Sil Lim Tao, também conhecido como Siu Nim Tao, É a primeira forma de mão do Wing Chun, as outras duas formas são o Chum Kiu (Atravessando a Ponte) e Biu Gee (Dedos que Voam). Siu Lim Tao é uma forma básica para iniciantes. Grande Mestre Ip Man descrevia o Siu Lim Tao como “Idéia Inicial” ou “Idéias relacionadas a questões cotidianas, de forma mais simples e natural possível”.
Sil Lim Tao por ser a forma básica do Wing Chun Kung Fu é a que deve ser mais estudada e praticada. Sil Lim Tao é dividido em três partes, com um total de cento e oito movimentos. Cada parte tem os seus próprios objetivos, na prática, vários significados na sua aplicação. Na primeira parte o praticante desenvolve a Base (Gee Kim Yeung Ma), as forças do Soco (Yat Chun Choi) e do Cotovelo, além de aprender a rotaciona-lo.
Na segunda parte o praticante irá desenvolver a capacidade de emitir força e energia. No Wing Chun Ip Man, a força e a energia são usadas de forma flexível (não muito relaxado e nem muto duro). Isto é facilmente demonstrado quando lançamos um soco, onde o braço desloca a grande velocidade, mas os músculos estão relaxados. Entretanto, pouco antes de atingir seu oponente, os músculos se contraem explodindo toda energia acumulada cineticamente.
Na terceira parte o praticante aprender a realizar de forma correta os movimentos das técnicas, com relação à memória muscular.
Segue no final do Post um vídeo de Ip Chun, filho de Ip Man, Sifu de Samuel Kwok, Sigung de Rubens Pinheiro (meu Sifu).
English Version
Sil Lim Tau, sometimes referred to as Siu Nim Tao, is the first of the hand forms of Wing Chun, the other two are Chum Kiu (Seeking Bridge) and Biu Gee (Thrusting Fingers). Sil Lim Tao is a basic form for beginners. Grandmaster Ip Man described that in "Sil Lim Tao or 'little idea', the ideas of daily matters, such as money, work, hate, love, etc.... 'decrease to as little as possible, or even none', so that the practitioner may 'concentrate only upon practicing'. "
Sil Lim Tao is the basic Kung Fu of Wing Chun. That is why almost every Wing Chun Sifu, when teaching his students, always wants the students to practice 'Sil Lim Tao' first. Sil Lim Tao is divided into three sections, with a total of one hundred and eight movements. Each small section has its own aim in practice, and various meanings in application. The first section is for training the basic strength of the wrist and elbow.
The second section is the training of using the strength and power. In Wing Chun Kung Fu, the strength and power are used half soft, half hard. This is easily demonstrated when throwing a punch, your arm travels at great speed but the muscles are relaxed, this is the soft part. But just before you make contact with your opponent, your muscles in your arm tense up for a split second, this is the hard part. This later developes into full delivery of the Kinetic Energy of your arm and body into the target, without compromising balance.
The third section is for training correct position of the basic hand movement into your muscle memory.
Adapted from: http://www.kwokwingchun.co.uk
Wing Chun is a very unique and scientific form of martial arts. Wing Chun is a style of Kung Fu that originates from China, the martial art was later refined in Hong Kong. Wing Chun's specialty is in close contact combat, using quick punches and kicks with a tight defence, coordinated through agile stances and footwork for a quick advance. The effectiveness of Wing Chun is achieved by well coordinated attacks with simultaneous defence and vise versa. Due to its effectiveness this martial art makes for an effective form of self defence. The student must learn to deliver the correct amount of energy, whilst staying relaxed when possible. A good Wing Chun Sifu (instructor / teacher) will teach the student to overcome force with positioning and turning rather than meeting it head on. The style uses kicks, sweeps, palm strikes, punches, trapping and control techniques as part of its fighting arsenal.
Unique to Wing Chun is "Chi Sau" (or Chi Sao), a form of training to help develop and put into practice your techniques and theories you learn during your training. Chi Sau teaches and helps the student to develop a responsive reflex, along with good position, how to overcome your opponents strength, correct usage of energy and taking advantage of the shortest possible distance between you and your opponent. Chi Sau will also help with sensitivity, or "reacting to feeling rather than sight". In addition to this Chi Sau helps students learn to react to unpredictable movements as there is not set of predefines movements.
