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| Q: While other families and styles use the "Four Direction Leveled Large Stance" to train for strength in the legs, does Ving Tsun's "Figure of Two (Goat Pinching) Stance" have the same purpose? |
| As far as I can see, every system of Ving Tsun to date use the Siu Lim Tao form as a foundation for beginners. On the surface, many may misconstrue it as a specific traditional culture of Ving Tsun. However, I reckon that it is a training requirement determined by people in the past as a result of countless experience in applying and contrasting, not merely a design that came about at a particular time. |
| When we practice the Siu Lim Tao form, our arms are constantly in action, whereas our stance does not change at all from the moment we open our stance at the beginning until the end of the form. While some who exercise fast can complete the form in approximately three minutes, those who seek more care and consistency may use up to five to ten minutes. Imagine a novice, in absence of any prior martial arts training, if you ask him or her to maintain any given kind of stance for a few minutes without moving, all the while having to support the weight of the upper body, it is indeed a basic method to train for strength in the legs. However, once the strength has been developed to a certain degree, one needs to incorporate other training regimes for any further advancement to be achieved. |
Author: Cliff Au-Yeung Kim Man
Date: Feb 15, 2008
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