We had a very interesting Sihing class the other day. We were told to do a defence against a haymaker, so we did, over and over and over again. Eventually, the sifu tells us to experiment with locks after we have completed the technique and to try and get the other person to submit on the ground. After that vague instruction, we started experimenting and trying new things, which turned out to be things we already knew but applied in ways that we hadn’t tried yet! The exciting part is that because we already have played around with locking the joints in the arm and transitioning from each lock, and as we have knowledge of how to escape from some locks, we had a good 20 minutes of full out experimentation, with rolls and twists, laughs and sore shoulders and wrists. It was a great reminder of how we need to use our imagination if we want to put the “art” into “martial art”.
Jonathan Robinson
www.silentriverkungfu.com
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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