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That's an interesting statement you made. When you roll in bjj, have you successfully implemented wing chun traps?

@@aardvarkhendricks6555 yes. I retired from regular bjj a while back due to age and persistent injuries but people commented on how frustrating they found it when fighting for sleeve control-essentially my trapping style reactions.

I will also add to my original comment that trapping, like body shots and shooting in, has to be set up. When people criticise trapping they are looking at it from a jabbing range whereas it comes into play much closer: elbow range.

@@scarfholdgraphicsmedia9501 I see. I dont really find wing chun useful for instructing self defense but I would be lying if I said it didn't have any applicability. As most critics point out, wing chun doesn't effectively deal with jabs and feints. The trapping range isnt a range you will be trying to stay in if you arent effective with the trap. More often then not, as soon as people enter the grappling range they instinctively go for a head clinch, body clinch or move away. On the ground however, you really cant move away as effectively so I can see how wing chun trapping could be applied in bjj. I'll try to incorporate this idea once lockdown ends. Thank you for your response.

@@aardvarkhendricks6555 The trapping I learnt came from jeet kune which is a more stripped down approach. The trapping is designed to flow into a clinch then a takedown. The mistake that a fair few people make is to assume that mma/Boxing/ bjj simulates a real life assault which they don't. No doubt a boxer's punches and movement are effective as are takedowns and locks and chokes. However, bjj, boxing and mma are sports with rules and timings. A real life assault is unpredictable and unorthodox, without gloves and gumshields and maybe with weapons. More traditional arts have their roots in dealing with real life combat. They may have gone astray from those roots but the principles apply. Consider a defense against a punch: you could catch or parry but a counter punch to the bicep will not only block the punch but render that arm immobile. Likewise, pulling guard is a good strategy in bjj but not a move to pull in a street based assault where a more violent takedown might serve you better.

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Flavio Napoleone absolutely! Thanks for watching.

Austin Hamby PVC dummies are great when they’re made well. Our philosophy is that there’s no substitute for lots of practice, so don’t worry about having the perfect dummy. Get a decent one, learn it, and practice, practice, practice. Thanks for watching and great question

LunaticReason that’s a very accurate assessment, so yes. The emphasis should be on moving and hitting as a way of control - which is to say, a way to shut down the attacker’s offense. This leads to “bridge control” or Wing Chun clinching where you can hold and hit, push, pull, kick, etc. Since it’s such short range (a close quarter sudden attack) all three are often in play nearly at once - footwork, hitting and clinching. This works to take the initiative away from the enemy and shut down his offense. So, yes, in all, you’re dead on!!! Good observation.

It can. It’s especially helpful in developing good structure and close-range footwork in cluttered environments. As always, you get out of things what you put into them, so I suggest you learn the empty hand forms as well as the Dummy in order to get the best out of it. Best of luck to you and thanks for watching.

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You're correct Eddie, The Mok Joy Dummy is a great sparring partner. Applying it's applications would require great caution 👍

@True WingChun I most definitely agree with your statements! One day I'm going to create a hybrid Wing Chun Dummy that mimics boxing movements so that the art we so treasure won't B as handicap as some like 2 believe