The Art of Siu Lin Tau

THE ART OF SIU LIN TAU

Over the past few weeks, Coach  Roselando has introduced the MIT Qigong Club to the art of Siu Lin Tau. 

The Cho families preservation of Red Boat actor Yik Kam's 'Baan Jung' Opera Wing Chun system takes us back to a time before the art was split into what later became the three fist sets. 

Their Siu Lin Tau long set is an internal set that had four sections. They also preserve a set of SLT Kuen Kuit as guidelines to not only the practice of their SLT but to be used for ones nei gong cultivation. 

In 2007, Coach Roselando wrote/published an article showing the relationship between the Yik Kam art and the mother systems of Fujian Crane Boxing & Emei Snake Qigong. Today many system can be traced back to Fujian Crane but for Wing Chun the uniqueness is the 'Snake' component. 

There is no question that the 1st generation of our art certainly had a close physical relationship to Emei as well as a close relationship with its poetry.  

Yik Kam Wing Chun - Part 2: Enter the Siu Lin Tau

"Sifu Yik Kam’s Siu Lin Tau is a long set that has four parts 

and many sections in each part. The set is equal to the 

common three Wing Chun sets combined. In fact, the first 

part is very similar to that of other lineages. Basically, the 

four sections relate to Standing (part one), Shift & Move (part 

two), Rotate & Move (part three) and lastly Walking (part four)."

-- Sifu Hendrik Santo from the upcoming Issue #6.

Wing Chun Illustrated Issue 5: Yik Kam Wing Chun

"Some of the most important aspects of Sifu Yik Kam are dynamics, force, ranges, and angles. Full integration of the Snake Body engine is essential during all practice, as it is the uniqueness of our art, and when combined with our boxing skills, restuls in what is known as Wing Chun's famed Shock Force."

-Sifu Jim Roselando Jr., from the upcoming Issue 5 of Wing Chun Illustrated. 

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For More information on Yik Kam Wing Chun you can take a look at Hendrik Santo Sifu's Youtube Channel!