacker with a pak sao/jut sao and ins-
tantly counters with a chop to the throat.

line can jam him as surely as the tan sao from the ller or less strong person in a position of advanta-
previous section, prevent him from attacking and ge with a larger opponent. The balanced fighter is
prepare the way for a counterattack. stronger and has a clear advantage over the unba-
lanced and, thus, weakened fighter. A fighter must
Following this sequence the fighter turns to the ri- be firmly planted to throw a solid punch or kick.
ght and does a pak sao with the left hand to the An opponent who is off balance cannot develop a
top of the dummy arm and then chops to the trunk meaningful attack as their punches and kicks have
of the dummy. If we view this as receiving an in- no real power. The moment in which the opponent
coming punch with a pak sao/jut sao that borrows is off balance creates the opportunity for entry into
the opponent’s energy and pulls him forward out the opponent’s defense and paves the way for the
of his stance, again we have unbalanced our oppo- Wing Chun fighter to finish off their adversary. In
nent. In doing so, we render the opponent’s offen- essence, unbalancing is a very effective defense and
se useless and opened him up for our attack. This it prepares the way for offense.
particular technique can be applied very easily by a
smaller, skilled opponent when forced to confront While we have explored the idea of unbalancing
a larger adversary.By looking closely at the Wing an opponent in four techniques from the first two
Chun wooden dummy form it becomes apparent sections of the Wing Chun wooden dummy form
that unbalancing techniques are a very important a number of ideas have opened up for training and
and useful part of the Wing Chun system. There development. It’s well worth a Wing Chun fighter’s
are numerous offensive and defensive advantages while to dig into the dummy form from the pers-
to be gained by employing them. The same ideas pective of unbalancing an opponent to see how this
employed in the throwing arts and in boxing be- approach can expand one’s game. If a successful
come equally as valuable in Wing Chun and relate attack is the result of proper preparation, then un-
directly to the core principles of the Wing Chun balancing your opponent is an ideal place to start.
system. Unbalancing an opponent can put a sma-

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