SHAPES IN WING CHUN
In Wing Chun there are so-called FORMS. The forms are divided into two large groups. Forms without weapons (weaponless forms) and forms with weapons (weapon forms).
The unarmed forms in turn are divided into forms without and forms with tools. Exercise equipment is used as an aid here - to be more precise, the wooden dummy and the tripodal dummy.
Siu Nim Tao, Cham Kiu and Biu Tze are trained without weapons and without auxiliary equipment. The Mok Yan Chong Fat (wooden doll form) and Saam Sin Chong Fat (tripodal doll form) are practiced without weapons and with auxiliary equipment. So there are a total of five unarmed forms in Wing Chun. More on this in the respective articles.
As weapon forms, Wing Chun has a total of two forms. The Look Dim Poon Kwan long stick form is taught as the first weapon form and the second weapon form deals with the double knives (butterfly knives) within the Bart Cham Dao.
You can find more information about the shapes in the articles on this page.
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FORMS IN WING CHUN - WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Form training essentially means grinding the hand, arm and foot movements typical of Wing Chun into the musculoskeletal system.
Wing Chun consists of seven forms. Siu Nim Tao, Cham Kiu, Biu Tze, Mok Yan Chong Fat (wooden doll), Saam Sin Chong Fat (tripodal doll), Look Dim Poon Kwan (long stick) and Bart Cham Dao (double knife). In this article, I explain the value of shape training.
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SIU NIM TAO - THE FIRST UNARMED FORM
The Siu Nim Tao is the first and last form of the Wing Chun system - at least that's what a saying in Wing Chun says. The Siu Nim Tao teaches the basic movements a beginner needs to learn (and much, much more). It contains eight so-called sentences and a beginning and an end movement. In this article I go further into details.
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CHAM KIU - THE SECOND UNARMED FORM
Cham Kiu is the second form learned in Wing Chun. On the one hand, this is about the synchronization of different arm and leg movements as well as dealing with the bridging concepts of Wing Chun, in order to touch on some of the topics usually mentioned. As a registered user, read on here.
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BIU TZE - THE THIRD UNARMED FORM
The Biu Tze is usually taught as the third of the five unarmed forms in Wing Chun. This form is also often referred to as EMERGENCY FORM and is characterized by elbow techniques, hand edge techniques as well as finger jabs and other attack techniques with a selective effect. Here I go into the details for registered users.
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MOK YAN CHONG FAT - WOODEN DOLL MOLD
The wooden dummy form is the fifth unarmed form and uses the wooden dummy as a training tool. Studying flanking strategies, controlling or attacking on three levels, developing functional strength as well as the interaction of sophisticated hand and leg movements are important contents here. More about this for registered users in this article.
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SAAM SIN CHONG FAT - TRIPODAL SHAPE
The tripodal doll form or tripodal form is the step form of the Wing Chun system. In the tripodal form, special sequences of steps and kicks are trained, which are relevant in close combat, flank strategy and takedown techniques, among other things. The tripodal form is the form associated with the Chi Gerk and is the last of the five unarmed forms. Register as a user and continue reading here.
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LOOK DIM POON KWAN - LONG CANE
The long stick is the first weapon of the Wing Chun system. The conical tapered stick is the training device with which the so-called six-and-a-half-point long pole form - called Look Dim Poon Kwan - is trained. The long pole form conveys special footwork, strength building, the handling of dynamic weights, general fighting strategies and much more. Registered visitors continue reading here.
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BART CHAM DAO - DOUBLE KNIFE
The double knives have long been considered one of Wing Chun's best kept secrets. The essential insight of the double knife or the double knife form Bart Cham Dao is that Wing Chun is not an unarmed self-defence but rather a weapon system. Attacks are basically carried out as if we were constantly holding a knife in our hand and thinking of cutting, chopping and stabbing movements. However, this has extremely far-reaching consequences for unarmed movements, the dynamics and general execution of arm and hand techniques as well as footwork. For registered visitors I go into more details here.
