{"id":1472,"date":"2019-08-01T08:44:13","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T22:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barrypangkungfu.com\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2021-10-12T08:18:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T21:18:23","slug":"why-less-is-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barrypangkungfu.com\/zh\/why-less-is-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Kung Fu Explainer: Why less is more"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In challenge matches of days past, masters of Wing Chun and Lung Ying kung fu typically relied on a single technique to defeat their opponents. Yet students today often seek to consume as many advanced techniques as they can, as soon as they can.<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Sifu Barry Pang<\/strong> explains the importance of developing key techniques (such as the Wing Chun punch), rather than pursuing volume.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JhpMW-5vRMA?rel=0\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>One of Grandmaster Ip Man\u2019s top students, <strong>\u9ec3\u6df3\u6a11<\/strong> (1935-1997), developed a reputation for fighting and winning in full-contact challenge matches. His method did not involve a wide variety of Wing Chun techniques. It was to attack with his straight, chain punches. No-one could stop him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/barrypangkungfu.com\/zh\/lung-ying\/lam-yiu-gwai\/\">Grandmaster Lam Yiu Gwai<\/a><\/strong> (1887-1966) is renowned for never having lost a fight. Even though Lung Ying (Dragon Shape) kung fu has an enormous range of forms and techniques, his top student <a href=\"https:\/\/barrypangkungfu.com\/zh\/team\/wu-hua-tai\/\">Wu Hua Tai<\/a> has said that he only used two in fighting. One technique for stopping an opponent: Pushing them away with a powerful arm-jamming technique. And one for hurting them: The guard-breaking forearm strike (<em>Boi Gim<\/em>).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\r\n<p>Focus on details, not volume<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<cite>Sifu Barry Pang<\/cite><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>In boxing<\/strong>, there are four types of punches &#8211; jab, cross, hook, uppercut &#8211; but fighters will frequently have a favoured hit they use to take down their opponent. Having a large library of (low quality) options to choose from actually slows down decision-making processes. And time is not a luxury you have in self defence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting that in system design generally, <a href=\"https:\/\/lawsofux.com\/hicks-law.html\">Hick&#8217;s Law<\/a> states:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\r\n<p>The time it takes to make a decision increases with the number and complexity of choices.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Yet in martial arts practice, students often want to collect as many techniques as they can, in the shortest time possible. For example, \u201cWhen can I learn <em>Bil Jee<\/em> and the Wooden Dummy Form?\u201d. But the question should be \u201cAre my basic tools effective?\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In Wing Chun, it is the basic punch that must be perfected. This is the one technique to master, together with related footwork.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In challenge matches of days past, masters of Wing Chun and Lung Ying kung fu typically relied on a single technique to defeat their opponents. 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