Biu Jee is the final empty hand form taught in Wing Chun. Traditionally it was only taught to the most trusted students because the techniques taught at this level were so deadly that the master could not afford to have rival schools knowing about them. When the highest levels of Biu Jee are mastered the practitioner will have removed all his pressure points from his body and be able to kill an opponent with one touch.
BOLLOCKS. I hear all kinds of crap about what Biu Jee "actually" teaches, when in fact I believe all these people are doing is trying to make their school stand out to others. To the naive, inexperienced potential student, things like this are obviously going to attract them. Before I started I was nearly victim to these gimmicks. Fortunately I came across a good club, with an amazing Sifu who is so genuine that he doesnt need to use gimmicks to attract students.
So in a nutshell what does Biu Jee actually teach. Basically it is the last form, so at this level we should already be proficient. By now we should be able to apply the concepts and techniques to real situations and be able to react swiftly to an attack. However although we are competent we are by no means perfect, so we need an insurance policy. What do we do if we make a mistake? What happens if we are caught off guard? These are questions Biu Jee can answer for us. You may have noticed that in both Siu Lim Tao and Chun Kiu although we do begin to look at unfavourably situations, we are still using correct techniques, it is just that the mistake has arisen from not reacting fast enough to an attacker. But now Biu Jee teaches us what to do if our mistake is the result of a misake due to the opponent, for instance he may feint with his left and then hit with his right, but you have already begun to Bong the feint so by the time the actual punch gets close you are bonging with the wrong arm. Biu Jee also teaches us to regain our centreline when we have over committed.
Another thing Biu Jee does is help further develop energy. At Siu Lim Tao we learn how to build up energy, then release it. At Chum Kiu we learn how to coordinate the stance and arms to further release energy. Now at Biu Jee we learn how to focus the energy into our fingertips so that we can not only block, but strike with them. We also look at elbow strikes which are a technique only used in very close range (or the third gate, which i will discuss in another article). So we are now looking at focussing our energy into very specific parts of our body. This is because we have refined it so much through plenty of practise of basics and Siu Lim Tao.
So what does Biu jee mean anyway? Well it literally translates as "thrusting/darting fingers". This refers to the movement made many times during the form. Although I believe it has a deeper more philosophical meaning. Traditionally it was called the "Moon Pointing Finger" form. This refers to a Zen saying "it's like a finger pointing away to the moon, dont concentrate on the finger, or you will miss all that heavenly glory". I think that this means that Biu Jee shows us that no technique is perfect or unstoppable. No matter how good we are, we still can make mistakes. So we should not concentrate on the finger, which is Wing Chuns techniques, but we should focus on the moon, which is the goal of martial art whatever it may be for you. At the end of the day the important point is not whether Bong Sau should be solid or floppy, but that we should find peace of mind through the practising of martial art.
So the reason why Biu Jee is a secret form is because not all students attained the level to learn it, or maybe that the master did not want rival styles thinking that Wing Chun had weaknesses because they misinterpretted the fact that the weakness is the practitioner, not the style.
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Thrusting Fingers are meant to hit pressure points, and with the correct level of Fajin (explosive power), you CAN kill a person via Rupturing internal organs.
A typical punch has a Wider surface area than the finger.. so it cant go as Deep as a finger set can.
Anyone seeeing a master kill an Op at a distance using BiuGee, to them, it would look like a touch. Hence the myth about a Death-Touch. When in fact, its not a touch.. but a concentrated full bodymass finger strike.
The reason why many cant Believe this is even possible... is because they never attain power levels that even come close to making such a thing possible.
Thats because many Wingchun teachers & students never master both the needed Chi-Gung foundations enough.. Nor do they train their punching power to maximized levels.
For example, can you generate any meaningful punching power with less than 3" of runway?
After my discovery, I trained inch power in long & short sessions, several times in a day, for months.
The end result, was me, a 6ft 150lb thin and boney kid... was able to Easily Knock Out any full contact fighter, from a lead hand 6" distance punch.. using less than 15% of my total power available... even with MMA gloves on.
At that point, I could have hit any man in his head, at full power, with only a Single Inch of space... and gave them brain damages... or killed them outright. No lie. No joke. It was Scary power.
Training this can start out with a hanging towel. Focusing on concentrating power right at the exact contact point. Later, requires a hanging canvas bag filled with steel BBs. Hit it wrong, it just conforms to your fist and swings far away. Hit it right, and it will be like hitting a steel beam. The bag will barely move at all, and your fist will be stinging in pains... usually turning bright red.
This isnt easy at all. It could take a month of work to build the needed fast twitch muscles, as well as the needed fraction-of-second body timings. Furthermore, if you havent developed true and correct dantian breathing methods, have weak core strength, & have poor total internal strength cause you didnt do enough hour long Chi Gung Sessions... you might never attain it.
Its also doubtful that most Sifu even know the pressure points, let alone could use them effectively.
And finally... Ive heard that there are ways to reduce the effects of pressure point strikes. But thats beyond my training experience. Some people are naturally resistant in certain areas.. but high level of full body resistance, takes specialized training methods. I believe the answers are to be found when talking to someone who does something like Iron Shirt training.
In my opinion, I dont think its possible to stop a full power Fajin attack, no matter what training you have taken. The power is just too great for the body to deal with.
For examples of Fajin.. Search Youtube for Chen Xiaowang - fajin.
As well as Glen Levy hammer fist. Glen isnt even that good. Chen however, produced so much power, that even his legs shake from excess power, on his releases. Still, you cant see Fajin. It looks the same as any other strike.. because the magic happens in a fraction of a second worth of time. It can only be Felt... or as in Levys video, you see the end result (guys dropped to the ground gasping in serious pains).
Its true that Biu Gee does teach recovery and more full body power movements... but it has more than that within it. Stuff that probably only a few people in this world have.. and do not share it easily.
I just happened to be very good at figuring out this stuff... plus had the dedication to put in the work to see if it Did work. Inspiration coming from clues here and there.. but no actual step-by-steps given.
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