Siu Nim Tao
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| Siu Nim Tao | ||
|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese: | 小念頭 | |
| Simplified Chinese: | 小念头 | |
| Mandarin | ||
| Hanyu Pinyin: | xiăo niàn tóu | |
| Cantonese | ||
| Jyutping: | siu2 nim6 tau4 | |
| Yale: | siú nihm taùh | |
| Literal meaning: | little thought/idea | |
Siu Nim Tao is a practice routine of Wing Chun, its first "form".
All the basic hand movements used in Wing Chun are contained in Siu Nim Tao, although the leg movements are reduced to their most elementary components during the opening of the stance at the beginning of the form. These movements are combined into a fighting system in the Chum Kiu set.
The form trains many things such as:
- keeping the center line
- keeping the body still while moving the arms correctly
- providing a stable state to return to while executing wing chun
- applying the elbow energy correctly
- correct stance
- force generation
- breathing correctly
- always have forward intent
Great emphasis is put on relaxation while performing Siu Nim Tao. Siu Nim Tao can be used as a meditation exercise.
[edit] Senior masters demonstrating the form
Tsui Sheung Tin a.k.a "King of Siu Nim Tau"
[edit] External Articles
Excerpt from Grandmaster Moy Yat's Ving Tsun Trilogy
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