• You will hear Master Chu's own thinking on Sticking Hands and he'll explain and teach Chi Sao the way Yip Man taught him.
• How Chi Sao helps you find a way to apply force to the opponent and maintain your power and structure.
• How Chi Sao increases your chances of winning in a fight.
• He covers single Chi Sao, double Chi Sao, and Free Sparring.
• Finding your strongest point and your opponent's weakest.
• Watch Master Chu keep his Taun Sao structure and upset the balance of guys twice his size trying to pull and tear his arm down.
• How to find the strongest point in your structure.
• How to fight bigger opponents without your structure breaking.
• Details on the Tan, Fook, and Bong hands for single Chi Sao.
• How to make the opponent feel your body mass at all times.
• How to use structure with the Tan Sao to dissolve the force it meets, so your arm doesn't get tired or forced downward when an opponent's Fook Sao is applied.
• What to do when the other person is moving your hands away from the center and gaining the advantage.
• How to use Bong correctly and why it doesn't need any force. How to use the Bong in application vs in Chi Sao.
• How to use body mass to move the opponent and upset his balance so you don't have to use as much force.
• Watch how Master Chu finds his opponent's weakest point upon contact and uses body mass and structure to upset the balance and clear an opening for attack.
• Watch Master Chu toss about guys three times his size!
• Learn to use your body mass, not your hands, to attack the other person.
• How to try to upset your opponent's balance all the time so you can get in.
• Gain a fuller understanding of Chi Sao through Master Chu's demonstrations on multiple students and as he answers their questions.
• These are just some of things covered in the first hour of a 3 hour DVD!

Content Overview: Siu Nim Tao, Disc 1

• Introduction
• The purpose of the Siu Nim Tao form.
• The three stages of Learning.
• Establishing Structure
• Focusing
• The Mind force
• Centerline
• The basic Ma Bo Stance of Siu Nim Tao
• The Triangle of Siu Nim Tao
• The circular motion of Suit Nib Tao.
• Developing personal power.
• The circular motion in Suit Nib Tao.
• Using both hands and arms in Suit Nib Tao.
• Using the Mind force in maintaining structure.
• Demonstration in using the Mind Force
• Bong Sao- Rolling forward.
• Fook Sao and Tan Sao application.
• Using your center of gravity.
• Using your structure in stopping the other person�s force.
• Forget about the using the forearm.
• Learn how to relax to attack at the same time using the shoulder.
• Remember the mind generates the Mind Force
• Demonstration of generating power through relaxation
• First two methods.
• Elbow force supported by your shoulder.
• Support from the use of the proper stance, don�t tense your form.
• The circular movement.
• Punching means to expand your circle
• Using the circle in punching forward and bringing it back.
• Bring the person�s force down to the floor.
• Proper position in two hand rotation.
• Demonstration of using the circle.
• Bong Sao - application of the inside circle using the shoulder
• To move to the outside circle
• Using your strongest points against the persons weakest points.
• Learning how to change your point of focus.
• Demonstration of the Siu Nim Tao form
• Master Chu demonstrates the full form at normal speed.

Content Overview, Chi Sao, 1998 Seminar, Disc 2

• Introduction
  • The Purpose of the Second Form- chum Kiu
  • Chum Kiu, based on Siu Nim Tao
  • Rotation, the frist stage in learning Chum Kiu.
• The Dynamics of Chum Kiu
  • The Two Way Force in the second form.
  • Pushing from the side.
    • Moving force to the side.
    • Emphasis on the rotation of the body-mass.
    • Rotation generates power without tension or using muscle.
    • Using the center of gravity.
    • Learning how to properly rotate before doing the application.
    • Applying force from two different directions-attaching with the same force.
    • Using the sloping elbow downward motion.
    • The method of sinking the elbow.
    • Chum Kiu has several types of rotation.
    • The axis of the body, brining the body mass to the contact point.
    • Moving the axis to the front of the body.
    • Using the Mind Force at the contact point to stop the persons power.
• Chum Kiu Essentials.
  • The purpose of the side stepping movement.
  • Using the body mass to control the other person�s sense of balance.
  • Disabling the person�s centerline defense.
  • Maintaining the integrity of the circle is the key to success.
  • Learning how to change one�s movement with the situation.
  • Stepping pattern is used to redirect the person�s force.
  • Applying the body mass and projecting it into the legs.
  • The height of the knee determines the placement of the kick or point of impact.
  • The importance of concentrating the body mass at the contact point either by the hand or leg.

Content Overview, Chi Sao, 1998 Seminar, Disc 3

• Introduction - Chi Sao Basics.
• Sticky hands or Chi Sao, how to maintain focus and structure.
• Know the weakest points through observation and feel.
• Attacking at the weakest points.
• Using chi Sao to find the best contact point of the other person.
• Using Chi Sao to find your strongest point in relationship to your stance.
• Use the Chi Sao practice to learn finding each other�s weak points.
• Chi Sao is not you hit me, I hit you exercise. Don�t fight each other.
• Learn how to relax and feel the other person.
• f. The application of force is always forward.
• Using the proper stance and focus of the Mind Force.
• The purpose of the Single Chi Sao is in finding the weak and strong points.
• Using the4 body to be at the contact point at all times.
• Chi Sao and the Tan Sao and Huen Sao hand
• The circle and how it�s connected to the shoulder.
• Changing from Tan Sao to a Bong Sao hand - rolling toward the center.
• When moving to a Bong Sao hand use no muscular force, but roll the circle outward.
• Controlling the person�s center from the Tan Sao hand while moving to the side for a punch.
• The concept of chasing the center.
• Demonstration of Double Rolling or Double Chi Sao Basics
• Keeping the circular structure, which is maintained constantly through
• The body mass is always in contact don�t attempt to use forearm force or muscle.
• One hand moves downward while rotating and the other hand attacks the center.
• The Bong Sao Hand in Chi Sao
• Its forward /downward movements and maintaining focus.
• Using the Mind Force depends on the movement of the other person.
• In preparing for attack, any movement can be used.
• All movements can be used for defense and attack.
• Relax! Remember that muscle force only allows the person to attack in one direction.
• Crucial Chi Sao objectives
• Concentrate on the practice of rolling, rather than sparring.
• Learning to control your center.
• Learning how to use rotation to redirect the person�s force.
• Chasing the circle.
• Master Chu demonstrates various Wing Chun hands in Chi Sao
  • The Kuen Sao hand
  • The Bong Sao Hand
  • The Gum Sao Hand
  • The bil Jee Hand
  • Bending the elbow to create relaxed force.

"The Closest Thing to Yip Man Himself!

I just don�t know where to begin when discussing this set of seminars, but I�ll give it a go.

Firstly, I would advise anyone considering purchasing these seminar videos to get the whole series. If you only get one you will definitely want to get them all.

Secondly, Master Chu Shong Tin must be the closest thing you�ll get to watching the legendary Grand Master Yip Man. He just has that feel about him. He is so subtle, skilled and effortless. He appears to be the archetypal Wing Chun Master. To look at him he is slight of build and yet he effortlessly moves 200lb guys around.

Master Chu shows you why Siu Lim Tao is structured the way it is, how to apply it and how to integrate it into Chum Kiu and then Chi Sao. His use of circular movement demonstrates that, unlike popular belief, Wing Chun is far from being just a linear system. For me, this was the first time I had seen the rattan ring used to demonstrate Chi Sau. I used it right away.

Master Chu will slowly guide you through the system, picking out the most important and relevant parts and showing the proper applications. Finally, the translation is excellent. The young woman does a fantastic job in recapping the information given by Master Chu.

Now for the down side. Not too much to complain about, but there are a few niggles. My first small gripe is that the sound quality becomes quite bad in places.

Next, I have to say this, but it is all a bit dry at times. I had to turn the seminar off after a while because there is so much to take in, and Master Chu does go over the same ground a lot. You have to bear in mind that the full set is made up of hours and hours of seminar time. This can become a chore, but hey, that�s what remote controls are for. Also, as was previously stated, you will need a note book if you want to properly digest what is on offer here.

As a final point, if you have no knowledge of Wing Chun then this is not a training video. These seminars are aimed at hard core Wing Chunners with knowledge of the system. Master Chu will show you where you can improve, regardless of how good you THINK you are. You see, Wong Shun Leung will give you that sense of real combat, Benny Meng can seem very technical but simple, Sam Kwok lets you see that you can hide a dragon under the small movements and Leung Ting can flatter with fancy techniques. But, Master Chu is, without doubt, the closest thing I�ve seen to Yip Man apart from the Great Grand Master himself."

Dr. Barry. R. Hutchinson Four Seasons Wing Chun


"I've been involved in Wing Chun since I started my training in 1994. I've personally worked with 8 different Wing Chun teachers, from several lineages. I've worked with some very poor teachers, and a few exceptional ones. My current teacher was trained by master Chu Shong Tin in the 70's, and is the most powerful of all the teachers that I've worked with.

I acquired the 3 DVD set primarily out of curiosity, not because I actually thought there would be much depth of material in the DVD set. After all, you can't learn anything from a video, right? Chu Shong Tin was my teacher's teacher, so I mainly wanted to see how he moves.

There is sooooo much more in these DVDs than mere movement. Though I had already learned about 'mind force' as master Chu teaches it, I got a broader interpretation after watching the SNT video. Though I had already had a rudimentary understanding of the use of the circle within Wing Chun, the Chu Shong Tin way, in the DVD master Chu went into greater detail regarding its use. Prior to tasting the Chu Shong Tin way, no other teacher has ever explained the Wing Chun circle, and I venture to guess many Wing Chun teachers are unaware of the Wing Chun circle. The use of the circle within Wing Chun is quite profound.

I have worked my way through the 3 DVD set and have started over again, taking notes. I had missed so much watching them the first time. I can't list all the things that are revealed within these DVDs, because there is too much to list, but I will tell you that I used to wonder why nobody could ever just explain what laid beneath the movements of the Wing Chun forms. You might be shown the choreography of the movements, but rarely the purpose of the movements, even with hands-on instruction. Well, if you want to understand the true purpose of the movements in the first two forms, look no further. This subject matter transcends all Wing Chun lineages and is of great value to any Wing Chun practitioner.

I highly recommend this 3 DVD set. Over the years I have spent thousands of dollars on my Wing Chun training. I can tell you that there is more to learn within these 3 DVDs than I learned in my first 4 years of training with my first Wing Chun teacher. $100 is quite a bargain. Thank you master Chu!"

Brent Parkinson