Basic Training Techniques
Initially we start with leg exercises as all true power generates from the legs. If you can't stand you can't fight. Conditioning includes leg strengthening and horse (stance) exercises. Here are the basic drills:
The 'square horse': This is similar to a sitting position without a chair, thighs parallel to the floor, feet flat and back straight. You want to be able to do this for at least two minutes.
The twisting horse: develops twisting/torque motion from side to side along with leg trapping and high/low fighting.
The side/stretching horse: teaches side to side motion and how to either launch into an opponent or to pull them down with the entire weight of the body.
Open horse: this is the 'at ease' stance of the style designed to put the weight in the middle of the foot and to lower the center of gravity.
Forward horse: Teaches how to move forward and laterally along with how to turn and sweep, how to trap a leg and how to side step power.
Side stepping: Taught to move side to side, to cut angles and to attack laterally.
"T" horse: limited in its application it is designed to cover the groin and center line in a forward attack.
Covering the Groin: Lifting the front leg to cover the groin and attack an incoming kick.
Live Horse aka Dangling Horse: often called a 'cat stance' in other arts it is to place most of the weight on the back leg so the front leg is loose and able to move quickly. This is employed when evading an opponent, shifting back and firing the leg underneath. This is a transitional horse and not meant to be stationary. The so called 'shadow less kick" is born from this as it is supposed to move unseen.
Knee flicks: Develops a quick powerful flicking motion of the knees as an inside attack when close to your opponent. Meant to disrupt the opponents horse.
Leg Locks: This is how you lock a person's knee and take them down.
The Basic Kicks
Jook Lum generally kicks low so as to be out of range of the hands and hidden from sight. Here are the main kicks: Front kick, side kick, back kick, hook kick and crescent kick are the main kicks of the style along with butterfly and double jump kicks.
Arm training
Jook Lum uses sand/bean/small stone palm training to strengthen the joints and tendons. It must be done along with proper Di Da Jow application. We also do arm conditioning on rolling bamboo and sand bag striking. The Hut Yee Sau hands are strengthened by using an iron bar tucked in the fold of the elbows and expelling it upwards.
Using the 3 Star technique to hit each other's arms develops muscle and tendons.
Sand and bean barrels are also used to condition the phoenix eye fist and ginger fists.
There are different contraptions used to develop the spring power that is essential to this style. Generally these devices employ actual springs.
Overall strength and body conditioning is encouraged by Jook Lum with the emphasis on fluidity with strength as opposed to static strength like power lifting develops. High reps with low weights is most encouraged. Any kind of core training is also desirable. If it works, use it.
The 'square horse': This is similar to a sitting position without a chair, thighs parallel to the floor, feet flat and back straight. You want to be able to do this for at least two minutes.
The twisting horse: develops twisting/torque motion from side to side along with leg trapping and high/low fighting.
The side/stretching horse: teaches side to side motion and how to either launch into an opponent or to pull them down with the entire weight of the body.
Open horse: this is the 'at ease' stance of the style designed to put the weight in the middle of the foot and to lower the center of gravity.
Forward horse: Teaches how to move forward and laterally along with how to turn and sweep, how to trap a leg and how to side step power.
Side stepping: Taught to move side to side, to cut angles and to attack laterally.
"T" horse: limited in its application it is designed to cover the groin and center line in a forward attack.
Covering the Groin: Lifting the front leg to cover the groin and attack an incoming kick.
Live Horse aka Dangling Horse: often called a 'cat stance' in other arts it is to place most of the weight on the back leg so the front leg is loose and able to move quickly. This is employed when evading an opponent, shifting back and firing the leg underneath. This is a transitional horse and not meant to be stationary. The so called 'shadow less kick" is born from this as it is supposed to move unseen.
Knee flicks: Develops a quick powerful flicking motion of the knees as an inside attack when close to your opponent. Meant to disrupt the opponents horse.
Leg Locks: This is how you lock a person's knee and take them down.
The Basic Kicks
Jook Lum generally kicks low so as to be out of range of the hands and hidden from sight. Here are the main kicks: Front kick, side kick, back kick, hook kick and crescent kick are the main kicks of the style along with butterfly and double jump kicks.
Arm training
Jook Lum uses sand/bean/small stone palm training to strengthen the joints and tendons. It must be done along with proper Di Da Jow application. We also do arm conditioning on rolling bamboo and sand bag striking. The Hut Yee Sau hands are strengthened by using an iron bar tucked in the fold of the elbows and expelling it upwards.
Using the 3 Star technique to hit each other's arms develops muscle and tendons.
Sand and bean barrels are also used to condition the phoenix eye fist and ginger fists.
There are different contraptions used to develop the spring power that is essential to this style. Generally these devices employ actual springs.
Overall strength and body conditioning is encouraged by Jook Lum with the emphasis on fluidity with strength as opposed to static strength like power lifting develops. High reps with low weights is most encouraged. Any kind of core training is also desirable. If it works, use it.