6. Section - Siu Nim Tau - Wing Tsun Copenhagen

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Siu Nim Tau

6. SECTION

"Empty the Cup"

Index

1. Sec.

2. Sec.

3. Sec.

4 Sec.

5 Sec.

6 Sec.

7 Sec.

8 Sec.

Huen Sau

Side View

Set Up

Closing idea - Receiving

Outside Superstring - (Jam Sau)

Taan Sau (Stopping) in a forward move, starting in front of the body and inside the hip.
Jam Sau centers when lowering the elbow.
Move elbow to the hip ready for next movement.

Siu Nim Tau 6. Sec.

Slight knee bend
Hip can't sink

Arm inside
the hip

Elbow in center

Elbow to hip
Preparing for Gwat

Outside Superstring

Fook, Jam, Jam

Siu Nim Tau 1.- 8. Sec.

Siu Nim Tau 1.- 3. Sec.

Closing idea - Receiving - Conversion to Splitting

Outside Superstring - (Jam Sau) to (Huen Sau)

Gwat Sau (Splitting control arm) stretch the arm while lowering the elbow in front of the hip.
Taan Sau (Sweeping) with a sweeping movement into previous Taan (stopping) position.
Huen sau lowers the elbow and wrist (max. horizontal), while the fingers rotates inside.
Gam Sau with a stretched arm lower than horizontal and with wrist in the center.

Inside Superstring

Chaan, Taan, Taan

Elbow joint
towards ground

Arm inside
the hip

Wrist never
below horizontal

Wrist in center -
stretched fingers

Huen Sau

Huen Sau to be executed with fingers rotating inside, while arm is fully stretched and elbow joint fixed towards the ground.

Lower the elbow back to Sau Kuen.