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Hello all – I am new here (London, UK by the way), having just bought the DLP DVD set and been given access to the video website today. First thing I look at are the Triangle sets in the flash section. Wonderful stuff, lovely movement – I currently study Silat Melayu and Indonesian Walisongo with a couple of teachers in London, plus Wing Chun with Alan Orr (his sigung is Robert Chu, if anyone knows him). I've also studied a little Gao Bagua – and I see elements of all these arts in just these triangle sets. This is why I joined AKTS, precisely to link these arts together. So I am excited to see this so soon. However, I can follow along with these clips up to a certain point, but beyond that I get lost. Are the triangle sets broken down on the DVDs themselves? Also, where do the triangle sets belong in the AKTS system? Many thanks
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Hello Rook,Welcome, I also train Wing Chun, as a matter of fact I met Sifu Robert Chu when he had a school in NYC some years back. I am still new to training in AKTS but I will say that the Triangle Exercise seems to be relevant right from the start of training. For such a simple appearing exercise it covers a large number of concepts. The sweeps, Sapu and Besets are trained while doing the triangle exercise as well as proper placement of the feet for various entering exercises. The hand techniques supplement the foot movements but that can be confusing at the start. One thing I found helpful when training the triangle was to do the footwork without any handwork at all. I would cross my hands behind my back and do the footwork. This allows me to concentrate on the footwork first and then slowly add the hands. Something which I found opened a lot of things to me was grasping the concept of needing to turn the opponents body or offset his center in order to apply a Sapu or Beset effectively. One thing my Guru always says is that the hands do what you want. The keys are in the footwork. I find this to be true in Wing Chun as well. My current Sifu, Chung Kwok Chow, has told me my hands are very good, maybe close to his. However, he is able to defeat me with his footwork each and every time. Of course, now that I am training AKTS that may not always be the case. Although, do not missunderstand and think there is any competition between my Sifu and I. He has my respect and is a friend!!I do not know if this post is of any help or not. I have much to lear before offerering advice to others. But maybe you will find something of help or interest in this post.
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