How can one become capable of self-defense—even as someone who might be lighter and weaker compared to a bigger, stronger opponent?

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One must learn to use all available body weapons—intuitively, without lengthy decision-making, quickly and powerfully, while applying intelligent tactics and strategies!

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From finger jabs to outer and inner knife hands, palm strikes, punches, backfists, various elbow attacks, knee strikes (front, inside, and outside), shin attacks, stop kicks, stomping kicks, and sweeps—you must know all the body’s weapons, their applications, and how to use them skillfully.

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In a stressful self-defense situation, you clearly don’t have time—no time for deliberation. If you must think about how to defend yourself, it’s usually too late. You need to react instinctively and reflexively with the right weapon and body movement, relying on movement patterns you’ve drilled and refined endlessly.

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This is precisely why we train and use the so-called Chi Sao training in Wing Chun—also known as "sticky hands."

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In the following articles, I explain the value of Chi Sao training, what partner drills or sections are, how exercises are structured into sections, and the purpose of each section.

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Enjoy!
Cord Elsner