What Seeking the Bridge REALLY Means in Wing Chun

http://www.londonwingchun.co.uk/wing-... ► Wing Chun is well known for the concept of Seeking the Bridge. Seeking the Bridge is essentially the technique of Probing with Man Sao or any other Wing Chun technique (including Kicks). Bridging Skills are a necessary technique in Wing Chun that allows you to close the distance to an attacker quickly and safely. So, Man Sao relates well as an effective self defence technique. The term literally translates as ‘Questioning’ arm, but is often referred to as the ‘Inquisitive’ arm of Wing Chun. In this context we discuss how Man Sao can be used as an Inquisitive manner to probe the attacker’s defences in order to bridge the gap or attack cleanly.

Man Sao is often thought of as the guard hand of Wing Chun. Contrary to this miss understanding Man Sao is not typically a guard as in other martial arts. Guard hands in other martial arts or boxing are typically a technique of protecting the head or body from the attacker’s punches. The idea being that the arms stay close to the head in order to prevent strikes landing. In Wing Chun, the idea is not necessarily a way of blocking punches. Instead, Man Sao is a technique of moving between offensive and defensive action. The shape is a method of obtaining a link or a contact (referred to in Wing Chun as a Bridge) between two bodies. It is simply a method of seeking and/or establishing contact with an attacker.

We discuss why this technique is important to control distance to your attacker, and how this technique can be used to set up a Wing Chun Chain Punches for Self Defence (also watch    • A Beginners Guide to Wing Chun Chain ...  ). Remember, the purpose of Man Sao is to bridge contact with an attacker in order to control that person’s movement, space, and distance. The next video will cover how to use the Man Sao Wing Chun technique to set up a a trap by using a probing technique.


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