Presently available in poster format, only chum kiu second form. Each section is an extension of the blueprint found in siu nim tao. Chum kiu focuses on coordinated movement of bodymass and entry techniques to bridge the gap between practitioner and opponent and move in to disrupt their structure and balance. These techniques mainly focus on bridging the gap between you and your opponent. Turning or sitting stance is a root movement in wing chun that encourages centering and torquing skills. Compared to the the sil lum tao the first form, the biggest difference is the amount of footwork and kicks. A must have for every wing chun practitioner, student and instructor.
The tensionless state of the body from siu nim tau must be maintained throughout practice of the chum kiu form. Maybe you are already a member of enter shaolin or you are just searching around the web looking for more wing chun training, either way you came to the right place. Crca chum kiu seminar chum kiu form by mario lopez. Sifu chuck takes you stepbystep through the form, from 2 different viewing angles to. Chum kiu set also introduces basic kicking techniques and therefore an equal development of hand and leg skills. Sifu fernandez wingtchundo lesson 03 chum kiu form. The focus of the form is on developing an effective defence as well as counterattack. Closerange attacks using the elbows and knees are also developed here. Wing chun formschum kiu wikibooks, open books for an. The chum kiu idea is searching for the bridge dar establishing a punching line, and sinking the bridge wu avoiding the opponent to do the same by controlling his frontality by squared arm positions.
Chum kiu is taught body shifting, footwork, and of the two directional forces. Section 1 of the chumkiu opens a bit differently than siunimtau. This is an old video the quality is not very good and is as the screenshots but the information is vital for learning chum kiu. It is important to continue practicing the first form for it is the foundation of your entire wing. Performing the chumkiu correctly part 4 wingtsunworld. After a proficient level is attained in the siu nim tau, chum kiu is taught.
Wing chun has three hand forms, a wooden dummy form and two weapons forms. Finally, the video shows the sequences 27 of the chum kiu movements with a training partner or chisao. Along with showing the complete form as demonstrated by grandmaster cheng chuen fun, the book gives examples of how the leung ting wingtsun system is used for fighting. Chum kiu takes the structure and bridge hand fundamentals of the siu lim tao form, and adds shifting, swift turning, stepping and kicking, to create a unifying body movements form. You are going to search for the hands with the intention that you make contact with the hands and arms in order to createt a bridge. It builds upon many of the basic principles and techniques learnt in siu lim tao to create a coherent fighting system. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Once the leg is fully extended it is set down vertically to the front. Chum kiu is to utilize the body weight of a person as the source of energy and combining the moves of siu nim tau to create a skill that can apply force in different directions. Articles by sigung chu shong tin internal kung fu australia. Crca chum kiu seminar jing jyeung application by mario lopez. Turn to the left from iras juenma, then perform a stamping kick to the front chingsanguek with the left leg parallel to the ground and the heel thrust forward. These posters have been made as generic as possible but some lineage versions will differ slightly. Facturen afdrukken naar pdfprinter klantenservice snelstart.
This form train the hands moving independently of each other in a supporting role as well as being coordinated with body shifting and stepping. It examines the motions and techniques, forms and body mechanics, attributes, concepts and tactics, and applications introduced in the siu nim tau. As the body moves to the side, one arm creates a circle with the bong sau movement while the other performs a raising dai sau movement, thereby creating 3 vectors of force. Chum kiu is, in reality, far more advanced and complex than siu nim tao, primarily because it incorporates siu nim tao and then comprehensively adds to it. Chum kiu is translated as searching for the bridge, and is the wing chun intermediate level form. Although many of the movements are similar, chum kiu varies significantly between schools. Jun 11, 2016 chum kiu cham kiu, or seeking the bridge is wing chuns second weaponless form. In the sil nim tao video parts one and two, sifu meng taught us the fundamentals of the wing chun system in order to establish a solid foundation and understanding in the basic concepts and techniques. As with the siu nim tao snt it is designed to train certain aspects of the wing chun system in a foundational way. Thus chum kiu is a bridge to greater understanding of the ving tsun system.
The audio and transcriptions are included below, in four files in mp3 and pdf formats. In this part you learn the proper height and width of your stance. All the books and dvds that contain or focus on chum kiu, wing chuns second form, searching bridge. Wing chun formschum kiu wikibooks, open books for an open. Chum kiu consists of a variety of techniques and movements designed to destroy the opponents ability. Because of teachers like ip man who taught the late bruce lee, this amazing martial.
It is said that wing chun quan was derived from the middle. The chum kiu form also teaches the development of multivector force, an example being a stepping movement with a simultaneous bong sau and dai sau. I have had to add postage tube costs as i can no longer send 1st class and need to send as a parcel now, which costs me a lot more. Chum kiu attempts to remind you of some basic lessons that you already learned. Chum kiu in the wing chun syllabus putney martial arts. Info about chum kiu applications video example applications of wing chuns chum kiu form. Wing chun is known for its close quarter fighting ability.
Chum kiu is the development of the alphabet of siu nim tao into combined and moving shapes and ideas. Yim learnt kung fu from ng mui, a nun of the shaolin temple. Chum kiu is the second primary form in wing chun training. Id like to be able to watch the chum kiu of ip man and yuen kay san next to each other preferably at a comparable pace, maybe with a little text highlighting the differences and explaining or even just speculating the reasoning of why each does the way they do. Beginning with chumkiu, we go directly to gowcha gaunsau, or crossed double splitting blockarms. Chum kiu gm ip ching chicago 1993 samuel kwok online. Wooden dummy handarm techniques from siu nim tau or chum kiu unless indicated otherwise man sau.
Nov 07, 2018 for the chum kiu form, again, you want to follow a similar idea which we have in a lot of the basic training in wing chun, which is a chinese model called dim dim ching. The form places a lot of emphasize on the feeling you have to develop as you practice wing chun. In this wing chun training video from sifu chuck oneill. The nature of chum kiu is to train you body balance by playing the form. Chum kiu archives page 2 of 3 everything wing chun blog. The intermediate wing tsun kungfu set as its name implies, chum kiu means the techniques aiming at seeking the bridge arms of the opponent. Chum kiu is the second of three openhand forms of wing chun kung fu. The chum kiu set introduces footwork and movement through body unity, teaching you how to generate power through all directions updown, twisting leftright, and stepping forwardbackwardsideways. Chumkiu can also be looked on as the bridge between the hand motions of the first form, and the emergency motions of the third form. Chum kiu introduces and develops fundamental rules of footwork and body unity while moving. Often this is an attack and defense at the same time. Chum kiu is the intermediate set of wing tsun kungfu, which should normally be.
Siu nim tau aka sil lim tao the beginning little idea chum kiu searching for the bridge biu chee thrusting fingers mook yan jong the wooden dummy form luk dim poon kwan the wooden pole form pah chum do eight slash knives form chi sau. Chum kiu form is the second form of the wing chun kung fu system. Hiermee kun je facturen via pdf printen en deze automatisch in het. As stated earlier the wing chun kicks like hand techniques are non. The kicks, the steps, chi sau, lop sau, double motions such as pak da, san sau, man sau, slow sparring and two person timing work are all informed by chum kiu. Chris from facebook brought up some great points about chum kiu last week and his idea is that chum kiu is about integrating everything from sil lim tao and grouping the single techniques to form a new set of techniques that utilizes multiple movements at once. International wing chun martial art association instructional video chum kiu taught to generate power through body shifting, the use of footwork, and the theory of twodirectional force. You learn to train your hands to move independently and also coordination while you shift and step in different directions. A bridge is created when one of your arms makes contact with the arm of an opponent. Chum kiu wing chun gung fus second form by augustine fong.
The first two kicks of wing chun, thrusting kick and. This was filmed in 1972 just a few weeks before ip man passed away. Apr 11, 20 the first section of chum kiu teaches how to use turning and techniques at the same time, for example the bong sau and wu sau with turning and body shifting. Chum kiu is the second of the three openhand forms of wing chun kung fu. Leung ting covers the intermediate form of the leung ting wingtsun system. Chum kiu makes the student practice a number of useful skills.
Occasional sound issues are due to the nature of a skype conversation, including dropouts and sound quality issues. Where siu nim tau is primarily a defensive routine, chum kiu seeks out the enemys attacking hands or bridges in wing chun terminology and disrupt their attack prior to it connecting, e. Jyun ma turning stance, hau ma back stance, are incorporated using yiu ma waist power, to generate force in the strikes and block movements. Learn the whole form with easy step by step procedures that makes it easy for download. During this time, we practice the live application and power generation in advanced selfdefence techniques and live sparring. Chum kiu also introduces the wing chun practitioner to three different kicks, a lifting kick to block other kicks are a front kick which can be aggressive or defensive but never flashy, and a turning kick which again can be used to stop the advance of an attacker or strike them. Chum kiu also teaches wing chun is widely recognised as one of the fastest fighting styles in the world. If the theory of chum kiu is analysed carefully, it is found that it has reached the acme of perfection. Yim observed a snake fighting a crane, and together with ng, created a new kung fu style consisting of three forms that became known as siu nim tau little idea, chum kiu seeking. The skill enhancement marches side by side with the martial artists growth in chum kiu. Second form chum kiu, also known as bridging the gap or seeking the bridge, is the second wing chun form taught under ip man lineages. Dec 12, 20 au mark spence performing chum kiu, the second form of wing chun kung fu. Chum kiu, in contrast to the siu lim tao, combines most movements.
The more chum kiu you do the better body balance you will have. Practice using the turning or yiu ma, with techniques to help generate power in strikes and blocks. Chum kiu also introduces the wing chun practitioner to three different kicks, a lifting kick to block others kicks as done by ip chun, a front kick which can be aggressive or defensive as used by ip ching, and a turning kick which again can be used to stop the advance of an attacker or strike them if they try to get around the practitioner. In addition to wing chun basic hand technique that you learned on the first level, it brings some of the most important footwork and kicks. It is important to continue practicing the first form for it is the foundation of your entire wing chun. Introduction chum kiu cham kiu, or seeking the bridge is wing chuns second weaponless form. Wing chun kung fu is a kung fu system founded by yim wing chun, who lived in fukien with her father. You can also watch the oldest available video of wing chuns first form as performed by the late grandmaster ip man.
Some of the benefits of training chum kiu are as follows. The hands and arms are hereby referred to as bridges. The author is wellknown for his detailed and easy to read books on chinese kungfu. After that, the 2 nd form, chum kiu, is introduced and we go in depth into the correct methods of practicing this form and discovering the ability to move the body from our centre of gravity. In addition, the deeper meaning of chum kiu says that the practitioner is to learn. As a result, the opponent will find it difficult to tackle these kind of moves because his centre of. Chum kiu eye power trains for clarity of vision and focus in the midst of motion. Study each section diligently and ving tsun will reward your perseverance. Chum kiu is known as the skill of wing chun, as this phase of training takes the understanding and application of the principles learned in siu lim tao and uses that knowledge to teach the student how to gain complete control of the fighting environment. Chum kiu tao is the second tao form, sequence of techniques you learn in wing chun.
The more you practice this form the better your balance. The gap of course is that distance between you and your opponentthis is particularly obvious when your opponent moves and changes position, one naturally needs to move in a way to close the gap, if one desires to use a technique. Chum kiu consists of a variety of techniques and movements designed to destroy the opponents ability to bridge the gap, hence the name, bridge sinking form. It will help you learn counters to incoming attacks, sharpen your hand coordination for laser focused power generation and more. Translated means, search for the bridge, or bridging the gap. The focus is on the proper maintenance of the bodys central axis and its motions, which helps with the development of wing chun power and the foundations of delivering that power. Alure pdf printer support twinfield wolters kluwer. The chum kiu form builds upon the skills developed from the first form siu nim tao. Chum kiu is the second form in the wing chun kung fu system. In addition, the deeper meaning of chum kiu says that the practitioner is to learn how to look for a bridge between him and his opponent, so he can easily detect the. Since siulimtao develops proper structure, stance, centerline, handeye coordination, qi development, body unity and the power of proper intent, chumkiu adds and develops three more energies. This color poster illustrate the wing chun chum kiu hand form.
Chum kiu is the integrated expression of the theory found in the siu nim tao. Concentrate on developing a sense of stillness in motion to find your centre and then. Chum kiu basic understanding of closed bridge to open bridge. Chum kius first section introduces wing chuns popular turning stance chor ma. It dates back to the shaolin temple and the development of wing chun over two hundred years ago. Chum kiu building the bridge in wing chun rolling hands. It is designed to take the foundational elements of the siu nim tau form and add body movement through stepping and pivoting. Although he is correct about chum kius primary purpose. Whereas in the siu lim tao you were fixed to one position, the. During chum kiu new hand positions, kicks and movement are introduced. Sticking hands and facing ones shadow, chasing ones shadow and the centreline. Understanding the second part of chum kiu there are many others, please download. The opening, centerline, and punch sections are the same as in siu nim tau. Chum kiu wing chun gung fus second form by augustine.
Chum kiu, known as seeking the bridge form is wing chuns second or intermediate form, and is the natural progression from learning siu nim tao. Siunimtau is the only form in wing tsun that begins with gowcha tansau, or crossed double palm uparms. Wing chun quan belongs to one of the nan quans originate from the southern aeras of china in chinese traditional quan shu. The first section of chum kiu teaches how to use turning and techniques at the same time, for example the bong sau and wu sau with turning and body shifting. We promise to never spam you, and just use your email address to identify you as a valid. For the chum kiu form, again, you want to follow a similar idea which we have in a lot of the basic training in wing chun, which is a chinese model. Lets go deeper into chum kiu, the second open hand wing chun form. Without good chum kiu a wing chun stylist will sometimes mistakenly think that he has to. Wing chun chum kiu after completing level 1 you are ready to begin learning how wing chun can really be used. They are repeated in chum kiu to emphasize their importance. Start by standing straight with your head up, feet together, toes pointing forward, and hands at your sides. While the first form teaches the correct structure of the attacks and defensive movements, it is in chum kiu that the student learns to seek the bridge and use both hands. Chum kiu in the wing chun syllabus wing chun lessons.
This form teaches the dynamic application of the techniques learned in wing chuns first form siu lim tao. Gm ip ching explaining the key points of chum kiu with translation from gm samuel kwok. It demonstrates moving to an opponent, turning to face an opponent, and kicking. The following video of chum kiu shows the form then explains the details. Chum kiu is the intermediate set of wing tsun kungfu, which should normally be learnt after the siunimtau set. Chum kiu drills 2011 in this video,youll learn to apply the concepts you learned in the chum kiu form this 2 video set is packed with over 2 hours and 15 minutes of instructional training. In other words, chum kiu is the form applicable to fighting. The combat bridge part one is the third episode in the vtm wing chun series. As its name implies, chum kiu means the techniques aiming at seeking the bridge arms of the opponent.