Suey Bing Fa Concepts

Suey Bing Fa has many concepts to help us learn, understand and describe martial arts movements & ideas. We expect our students to be verbally articulate enough to be able to describe in detail the concepts we teach. We also expect them to be physically articulate in the non-verbal confrontation using these concepts with skill.

These are just a few of our most fundamental concepts:

8 Essentials of Motion
6 Defensive Categories
The 80% Rule
Purchase
4 Stages of Learning Motion
Respect is given, Trust is Earned
Conceal your treasure

8 Essentials of Motion:

We've found that these essentials are required for all motion that we hope to be effective, whether for martial arts, basketball or crossing the street.

Knowledge -
Balance -
Intent -
Strength -
Speed -
Timing -
Alertness -
Awareness -

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6 Defensive Categories: All of our defenses fit into one (or more) of these categories. In many of our self-defense responses we begin by doing more than one such as an evade-block or a block quickly followed by a capture of the limb.

Evade -
Parry -
Block -
Capture/Escape -
Shield/Cover -
Strike First -

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The 80% Rule:

Of all things that happen they seem to fall into this rule. Statistically eighty percent of all sales are made by twenty percent of all salespersons. In fights eighty percent of actual attacks fall into twenty percent of the list of possible attacks. For example, attacks like a punch happen much more often than a knee or kick. We find that many attacks occur more than eighty percent of the time. Take a right roundhouse punch. This particular attack is so popular that it occurs much more often than others. Our attitude is that a student should be prepared for all attacks but focus on the most common. Training time is utilized to study for the attacks which occur at least eighty percent of the time. We spend twenty percent or less training time on attacks we are likely to see much less often. Our judgement used in our situational analysis is also colored by this rule. We tend to expect the unexpected but are pretty certain the most often used motion will be used by our opponent.

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Purchase:

When we hurt our opponent in some way, a punch or other strike, we buy a moment of time. This is what we mean by purchase. During a confrontation things move quickly and there is much to be done. To buy a moment so we can do proper situational analysis and apply our next movement we make a point of striking the opponent well enough to buy the time for it. Some strikes are unable to make such a purchase. Strikes poorly done or executed against a target which will not provide much of a purchase. When we choose a target and strike it we want to make sure a purchase is made.

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4 Stages of Learning Motion:

We've found these 4 Statges helpful in our training. By following them and working on each one in order we've have greater definition & functioanlity to our movement.

Mechanics - Learning the motion, sequence, target and weapons of a movement or technique

Precision - Accuracy of target to weapon, precise balance, flowing natural movement with little thinking. Usually done with light force and power.

Power - Added force, power is always full on, our intent governs it. Use of power in a strike sometimes adversely affects the precision until well practiced.

Speed - Speed comes of itself through practice. A student does not need to try to go faster. Successful repetion of the three preceeding basics will yield a speedy successful movement.

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"Respect is Given, Trust is Earned"

Give respect to others in the form of courtesy, consideration and giving the benefit of the doubt that they reached their position in life legitimately. The giving of respect reflects more on the giver than the receiver. After some time, greater or lesser respect may be earned.

Trust, however, needs to be earned from the person.As the wise man says, "Trust is something you have in yourself." It is not extended to others. Well, few others.



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"Conceal your treasure"

We believe in keeping our martial arts training discreet. We do this to keep people from challenging us "to see what we can do" and to keep the element of surprise in an altercation. This doesn't mean we train in secret or that we keep it secret from family & friends though.



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