Shadowless Kick - in Wing-Chun (Yong Chun)

In Wing-Chun (Yong Chun)

The shadowless kick is derived by the martial artist kicking without the opponent being aware of it. The kick used is predominantly the front kick. This is done using three elements;

1. The martial artist does not change elevation while the kick is executed.

2. The kick is not telegraphed before and during its execution, by the martial artist masking their intent. This can be accomplished by distractions such as a simultaneous attack, OR by using advanced techniques to make the target believe a different attack is being used OR by tempo and attitude changes.

3. Extreme speed is used by the martial artist - by perfecting their relaxation skills thereby allowing the kick to be sent unhindered by muscle - until the moment of contact, where the Wing-Chun base posture, provides target->ground->target energy.