Anatomy of the Palm in Practical Wing Chun

A note on Cantonese

I use the ‘Jyut Ping’ (粵拼) Cantonese writing system as I have found it to be the most accurate. For an excellent way to learn Cantonese pronunciation, see Fluent Forever. For a dictionary see CantoDict or use the Hanping Cantonese App for Android.

anatomy of the palm

Side of the Palm:

1 SLT Chop – hinge at the shoulder to maintain a full 135° in the elbow:

1. 2nd Section Hoi – Diagonal High to Low strike

3 BJ Chops – same as above:

1. 2nd Section Doek (away from body) – Diagonal High to Low strike

2. 2nd Section Pek – Horizontal strike

3. 2nd Section Doek (across body) – Diagonal High to Low strike

Heel of the Palm:

5 SLT Palms – forearm in line with direction of the strike:

1. 1st Section Zing Zoeng – Diagonal, up strike, fingers pointing upwards

2. 3rd Section Dai Zoeng – Diagonal, down strike (except in form), fingers pointing downwards

3. 3rd Section Gou Waang Zoeng – Diagonal, up strike, fingers pointing sideways

4. 3rd Section Peng Waang Zoeng – Horizontal strike, fingers pointing sideways

5. 3rd Section Dai Waang Zoeng – Diagonal, down strike, fingers pointing sideways

2 SLT Pok Zoengs – ‘elbow out’ to generate ‘whipping’ power/wrist goes from flexed to extended:

1. 2nd Section Hau Pok Zoeng – Straight, backward strike

2. 2nd Section Haa Pok Zoeng – Straight, downward strike

1 CK Pok Zoeng – same as above:

1. 1st Section Pok Zoeng – Diagonal, down strike

2 BJ Pok Zoengs – same as above:

1. 1st Section Waang Zoeng – Horiztonal strike from the side

2. 2nd Section Haa Waang Zoeng – Diagonal, down strike from the side

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