Damn I've been following you for years (probably as long as you've been on UA-cam) and you've always had it! I've done wing Chun for off and on for 15 years and I boxed off and on for 15 years. I actually still box daily and spar regular with the pros in my town ( some of these guys are Top Rank. I didn't go pro for personal reasons). Your explanation of the 1,2 is spot on and how I've always thought it worked that way in wing Chun. Making your opponent go what the fuck so you can "wing Chun him". You've also explained the footwork perfectly as well! You've also in previous videos mentioned that WC works in the wrestling range. A concept I had my whole training life and almost lost my mind when you said it! Nobody likes it when I say it but Wing Chun guys need to box. We need to get in there and throw punches, learn footwork, get hit, learn how to apply press, forget wing Chun, think it doesn't really work, focus on boxing, rediscover and fall in love with it and then reapply it to fighting and you will be come a dangerous man. Keep doing what your doing brother and if I'm ever in your area I would love to train with you and have you tune my Wing Chun up. Thanks for all that you do!
I trained in Wing Chun for 15 years and have also done boxing and TKD, starting as a 15-year-old right through to seventy although I only do Yoga and Tai Chi nowadays to keep flexible and flexability means youth! I think many of us martial artists do not consider the fantastic health benefits that correct and age-relative martial training gives us, improving our minds and bodies for the better! To me, this is what should unite us! As for the chain punch, Sifu Izzo I think I have mentioned how we were taught by Sifu Joseph Cheng in the UK during the 1970s, He incorporated an upward twist of the verticle fist contacting with the same 3 knuckles as other Wing Chun I have seen, I cannot stress highly enough more "Umph" this puts into the punch. Try just placing the 3 knuckles under your chin then jerk it upwards about, fist 30 degrees inclining downward to horizontal and in line with the wrist, and elbow at the point of impact. This motion was drilled into us with basic punches a staple of the training, always starting and finishing with a few hundred punches in ones, twos, etc up to sets of 12 together. I stress this Sifu Izzo as others have said to me that it would somehow be too hard to remember when punching but really I am sure you would agree that lots of repetition of any technique done in training becomes second nature, we shouldn't need to think about our Wing Chun if defending ourself it should just come. I cannot throw a punch without that twist Sifu it has become second nature. I used it once in self-defense and knocked the bully out with one punch, hip, and fist twist in unison! My long-winded answer on the chain punch is you should not need to hit your opponent once to end the situation if you do it right and to be honest, I have never liked how chin-punching looks, fast but fairy-like with little power to me,I suppose the cross training in boxing especially has bastardized my Wing Chun a bit and I really believe boxing and Wing Chun go very well together. In a way, I guess I have picked up what works for me and followed that road/ I love your channel sir, honest and knowledgeable and you do not take any shite, that I can respect!
Sraight blast in is a beginner tool. I would use the chain punches only if contact was already made, opponent is jammed, and if the oppening permits. Jamming is possibly the best method to cover, enter, trap ... Expand (attack) and recover.
Jack Dempsey in his book describes a straight blast as a jab “thrown properly”. For him, the jab could potentially be thrown almost as hard as the cross/rear straight. The “blast” part is actually having power behind the punch. I only mention Dempsey here because a lot of the things Dempsey preaches aligns with what Wing Chun practices (from my understanding)
If you want to see a straight blast used in a boxing match, watch Pacquiao's knock down of Keith Thurman. He uses triangle footwork and gets the outside gate and runs through him. Also in the UFC Vitor Belfort did it. Look up Vitor Blitz or Vitor Belfort straight blast.
I do 3 intro sessions a week for sifu Och’s school for trial students and that’s exactly what I say and show them. “This is a belt fed machine gun”! I will say though we do use the chain punch a lot though but the way sifu och teaches it is like an mma fighter forcing a fighter to cover his face to set up a takedown. So we use it to momentarily overwhelm an opponent to set up other attacks. You can actually see sifu och use it in some of his videos!
Very true, Paul is one of Dan's original students along with Erik Paulson and Larry hartell . So it does look like Paul is walking forward during the straight blast probably because he cares about the safety of the student he is sparring with! In a real life fight Paul would be sprinting during the straight blast keeping forward pressure on his opponent and very likely to add other tools as well during that blast! I know this because Paul himself explained the straight blast to me because I simply didn't understand it. I'm not saying any of you guys are wrong, everyone has their own variations on it and should be tailored to what works! Paul vunak makes perfect sense to me, very well rounded and schooled very well, he knows his craft well...
Cool thanks so much! 1st One vs UFC LHW Title Contender Jeremy Horn I'd call a Boxing Blast, 2nd one vs Pancrase Champion/UFC LHW Title Contender Yuki Kondo was a Straight Blast...elbows weren't allowed so I crashed too deep into that hook unfortunately. He did talk about it in Japanese SRS magazine a year later saying I surprised him off the bat and worried him that he would lose to me after just destroying a famous world Champion Jiu-jitsu guy just a couple months prior in seconds.
I have personally used straight blast with one inch punch technique usually I have to chase them for the second hit forget even using the third strike as your in grappling mode at that point as they’re on the ground and having to still chase to get to them ,just my own take of the straight blast
1) The pad between the body wasn't as near of a distance the said showed 2) The straight punch animation is horrible. It show's a rolling punch instead of a straight punch
I think you are absolutely correct about spreading the straight blast punches around. To me that's the most important lesson about the chain punches. Two to the head and while he is thinking defending his face you punch him in the liver. You never wanted his face. Like chess. For the UFC crowd, bas rutten and his liver punches.
From what I remember Bruce Lee never learned past siu nim tau when in Hong Kong. He got in brawl and had to flee to the US. We used to spar in my WC class with people from boxing, karate, and wrestling backgrounds. Just plowing in with a chain punch is a great way to eat a hook. If you do it with the back heavy stance, you're gonna get shot in on and taken down.
Isn't "straight blast" just a kinda/sorta translation of the "jik chung" concept and so, how you or what you do as you enter doesn't matter so long as you're doing the "rush in".
@@IzzoWingChun my point being, it seems like they took the Chinese phrase that didn't describe a move or technique but turned it into one and then in the process, dogma did the rest and cemented it as something it never was. So rather than about it being something done correctly or incorrectly (or whatever phrasing you prefer), the actual origin/basis of the thing is inaccurate to begin with.
@@IzzoWingChun no need to make it fits if you have been taught right. your wc is so off based, that s why you have to conjure up all this subjective workaround on a weekly basis.
@@IzzoWingChun there are may tools in the wc toolbox adequate enough to solve all priblems. But, , you seem to insist on filing down your Philips screwdriver just to unscrew a flathead screw. literally pulling your pants down before you fart, absolutely superfluous !!
I love your videos-- TRUTH in action I call them.... one thing I don't do-- is PUNCH with my fist-- NEVER have.. for ANY art. I use open hand strikes- palm, knife edge, etc.. no PUNCHING-- and I've only lost 2 controntations in my 40 year control. That "rockem-sockem" robot style stuff is CRAP... (for ME anyway--I could never get that to work- and even in class)... I was RANGER and NOT taught to punch. and yet had no trouble in the jungles against my enemies or on deserts or in gangland usa. I've run into many gang guys street taught- and survived and actually did WELL.. the only losses I've had was one lady- in a bar (military- I do NOT drink but was sent to get two guys that were about to be AWOL- and I don't know what she did- but she had me all over the parking lot!! ha. ) The other was a BIG retarded guy- and I did a hard kick with western boots and caught his head cleanly and IT NEVER MOVED-- then this big hand rached out covered my face and PICKED ME UP with one hand by my face!!! it took 5 other agents to get him off me.. and I don't remember much after getting my face covered.. ha. But I DO NOT- nor have I EVER punched.. and NO wrist injures or knuckle injuries-- none of that.
Yes! Cycling Recycling practice, but in real , ONE PUNCH shuold be strong enough .Not like the movies they look stupid trowing like 20 chain punches to trow enemy. Its ridiculous.
Beyond Pak Sao and some low kicks, Wing Chun is crap in real combat. Even then if you try to use Pak Sao as a defense or a counter you will get tagged 99% of the time. Using Pak Sao as offense is your best chance to make it work. Even more nonsense is showing a Rocky movie and other videos and trying to draw a comparison in Wing Chun. How about show a legit Wing Chun straight blast being used in combat. Pretty ridiculous video in my opinion.
Damn I've been following you for years (probably as long as you've been on UA-cam) and you've always had it! I've done wing Chun for off and on for 15 years and I boxed off and on for 15 years. I actually still box daily and spar regular with the pros in my town ( some of these guys are Top Rank. I didn't go pro for personal reasons). Your explanation of the 1,2 is spot on and how I've always thought it worked that way in wing Chun. Making your opponent go what the fuck so you can "wing Chun him". You've also explained the footwork perfectly as well! You've also in previous videos mentioned that WC works in the wrestling range. A concept I had my whole training life and almost lost my mind when you said it! Nobody likes it when I say it but Wing Chun guys need to box. We need to get in there and throw punches, learn footwork, get hit, learn how to apply press, forget wing Chun, think it doesn't really work, focus on boxing, rediscover and fall in love with it and then reapply it to fighting and you will be come a dangerous man. Keep doing what your doing brother and if I'm ever in your area I would love to train with you and have you tune my Wing Chun up. Thanks for all that you do!
exactly.
I trained in Wing Chun for 15 years and have also done boxing and TKD, starting as a 15-year-old right through to seventy although I only do Yoga and Tai Chi nowadays to keep flexible and flexability means youth! I think many of us martial artists do not consider the fantastic health benefits that correct and age-relative martial training gives us, improving our minds and bodies for the better! To me, this is what should unite us! As for the chain punch, Sifu Izzo I think I have mentioned how we were taught by Sifu Joseph Cheng in the UK during the 1970s, He incorporated an upward twist of the verticle fist contacting with the same 3 knuckles as other Wing Chun I have seen, I cannot stress highly enough more "Umph" this puts into the punch. Try just placing the 3 knuckles under your chin then jerk it upwards about, fist 30 degrees inclining downward to horizontal and in line with the wrist, and elbow at the point of impact. This motion was drilled into us with basic punches a staple of the training, always starting and finishing with a few hundred punches in ones, twos, etc up to sets of 12 together. I stress this Sifu Izzo as others have said to me that it would somehow be too hard to remember when punching but really I am sure you would agree that lots of repetition of any technique done in training becomes second nature, we shouldn't need to think about our Wing Chun if defending ourself it should just come. I cannot throw a punch without that twist Sifu it has become second nature. I used it once in self-defense and knocked the bully out with one punch, hip, and fist twist in unison! My long-winded answer on the chain punch is you should not need to hit your opponent once to end the situation if you do it right and to be honest, I have never liked how chin-punching looks, fast but fairy-like with little power to me,I suppose the cross training in boxing especially has bastardized my Wing Chun a bit and I really believe boxing and Wing Chun go very well together. In a way, I guess I have picked up what works for me and followed that road/ I love your channel sir, honest and knowledgeable and you do not take any shite, that I can respect!
Sraight blast in is a beginner tool. I would use the chain punches only if contact was already made, opponent is jammed, and if the oppening permits. Jamming is possibly the best method to cover, enter, trap ... Expand (attack) and recover.
Jack Dempsey in his book describes a straight blast as a jab “thrown properly”. For him, the jab could potentially be thrown almost as hard as the cross/rear straight. The “blast” part is actually having power behind the punch. I only mention Dempsey here because a lot of the things Dempsey preaches aligns with what Wing Chun practices (from my understanding)
Dempsey taught the “lead jolt,” which gave BL the idea and some of the mechanics for the “lead hand punch.” The straight blast is a chain punch.
The show was called Fight quest i think. It was a series exploring different styles over several seasons
This is the series Human Weapon. Fight quest was it's competition and more grittier.
@Black Rhino Martial Arts hell yeah they should
Great stuff! Makes perfect sense! Many thanks :)
If you want to see a straight blast used in a boxing match, watch Pacquiao's knock down of Keith Thurman. He uses triangle footwork and gets the outside gate and runs through him. Also in the UFC Vitor Belfort did it. Look up Vitor Blitz or Vitor Belfort straight blast.
I do 3 intro sessions a week for sifu Och’s school for trial students and that’s exactly what I say and show them. “This is a belt fed machine gun”! I will say though we do use the chain punch a lot though but the way sifu och teaches it is like an mma fighter forcing a fighter to cover his face to set up a takedown. So we use it to momentarily overwhelm an opponent to set up other attacks. You can actually see sifu och use it in some of his videos!
Great video Mr Izzo !
Paul vunak is sifu Singh teacher
Yes, And believe Guro Vunak learned from the Insanto system, jkd, kali, silat etc blended
Very true, Paul is one of Dan's original students along with Erik Paulson and Larry hartell . So it does look like Paul is walking forward during the straight blast probably because he cares about the safety of the student he is sparring with! In a real life fight Paul would be sprinting during the straight blast keeping forward pressure on his opponent and very likely to add other tools as well during that blast! I know this because Paul himself explained the straight blast to me because I simply didn't understand it. I'm not saying any of you guys are wrong, everyone has their own variations on it and should be tailored to what works! Paul vunak makes perfect sense to me, very well rounded and schooled very well, he knows his craft well...
Cool thanks so much! 1st One vs UFC LHW Title Contender Jeremy Horn I'd call a Boxing Blast, 2nd one vs Pancrase Champion/UFC LHW Title Contender Yuki Kondo was a Straight Blast...elbows weren't allowed so I crashed too deep into that hook unfortunately. He did talk about it in Japanese SRS magazine a year later saying I surprised him off the bat and worried him that he would lose to me after just destroying a famous world Champion Jiu-jitsu guy just a couple months prior in seconds.
I have personally used straight blast with one inch punch technique usually I have to chase them for the second hit forget even using the third strike as your in grappling mode at that point as they’re on the ground and having to still chase to get to them ,just my own take of the straight blast
1) The pad between the body wasn't as near of a distance the said showed
2) The straight punch animation is horrible. It show's a rolling punch instead of a straight punch
vitor belfort vs Wanderlei
Lin wan kuen (chain punch)
Is one hand controls and other attacks. The opponent is constantly being trapped and attack.
i love the continues blast technique
I think you are absolutely correct about spreading the straight blast punches around. To me that's the most important lesson about the chain punches. Two to the head and while he is thinking defending his face you punch him in the liver. You never wanted his face. Like chess. For the UFC crowd, bas rutten and his liver punches.
Have my old lady on someday and she'll tell you what the good old straight blast is my friend LOL
HAHAHAHHAHAA
12:19 the posture ruined the force and movement ,but he was holding back .
Jedi level material here. Thank you for sharing this.
The straight blast was popularized by Bruce lee before the Rocky 3 movie. And the rocky 3 move is not 100% straight blast.
Finally a high end Instructer owns this .
Makes total sense
Straight blast get you KO’s with hooks
Thank you
From what I remember Bruce Lee never learned past siu nim tau when in Hong Kong. He got in brawl and had to flee to the US.
We used to spar in my WC class with people from boxing, karate, and wrestling backgrounds. Just plowing in with a chain punch is a great way to eat a hook. If you do it with the back heavy stance, you're gonna get shot in on and taken down.
Just found you . I studied under vunaks guys
Dom, who are your top 5 teachers you would want to study with?
Isn't "straight blast" just a kinda/sorta translation of the "jik chung" concept and so, how you or what you do as you enter doesn't matter so long as you're doing the "rush in".
Didn't I just do a 20 min video on this?
@@IzzoWingChun my point being, it seems like they took the Chinese phrase that didn't describe a move or technique but turned it into one and then in the process, dogma did the rest and cemented it as something it never was.
So rather than about it being something done correctly or incorrectly (or whatever phrasing you prefer), the actual origin/basis of the thing is inaccurate to begin with.
why salute with the five-lake four-sea hands？that‘s a special gesture for a special class of people normal folks don't want to deal with…
Hey Dom, what do think of Alex Richter AKA The Kung Fu Genius?
I don't.
still at it ! a guy who used to post "tan sau" of the week, keep modifying it week after week as it never seemed to worked for him !! lol
Yes, “sir”. Making Wing Chun fit my needs. This is the best “Tell us you don’t know Wing Chun” in a single sentence, out there.
@@IzzoWingChun no need to make it fits if you have been taught right. your wc is so off based, that s why you have to conjure up all this subjective workaround on a weekly basis.
@@IzzoWingChun there are may tools in the wc toolbox adequate enough to solve all priblems. But, , you seem to insist on filing down your Philips screwdriver just to unscrew a flathead screw. literally pulling your pants down before you fart, absolutely superfluous !!
I love your videos-- TRUTH in action I call them.... one thing I don't do-- is PUNCH with my fist-- NEVER have.. for ANY art. I use open hand strikes- palm, knife edge, etc.. no PUNCHING-- and I've only lost 2 controntations in my 40 year control. That "rockem-sockem" robot style stuff is CRAP... (for ME anyway--I could never get that to work- and even in class)... I was RANGER and NOT taught to punch. and yet had no trouble in the jungles against my enemies or on deserts or in gangland usa. I've run into many gang guys street taught- and survived and actually did WELL.. the only losses I've had was one lady- in a bar (military- I do NOT drink but was sent to get two guys that were about to be AWOL- and I don't know what she did- but she had me all over the parking lot!! ha. ) The other was a BIG retarded guy- and I did a hard kick with western boots and caught his head cleanly and IT NEVER MOVED-- then this big hand rached out covered my face and PICKED ME UP with one hand by my face!!! it took 5 other agents to get him off me.. and I don't remember much after getting my face covered.. ha. But I DO NOT- nor have I EVER punched.. and NO wrist injures or knuckle injuries-- none of that.
Omg This is insane Rocky Straight blast??? Smh
Yes! Cycling Recycling practice, but in real , ONE PUNCH shuold be strong enough .Not like the movies they look stupid trowing like 20 chain punches to trow enemy. Its ridiculous.
Yes. If your structure is right it should only take a punch or two.
Beyond Pak Sao and some low kicks, Wing Chun is crap in real combat. Even then if you try to use Pak Sao as a defense or a counter you will get tagged 99% of the time. Using Pak Sao as offense is your best chance to make it work. Even more nonsense is showing a Rocky movie and other videos and trying to draw a comparison in Wing Chun. How about show a legit Wing Chun straight blast being used in combat. Pretty ridiculous video in my opinion.