For most of these first videos, we will be working on 4 methods of training. There is the form itself, which is a catalogue of movements, and our way of buidling the specific strengths needed to apply WT sucessfully. More on that in a follow up post.
The other main methods train similar concepts, but at different ranges. We will have an attacker coming in from outside of kicking range in one method. This gives you lots of time and space to be able to respond and practise. The second method is Lat Sow. In this method, you start just out of arm striking range. For the initial training you will stay at this range for safety, and to learn how to engage at the border between you and the opponent when neither can quite touch one anothers torso,head etc.. Essentially only the hands/wrist/forearms can make contact. In this method there is a continual practise of making contact, breaking contact, and then re-establishing it. In later lessons we will be adding the forwards movement of the body, and the 'entires' to your opponent starting from lat sow. A demo of the important skills to pratise at the start of lat sow co-operative practise follows below.
The third method involves a much closer range and continuous contact in the early and middle stage training. This is the famous chi sow or sticking hands/clinging arms practise that WT is famous for. It will be introduced about lesson 20.
As for the following videos that introduce lat sow,, we will be going into a lot more detail and a lot more close ups in future videos. For now, you can follow the lat sow basics video and the mistakes in lat sow to avoid.
Lat sow basics
Lat sow mistakes
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