Note 1: 45 Degrees Run Horse
One of the most important point of the first and second session of the dummy form is about stepping the horse to 45 degrees on the two sides of the dummy. It includes a lot of different horse steps like Press Horse Step and Thrust Horse Step.
The 45 degrees side position is a very advantageous position to be at which allows you to easily control the opponent. Familiarize yourself with this part of the form will give you the ability to occupy this position (both left and right) when the chance presents itself.
1. Right Side Bong Sao
2. Body weight on right leg. Left leg move to 45 degrees position. Bong Sao keep contact with dummy hand while turning.
3. Switch body weight to left leg. Right foot insert into dummy leg.
4. Right hand Tan Sao and Right foot inserting motion completing at the same time. Left hand side palm to dummy or keep Wu Sao.
The procedure of acquiring the 45 degrees position is first to move the leg with little or no body weight to the desired position and then the leg with body weight Huen Ma and insert into dummy leg.
Bong Sao stick to dummy hand during the whole process and turn into Tan Sao. It’s important to keep this hand “sticking”, without either loss of contact or too much opposing force.
When the whole body faces the dummy at 45 degrees position, the Inserting Horse and Tan Sao must be finished at the same time. After this the body weight remain mainly in the back leg.
Difference Between Tan Sao Wu Sao and Dai Jeung
Insert Horse and Tan Sao at 45 Degrees position used to accompany Dai Jeung instead of Wu Sao. Master Ip Chun changed this move into Wu Sao because he thinks that it is too long a distance for him to hit the opponent with Dai Jeung at this position. If this became a habit, during real use, the body would naturally lean forward to shorten the distance and break its own balance.
However, personally I prefer to stick with Ip Man’s form of using Dai Jeung. The balance problem can be tackled by inserting deeper into the horse.
Note 2: Gaan Sao
From the 45 Degree Tan Sao position, keep the back leg unmoved and move back the front leg a little bit so that the body faces the dummy. The Gaan Sao should be executed from the original hand position so that it travels the shortest distance(no retracting).
This Gaan Sao is used to regain own position and center line in case of adverse condition.
Note3: Kwan Sao Right Palm
Right hand Huen Sao complete half circle and change into upright palm with hand sticking to the dummy hand the whole time. While striking with Right Palm, outside of hand still stick to the inside of the dummy hand and through the centerline. At the same time, left hand Gaan Sao and twist horse. When Huen Sao finishes and hit with right palm, left Gaan Sao changes into Jut Sao and twist horse back to front.
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