Windy City Wing Chun Gung Fu Federation, Inc
 SLT Curriculum (Level 1) Version 1.0

Section 3 Closing the gap

Section 3 is the start of us initiating the offense.  Sometimes the best defense is a good offense, and here we teach you the necessary tools for you to get on the offensive.  Moving in sounds as simple as the ABC’s however, guts, reaction, and understanding distance plays a major role.  Finally, we introduce another tool to improve your sticky hands in lop sau and then combine single, lop, and double stick into a very important drill.

Physical	Mental
1)      San Sau - Slow attack exercise a)       Pak Da b)       Lop Da Reacting San Sau a)       Tan b)       Pak c)       Wu d)       Bong	a)      What’s the most common mistake when closing the gap? b)      Why is pak and lop the only 2 true ways to close the gap on someone?
2)       Man Sau - Asking hands a)       Pak Da b)       Double Pak Da c)       Pak Lop Da d)       Tan Fok Da	a)      What is the purpose of asking hands?
3) Lop Sau - Grabbing hand motion Basic attacks a)       Bue b)       Pak c)       Gum d)      Chan Dai Jeong Two changes in Lop Sau a)       Fang Sau – Continuous Lop b)      Regular change	a)       2 reasons why we do not lop grabbing with the thumbs?
4) Combination Stances a)       Ngoi Chiu Ying ma (Inside facing) b)       Hoi Chiu Ying ma (Outside facing) c)       Juen ma (180 degree turn) d)      Half angle
5) Single-man techniques 2nd half a)       Jut Da b)       Pak Da c)       Lop Da d)       Tan Pak e)       Gaan Jaam f)        Haan Ding g)       Jut wu	a)      How do you know your initiating the single man technique drill with the correct hand? b)      2 things the single man technique drill improves upon?
6) Transitional Drills a)       Palm b)       Punch c)       Lop Sau d)      Huen Sau	a)      What’s the purpose of transitional drills?
Street Self-Defense
1)      Defense against a round house 2)      Defense against a front kick 3)      Defense against a side kick 4)      Defense against a hook kick 5)      Defense against a knee
Theories 1)      Simply name 3 of the 13 principles a)      Guts b)      Distance c)      Reaction 2)      At what speed do you need to close the gap on your opponent? 3)      Why do we not worry about kicks when closing the gap? 4)      When do you reveal your triangle when closing the gap? a)      Why do we reveal it at sticky hand range only? 5)      When do you begin to apply technique? 6)      At what point must you absolutely move in and close the gap? 7)      Rules regarding convergence of triangles? a)      Always meet it head on b)      Only let the force move you back c)      Make him react to you 8)      What’s the number one rule regarding stepping back? 9)      What is the definition and exmaples of jamming your opponent? 10)  Confidence in closing gap is gained 3 things a)      Emotional intent b)      Your sword (The punch) c)      Your triangle through chi sao functions as your shield
Quotations Pippin “The closer we are to danger, the farther we are from harm. It's the last thing he'll expect.” Two Towers – Safe for us is moving in, jamming our opponent and not allowing him to fire his attacks.  The more chances you give your opponent to hit you, the better the chance for him to hit. Theodon “Sound the charge – Take them head on” Return of the King – Closing the gap involves having the guts to moves  in and taking on anybody regardless of size coming to us head on. Captain Jean-Luc Picard “I will not sacrifice the Enterprise. We’ve made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They invade our space and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further! And *I* will make them pay for what they've done.” Star Trek First Contact – There is a point between you and your opponent that cannot be crossed, once he’s in kicking range to hit you, you must move in, with full intent and no hesitation. Achilles “[removing his helmet] Now you know who you are fighting!” Troy – In dealing with multiple opponents make the closest one and the first enemy an example for others. Rayburn “A man can be an artist in anything. Food... wine... it depends on how good he is at it. Creasey's art is death, and he's about to paint his masterpiece. Stay out of his way.” Man on Fire – In regards to no mercy when you decide to fight. Candelaria “Vaya con Dios, Castle. Go with God.” Frank Castle, “God's going to sit this one out.” Punisher – In regards to no mercy when you decide to fight. Luke, “I can't. It's too big.” Yoda, “Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.” – The ability to do one thing is no different other than our point of view.  As a child we looked at walking to be difficult, but now we don’t even give it a second thought.  It is within us to either put limitations on what we can or can’t do, not the challenges ahead.

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