文档介绍：CHUM KIU: Wing Chun Gung Fu’s Second Form
Chum Kui or Searching for the bridge is the second form of Wing Chun and is concerned with turning.
There are circles and lines are there in all the forms and the first form appears to primarily have linear
motions but while the feet are stable, there are circles in each of the hand motions.
Chum kiu has a special function in teaching efficient circling and turning of the entire body in a
coordinated and unified manner. Without learning the chum kiu well, the practical use of the hand motions
and progression to learning bue gee form will be hampered. Chum Kiu turning can neutralise the hand
motions of the first form if used in a static stance. Bue Gee motions can help recover a line lost because of
an opponents turn. Searching for the bridge means the forearm in Chinese but it also can mean the bridge
between the form Sil Lim Tau and Bue Gee
Chum Kiu with its three parts has a very important role to play. It involves the mastery of the turning
motion and then also stepping with the entire structure that was created by doing sil lim tau well
The movement of the chum kiu begins with the turn . chor ma, the turning stance.
The first third of the form is full of turns on the heel. Different schools appear to have different turns. Like
many but not all of the teaching lines going back to Yip Man, the Ho Kam Ming- Augustine Fong system
turns mainly on the heels keeping an average of 50/50 weight distribution. Turning on the heel keeps the
centre and the gravitational path and the vertical axis from being thrown out.
After the turning es the rest of the footwork and stance work in the second and third sections of
the form. The turning and the stepping assists in entering and closing, kicking and also maximizing control
while doing so. The fast close was one of the moves that Bruce Lee mastered and excelled at.
Untrained breathing when turning and moving can e choppy. Chum kiu smoothens out