In the standard stance (which we adopt every lesson to practice the little idea) sifu is always telling me to 'lift my anus'...
It certainly sounds like a translation problem at first but the more he explained it, it started to make a little sense.
The teachings of this lineage of Wing Chun have to start with a solid foundation. You must start with the little idea or 'open your little idea, close your big idea,' as sifu often puts it.
If you can use your little idea to perform the moves then it will inherently carry the weight of your entire body behind it.
Naturally however the body is split into legs and torso even if it doesn't feel like it. When you are walking around it makes sense to try and be 'light' on your feet so it takes less effort to move your legs under the majority of your torso. With Wing Chun sifu is explaining that you need a good structure. By 'lifting the anus' you can connect the two.
Lift the anus??
So to lift the anus it is exactly like you are trying to stop eager bowel movements whilst you are hunting for a toilet in a busy shopping mall. Though again, this cant be tense like you would be if you were squeezing your fist shut of you will focus too much on that and let the rest of the muscles in the area go. It needs to be lightly clenched and relaxed.
The result is that everything is relaxed and controlled by the little idea. You will be balanced and should feel nothing. Now the structure is sound and any weight or force added to it will be directed into the ground.
Sounds simple? It makes sense in its simple form here but in practice it is hard.
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