What is the purpose of a Wing Chun ring?
The ring is mainly employed as a tool to develop advanced Wing Chun skills by helping you in learning to use your arms in a confined space keeping your elbows on the center line and giving extra power to your techniques. It also improves the relaxation of your shoulders, a key aspect for every Wing Chun practitioner.
How big should a Wing Chun ring be?
Proper Size: The diameter of the Wing Chun ring is about 28 cm / 11 inches or 35 cm / 13.7 inches, and its thickness is about 2.5 cm / 0.98 inches.
What size rattan ring should I get?
A quick way to find your ideal starting size is to measure from the inside of your wrist to the pocket of your elbow. Something about that size is good to start with according to most teachers. You can use bigger or smaller rings once you are proficient or if you want to focus on one of the following.
What size Wing Chun ring should I use?
Tip: A good size Wing Chun Ring to use is one that is the length of your forearm. We have had a few people ask recently about if we had any free Wing Chun Ring training.
What are the best JWR exercises for Wing Chun?
Practically all JWR exercises can be found in the Dummy sets of most Wing Chun branches, the primary ones being Kwan Sao, Seung Gahn Sao, Po Pai Jeung, Tan Da, Pak Da and Sot Jeung. Let’s begin first with Kwan Sao because it is fundamental to all Wing Chun branches and is expressed in one of the two primary ring positions.
Is one ring better than the other?
One isn’t really better than the other, it’s a matter of your personal taste. Also you might notice these rings are used in several different martial art styles obviously Wing Chun, but also Hung Gar and Shaolin steel ring training.
What is Kwan Sao in Wing Chun?
Kwan Sao is often translated “Rolling hands”, or even called Chuen Sao (Turning hands). Those who train Southern Mantis know this movement as a combination of Sai Shu and Gao Shu Within Wing Chun, Kwan Sao is the integrated transition and deployment of Bong Sao (primarily Dai Bong Sao—Lower Wing Arm) changing to Tan Sao (Dispersing Hand).