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Siu Nim Tau with a metronome?
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Siu Nim Tau with a metronome?
Starting week 6 of the online course and loving the idea of using a metronome for the Jong.
Quick question: is there any value applying this method to empty hand forms too? When I performed team forms in Taekwondo, we used a metronome as a starting point to get the team in sync, but then dropped it as it spoiled the cadence of fast and slow parts of the form. For Wing Chun, do you think its a useful training tool? But to be discarded after it has served its purpose?
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10794
Dragon Points
I’ve used a metronome on everything in Wing Chun because I feel it has so much value. We’ve even used it in sparring with great success. The key with anything in Wing Chun, and anything in life, is balance.
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6843
Dragon Points
Good to know, thanks. I’ll make more use of it in my training too then!
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5360
Dragon Points
When using the metronome, what bpm do you start as a beginner??
Thank you
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6843
Dragon Points
I started at 40bpm, and a week at a time worked up through 60bpm to 80bpm in Siu Nim Tao. I struggled on the Jong at 80bpm, and this week I moved up to 100bpm for just the Jong. I am not even close at 100bpm yet, but dialing back to 80bpm feels like going slow 😉
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5360
Dragon Points
Thank you for your reply<div>What is is it there for you?</div><div>My time is eastern standard time</div>
Currently it is 11:16 PM Sunday night
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6843
Dragon Points
MST for me, no daylight savings in AZ!
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