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Review – Chu Shong Tin’s 1997 Wing Chun Intensive Seminar

This review covers all 3 disks (9 hours) of footage from the seminar.

What Disk 1 is About:

Master Chu Shong Tin, conducted a number of seminars on the Wing Chun System, this present series is for the year of 1997. Disk 1, presents the basic principles of the first two forms, Siu Nim Tao and Chum Kiu, followed by a Q&A session with Master Chu and seminar participants.

Comments on Disk 1: 

For those persons exploring the Wing Chun system as a novice and for the experienced practitioner, this DVD is an excellent instructional medium. For the beginner, Master Chu describes and demonstrates how important the first form is and why it’s given considerable attention. In his seminar he clearly demonstrates how critical the correct structure in Siu Nim Tao is and how it establishes the foundation for the two remaining forms known as Chum Ku and Bil Jee. He does this exceeding well through example and discussion in showing how body alignment and position as it relates to the target and the movements of the Siu Num Tao form.

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Review – Austin Goh’s Training with the Master DVD

What It’s About:

Sifu Austin Goh, presents a complete training class for martial artists of all levels. This DVD includes basic stretching, kick forms, sparring techniques, applications, breathing exercises and chi sao.

Comments:

If you were to go to England and worked out at Sifu Goh’s, studio or Kwoon, the kind of training which you would encounter is best shown in this DVD. This production is done in sort of a hand held camera style to give one the feeling “that you are there” with lots of moving frames and at times problems with the sound, at least in the copy that I have. But pictures are worth a thousand words, so in a movie your eyes and internal auditory dialogue have lots to feast on…given the production style of this DVD, you’ll see how intense Sifu Goh, makes his students work!

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Review – Austin Goh’s Wing Chun Pole Form DVD

What it’s About:

Sifu Austin Goh, provides basic instruction in the Wing Chun weapons pole form in this DVD. This weapon is generally referred to as the “Dragon Pole,” and is an integral part of the Wind Chun system of Kung Fu.

Comments:

If you’re looking for a basic pole form, that is relatively short and easy to learn, and with practical applications, then this DVD is for you. Sifu Goh’s DVD demonstrates the pole form and talks about its purpose in striking the six vital points of the body.

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Review – Austin Goh’s Butterfly Knives Form DVD

What It’s About:

This DVD provides basic instruction in the 108 “Butterfly Knives Form” of the Wing Chun Kung Fu System.

Comments:

This DVD presents the basic movements of the “Butterfly knives Form” or Butterfly swords of the Wing Chun Kung Fu system. The form is performed by Sifu Goh, in a more or less continuous form style. Critical movements and their Cantonese terminology are presented in titled frames, before each performance. These Chinese or Cantonese terms are given in Pin Yin and English. If you are unfamiliar with the terms in Wing Chun Kung Fu or with the sword form specifically, this will be an excellent DVD, to learn the Chinese terminology correctly. This would be a great learning aid and definite help if you plan on traveling aboard to learn Kung Fu at a Chinese School.

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Review – Austin Goh’s Wing Chun Basic Combat DVD

What’s it about:

This DVD provides basic training drills and combat techniques for free fight sparring. Conditioning methods are presented to learn how power and accuracy can be achieved for the arms and legs. Demonstrations are given to show individual attack and defensive situations, as well as multiple attach scenarios.

Comments:

This is a good basic training DVD if you’re unfamiliar on how to condition yourself for combat or sparring situations. The DVD provides enough material to develop one’s own combat training routine. Various training drills are shown using training equipment for the development of speed and power that can be practiced with a partner.

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Review – Austin Goh’s Wing Chun Chi Sao Advanced DVD

What It’s About:

This DVD provides an introduction to more advance Chi Sao techniques beyond the Bong Sao, Tan Sao, Fook Sao and Palm striking sequence. Free form Chi Sao movement in singular and multiple attack situations are demonstrated. And a more in depth demonstration of the Chi Gert leg training sequence is also presented.

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Review – Austin Goh’s Wing Chun Chi Sao Basic DVD

What It’s About:

This DVD covers the basic training associated with Chi Sao practice, which includes single and double hand movements. Chi Sao Ring Training, basic hand techniques, with attack and defend applications, as well as showing fundamental movements of Chi Sao leg techniques known as Chi Gert.

Comments:

There is much criticism associated with the Sifu Goh, Wing Chun DVD training series, some of it is warranted and in others it’s not. Most of the Chi Sao techniques demonstrated in this DVD are done by his students…at times it appears their application of Chi Sao, is not all that polished in its execution. The danger with this is, is that the beginning student might establish bad habits in their practice, which could make the techniques ineffective.

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