Tactile Reflex Development Through Wing Tsun’s “Sticking Hands” Practice, by Jeff Webb

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  • Jeff Webb National Wing Tsun Organization

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18002/rama.v4i3.179

Keywords:

Martial arts, wing tsun, wing chun

Abstract

It was the late Bruce Lee who first demonstrated Wing Tsun gongfu’s “sticking hands” (chi-sau) exercise in the US, during the 1964 Long Beach International Karate Championships. Forty-four years later, very few outside of the art truly understand the purpose of chi-sau let alone how it develops tactile reflexes. This article will describe both the fundamental and complex methods of chi-sau training in detail. It will also explain the rationale and theories behind this method as well as discuss a variety of factors that can either improve or retard the acquisition of tactile reflexes.

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Published

2012-07-16

How to Cite

Webb, J. (2012). Tactile Reflex Development Through Wing Tsun’s “Sticking Hands” Practice, by Jeff Webb. Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, 4(3), 74–89. https://doi.org/10.18002/rama.v4i3.179

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Vol. 4 No. 3 (2009)

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Copyright (c) 2012 Jeff Webb

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