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Fantastic video! It was great to see how the theoretical explanations Nima shared in part-one transcends into usage and application. Nima is representing his teacher and the CST system very well and could surpass the skills of his teacher if he continues along this path. I would also like to add that the respect and humbleness shown from the interviewer is something that makes these interviews even more enjoyable to watch than what I have seen on any other martial arts channel. It is clear that the interviewer is "holding back" to give the teacher the limelight and opportunity to present their methods. It is impressive to watch. Thank you for the continued uploading of quality content. Respect.
Thanks for such a kind and positive comment Jack. And you are so correct about the Martial Man (Kieren). He is such a humble and kind man which made the interview so very enjoyable for me. And he let me blab on for so long 😂
That's right! I couldn't agree more. The interviewer was great (in his gently "holding back")! That's called generosity to the viewer, true martial arts right there.
Man, you make such great videos because you don't say much. You only talk when it helps to get something from the guy that he left out or to answer a good question. And you must be learning so much from these very advanced students. I call everyone a student who is on a path to self advancement. Spectacular videos. Thanks.oh yeah, I really like what he said about his teacher discovering a new concept at some point. That, to me is the ultimate master, the one who never stops learning, discovering and self improving. Well, improving is a big word. We never know if we are actually improving. But I do respect a so called master who is not on a quest to show off his great abilities, but is rather on a quest to help others to learn things while always being open to new and more knowledge to add to his ability. This guy said the best line "and hopefully learn something" You have found such great people to make videos with. Your videos are among the best I have seen. Honest.please keep them honest. I know you will.
This is a very special characteristic of Kieran. And that's why he has created such great platforms for different masters to express and share their arts.
One of my favorite episodes. Thank you both for this fascinating information. I unfortunately have no Wing Chun schools around me and my own kung fu school is closed so I’ve recently joined the Mindful Wing Chun online program and am thoroughly enjoying it. Excellent work, Sifu Nima!
So grateful for the beautiful work you do, Kieren, bringing your truly lovely and humble spirit and clearly sharp skills to learn from these masters and share them with us. It's fascinating to me that everyone essentially seems to discover the "same" thing, but it isn't quite the same. Thus, people have different ways, but based somehow on the Way (I suppose it's the Tao birthing the Ten Thousand Things). It would be powerful if people, we martial artists, could see the interconnections of the systems and not have envy; that's what so beautiful about your work and spirit, which is so evident and fills me with joy and admiration for you. Systema (plus reading/watching traditional Chinese internal arts), for example, first taught me "tai chi," and through breathwork and my own training I have developed "internal power," like what Sifu Nima King presents here. So, I don't see Systema, as Ryabko and Vasiliev teach it, as "external relaxation" at all. They can do all of the things Sifu Nima does, just as he says Chu Shong Tin could do Tai Chi better than the Tai Chi challenger. So what is going on? I see it this way. There is an internal "engine," to use the common metaphor, but how people access it, then how they train it, creates major if subtle differences, and the development and transmission is limited if the teacher cannot understand how it has occurred. In Systema, in the Ryabko/Vasiliev tradition, it's deeply based on what Yoga would call pranayama plus body work, or Nei Gong and Song Gong exercises, much of which are just highly boring looking breathwork that seem pointless from the standpoint of external arts. But DK Yoo, for instance, did not invent his skills; he was trained by Ryabko, used to advertise as a Systema teacher, then rebranded under his own name (I have no problem with this, per se, but people seem unaware that he learned Systema and that's how he developed the heavy, soft power he uses). Ryabko says the techniques come from Hesychasm (which is a fascinating and very ancient form of Christian monasticism in the Eastern orthodox tradition). This is, interestingly, very similar to the origins of things like Tai Chi ultimately from Taoism and Wudang priests. So, without going into all my perhaps unusual theories, it seems evident that many of these great cultures had religious/monastic traditions, that were definitionally "holistic," which developed martial forms. These forms, for the masters, were expressions of the internal power, and training aids to cultivate it, but never directly identified with it, per se (that would be to conflate a part for the whole). But, when the movement patterns get separated out, or a teacher does not understand how to convey internal power, a loss of context and power occurs. No surprise there, because, based on your work and the clear evidence of Tai Chi teachers, and people who "do" Systema, for example, but clearly lack internal power - teaching internal power seems very hard. Thus, it's rare today for any tradition to maintain it. As philosopher and scholar of religion, this makes sense to me, because you see similar things happen in many traditions including Yoga in the West, which many think of literally as just asana, which is one, and not the most significant, of the 8 limbs of Yoga in Patanjali, and designed to prepare a person to be completely stable, still, and relaxed for the more advanced, internal/spiritual/mental work. I very much love what you are doing with the camps, and hope to attend. You are making practical what I think all good-hearted students desire: which is a sharing and learning of knowledge. In particular, though, it would be exciting to get different internal masters to confer to try to figure out when they are actually talking about the same "thing" but with different words, and when they are not (eg. Sifu Nima understandably stresses the Western biomechanics language, not Chi, but is it still Chi?). Since you have felt so many different masters, I'd be very curious to know what or when things "feel" the same to you, eg. as when Mizner or Liang de Hua Fa or Na you, compared to Sifu Nima King). Either way, it would be exciting: to know, ah, Siu Lim Tao is a form of what a Tai Chi player calls XYZ, or maybe it is something very different. (E.g. everyone with basic internal power can manifest the condition/quality Tai Chi calls Peng, but only when that goes very deep, as Sifu Nima mentions, can it be combatively applied, which seems to require the right training, etc.) The obvious test would be: a master who could show all or many of the internal skills seen, somewhat distinctly, in high level Systema, Tai Chi, these internal Wing Chuns, etc. Anyway, this is simply one long thank you from a grateful viewer and lifelong student. May you and your work be blessed and flourish, and I hope I have the privilege of meeting you or even interviewing you sometime. (And thank you, Sifu Nima, for your wonderful spirit, skills, and teaching!)
Wow...great testimonials and displays of Wing Chun! People can say what they want but when I found Wing Chun and started studying centerline, grounding, flow principles it really helped in alot of aspects of life. This Sifu has a great understanding and a ability to transmit information. What an amazing video series. THANK YOU🙏
Right man! We can all realize that a conscious, as in wilful, playful, volitional practice, unaffected is the true way of ancient masters. No such thing as a vampire and a slave (sometimes people use this meaning when they refer to "master and disciple").
LOL. Kung fu master by day and grammar teacher by night (Texas time) ! Lol. My intention was once you go internal, to me, all martial arts become ONE as in one internal engine. Sending positive energy your way and keep up the good work, Nima 😊🙏
Mindful Wing Chun You are an amazing Sifu. Please keep your passion and love to teach. Wing Chun is very similar to Tai Chi. Very intuitive that you brought more deeper meaning and understanding how the fundamentals work. Not let me whip here and there. Thank you!
I notice these students of Chu Shong Tin are very aware of their posture and spinal alignment. None of them have that classic “Wing Chun” back: sunken chest and rounded shoulders. They really inspire me in my own martial arts endeavors. The Hakka arts are not just muscle tension and speed. Thank you Martial Man, you’ve opened my eyes to what potentially lies beneath and how much we still need to understand.
Yes CST was very big on opening up the posture when teaching us, in particular the spine. so no rounded back or posterior tilted pelvis. This is the prerequisite for the internal aspect of this method 👍
This is SO similar to what Sifu Phu Ngo teaches in Ngo Dac Na, but taught differently. I can see a lot of similarities in their understanding of body mechanics. Great stuff!
It's interesting he says about ankles and knees being really hard to relax. This is one of the major focuses of Grandmaster Huang's Tai Chi and White Crane practice.
Nice! yes those joints are the most weight bearing so very important to be able to relax. Those who can do it have truly delved into the internal aspects...
One of the most impressive interview i saw in my life about martial arts , young sifu powerful knowledge for his age , and u are a incredible report martial man bro ! gratz and thx
Wow, Sifu Nima King Internal always level up in every new his videos. I think internal martial art never stop enhance our power because we can learn, feel, connect, move inside everyjoint by mental state.
Not a problem, you're welcome. ( I, on the other hand, do only have a vague glimpse of it , so far... - but it is always very appreciated to see the possibilities ! )
Yes DKs ability to generate force and speed is good. Unfortunately he wasn't able to show it in his boxing match, but still I say good on him for trying...
This is some really interesting stuff, I’ve often felt WC (especially if practiced to this level) + a bit of western boxing + a grappling art of your choice = effective self defence and development
One of my colleague learning from your video and he’s my life saver from my tricky shifu whom understanding this kind of method but tend to explained in more confusing and mystical way. I do not understand why many traditional Chinese martial arts teacher tend to be like that, they’re telling us something intangible to applied into tangible method such as an hour of meditation or relax till our form is loose it structural intact. However, your method has it application to any Chinese internal martial arts and I’m coming from 7 Stars Praying Mantis style would says it’s fantastic and thank you. Therefore, I really hope you could open up eyes of those who are believed blindly into their shifu mystical story about traditional Kungfu because I’m once of those before.
I enjoyed this video and I learnt something new Nima! It's about keeping the natural curve of the lumbar spine... I always thought that I have to "tuck my bum under" which leads to the straightening of the lumbar... This has caused me backpain which has been fixed through chiropractic care and now that I'm studying chiropractic, I've been in conflict. Anyway, it's all good now.
Glad that was clarified for you Ian. and yes, many arts (not just Wing Chun) straighten the lumbar curve which in my opinion is not very healthy for the spine as it's going against what nature intended. Glad your back is on the mend. Thanks for the comment mate. Nima
Thank you very much for the incredible work you both are doing! I live in Brazil and it is very hard to find such quality information and teachers/masters here, at least that is my experience. My practice have improved since I started watching both of you guys - but I have to say, I only got to know Nima and his master because of you Kieren, so again thank you, you are doing a fantastic job, your project is beautiful and sincere. I can tell that both of you guys love what you do. That's why I think your projects are growing. Nima, if you could help, I have a doubt related to a very basic principle that I have been studying (the center line). How can I tell if I have found it? What would be an example of a sensation that I would feel? I have heard about the necessity to relax the back, hips and legs so that my weight could go entirely to my feet. Is the center line only possible to find after I can manage this (if this is correct information), or can I find it through another way? I am interested in this because I think that what I have felt one day was the center line. It didn't seem to be physical, it wasn't on the spine, it felt like an imaterial (I don't know how to describe) line that went from the tail bone to the top of my head. I don't know if it was my imagination, it felt very real, I wasn't visualizing anything, but I don't know how to judge my experience, what should I be aware of, feel etc. Sorry If I couldn't be briefer. Andre
Hello André, thank you for your comment and kind words. I’m really happy to hear that you have discovered Nima and the Chu Shong Tin system he is teaching from following my channels. Also it’s nice to hear that my videos are benefitting your personal development.
@@THEMARTIALMAN Not only Nima, I also learned a lot about Tai Chi, which is what I have been practicing. It's very hard to find good information about internal practices and your work is making it more accessible. Like I said, I have been studying Tai Chi, but through your interviews I have realized that what I have been searching can be found in other internal practices, like this lineage of Wing Chun. I have never thought, for example, that I would like Wing Chun, but because of you and Nima, I am - maybe one day I will try it. And hearing some of the informations that, for example, Nima shared, have helped my Tai Chi. Seeing the connections in those internal practices have interested me. I don't know if it is a part of what you want to show through your work, but I have seen it the first time, in your channel. The point is, thank you! Keep on the great work you are doing, I am sure it will benefit many people
Hi Andre, thanks for taking the time to write this. in regards to your question about the centerline. I'm guessing you mean the line running through the center of the body (not the fighting centerline), and that line is the same that we rise upwards through in our method. I'll explain it according to this system and it may differ to other methods of practice... So for us, it's not a static line in that there is an active process of intending/thinking/feeling of rising upward from the tailbone to the top of the spine (and beyond that point to the top-back part of the head). in the beginning its neccessary to have these two points aligned with each other so we can easily think up from the tailbone upwards to the top of the head and so the line drawn is perpendicular to the ground (at higher levels this alignment is not neccessary). However we dont think/feel that all our weight is in our feet. infact the feeling should be extreme lightness in the legs and feet. So once you have this rising up through this line (we can it 'Seng' which means to rise), you will simultaneously feel that the muscles are all relaxed (an empty feeling) and you'll feel that the body is 'connected' and united internally. So another person should not be able to bend your body at the spine (not even bend your neck). At this stage, you will start to feel (or atleast fathom) your center of mass. so you can initiate your movements from there. I should add that we do not use or think about the connection to the ground at all and ultimately, the same power should be delivered even if suspended in the air (this is beyond my current level). hope this helps man. Nima
@@MindfulWingChun Hi Nima. Thank you very much for the detailed answer! You got it right. This type of information is exactly what I was looking for. I have read about many things in this topic, but you gave me new information and explained in a way that I could better understand some details. So, again, thank you man! I will see if, by practicing, I can get a better sense of what you explained. I wish you the best, Andre
I have never heard someone explaining a form of martial art that makes so much sense, yet at the same time so hard to comprehend because how hard such technique is to achieve... this is very similar in some aspect to TongBi (通臂拳) how rather than using muscle force, its more concentrated on relaxed and flexible joint movment O_o but in a very scientific way
Fantastic video So much information theory & concepts ! Enough to keep me practicing for a long time 🙏🏼 Have you ever interviewed Sifu Martin Dragos ? He’s from Germany, I think originally from the Lung ting wing chun lineage He’s very good and seems a great guy
@@gaelfalez Similarities.. Sure. They're both an internal art focusing on developing the human potential utilising correct movement mechanics & principles. However as you can expect the training methods are completely different therefore the results/outcome & functionality of the final product will again be different. Personally I always see a crossover of skills at some point when viewing other internal systems, after, we all have a human body 😉
Can you direct me to where I can learn basics of getting my internals going. I am willing to do the exercises but I want to do it properly to make it as efficient as possible.
If you're interested in internal Wing Chun then I would highly recommend joining Nima King's Mindful Wing Chun online academy. www.mindfulwingchun.online
About the jumping punch. The one that moves Kieren is not a vertical jump unlike the previous two, it's at about 45 degrees towards Kieren. That's why it knocks him back (momentum). You can clearly see the back of Nima's neck staying in the same vertical plane relative to the windows behind for the first punches, but moving at ~45degrees for the 'magic' punch. That said, I think there are some health (posture, neck tension) benefits from relaxing the spine.
at 8:50 what would be cool to demonstrate is going one and then coming back. how quick can that be done. so changes in direction. can you do one for us Nima please
17:15 Wow man, i didn't expected that it's really hard to believe that he can't hold you, but from another perspective I can understand you, I play drums and actually i'm fastest when my arms are limp and I use minimal amount of energy, but for people it looks like you are using A LOT of force like a god damn savage.
I am studying wing chun at the moment and I really love the philosophy and mechanics behind it. My issue with it, though, is I do feel like you have to be very advanced to use a lot of it in a fight. How am I, as a beginner whose ability to relax his muscles is transient at best, going to be able to do it when I have some neanderthal in my face?
this is a great question. That's why the forms need to be understood and practiced correctly, then you must start doing chisau first slowly and then speed it up, do it dynamically, then live sparring. Bag work is also very important.
I think I've answered my own question I don't think you're moving the body, but rather moving the weight and allowing the body to follow. This allows greater relaxation and more power. That's my observation at least.
@@westsideup8303 depends on who is using it. I have used this system in real combat numerous amount of times when I was working as a bouncer in Sydney. Nima
@@Jenjak i think whenever the word "real" appears in any martial art discussion, 80% of the time they are referring to ufc. it's just the power of america's cultural influence - america defines what's real
it is my intention to learn this for the medicinal purpose. I have health problems, and my vertebrae are fused in my neck. The pain from the pinched nerve in my neck was incredible, and sometime I would get a real complete electrical shock, and when would happen, I would yell. It is like getting electrocuted. when I saw the demonstration on pong it was easy for me to believe it. Thank you.
@@maximuslaurie5139 I think it's a great idea to learn about this, in addition to any medical advice you get. In fact, you might want to punch your neurologist sometime. I've had very painful experiences with a neurologist, who offered nothing but defense excuses, during the test, when their needle caused a line of pain from my shoulder to my elbow and left a red mark on my shoulder that lasted for weeks. After an MRI, I found tendonitis in my shoulder. Note that the neurologist didn't suggest seeing any other doctor or getting images or exploring the pain in any manner. They simply said it was normal. Then, when pressed, they wrote me a letter saying that they had never seen any injury from their test. The point is not that they injured me or caused my tendonitis. The point is that they sent me on my way with no advice, a clean bill of neurological health, and a GIANT C. Y. A. for themselves. Trust? No. A person must be assertive with most medical professionals, who simply want to do their job and get paid. Yes, after a decade of many different issues and a wide variety of doctors, I can say with complete confidence that 99.999% of doctors are 1st concerned with protecting their licensure, 2nd concerned with their student loans, 3rd concerned with their career path in the ginormous corporation that they work for, and, from time to time you'll find one with genuine concern for the patient and the Hippocratic Oath, which is, in reality nothing more than an ignored, ceremonial, disrespected, and broken promise. I've been in many appointments where the doctor spent the vast majority of the time telling me about threats to their license from the CDC. Anyone who doesn't know that they have to be assertive with a medical doctor will be helped minimally and processed efficiently. That's the nature of our healthcare in the USA. We have massive profiteering by insurance and big pharma and massive control by insurance through the CDC. Doctors can be scared. Doctors can be selfish pricks. Don't trust, without assertive verification. Learn all you can from healthy practitioners of martial arts or any other athlete who takes the time to explain what they demonstrate. I can say, from personal experience, that eastern martial arts have a lot to offer (as in this video ☝️) and that the cross cultural exchange of martial arts, sports, and medicine has been very beneficial for all. 🤙
@@robertdiggins7578 I have no doubt that exercise is good for your health. The important point is that it is not a substitute for something that may require a procedure.
@@maximuslaurie5139 okay. I think we can agree, with the caveat that sometimes procedures are temporary relief and eventually stop working. I've had more than 20 procedures in my back. RF Nerve burnings/Ablation, and others. The docs finally say, "Well they can become ineffective", after this went on for many years and eventually stopped working, not before I had the 1st one. We just cannot underestimate the business nature of our clinics and hospitals. We have to accept that there is a conflict of interest in the profit motivation. I'm not saying procedures are never needed. I'm not saying they can't help. But, I've had offers for surgery and many other doctors saying don't do it, because it will only transfer the problem to another are of the spine. Patients get conflicting opinions. We have Regenerative Medicine available, but, according to one of my sources, it won't be covered by insurance for another 5 years. I'm not sure why, but I have suspicions, because of my experience. Yes, I agree, but your initial comment seemed to discount the interest in the topic of the video, with one fell swoop. See a real doctor. It didn't mention doing both or ask if the person had seen a neurologist already. I would agree with seeing a neurologist, but, from my experience, I needed to add that trust should not be given lightly and assertiveness is essential in today's clinics. Maybe it always has been, but it was never a part of popular culture, in which a doctor meant respect, meant authority. My comments, and I apologize if I sound overbearing, are meant to convey that questioning authority is more important than I have ever seen and this might have something to do with the loss of independence in the medical profession. I appreciate your comment more now, though. Thank you.
@@robertdiggins7578 Well it's because I'm familiar with the Kung Fu that I know its limit. It's a good way to avoid being sedentary and can improve health in all Areas, but this doesn't mean it can cure all Disease. In terms of magnitude, there are athletes who work a lot harder than kung fu guys and there is no reason why they would be immune to high magnitude conditions. So basically If a doctor would determine you are "healthy", kung fu would work to make you actually feel healthy. But the idea that it's a substitute for real medicine is false, even if you have to pay for it. And kung fu people who claim you can work on specific organs and such are also con artists. Maybe if you devote every free moment to it something could happen. But the actual mechanisms how are only part;ly understood .
Now from.your experience of filming and practicing with Sifu Sergio and Sifu Nima. Which is in opinion is the best wing chun experience between the 2 you have? Which one do u believe really works and which one is truly internal? Your answer would be greatly appreciated and it might be a great video response also lol thanks in advance
haha, not sure Martial Man will comment on this. I have met and touched hands with Sergio a few times and consider him a friend. Our methods are very different. Therefore the results are different too. He is a skillful martial artist and a great person. And I highly respect how much effort and passion he has and is putting in his practice and association. Nima
@@THEMARTIALMAN May I suggest you do a video with Sifu Alan Orr? Sifu Orr has a different view of "internal" in martial arts. Might be interesting for viewers to compare these different concepts of "internal" in Wing Chun
Nima king does Ip Man Wing Chun (ode to spring). Sergio mostly does Weng Chun (eternal spring) and Yik Kam although he started in Ip Man lineage. He also added some Yi Quan stuff to his Kung fu later. These two are vastly different. They are both arts from Shaolin, but as Ip Man said, people who equate the two are “far from the truth.” Nima’s method uses a different source of force than that of Sergio. Both can generate considerable power.
To all the nay sayers: go and touch nimas hands and find out yourself. I just went to the martial camp to find out. And he certainly is the real deal. Cheers.
Cheers to that Robert! I was going to say the same thing since we were in camp together! Nima is the real deal- no question- my leg still hurts from his light kick- three weeks later! Healing- but that was deep!
Interesting interview with Nima, Kieren..! Oddly enough, I have never done Wing Chun but I can do what he shows. I am now going to Part 1, to see what else I can already do...
@@THEMARTIALMAN I am inventing a new art. My main background is in aikido (full-time professional 14 years) but I have also studied tai-ji, hsing-i, ba-gua, judo. Analyzed many more. I have invented a new martial art, launching soon. Maybe you can help me highlight it...
@@darkhorse888 Yes. And I also teach analyses of many martial arts. In a way, I'm kind of like DK Yoo except softer and less bouncy. I teach non-violence rather than violence, etc. But the level of analysis is similar, down to the details. In short, I teach many ways of moving. But, only the best.
I've seen it for a year ... Trying to adjust body position ... But not yet can feel the energy m... Lainnya Masukan Tukar ke Indonesia I've seen it for a year ... Trying to adjust body position ... But not yet can feel the energy movement. Is there no breathing that must be followed which facilitates practice? What does it feel like when chi flows ...? What happens is that both sides of the shoulder become stiff and the neck becomes heavy.
So there is no special breathing method. Breath should be very natural. however once the body is relaxed and mind is calm the breath operates optimally. in terms of chi flow. I dont know what it feels like because I cant do it myself. I felt Chu Shong Tin's (I'm apprehensive in saying chi) something travel through his limbs. it was very tangible and it felt like a flow of some sort. he was able to change the direction of the flow. And if shoulder and neck tenses up, just try your best to relax it by forming an upright posture and focusing on letting the shoulder hang down (like a coat hanging from a hanger). in terms of postural correction, this happens slowly and through correct persistent practice. it has taken a long time to form a bad posture so it will take some time to reset it. Again, these things are not easy to explain with a few paragraphs, which is the main reason I set up an online school with hundreds of videos to take ppl who are interested in this step by step through this method. www.mindfulwingchun.online
@@MindfulWingChun Nima when others feel your arms and you move with correct condition, what do they say they feel? I've felt my instructor's and his instructor's arms along with another taichi master's, it felt like a very strong nervous activation all over the limb and usually relaxed muscles on the outside where i'm grabbing (although not necessarily so) and of course also something flowing through joints - that's all i find notable though...
Saya sudah melihat selama setahun ... Mencoba menyesuaikan posisi badan ... Tapi belum dapat merasakan pergerakan energi. Apakah tidak ada pernafasan yg harus diikuti yg memudahkan berlatih ? Seperti apa rasanya ketika chi mengalir ... ? Yg terjadi adalah kedua sisi bahu menjadi kaku dan leher menjadi berat.
Hi Anton. Sorry man I cant understand what you wrote. I see a few question marks so would love to be able to answer them but could you write it in English?
@@MindfulWingChun he said, he has been watching (your content?) And training for 1 year. He had tried to correct his posture but still can't feel a movement of energy or some sort. Is there any breathing pattern to follow? How does it feel when chi starts to flow? What usually happened are shoulders starts to become stiff and his neck feels heavy (?) Hopefully i translated that correctly 🙏😊
@@obicross thanks for that! So there is no special breathing method. Breath should be very natural. however once the body is relaxed and mind is calm the breath operates optimally. in terms of chi flow. I dont know what it feels like because I cant do it myself. I felt Chu Shong Tin's (I'm apprehensive in saying chi) something travel through his limbs. it was very tangible and it felt like a flow of some sort. he was able to change the direction of the flow. And if shoulder and neck tenses up, just try your best to relax it by forming an upright posture and focusing on letting the shoulder hang down (like a coat hanging from a hanger). in terms of postural correction, this happens slowly and through correct persistent practice. it has taken a long time to form a bad posture so it will take some time to reset it. Again, these things are not easy to explain with a few paragraphs, which is the main reason I set up an online school with hundreds of videos to take ppl who are interested in this step by step through this method. www.mindfulwingchun.online
First of all, thanks Martial Man for this great episode !!! I'd like to ask Nima Si Fu if he has ever applied his Wing Chun in any " combat sport " scenario and if he thinks the " Nim Tao " concept is applicable to wrestling or ground grappling. Best regards and keep up this nice work !!!
Hi Charles, I personally haven't entered any combat sports but have a student who is going to compete early next year. I also have a couple of groups coming here from around the world to get ideas and train with me to apply in their competitions. Having said that I do spar regularly. And yes, I do roll with friends that do BJJ. I'm interested in doing more training with wrestlers and BJJ ppl next year to challenge my ability. I should ass that in the past I was a bouncer in King Cross in Sydney so have had my fair share of street fights but this was prior to having the ability demonstrated above (so I was just using external method of Wing chun) Cheers, Nima
@@MindfulWingChun Good you test your wing chun but I wonder if your students can do in a competition what you have shown in this video. I would be interested to see some footage.
@@wingchunsingapore Will film my students next fight for you to see. It's not easy to use this in live sparring and it takes a lot of practice. But we are working on it :)
@@wingchunsingapore yep, hes going in Sanda too. Actually at our school we spar with other martial and MMA schools so we dont just practice Chisau :) Sparring is very important
Trying to take what I know and comprehend what's happening here, is it relaxation to become familiar with the center of gravity, and then moving with awareness of the center? Example being like, "I can move my hand quick because I'm not shifting my center away, but am maintaining connection"? So power comes from connection with the center, but not from movement of it? And when movement of the center happens, everything moves with it not just the waist or arm? Relax to feel the center, relax by linking to the center, move by maintaining the center? Like when you pivot for the turn and strike, rather than winding up the waist or winding up the center of gravity, you locate it and use it as the pivot point to allow freedom of movement since moving the center would create tension somewhere, but you maintain connection with the center by being aware so the weight of the body is still unified?
Talking a lot, but not clarifing nothing. Making up many examples, but making it much more complicated as it is really. There is a much more easy approach to it. Talking about "mind" and 'inside power" makes it more and more "mystifying" all that stuff.. His example of hitting whilst being in the air is not really an example. He lands before hitting.. So talking about mass-exaleration should be analysed correctly.. So there is a much more easy approach to all of that.. Kind regards from Germany
thanks for your comment. not sure what you mean. As humans we all have 'minds' and intention so all I was saying is that you can use it to control your muscles and joints in a different way that normal. Also regarding 'inside', I am talking about the center of mass which is physics and every object on earth has mass due to gravity so I dont see how any of what I explained is mystifying things. I didn't claim to use Chi or energy or anything in the entire video and I used words like biomechanics, center of gravity, center of mass etc. And in regards to being in the air while delivering a punch, I absolutely was NOT in contact with the ground while delivering the punch. There are videos on my channel in which I demo this and there is a whole body view in those videos so it's clear. I know it's hard to believe man but it's not fake. I will be doing seminars in Munich and Berlin in July this year and it's open seminars for all to attend. I know these stuff are not easy to believe man but if we ever meet and touch hands, I'm hope I can demonstrate these in person to clarify things. All the best, Nima
Hi, actually there is a video on our channel in which Master CST is explaining Taigung and the Stance. and there are many videos talking through Seng. it's funny because people always say that I talk too much and never demo on my RUclips videos and that's because I want to share the method with people. but if I do demonstrate people start to say that I'm not explaining things 😅 Taigung is just the activation from the anus area to relax the mid section of the body. Anyway soon, there will be hundreds of hours of step by step videos going through this entire method: www.mindfulwingchun.online
watched this a year ago and understand nothing. watched again today and understood EVERYTHING. if ure struggling, watch videos on taichi, then perhapa youll understand.
sure I try, even if my english skills are limited. first of all: i respect the way you share your art of mindful wing chun. i do ip man wing chun for 12 years and i love it. to belive in your concept and system gives you self confidence. on one side based on physics, geometrie etc, on the other it is not explanable. (Qi?) punching while you jump has to push yourself back when you hit the partner. that's physics. and you don't belive it and it makes you staying on the same point.😊 it looks like you change reality...but there is always a risk to fool yourself. for you, for me, for everybody. best wishes from switzerland!
You should demonstrate your “techniques” on a person that isn’t stationary or complying. Wing chun in it self isn’t effective in a combat situation, most WC dudes that compete in a challenge match get worked, the only time they are somewhat effective is when they apply a ton of forward pressure, but they have no technique when throwing strikes, it’s just the pressure that throws people off initially, then they adjust. I don’t want to call you a fraud, I truly you believe you haven’t been in a fight, otherwise you would know the stuff you are showing isnt effective in a combat situation.. What person is gonna stand right in front of you with no reaction and or resistance in a real life fight ? Goofy stuff here
Obviously every wing chun is not the same or equal... that's what this episode was showing. But, I'm sure if you do a little digging into Nima's background and history, you might be surprised to what you find out about what he has and has not experienced. But then again... it's always easier to just type and assume.
abishaiyoung based on what he’s demonstrating I know for 100% certainty this shit it bogus. Anyone that has ever been in a fight, let alone trainings in boxing, kickboxing, TKD, Muay Thai etc knows the “techniques” that Nima is showing is ineffective.. fighting is dangerous, nima and all these people are fooling themselves in thinking this works, it will get someone hurt
Actually, you can spot the phonies because they do nothing but demonstrations, and very little teaching at all. The ones who teach and explain are the real ones because they actually want you to learn, and are not just showing off.
Sho spend a lifetime with this shit, ending with absolutely nothing in the field of wing chun. Now his influence of this generation lingers, driving the style to no man's land. Sad
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Fantastic video! It was great to see how the theoretical explanations Nima shared in part-one transcends into usage and application. Nima is representing his teacher and the CST system very well and could surpass the skills of his teacher if he continues along this path. I would also like to add that the respect and humbleness shown from the interviewer is something that makes these interviews even more enjoyable to watch than what I have seen on any other martial arts channel. It is clear that the interviewer is "holding back" to give the teacher the limelight and opportunity to present their methods. It is impressive to watch. Thank you for the continued uploading of quality content. Respect.
Jack Simmins thank you for the comment, I’m happy to hear you enjoyed the interview 🙏
Thanks for such a kind and positive comment Jack.
And you are so correct about the Martial Man (Kieren). He is such a humble and kind man which made the interview so very enjoyable for me. And he let me blab on for so long 😂
@@MindfulWingChun
Well. He knows his audience.
True martial artists want to hear from you and realize that the CST lineage is paramount in Wing Chun.
That's right! I couldn't agree more. The interviewer was great (in his gently "holding back")! That's called generosity to the viewer, true martial arts right there.
Man, you make such great videos because you don't say much. You only talk when it helps to get something from the guy that he left out or to answer a good question. And you must be learning so much from these very advanced students. I call everyone a student who is on a path to self advancement. Spectacular videos. Thanks.oh yeah, I really like what he said about his teacher discovering a new concept at some point. That, to me is the ultimate master, the one who never stops learning, discovering and self improving. Well, improving is a big word. We never know if we are actually improving. But I do respect a so called master who is not on a quest to show off his great abilities, but is rather on a quest to help others to learn things while always being open to new and more knowledge to add to his ability. This guy said the best line "and hopefully learn something" You have found such great people to make videos with. Your videos are among the best I have seen. Honest.please keep them honest. I know you will.
This is a very special characteristic of Kieran. And that's why he has created such great platforms for different masters to express and share their arts.
One of my favorite episodes. Thank you both for this fascinating information. I unfortunately have no Wing Chun schools around me and my own kung fu school is closed so I’ve recently joined the Mindful Wing Chun online program and am thoroughly enjoying it. Excellent work, Sifu Nima!
Thanks Steven.
Hope you're enjoying the online school
Dude understands and explains power transfer, from a very relaxed stance
Cheers 😅👊
So grateful for the beautiful work you do, Kieren, bringing your truly lovely and humble spirit and clearly sharp skills to learn from these masters and share them with us. It's fascinating to me that everyone essentially seems to discover the "same" thing, but it isn't quite the same. Thus, people have different ways, but based somehow on the Way (I suppose it's the Tao birthing the Ten Thousand Things). It would be powerful if people, we martial artists, could see the interconnections of the systems and not have envy; that's what so beautiful about your work and spirit, which is so evident and fills me with joy and admiration for you. Systema (plus reading/watching traditional Chinese internal arts), for example, first taught me "tai chi," and through breathwork and my own training I have developed "internal power," like what Sifu Nima King presents here. So, I don't see Systema, as Ryabko and Vasiliev teach it, as "external relaxation" at all. They can do all of the things Sifu Nima does, just as he says Chu Shong Tin could do Tai Chi better than the Tai Chi challenger. So what is going on?
I see it this way. There is an internal "engine," to use the common metaphor, but how people access it, then how they train it, creates major if subtle differences, and the development and transmission is limited if the teacher cannot understand how it has occurred. In Systema, in the Ryabko/Vasiliev tradition, it's deeply based on what Yoga would call pranayama plus body work, or Nei Gong and Song Gong exercises, much of which are just highly boring looking breathwork that seem pointless from the standpoint of external arts. But DK Yoo, for instance, did not invent his skills; he was trained by Ryabko, used to advertise as a Systema teacher, then rebranded under his own name (I have no problem with this, per se, but people seem unaware that he learned Systema and that's how he developed the heavy, soft power he uses). Ryabko says the techniques come from Hesychasm (which is a fascinating and very ancient form of Christian monasticism in the Eastern orthodox tradition). This is, interestingly, very similar to the origins of things like Tai Chi ultimately from Taoism and Wudang priests. So, without going into all my perhaps unusual theories, it seems evident that many of these great cultures had religious/monastic traditions, that were definitionally "holistic," which developed martial forms.
These forms, for the masters, were expressions of the internal power, and training aids to cultivate it, but never directly identified with it, per se (that would be to conflate a part for the whole). But, when the movement patterns get separated out, or a teacher does not understand how to convey internal power, a loss of context and power occurs. No surprise there, because, based on your work and the clear evidence of Tai Chi teachers, and people who "do" Systema, for example, but clearly lack internal power - teaching internal power seems very hard. Thus, it's rare today for any tradition to maintain it. As philosopher and scholar of religion, this makes sense to me, because you see similar things happen in many traditions including Yoga in the West, which many think of literally as just asana, which is one, and not the most significant, of the 8 limbs of Yoga in Patanjali, and designed to prepare a person to be completely stable, still, and relaxed for the more advanced, internal/spiritual/mental work.
I very much love what you are doing with the camps, and hope to attend. You are making practical what I think all good-hearted students desire: which is a sharing and learning of knowledge. In particular, though, it would be exciting to get different internal masters to confer to try to figure out when they are actually talking about the same "thing" but with different words, and when they are not (eg. Sifu Nima understandably stresses the Western biomechanics language, not Chi, but is it still Chi?). Since you have felt so many different masters, I'd be very curious to know what or when things "feel" the same to you, eg. as when Mizner or Liang de Hua Fa or Na you, compared to Sifu Nima King). Either way, it would be exciting: to know, ah, Siu Lim Tao is a form of what a Tai Chi player calls XYZ, or maybe it is something very different. (E.g. everyone with basic internal power can manifest the condition/quality Tai Chi calls Peng, but only when that goes very deep, as Sifu Nima mentions, can it be combatively applied, which seems to require the right training, etc.)
The obvious test would be: a master who could show all or many of the internal skills seen, somewhat distinctly, in high level Systema, Tai Chi, these internal Wing Chuns, etc. Anyway, this is simply one long thank you from a grateful viewer and lifelong student. May you and your work be blessed and flourish, and I hope I have the privilege of meeting you or even interviewing you sometime. (And thank you, Sifu Nima, for your wonderful spirit, skills, and teaching!)
Thanks for taking the time to share Samuel
Wow...great testimonials and displays of Wing Chun! People can say what they want but when I found Wing Chun and started studying centerline, grounding, flow principles it really helped in alot of aspects of life.
This Sifu has a great understanding and a ability to transmit information. What an amazing video series.
THANK YOU🙏
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the kind words and best of luck in your Wing Chun journey 👍
This is one healthy Wing Chun...always relaxed...
Right man! We can all realize that a conscious, as in wilful, playful, volitional practice, unaffected is the true way of ancient masters. No such thing as a vampire and a slave (sometimes people use this meaning when they refer to "master and disciple").
Thank you Martial Man for your work. It is sparking an internal martial arts renaissance!
Indeed. The Martial man and his wife Soda have done amazing work for the traditional internal arts in particular 👏 👌
So true sifu Niman. I am happy you found and committed for life. Internal arts is amazing
thank you Todd 😊 I agree, internal Martial arts ARE definitely amazing!
LOL. Kung fu master by day and grammar teacher by night (Texas time) ! Lol. My intention was once you go internal, to me, all martial arts become ONE as in one internal engine. Sending positive energy your way and keep up the good work, Nima 😊🙏
Mindful Wing Chun You are an amazing Sifu. Please keep your passion and love to teach. Wing Chun is very similar to Tai Chi. Very intuitive that you brought more deeper meaning and understanding how the fundamentals work. Not let me whip here and there. Thank you!
@@TheHailstorm77 thanks much for the kind words. Will definitely keep it going 😊
I notice these students of Chu Shong Tin are very aware of their posture and spinal alignment. None of them have that classic “Wing Chun” back: sunken chest and rounded shoulders.
They really inspire me in my own martial arts endeavors. The Hakka arts are not just muscle tension and speed. Thank you Martial Man, you’ve opened my eyes to what potentially lies beneath and how much we still need to understand.
Yes CST was very big on opening up the posture when teaching us, in particular the spine. so no rounded back or posterior tilted pelvis. This is the prerequisite for the internal aspect of this method 👍
This is SO similar to what Sifu Phu Ngo teaches in Ngo Dac Na, but taught differently. I can see a lot of similarities in their understanding of body mechanics. Great stuff!
cool! now I'm very interested in Ngo Dac Na. any good videos you recommend me to watch with sifu Phu Ngo?
Ly Hong Thai also
This dude is so happy to show us his stuff. It inspires me to relax and enjoy boatloads of energy 🤣
Best explanation I ever heard of this!!! Thank you!!!
Glad you enjoyed it Witali. Cheers 🙏
It's interesting he says about ankles and knees being really hard to relax. This is one of the major focuses of Grandmaster Huang's Tai Chi and White Crane practice.
Nice! yes those joints are the most weight bearing so very important to be able to relax. Those who can do it have truly delved into the internal aspects...
One of the most impressive interview i saw in my life about martial arts , young sifu powerful knowledge for his age , and u are a incredible report martial man bro ! gratz and thx
Much appreciated, thanks for watching!
Thanks for the kind comment Seba. Happy to hear that you enjoyed it 🙏
Wow, Sifu Nima King Internal always level up in every new his videos.
I think internal martial art never stop enhance our power because we can learn, feel, connect, move inside everyjoint by mental state.
Cheers Kevin. Hope your loving your martial arts journey 👍🙏
Amazing video again, keep up the great interview work!
JD Fisher thank you 🙏
glad you enjoyed it mate 😁
Great information and great channel... many thanks from Kentucky, U.S.A
Thank you John, greetings from Thailand.
Glad you enjoyed in John. Cheers from Hong Kong 😁
Again another great video! Also thanks to Sifu Nima for sharing his knowledge.
It was a pleasure. thanks for nice comment
Thank you 🙏
" Feldenkreis " at its finest, amazing !
Thank you, for sharing.
More power to you, Sir.
Hi Ben, I actually have a student who is a Feldenkrais and Alexander technique teacher and he says the same thing 😁 thanks for the comment
Not a problem, you're welcome.
( I, on the other hand, do only have a vague glimpse of it , so far...
- but it is always very appreciated to see the possibilities ! )
@@Bengun67 good luck in your journey my friend and wish you and yours the best for Xmas and the New Year 🙏
@@MindfulWingChun , thank you very much
- and the same to you, man !
Excelente video! Muchas gracias. Son unos genios!!
Thank you 🙏
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Great Video and explanation of the CST method Nima. Keep up the gd work !!
Thank you Bon. will do. and all the best to you 🙏
Well well well, a high level martial artist understands DK Yoo and praises his work. Huge respect for mentioning him
Yes DKs ability to generate force and speed is good. Unfortunately he wasn't able to show it in his boxing match, but still I say good on him for trying...
Thank you.
This is some really interesting stuff, I’ve often felt WC (especially if practiced to this level) + a bit of western boxing + a grappling art of your choice = effective self defence and development
I'm happy you enjoyed the video
Glad you found it interesting and if there are any questions feel free to ask me. Cheers, Nima
One of my colleague learning from your video and he’s my life saver from my tricky shifu whom understanding this kind of method but tend to explained in more confusing and mystical way. I do not understand why many traditional Chinese martial arts teacher tend to be like that, they’re telling us something intangible to applied into tangible method such as an hour of meditation or relax till our form is loose it structural intact. However, your method has it application to any Chinese internal martial arts and I’m coming from 7 Stars Praying Mantis style would says it’s fantastic and thank you. Therefore, I really hope you could open up eyes of those who are believed blindly into their shifu mystical story about traditional Kungfu because I’m once of those before.
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I enjoyed this video and I learnt something new Nima! It's about keeping the natural curve of the lumbar spine... I always thought that I have to "tuck my bum under" which leads to the straightening of the lumbar... This has caused me backpain which has been fixed through chiropractic care and now that I'm studying chiropractic, I've been in conflict. Anyway, it's all good now.
Glad that was clarified for you Ian. and yes, many arts (not just Wing Chun) straighten the lumbar curve which in my opinion is not very healthy for the spine as it's going against what nature intended. Glad your back is on the mend.
Thanks for the comment mate.
Nima
yeah, that's the most surprising thing i got from this video... i can imagine all these taiji people flipping over upon hearing that comment...
Great video, very well explained. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it Raul 😊
Thank you very much for the incredible work you both are doing! I live in Brazil and it is very hard to find such quality information and teachers/masters here, at least that is my experience. My practice have improved since I started watching both of you guys - but I have to say, I only got to know Nima and his master because of you Kieren, so again thank you, you are doing a fantastic job, your project is beautiful and sincere. I can tell that both of you guys love what you do. That's why I think your projects are growing.
Nima, if you could help, I have a doubt related to a very basic principle that I have been studying (the center line). How can I tell if I have found it? What would be an example of a sensation that I would feel? I have heard about the necessity to relax the back, hips and legs so that my weight could go entirely to my feet. Is the center line only possible to find after I can manage this (if this is correct information), or can I find it through another way?
I am interested in this because I think that what I have felt one day was the center line. It didn't seem to be physical, it wasn't on the spine, it felt like an imaterial (I don't know how to describe) line that went from the tail bone to the top of my head. I don't know if it was my imagination, it felt very real, I wasn't visualizing anything, but I don't know how to judge my experience, what should I be aware of, feel etc. Sorry If I couldn't be briefer.
Andre
Hello André, thank you for your comment and kind words. I’m really happy to hear that you have discovered Nima and the Chu Shong Tin system he is teaching from following my channels. Also it’s nice to hear that my videos are benefitting your personal development.
@@THEMARTIALMAN Not only Nima, I also learned a lot about Tai Chi, which is what I have been practicing. It's very hard to find good information about internal practices and your work is making it more accessible.
Like I said, I have been studying Tai Chi, but through your interviews I have realized that what I have been searching can be found in other internal practices, like this lineage of Wing Chun. I have never thought, for example, that I would like Wing Chun, but because of you and Nima, I am - maybe one day I will try it. And hearing some of the informations that, for example, Nima shared, have helped my Tai Chi. Seeing the connections in those internal practices have interested me. I don't know if it is a part of what you want to show through your work, but I have seen it the first time, in your channel.
The point is, thank you! Keep on the great work you are doing, I am sure it will benefit many people
Hi Andre, thanks for taking the time to write this.
in regards to your question about the centerline. I'm guessing you mean the line running through the center of the body (not the fighting centerline), and that line is the same that we rise upwards through in our method. I'll explain it according to this system and it may differ to other methods of practice...
So for us, it's not a static line in that there is an active process of intending/thinking/feeling of rising upward from the tailbone to the top of the spine (and beyond that point to the top-back part of the head). in the beginning its neccessary to have these two points aligned with each other so we can easily think up from the tailbone upwards to the top of the head and so the line drawn is perpendicular to the ground (at higher levels this alignment is not neccessary). However we dont think/feel that all our weight is in our feet. infact the feeling should be extreme lightness in the legs and feet.
So once you have this rising up through this line (we can it 'Seng' which means to rise), you will simultaneously feel that the muscles are all relaxed (an empty feeling) and you'll feel that the body is 'connected' and united internally. So another person should not be able to bend your body at the spine (not even bend your neck).
At this stage, you will start to feel (or atleast fathom) your center of mass. so you can initiate your movements from there. I should add that we do not use or think about the connection to the ground at all and ultimately, the same power should be delivered even if suspended in the air (this is beyond my current level).
hope this helps man.
Nima
@@MindfulWingChun Hi Nima. Thank you very much for the detailed answer! You got it right. This type of information is exactly what I was looking for. I have read about many things in this topic, but you gave me new information and explained in a way that I could better understand some details. So, again, thank you man! I will see if, by practicing, I can get a better sense of what you explained.
I wish you the best,
Andre
@@andrebarone2641 my pleasure. I'm glad you found it helpful man. All the best to you and yours for Xmas and the New Year 🙏👊
I have never heard someone explaining a form of martial art that makes so much sense, yet at the same time so hard to comprehend because how hard such technique is to achieve...
this is very similar in some aspect to TongBi (通臂拳) how rather than using muscle force, its more concentrated on relaxed and flexible joint movment O_o
but in a very scientific way
Thanks for the kind words Aska 🙏
Fantastic video
So much information theory & concepts !
Enough to keep me practicing for a long time 🙏🏼
Have you ever interviewed Sifu Martin Dragos ? He’s from Germany, I think originally from the Lung ting wing chun lineage
He’s very good and seems a great guy
Yep ... I must subscribe to your site!
Welcome on board!
Excellent content Nima, love it
Adrian Cannovo thank you
Cheers bro. hope you and the family are doing great! Keep up the great work down in Oz too!
How does it compare to Yang Mian?
Are there similarities?
@@gaelfalez Similarities.. Sure. They're both an internal art focusing on developing the human potential utilising correct movement mechanics & principles. However as you can expect the training methods are completely different therefore the results/outcome & functionality of the final product will again be different.
Personally I always see a crossover of skills at some point when viewing other internal systems, after, we all have a human body 😉
@@MindfulWingChun Thanks my man!
Likewise.
All is great here.
Can you direct me to where I can learn basics of getting my internals going. I am willing to do the exercises but I want to do it properly to make it as efficient as possible.
If you're interested in internal Wing Chun then I would highly recommend joining Nima King's Mindful Wing Chun online academy. www.mindfulwingchun.online
Like it, something I can cultivate in my internal martial art.
Soooo good explanation, thank you so much
Happy you thought so Pieter. Cheers 🙏
nice teacher i imagin him in 20 years
thanks for the kind comment. Yes I am also looking forward to seeing how I can develop my practice in the next couple of decades 😊
he will be nothing just like his mentor, Chu !!
About the jumping punch. The one that moves Kieren is not a vertical jump unlike the previous two, it's at about 45 degrees towards Kieren. That's why it knocks him back (momentum). You can clearly see the back of Nima's neck staying in the same vertical plane relative to the windows behind for the first punches, but moving at ~45degrees for the 'magic' punch. That said, I think there are some health (posture, neck tension) benefits from relaxing the spine.
at 8:50 what would be cool to demonstrate is going one and then coming back. how quick can that be done. so changes in direction. can you do one for us Nima please
good idea for a video. and would be a good way to demonstrate the point of "not throwing the arm"
17:15 Wow man, i didn't expected that it's really hard to believe that he can't hold you, but from another perspective I can understand you, I play drums and actually i'm fastest when my arms are limp and I use minimal amount of energy, but for people it looks like you are using A LOT of force like a god damn savage.
Nice. Yeah when the joints can 'open up' it's amazing the power they can generate with such little effort, relative to using brute force.
I am studying wing chun at the moment and I really love the philosophy and mechanics behind it. My issue with it, though, is I do feel like you have to be very advanced to use a lot of it in a fight. How am I, as a beginner whose ability to relax his muscles is transient at best, going to be able to do it when I have some neanderthal in my face?
keep punching.
this is a great question. That's why the forms need to be understood and practiced correctly, then you must start doing chisau first slowly and then speed it up, do it dynamically, then live sparring.
Bag work is also very important.
very interesting
Cheers Richie. glad you found it interesting. Let me know if any questions come up from watching this 😊 Nima
I think I've answered my own question
I don't think you're moving the body, but rather moving the weight and allowing the body to follow. This allows greater relaxation and more power.
That's my observation at least.
Very inspiring
Thanks for the kind comment Mark. Happy you found it useful. Cheers, Nima
This guy is pretty high level for a sifu !
thanks for the comment.
still have a very long way to go. 😁
its fun as a hobby but as a real combat sports it's pretty low on the ladder in terms of "real" fighting.
@@westsideup8303 depends on who is using it. I have used this system in real combat numerous amount of times when I was working as a bouncer in Sydney.
Nima
@@westsideup8303 what is "real" anyway ? :p
@@Jenjak i think whenever the word "real" appears in any martial art discussion, 80% of the time they are referring to ufc. it's just the power of america's cultural influence - america defines what's real
If you don't practice wing tsun any more. What do you practice now?
Jiu jitsu, kickboxing, wrestling, judo and other martial arts that aren't comprised of complete and utter bullshit...
it is my intention to learn this for the medicinal purpose. I have health problems, and my vertebrae are fused in my neck. The pain from the pinched nerve in my neck was incredible, and sometime I would get a real complete electrical shock, and when would happen, I would yell. It is like getting electrocuted. when I saw the demonstration on pong it was easy for me to believe it. Thank you.
I would trust a neurologist
@@maximuslaurie5139 I think it's a great idea to learn about this, in addition to any medical advice you get. In fact, you might want to punch your neurologist sometime. I've had very painful experiences with a neurologist, who offered nothing but defense excuses, during the test, when their needle caused a line of pain from my shoulder to my elbow and left a red mark on my shoulder that lasted for weeks. After an MRI, I found tendonitis in my shoulder. Note that the neurologist didn't suggest seeing any other doctor or getting images or exploring the pain in any manner. They simply said it was normal. Then, when pressed, they wrote me a letter saying that they had never seen any injury from their test.
The point is not that they injured me or caused my tendonitis. The point is that they sent me on my way with no advice, a clean bill of neurological health, and a GIANT C. Y. A. for themselves.
Trust? No. A person must be assertive with most medical professionals, who simply want to do their job and get paid. Yes, after a decade of many different issues and a wide variety of doctors, I can say with complete confidence that 99.999% of doctors are 1st concerned with protecting their licensure, 2nd concerned with their student loans, 3rd concerned with their career path in the ginormous corporation that they work for, and, from time to time you'll find one with genuine concern for the patient and the Hippocratic Oath, which is, in reality nothing more than an ignored, ceremonial, disrespected, and broken promise. I've been in many appointments where the doctor spent the vast majority of the time telling me about threats to their license from the CDC. Anyone who doesn't know that they have to be assertive with a medical doctor will be helped minimally and processed efficiently. That's the nature of our healthcare in the USA. We have massive profiteering by insurance and big pharma and massive control by insurance through the CDC.
Doctors can be scared. Doctors can be selfish pricks.
Don't trust, without assertive verification. Learn all you can from healthy practitioners of martial arts or any other athlete who takes the time to explain what they demonstrate. I can say, from personal experience, that eastern martial arts have a lot to offer (as in this video ☝️) and that the cross cultural exchange of martial arts, sports, and medicine has been very beneficial for all.
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@@robertdiggins7578 I have no doubt that exercise is good for your health. The important point is that it is not a substitute for something that may require a procedure.
@@maximuslaurie5139 okay. I think we can agree, with the caveat that sometimes procedures are temporary relief and eventually stop working. I've had more than 20 procedures in my back. RF Nerve burnings/Ablation, and others. The docs finally say, "Well they can become ineffective", after this went on for many years and eventually stopped working, not before I had the 1st one.
We just cannot underestimate the business nature of our clinics and hospitals. We have to accept that there is a conflict of interest in the profit motivation.
I'm not saying procedures are never needed. I'm not saying they can't help. But, I've had offers for surgery and many other doctors saying don't do it, because it will only transfer the problem to another are of the spine.
Patients get conflicting opinions.
We have Regenerative Medicine available, but, according to one of my sources, it won't be covered by insurance for another 5 years. I'm not sure why, but I have suspicions, because of my experience.
Yes, I agree, but your initial comment seemed to discount the interest in the topic of the video, with one fell swoop. See a real doctor. It didn't mention doing both or ask if the person had seen a neurologist already.
I would agree with seeing a neurologist, but, from my experience, I needed to add that trust should not be given lightly and assertiveness is essential in today's clinics. Maybe it always has been, but it was never a part of popular culture, in which a doctor meant respect, meant authority.
My comments, and I apologize if I sound overbearing, are meant to convey that questioning authority is more important than I have ever seen and this might have something to do with the loss of independence in the medical profession.
I appreciate your comment more now, though.
Thank you.
@@robertdiggins7578 Well it's because I'm familiar with the Kung Fu that I know its limit. It's a good way to avoid being sedentary and can improve health in all Areas, but this doesn't mean it can cure all Disease. In terms of magnitude, there are athletes who work a lot harder than kung fu guys and there is no reason why they would be immune to high magnitude conditions. So basically If a doctor would determine you are "healthy", kung fu would work to make you actually feel healthy. But the idea that it's a substitute for real medicine is false, even if you have to pay for it. And kung fu people who claim you can work on specific organs and such are also con artists. Maybe if you devote every free moment to it something could happen. But the actual mechanisms how are only part;ly understood .
Excellent video. That's the real Kung Fu. Too many people are focusing on techniques.
Thanks for the comment
Now from.your experience of filming and practicing with Sifu Sergio and Sifu Nima. Which is in opinion is the best wing chun experience between the 2 you have? Which one do u believe really works and which one is truly internal? Your answer would be greatly appreciated and it might be a great video response also lol thanks in advance
haha, not sure Martial Man will comment on this.
I have met and touched hands with Sergio a few times and consider him a friend.
Our methods are very different. Therefore the results are different too. He is a skillful martial artist and a great person. And I highly respect how much effort and passion he has and is putting in his practice and association.
Nima
gnicevids I would never compare teachers, it is not related to the concept of my channel.
@@THEMARTIALMAN May I suggest you do a video with Sifu Alan Orr? Sifu Orr has a different view of "internal" in martial arts. Might be interesting for viewers to compare these different concepts of "internal" in Wing Chun
Nima king does Ip Man Wing Chun (ode to spring). Sergio mostly does Weng Chun (eternal spring) and Yik Kam although he started in Ip Man lineage. He also added some Yi Quan stuff to his Kung fu later. These two are vastly different. They are both arts from Shaolin, but as Ip Man said, people who equate the two are “far from the truth.” Nima’s method uses a different source of force than that of Sergio. Both can generate considerable power.
Mindful Wing Chun Nima, do you include any type of sparring in your system?
I enjoy watching your videos even though I don't train in WC
Great stuff
To all the nay sayers: go and touch nimas hands and find out yourself. I just went to the martial camp to find out. And he certainly is the real deal. Cheers.
Cheers to that Robert! I was going to say the same thing since we were in camp together! Nima is the real deal- no question- my leg still hurts from his light kick- three weeks later! Healing- but that was deep!
Those kicks take a few weeks to recover from, that's for sure :)
yjmsrv Yep I’ve felt that “light” kick also. Felt it days later! I literally started sweating with the pain the first time he kicked my thigh.
Interesting interview with Nima, Kieren..! Oddly enough, I have never done Wing Chun but I can do what he shows. I am now going to Part 1, to see what else I can already do...
Keni Lynch that’s interesting, what art are you training?
Cool, Keni. You practice Aikido?
@@THEMARTIALMAN I am inventing a new art. My main background is in aikido (full-time professional 14 years) but I have also studied tai-ji, hsing-i, ba-gua, judo. Analyzed many more. I have invented a new martial art, launching soon. Maybe you can help me highlight it...
@@kingofaikido keen to hear more. Are you inventing a new way to move?
@@darkhorse888 Yes. And I also teach analyses of many martial arts. In a way, I'm kind of like DK Yoo except softer and less bouncy. I teach non-violence rather than violence, etc. But the level of analysis is similar, down to the details. In short, I teach many ways of moving. But, only the best.
You must meet GM Tio. He practise Wing Chun and use the Sam Chan Meditation to be very awesome.. Meet him!
I've seen it for a year ...
Trying to adjust body position ...
But not yet can feel the energy m...
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I've seen it for a year ...
Trying to adjust body position ...
But not yet can feel the energy movement.
Is there no breathing that must be followed which facilitates practice?
What does it feel like when chi flows ...?
What happens is that both sides of the shoulder become stiff and the neck becomes heavy.
So there is no special breathing method. Breath should be very natural. however once the body is relaxed and mind is calm the breath operates optimally.
in terms of chi flow. I dont know what it feels like because I cant do it myself. I felt Chu Shong Tin's (I'm apprehensive in saying chi) something travel through his limbs. it was very tangible and it felt like a flow of some sort. he was able to change the direction of the flow.
And if shoulder and neck tenses up, just try your best to relax it by forming an upright posture and focusing on letting the shoulder hang down (like a coat hanging from a hanger).
in terms of postural correction, this happens slowly and through correct persistent practice. it has taken a long time to form a bad posture so it will take some time to reset it.
Again, these things are not easy to explain with a few paragraphs, which is the main reason I set up an online school with hundreds of videos to take ppl who are interested in this step by step through this method.
www.mindfulwingchun.online
@@MindfulWingChun Nima when others feel your arms and you move with correct condition, what do they say they feel? I've felt my instructor's and his instructor's arms along with another taichi master's, it felt like a very strong nervous activation all over the limb and usually relaxed muscles on the outside where i'm grabbing (although not necessarily so) and of course also something flowing through joints - that's all i find notable though...
activation of many nerves all over the surface at least... presumably inside as well
Saya sudah melihat selama setahun ...
Mencoba menyesuaikan posisi badan ...
Tapi belum dapat merasakan pergerakan energi.
Apakah tidak ada pernafasan yg harus diikuti yg memudahkan berlatih ?
Seperti apa rasanya ketika chi mengalir ... ?
Yg terjadi adalah kedua sisi bahu menjadi kaku dan leher menjadi berat.
Hi Anton. Sorry man I cant understand what you wrote. I see a few question marks so would love to be able to answer them but could you write it in English?
@@MindfulWingChun he said, he has been watching (your content?) And training for 1 year. He had tried to correct his posture but still can't feel a movement of energy or some sort. Is there any breathing pattern to follow? How does it feel when chi starts to flow? What usually happened are shoulders starts to become stiff and his neck feels heavy (?)
Hopefully i translated that correctly 🙏😊
@@obicross thanks for that!
So there is no special breathing method. Breath should be very natural. however once the body is relaxed and mind is calm the breath operates optimally.
in terms of chi flow. I dont know what it feels like because I cant do it myself. I felt Chu Shong Tin's (I'm apprehensive in saying chi) something travel through his limbs. it was very tangible and it felt like a flow of some sort. he was able to change the direction of the flow.
And if shoulder and neck tenses up, just try your best to relax it by forming an upright posture and focusing on letting the shoulder hang down (like a coat hanging from a hanger).
in terms of postural correction, this happens slowly and through correct persistent practice. it has taken a long time to form a bad posture so it will take some time to reset it.
Again, these things are not easy to explain with a few paragraphs, which is the main reason I set up an online school with hundreds of videos to take ppl who are interested in this step by step through this method.
www.mindfulwingchun.online
@@obicross banyak terima kasih. Saya dari NTT.
@@MindfulWingChun registerred on line.
all ready.
First of all, thanks Martial Man for this great episode !!!
I'd like to ask Nima Si Fu if he has ever applied his Wing Chun in any " combat sport " scenario and if he thinks the " Nim Tao " concept is applicable to wrestling or ground grappling.
Best regards and keep up this nice work !!!
Hi Charles,
I personally haven't entered any combat sports but have a student who is going to compete early next year. I also have a couple of groups coming here from around the world to get ideas and train with me to apply in their competitions.
Having said that I do spar regularly. And yes, I do roll with friends that do BJJ. I'm interested in doing more training with wrestlers and BJJ ppl next year to challenge my ability.
I should ass that in the past I was a bouncer in King Cross in Sydney so have had my fair share of street fights but this was prior to having the ability demonstrated above (so I was just using external method of Wing chun)
Cheers,
Nima
@@MindfulWingChun Good you test your wing chun but I wonder if your students can do in a competition what you have shown in this video. I would be interested to see some footage.
@@wingchunsingapore Will film my students next fight for you to see. It's not easy to use this in live sparring and it takes a lot of practice. But we are working on it :)
@@MindfulWingChun We joined Sanda matches and it is a different ball game, it is not Chi Sao..:) Good luck!
@@wingchunsingapore yep, hes going in Sanda too. Actually at our school we spar with other martial and MMA schools so we dont just practice Chisau :) Sparring is very important
Martial man you should visit WSL lineage . Sifu David Peterson is the blueprint if WSL VING TSUN. His school is in Seremban of Malaysia
Also Gary Lam I've heard is good too right?
how interesting , thank you
You're welcome, I'm happy that you found it interesting.
Glad you found it interesting Pablo. Thank you for the comment
Trying to take what I know and comprehend what's happening here, is it relaxation to become familiar with the center of gravity, and then moving with awareness of the center?
Example being like, "I can move my hand quick because I'm not shifting my center away, but am maintaining connection"?
So power comes from connection with the center, but not from movement of it? And when movement of the center happens, everything moves with it not just the waist or arm?
Relax to feel the center, relax by linking to the center, move by maintaining the center? Like when you pivot for the turn and strike, rather than winding up the waist or winding up the center of gravity, you locate it and use it as the pivot point to allow freedom of movement since moving the center would create tension somewhere, but you maintain connection with the center by being aware so the weight of the body is still unified?
Great great great! ㊙️Merit master
Thank you! 😃
This seems to be yiquan/dachengquan.
No, yiquan people have tense shoulders
@@MrFabiomassid You met the wrong ones
Talking a lot, but not clarifing nothing. Making up many examples, but making it much more complicated as it is really. There is a much more easy approach to it. Talking about "mind" and 'inside power" makes it more and more "mystifying" all that stuff.. His example of hitting whilst being in the air is not really an example. He lands before hitting.. So talking about mass-exaleration should be analysed correctly.. So there is a much more easy approach to all of that.. Kind regards from Germany
thanks for your comment. not sure what you mean. As humans we all have 'minds' and intention so all I was saying is that you can use it to control your muscles and joints in a different way that normal. Also regarding 'inside', I am talking about the center of mass which is physics and every object on earth has mass due to gravity so I dont see how any of what I explained is mystifying things. I didn't claim to use Chi or energy or anything in the entire video and I used words like biomechanics, center of gravity, center of mass etc.
And in regards to being in the air while delivering a punch, I absolutely was NOT in contact with the ground while delivering the punch. There are videos on my channel in which I demo this and there is a whole body view in those videos so it's clear. I know it's hard to believe man but it's not fake.
I will be doing seminars in Munich and Berlin in July this year and it's open seminars for all to attend. I know these stuff are not easy to believe man but if we ever meet and touch hands, I'm hope I can demonstrate these in person to clarify things.
All the best,
Nima
Ja hatte ich auch gedacht, dem kritischen deutschen Auge entgeht nichts ; )
The most important part is tai Kong... But non of his video teaches how yo do it.
Hi, actually there is a video on our channel in which Master CST is explaining Taigung and the Stance. and there are many videos talking through Seng.
it's funny because people always say that I talk too much and never demo on my RUclips videos and that's because I want to share the method with people. but if I do demonstrate people start to say that I'm not explaining things 😅
Taigung is just the activation from the anus area to relax the mid section of the body.
Anyway soon, there will be hundreds of hours of step by step videos going through this entire method:
www.mindfulwingchun.online
@@MindfulWingChun thank you and let me check it out. Cheers
You did not explain how to relax from ti gong and sing.
Yes, dk yoo. People always say he is a fake martial artist. Yet Nima King says otherwise.
‘I don’t practice Taichi but my Taichi is better than yours.’
now that’s real Gong Fu
Nice
24:47 WTF MAN ?!?! How did you do that ?!?!? wtf ?!?1
Well U C this real wc
14:04 "I met DK Yoo, he's a very good martial artist..."
That did not age well...
🎉🎉🎉
Kungfu while playing wow
watched this a year ago and understand nothing. watched again today and understood EVERYTHING. if ure struggling, watch videos on taichi, then perhapa youll understand.
If you're a believer, you'll make the difference. By "fooling" yourself, you change reality. quantum wing chun.
can you elaborate on that pls Christian
sure I try, even if my english skills are limited. first of all: i respect the way you share your art of mindful wing chun. i do ip man wing chun for 12 years and i love it. to belive in your concept and system gives you self confidence. on one side based on physics, geometrie etc, on the other it is not explanable. (Qi?) punching while you jump has to push yourself back when you hit the partner. that's physics. and you don't belive it and it makes you staying on the same point.😊 it looks like you change reality...but there is always a risk to fool yourself. for you, for me, for everybody. best wishes from switzerland!
@@Chris108 I cant disagree with anything you said man. 😁
All the best to you also from Hong Kong
Anyone here from mother india
which part of India are you from?
Hyderabad
Maypag mamagol mong duha ug olingon,,
just so awful..
this guy...smh..
You should demonstrate your “techniques” on a person that isn’t stationary or complying. Wing chun in it self isn’t effective in a combat situation, most WC dudes that compete in a challenge match get worked, the only time they are somewhat effective is when they apply a ton of forward pressure, but they have no technique when throwing strikes, it’s just the pressure that throws people off initially, then they adjust. I don’t want to call you a fraud, I truly you believe you haven’t been in a fight, otherwise you would know the stuff you are showing isnt effective in a combat situation..
What person is gonna stand right in front of you with no reaction and or resistance in a real life fight ? Goofy stuff here
Obviously every wing chun is not the same or equal... that's what this episode was showing. But, I'm sure if you do a little digging into Nima's background and history, you might be surprised to what you find out about what he has and has not experienced. But then again... it's always easier to just type and assume.
abishaiyoung based on what he’s demonstrating I know for 100% certainty this shit it bogus. Anyone that has ever been in a fight, let alone trainings in boxing, kickboxing, TKD, Muay Thai etc knows the “techniques” that Nima is showing is ineffective.. fighting is dangerous, nima and all these people are fooling themselves in thinking this works, it will get someone hurt
this dude talks to much..all fake
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Wishing you a speedy recovery
Actually, you can spot the phonies because they do nothing but demonstrations, and very little teaching at all. The ones who teach and explain are the real ones because they actually want you to learn, and are not just showing off.
lol
no fake, he is modern. he goes with the time, we Need more like him. i prefer modern wing chun
Sho spend a lifetime with this shit, ending with absolutely nothing in the field of wing chun. Now his influence of this generation lingers, driving the style to no man's land. Sad