Wing Chun Concepts

8 types of Wing Chun energy

Geng or ging = energy
1. bau ja geng = explode power
2. chi geng = sticking power
3. keng geng = listening power
4. juun geng = drilling power
5. jek jip geng = direct power / gan jip geng = indirect power
6. yaan geng or daai geng = guiding power
7. lin jip geng = connecting power
8. choung geng = aggressive power

Ng jong = 5 elbows

1. tai jong = raising elbow
2. gwai jong = diagonal downward elbow
3. wang jong = outward horizontal elbow
4. pai jong = inward horizontal elbow
5. sau jong = retracting or rear elbow

The 8 positions of the kick

1. jing gurk = strike with the top of the heel just below the arch
2. wang gurk = strike with the outside of the heel on the little toe side
3. soo gurk = strike with the inside of the arch
4. yaai sut gurk = strike with the middle of the heel downward
5. tiu gurk = strike with the instep with the to es pointed
6. jut gurk = strike with the lower calf and achilles tendon
7. tai sut = strike with the top or side of the knee with the leg bent
8. chai gurk = strike downward with the knife edge of the foot

8 families of Wing Chun punches

1. chair kuen = pulling vertical punch
2. chaap kuen = low punch
3. ngoi faan kuen = inside whip punch
4. hoi faan kuen = outside whip punch
5. doi gok kuen = diagonal punch
6. chour kuen = hammerfist
7. joong-lo kuen = drilling punch
8. tai kuen = raising punch

The 8 palm strikes

1. jing jeong = front vertical palm
2. choen kui jeong = long bridge palm
3. hau jeong = back palm
4. dai jeong = low side palm
5. pau jeong = downward vertical palm strike
6. gum sau = diagonally downward palm strike
7. chan jeong = knife edge palm strike to upper body and head with palm up
8. wang jeong = side of palm strike to upper body and head with palm down

Si gan = timing

1. si gan sing = regular
2. tor chi si gan = delayed
3. por si gan = breaking
4. chong jou si gan = creating
5. Si gan sing = regular timing

The Lines of Wing Chun

Sin = line
jung sin = centerline
ngoi jung sin = inside line
hoi jung sin = outside line
gung gek sin wai = attacking line
fong sau sin wai = blocking line
jung sum sin = vertical motherline
wang jung sin = horizontal motherline