Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine Issued No.16 : Wing Chun's Falling Techniques

"The falling methods adopted in Wing Tsun very closely resemble those of Syeut Gaau (the Cantonese pronunciation of Shuai Jiao) or literally, Chinese Wrestling. Although they are not 100% the same, Wing Tsun and Syeut Gaau methods are the closest to each other in terms of idea. For one, these methods differ from the more common (and standard) practice of implementing Judo/Jiu-Jitsu-style break falls. One of the main reasons Wing Tsun has not adopted the standard Judo-style break fall is not a dogmatic stylistic difference, but rather that Wing Tsun tactics differ from Judo. Martial arts are contextual and the Judo-style break fall works perfectly for those throwing and grappling arts. Therefore this comparison of methods is contextual to the needs of the Wing Tsun exponent and is not a value judgement based on which is better."

-- Spread of Sifu Alex Richter's article from the upcoming Issue No. 16. New issue on sale February 21.

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