San sau

Martial sets explore how form movements, strategies and martial principles can be adapted to create highly effective combat sets designed to promote an awareness of 'gaps & deficiencies', how to favourably exploit this, along with close quarters combat skill.

Small san sau - 4 ways

Small san sau is taught through 4 stages initially:

1. Sequence
2. Peng
3. Jing
4. Combat concerns

Initial stages of learning

Small san sau is taught in two ways initially:

1. Sequence
2. Combat concerns

The 'sequence' is just the pattern of movements: the framework.
It must be performed quite well.

The second learning stage is concerned with how to use the set in actual combat.
Subtle changes and corrections enhance the set, making it much more versatile and functional in combat.

Small san sau

Small san sau is taught in two ways initially:

1. Sequence
2. Combat concerns

The 'sequence' is just the pattern of movements: the framework.
It must be performed quite well.
Small san sau is introduced in green belt and students complete the basic sequence during the blue belt syllabus.

The second learning stage takes place at purple belt.
Students learn how to use the set in actual combat.
Subtle changes and corrections enhance the set, making it much more versatile and functional in combat.

Small san sau - 2 ways

Small san sau is taught in two ways initially:

1. Sequence
2. Combat concerns

The 'sequence' is just the pattern of movements: the framework.
It must be performed quite well.
Small san sau is introduced in green belt and students complete the basic sequence during the blue belt syllabus.

The second learning stage takes place at purple belt.
Students learn how to use the set in actual combat.
Subtle changes and corrections enhance the set, making it much more versatile and functional in combat.