Del Close talked about the group mind, and improv has this idea of "Yes/And" or agreement. In Wing Chun Kung Fu, we work together with our kung fu family to sense and react to energy being exchanged in various exercises.
Improv teach us to not think of anything or prepare anything for a scene, while wing chun trains our muscle memories, eventually causing us to move without thinking.
In comedy we have the rule of threes. In Wing Chun, we have the trilogy of forms. Each form is also broken into three parts.
Yes/and. When your scene partner gives you information, you agree with the info "and" you add information. In Wing Chun, your partner or enemy will feed information in a textile way, and you will sense it and answer back.
In Wing Chun we always focus on the center line. Improv we focus on the game of scene.
Posture is a key factor to a good structure in Kung Fu, and a good character in improv.
I'm beginning to discover a universal connection between all the things I do. These two things are playing a huge part in my life right now. I'm sure I can also add art into the mix, but I'll save that for later.
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