Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Why so sticky with your Tan Sau Step? A fellow Chunner does not like the Bong Sau sticking to the dummy arm with a zig zag step to turn into a Tan Sau. He claims there is no such purpose for a single defender arm to do Bong and then Tan on a single punch. In this video series I explore the fundemental difference between the scienc of Wing Tzun and other WIng Chun versions with this fallacy. What is wrong with his point? It is not just a "punch" and the Bong Sau is not just a block. The Dummy is not a valid human shape and it does not have any footwork so what we do on it is very abstract.
In Wing Tzun and all WT schools, we foolow a prescription and set of mottos. Using this codex, a Wooden Dummy application is required to include Biu Tze concepts. This means a Bong Sau is also an elbow and the Player will be very close to an attacker. But we use a same distance Bong Sau on the hard wood to protect or elbow bone tip. In WT, The Tan Sau is the root shape for a Jut Sau and even Biu Sau when we rotate the wrist palm down. The Laying Palm is a great tool, but on the Dummy it is also training the Pak Sau and upper spade hand hidden within even lower palm strike to the dummy body.
Why so sticky with your Tan Sau Step? A fellow Chunner does not like the Bong Sau sticking to the dummy arm with a zig zag step to turn into a Tan Sau. He claims there is no such purpose for a single defender arm to do Bong and then Tan on a single punch. In this video series I explore the fundemental difference between the scienc of Wing Tzun and other WIng Chun versions with this fallacy. What is wrong with his point? It is not just a "punch" and the Bong Sau is not just a block. The Dummy is not a valid human shape and it does not have any footwork so what we do on it is very abstract.
In Wing Tzun and all WT schools, we foolow a prescription and set of mottos. Using this codex, a Wooden Dummy application is required to include Biu Tze concepts. This means a Bong Sau is also an elbow and the Player will be very close to an attacker. But we use a same distance Bong Sau on the hard wood to protect or elbow bone tip. In WT, The Tan Sau is the root shape for a Jut Sau and even Biu Sau when we rotate the wrist palm down. The Laying Palm is a great tool, but on the Dummy it is also training the Pak Sau and upper spade hand hidden within even lower palm strike to the dummy body.
