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Beautiful Springtime - Wing Chun Kung Fu
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Mon, 12 May 2008
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Caution: New Student Training!
Not in all cases, but often enough to mention here,
there will be a new student who must first be
taught how to properly learn a martial art before
being shown their first actual technique.
You can discover these students before someone gets
hurt in a beginning class by personally going one
on one with them on something such as a basic
technique or block. A student prepared to learn
will follow your every instruction and imitate your
every move as precisely as their present skills
allow them, they are ready to learn their chosen art.
On the other hand, if the student resists your
teaching and physically resists your technique,
you've got trouble. This one wants you to prove
your art is effective for them before they begin
learning from you and they believe they already
have skills or techniques sufficient to equal those
which you are teaching.
Watch with these students because they may try to
pull some sort of counter or attack on you to
"test" your skill and they won't be kidding. I
recently had a guy who was a "former wrestler" try
to twist my wrist into oblivion while practicing
CHI SAO with him! He succeeded only in scratching
my forearm deeply with his sharp nails. These are
the things you have to watch out for when trying
out a new student.
Then there are the relatively harmless ones which
simply need to be given extra training on how to
control the speed, force and timing of their blocks
and attacks. They are easy to spot because once
they throw a technique at you, be it a block or
strike, they will keep getting more and more
forceful with their movement until you either stop
them or they knock their training partners head off.
Great energy for in a self-defense situation, but
dangerous and lacking discipline in the kwoon.
So remember, sometimes a new student needs a bit of
"training" before they start their training.
P.S. If you are a new student of Wing Chun Kung Fu
or any other art for that matter, or are thinking
of joining a school, keep these thoughts in mind as
you begin your journey with the martial arts.
Posted 17:53
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