It was inevitable really. Only a matter of time. So here’s a selection of videos from Youtube featuring Wing Chun practitioners demonstrating their chi sau prowess. There is a lot of bad Wing Chun out there, but I’ve sifted through all that and presented here videos which I think show good Wing Chun skills via the magic of chi sau. Remember, Chis sau is not about overwhelming your partner with strength. It’s about light hands, good footwork and sensitivity (amongst other things). I will keep updating this post as I find more geniuses.
Emin Boztepe
Here’s Emin Boztepe all over his partner (Michael Casey?) like a cheap suit.
Jose Grados
Here Jose Grados is staying tight and giving a good demonstration of how a smaller guy defend himself against a muscley bruiser.
And if you like Grados, you’ll love this next one. This video was made in 1994, so you can imagine how good he is now.
Wan Koon Chung
I don’t know who the guy in the checked shirt is (I think he might be called Sifu Wan Koon Chung and his website is kooncgung.com) but I love what he’s doing! Look what he does around the 6 second mark. His movements are clean and precise and although you can’t see their feet, you know that they are moving around well. Around 1:30 he’s using his bong sau as some kind of striking technique – this is quite different to the what we do in our club, but it looks ok.
I get the impression that they chi sau together a lot and are used to each other’s style. It would be interesting to see them paired up with other opponents.
Augustine Fong
I’m a big fan of Augustine Fong. I like his style. He was so patient with his student in this video – apart from the end! If you like this kind of stuff, he has a couple more videos that you can see here – they are well worth the download.
Shaun Rawcliffe
How about a bit of blindfolded chi sau? Look out for some supremely fast hands at 42 seconds. I love that slapping sound! Shaun Rawcliffe is a great Wing Chun exponent in the UK.
Gary Lam
This selection wouldn’t be complete without some Gary Lam. Although his pak saus are explosive, he uses very little strength.
Didier Beddar
THere’s no denying Didier Beddar’s skill here. This clip shows much more than chi sau.
Bruce Lee
And now the master himself. I don’t know why Bruce Lee appears so far down this page, it just turned out that way. There are a lot of Bruce Lee videos out there, but most are low quality duplicates of each other and usually not very long. This one however is of decent quality and is quite comprehensive.
Dan Inosanto
Moving seamlessly from Bruce Lee, we have Dan Inosanto. I know that he is more Jeet Kune Do, but there is a lot of Wing Chun in here, especially the trapping. This is a good video as it includes some trapping drills you could incorporate into your practice, and some of the exercises might seem familiar to you. I know that we’ve practised some of these in our class. It gets more interesting around the 8 minute mark if you want to jump straight to it.
