Wing Chun Kung Fu Bamboo Ring: Martial Methods and Details of the Jook Wan Heun of Wing Chun

It will teach you proper way of stance, shifting weight. How to keep elbows tucked striking, . Using the ring should come to flow. I like the 10 inch size. It is large enough and small enough. I have XL hands. I believe the 14 and 16 inch is way too large , I guess its depends on what you are praticing?

How to use these rattan ring exercises to improve your coordination. From a Bio Mechanical perspective, this hoop provides a wide variety of arm motions, circling, retracting, extending. Here is a list of exercise motions presented in this book for use with the hoop? 1. Ring vertical, with the loop or hole side to side, allowing left arm to enter from left and right arm from right. Arms rolling over the top. Arms rolling under the bottom. Arms chambered (recoiled) to one side, then bock to the other side, then recoil to chambered position before re-extending to block. 2. Ring vertical, with Loop or hole front to back, allowing the arms to enter from the back. Arms making half circles. Similar to steering a car. Arms crossing then rolling down and back toward the body, then up and out away from the body. Arms chambered retracted close to body, then extend straight forward away from the body. Arms (both) holding same level block, while pivoting / turning left and right. Arms (both) moving vertically up and down, while changing from low to middle block. 3. Ring Horizontal, with loop or hole top to bottom, allowing the arms to cross under and enter from the bottom. Arms crossing and gripping opposite side of ring (palms face downward), in a isometric push, pull exercise. There are some other interesting things after that. However, the best part is the ring exercises. I noticed other reviewers commenting about picture quality, size, contrast etc. Basically there are many stop motion pictures to show each transition thoroughly, which we could see better in a full size book, rather than the pamphlet size print. For content and value / benefit from these ring exercises, I have to give the instructor a 5 star rating. Technical Note: Techniques are referred to by Chinese name. Please keep in mind, that when Wing Chun is referring a single technique it has the typical name. Example: Tan Sau = Palm up block / Mid level forearm block. Gahn Sau = Low outward block Bong Sau = Wing block, this is used high, mid and low level, either toward the outside (normal) or cross body (odd and takes some getting used to). However, the nature of this ring, requires us to use both arms simultaneously. When Wing Chun uses two of these techniques at the same time, the name changes. Example: Kwan Sau = Tan Sau (middle block) in the cross body, while the other arm Low block (Gahn sau or Bong sau) to the same side of body. Loy Kwan Sau or Seung Ghan Sau = Tan Sau (middle block) same side of body, while the other arm Low block (Gahn sau or Bong sau) cross body block. This is the odd part. If you keep the arms in the same technique, at the same level, and only pivot on your feet, turning your body, which moves your arms from the right to the left, the name changes to Loy Kwan Sau.

This book is okay but I can't help remembering something that I heard many years ago. Trying to learn martial arts from a book is like "Learning To Swim On Dry Land". There are certain things that you just can't learn from a book. It can be a good addition to a user who is already very familiar with the bamboo rings and just needs to refine their movements/technique. A video would be more useful though.

Book is very easy to follow, and has great illustrations.

This book is good for training.

This is quite an interesting book, on a very rare method of training, absent from most Wing Chun lineages. Pros: 1: Good explanations on function and history you won't find anywhere else. 2: Lots of movements demonstrated. 3: Has something for all skill levels Cons: 1: AWFUL pictures. The pictures are grainy and unclear, and the use of a black (long-sleeved) shirt by Mr Rea made it difficult to clarify the relative positions of arm-body. 2: Poor formatting . I applaud the author for pushing forward with obviously few resources, but a second edition with a more professional editing is a must. -------------------------------------------------- Veredict : A good book for experienced Wing Chun enthusiasts, but the poor quality make it a tough material to learn. Expect a LOT of trial and error just to get the hand positions that feel right. For such an obscure method, it would be imperative to have crystal clear images. Otherwise, great techniques. Mr Rea, if you read this, I suggest to upload some youtube videos of the exercises on this volume; it would be EXTREMELY helpful to those that want to learn. ps: I'am Student of Wing Tsun from the Leung Ting lineage , from Brasil ; since 2005.

.. Wing Chun appeals to me because I am small so I supplement my classroom instruction with books and videos on Wing Chun. is it possible to achieve mastery of the style via books and videos? maybe not but as a supplement to traditional instruction even if Wing Chun is not your style, I think the books and vids come in handy. this one has sequential photographs of forms that make it especially valuable.

Awesome information

Gutes Buch. Video wäre noch besser

Reçu dans le délai imparti. Manuel en anglais mais relativement simple à comprendre grâce aux nombreuses photos démonstratives. Un bon début pour commencer le Rattan ring.

Livro muito bom

Recommend, good product, good illustration, happy with the book all round, thanks

Perfect and it shows you how to apply and perform the moves easily and simple