Learn KUNG FU OnlineSeung Huen Sau Chi Sau
Prior to Ip Man popularising his steering wheel pendulum version (Luk Sau 轆手) of Wing Chun’s rolling hands drills (Pun Sau 盤手), people mostly trained Chi Sau (sticky hands) using the Seung Huen Sau (double circling hands) method. When you get good at this, it can be a real game changer in Guo Sau (freestyle sticky hands – a form of ultralight technical sparring) and of course in real fighting.
Seung Huen Sau Chi Sau is still commonly trained in the ancestral styles of Wing Chun that pre-date Ip Man’s system, such as Red Boat Wing Chun. It’s also commonly trained at advanced levels in Ip Ching lineage today. It also closely resembles popular Tai Chi push hands methods, as well as similar exercises found in Yi Quan, White Crane and other related systems.
The key to this exercise, is in aiming for both hands on top (Seung Fook Sau) for the most dominant position in trapping and Dirty Boxing. When both players are doing this, it creates a continuous Huen Sau motion with both hands. To outsmarting your opponent, from this continuous circling pattern, in order to achieve the dominant position of both hands on top, you can use Broken Rhythm timing – speed up and apply Huen Sau for entry inside, at the right moment unexpectedly, with alternating hands, to latch onto their tension and work your way in – this creates a classic crisp reaction that really couldn’t be any better for you when you want to execute a finishing move cleanly & powerfully. This simple tactic has been a game changer for me, both in Wing Chun Sticky Hands and in Tai Chi Push Hands. This tactic has also been immortalised into the Poon Jong (盤樁) sequences of wooden dummy forms – a great way to get more familiar with the mechanics involved.