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Techniques need to collect lop techniques together, organize this section 3 types of training in wing chun: techniques, drills, and exercises. Techniques are what you use in a fight. Drills are not for combat, but develop positioning and sensitivity. Exercises strengthen you. Most of the techniques which I describe as "in response to a R punch" can be described as from an outer R-outer R reference point. Some wing chun schools train for a long time from reference points before ever throwing punches. You don't have to wait for him to R punch, though. Just throw (example) a R backfist at his head. He will probably block outwards with his R hand. You are now at the reference point you want for many techniques, such as pak sao, fun sao high, etc. If he blocks across with his L hand, you have other techniques, such as lop and gwai jahng, fun sao (to the inside), etc. Training tip: if confused slightly about a sequence, simplify it for training purposes by starting at the appropriate reference point and working it as a drill. Once comfortable, then go back and throw hands. Warning: When working a sequence of techniques, do the first move correctly. Do not (for example) convert your pak sao punch into a bong sao until it is blocked by a cross block. Hit him with the punch, keep it on target until he stops it. Do not plan a combination. Respond to what the opponent does, not what you expect him to do. If using toh ma footwork, remember to trap the leg, including a shin strike as part of the leg check. Punches: The thumb is wrapped over to the palm-side of the fore and middle finger, not curled on the thumb-side of the forefinger. Wing chun uses a vertical punch, not a flat (palm-down) fist. Punches use three smallest knuckles, fist angled outwards (hands curl inwards under impact, so turn them outwards to counteract this tendency). The punch should cross over lead forearm slightly, to keep centerline always covered. Do not leave a big gap, but try to almost slide the punching knuckles over the retracting forearm, aiming for the wrist crease. The retracting hand should stop at the extended elbow, with the top of the fist almost touching the under/inner side of the elbow. The elbow drives the punch. Do not raise the elbow up or out to the side, but push it down the centerline. The elbow moves like the wheel-piston joint on a locomotive. When doing chain punches (as in punch sets), try to retract the extended arm as fast as the punching arm is extended. Push and pull. Outside pak sao: 5-1 Both people in right stance. Attacker punches with lead hand. Defender pulls lead hand back and down in a vertical semicircle as rear hand slaps wrist/arm of punch away. Pak should not grab/wrap fingers/cross far over body. Lead hand does not pause in loop up and crossing over slightly for the punch. Keep the knuckles of the punching hand facing forward always, do not curl wrist inward and sling fist up and out. Footwork for pak sao: step-drag, lead foot should be inside opponent's lead foot, lead knee should be outside opponent's, with shin-to-shin contact. This blocks their lead leg, the impact can be a strike itself to at least disturb their balance, and also sets up for sweep/stomp. Notes: By crossing over the centerline slightly, the forearm of the punch acts as a block if the pak misses. Retract the punch quickly, and return both hands to original position. Keep elbow down and in while punching to guard ribs as stay close to his punching arm. For practice (especially if too tense), try to throw both hands out simultaneously in a circular move. Stay loose and relaxed. Drills: concentrate on footwork, do not use paking arm and concentrate on threading the punch as a block, punch 3 times (punch odd numbers to avoid opening yourself up). Drill against R and L punch: outside pak sao, lop his L punch w/R and L punch, then pak his inner L w/L and R punch. Want a "1-2-3" tempo. Variation: pak sideways, not down at all, and punch below their arm to their ribs. Stay in horse, return hands to guard. Training Notes: "Pedal a bicycle wheel". May have to grab their wrists and do it for them to give them the idea. Start them slow; stance, hand position, hand motion, footwork, doing it against an outstretched arm (do this with dummy arm just at their nose; if any further out, it teaches them bad habits such as leaning forward and reaching for it), then against a slow punch, then speed up. Once they get comfortable and to reduce posing/freezing, have them throw 3 punches. More teaching notes: CR explained the training sequence he uses. Start with their R arm extended towards your face. Demonstrate/explain the guarding hands position. D/E the L hand 1st - the pak. Then show how the R hand cycles back to guard as the L paks, how they work togeher as a unit at the same time. Next show the R hand punching down the centerline, and why (karate-style punch, straight jab from shoulder don't deflect-block like a centerline punch). Have them work, 1st the L only, then the L pak and R cycling back, then L pak/R cycle and punch against your straight arm. Then have them work it against a slow punch. Gradually speed up a bit as they get comfortable. For the footwork, overexplaining is very easy. Instead, show them how to stand, and tell them to imitate you. Counter: jao sao "running hand". Other counter: pak sao. Work as drill, then technique. High pak with low strike: 5-2 Step in with toh ma footwork as pak a face punch to your R and palm to abdomen. Notes: the palm is a straight arm thrust through his center of mass (if viewed from above). Keep elbow in and down while thrusting. Fingertips out to the side (clock principle). Palm strike down-angled to rake abd (when going low, angle low, above his center of mass, angle up). L hand returns to guard after pak. Do not cock the striking hand, straighten the elbow and keep it down, not out to the side. Strike through the center of mass like a pool cue hitting a ball (no English). Instead of a palm strike, can use a vertical punch or other more focused attack as a penetrator, especially on big guys. Followups: first, shift in and club the back of his head with your L forearm(the second 1/2 of gon/palm, smash), then a modified fun sao back bend. Notes: if too jammed up, can step away with R foot clockwise as you club. If going for fun sao back bend, may want to instead step in w/L foot behind his R heel. L fun sao should be an elbow strike to throat at closest, out to septum strike/hair grab if far away. While clubbing, R hand can wu sao to chest, trapping his R punch in inner crook of wrist. As do fun sao, hold his R arm there and he breaks it as he falls. Further: if resists armbreak or fall, can turn R wu into a bil to throat or palmheel to abd/groin. Alternate followup (CR, 6/15/94): palmheel retracts to wu sao (oR-oR) as L pak launches in fun (man?) sao down centerline to face. Notes: L pak must not stick on his arm. Keep pak hand vertical (helps to keep elbow down). Do not lay the hand down, do not curl the fingers over, certainly avoid using a thumb for a grab. This is application of myj2:5-6. If the R hand gets caught inside his R (iR-iR), 2rd move can be another L pak w/R palmheel/bil/claw to chin/face/etc. Warning: regardless of followup, remember to do the first move correctly, including a shin strike as part of the leg check. Inside pak sao: 5-4 Respond to a (high) right punch with a lead hand pak over to but not past L shoulder. Punch underneath paking hand with guard hand. Footwork: shift R and toh ma to diagonal R. Common mistakes: no shift, crossing feet by stepping with L across to your R, punching over your paking hand. Notes: do not turn body to face opponent. Keep hips and torso facing offside to aggressor. *Keep punching elbow high to stay close to his punching arm, not down as in outside pak sao. By keeping it high, you are covering yourself. If the elbow is low, you leave a valley over your elbow; he can hit you, especially if your pak is weak. Turning in to face opponent robs your punch of reach and power. Try to make your pak snatch or throw his punch over your shoulder, sucking him into your counterpunch. Can be done with straight in toh ma (9/22). Followup 1: shift L/step (brace stepping), lop his R arm w/L and R punch. (2/11/94) Followup 2: fun sao to the inside line. Followup to 2: shift inwards and use paking hand to wan kuen to back of head. Keep offhand in wu sao, leaves you wide open on his inside otherwise. Next: toh ma so that rear foot is to the outside of his foot, then use punching hand to jerk head/neck away/back as sweep (like tan pak noy jutt jing gerk). Alternate followup to 2: after lop and punch or fun sao, shoot striking hand to side of neck, huen around and bend him down into a headlock, forearm horizontal across his throat, head under you armpit. Pull up w/forearm and push down w/armpit to choke. Offhand checks his same-side arm. Important: do not stop fun arm, hit his neck almost w/elbow and keep the forearm moving to wrap immediately. Once there, hit w/offhand elbow, choke, knee, whatever. Lots of wrestlers in this country, most know how to escape headlocks. Variation 1: wang gerk as a stop-hit instead of toh ma ftwk. Hands do inside pak sao as normal. Variation 2: ftwk, pak as normal, but step close and use hay jahng (upward elbow) to jaw/face instead of punch. Low pak sao: 5-3 pak straight down, suck gut in as punch over their strike. Notes: rear heel comes off of ground, no other footwork. Raise guard a bit high to create opening for them to punch low into. Try to hug an imaginary ball. For training, punch where their head would be if they aren't ducking, so you can reach for maximum extension w/safety. Followups: punch instantly snaps into R low gon sao for the back of his punching arm as toh ma in and use L to kidney punch. From there, followthrough w/gon sao as windup and uppercut as shift L to blast his stance w/leg/knee contact. ***WORK ON THIS(9/27/93)***. Tan pak sao: 5-14 Tan sao (shift), then pak and palm strike to face(toh ma). (2-beat move, do it fast). Can use bent tan sao to trap and pull his punch forward w/shift. See Drills for drill version. Notes: use this version if the opponent is very big, strong, or "barreling in". The shift guides the punch offline. Do not swing tan hand off center until make contact, he might be jabbing, feinting, or just fast. Variation: Tan sao punching arm to contact, then pak and punch. If opponent blocks punch with L (crossblock, oR-iL, with little force), pak it and palm strike with punching arm. Lying tan sao, lon tan sao Like above, but faster. CR taught it 6/14/94 using lon tan sao (1st extension of hand in 1st Form 2), forearm flat. Drive the tan hand down the centerline until it makes contact, do not swing the hand off center or you expose your center. By driving down the center, you will be making contact. If he retracts the punch as a fast jab, you are coming in w/ tan sao to hit him. If he punches to you, your tan sao will cover you. Using toh ma footwork, you will shift just a little, but not a full 45 degrees. The tan hand should flop back into "willow-leaf" tan sao (the bent-wrist palmheel from the bong sao portion of 1st Fom). As the 2nd beat of the move, L pak his arm as R palmheel for face. This strike is designed to cup the chin naturally. Strike for the centerline of the chin directly back towards the spine. Proper force and angle can split his jawbone by forcing the ends outwards around the skull. Followup: if he blocks across his centerline w/L to an oR-iL ref.point, take R pak off his R arm and flop it L into another willow-leaf tan sao as you retract your blocked R tan. Cycle R over into a pak on his outside L arm as L tan sao strikes in palmheel for point of chin. ("threading hand"). Note: can work this from a static position (locked shins, extended punching arm) as a drill. Pak-tan-pak (10/4/93) Pak sao and he blocks w/L, but not across his centerline. Choh ma R as pull his inner wrist w/ outside crook of a (tight) tan sao(palm angled for palmheel) and feel springiness of his punch tension. Use springiness like a jutt sao and pak his inner forearm w/your L arm as simul. R palmheel to face. Don't have to shift on tan sao. Variation: if he blocks across his centerline hard, thread L under your blocked R arm and angled tan sao to open him up, pulling back w/tan. Cycle R over and pak his inner R arm as L palmheel to face. ("threading hand"). Notes: the shift R/pulling tan sao is part of a sensitivity drill in Section 8. As shift/tan, can punch at same time. On the other hand, may want to skip punch in favor of accentuating the following pak/trap. So: 1) B picks up A's punch w/tan and shifts and punches, then L punch lops A's R inner elbow/forearm and R hand palms/punches/elbows.(2 beats) 2) A punches, B pak saos. A blocks w/ L hand (meeting outside of B's R punch). B shifts R/tan/punch, then paks A's L arm w/ L as strike w/R. (3 beats) Offside pak sao (standard v. a left punch) Can do normal against a left punch, but puts you inside where he can reach with both arms. Preferred: pak with lead hand, and punch with left. Footwork: step forward w/ L foot and lock L shin-L shin. Bong sao: defensive arm position. Elbow higher than wrist, forearm down and outwards, hand limp. Off hand guards as wu sao. Notes: can use bong sao as armbreaker (other hand traps wrist of punching arm) or to wind about his arm in a kind of reverse figure 4. Bong sao is default arm position for kicking-side arm during wang gerk. Bong sao vs. straight punch: 5-22 In reponse to a L punch, R bong sao, L wu sao as choh ma or toy ma to your L. Bring wu sao high enough to cover the face if the bong sao collapses. Drive the bong elbow forward, not up. Notes: Shift. See Fun sao counters using bong sao as a counter to the pull. Tan sao "Palm up hand". Elbow about 1 spread hand's(@ 8 inches) from ribs. Forearm at 45 degrees to floor, palm up. If the elbow is angled outwards, catching a hook at the wrist will collapse the tan sao. The tan sao wrist is at forehead level, and not on the centerline. The idea is so that, if a hook's arc is shallow enough to fall short of reaching you, that you not reach forward to make contact with his arm and get your arm jerked down/across. Block where his arm has to pass through if it is to hit you. Do not aim the tan sao at his arm, that's not the point. Use choh ma to aim tan sao at incoming swinging attack. Comment: can also do tan sao as a whipping motion, not just as an elbow-driven punch using a rigid angled forearm as the contact surface. I never got comfortable with this, as I tended to overextend the tan sao arm when whipping. Probably has to do with timing. My keeping the tan arm as a rigid, angular push forward rather than a whip keeps me from overextending and losing coverage. The disadvantage is that I am slowing my tan's impact by keeping it rigid, retarding the velocity. Maybe if I think of it as a backpalm strike on a bag. The tan sao hand should whip up and across the face to cover the face, in case the opponent is faster than you. Keep covered. Quan sao (small) A defense against a high roundhouse kick. In response to a R roundhouse kick, choh ma L and L tan sao with a R bong sao (with the elbow bent in acutely). Notes: the acute bong sao is actually more of a gwai jahng. The tan sao alone should stop the kick, the acute bong sao attacks the shin with a downward angled elbow strike. Must shift strongly to allow elbow to reach shin, I wasn't managing it well. Followup: shift and step in with pak sao, or pak/hammerhand. Quan sao (small) against a punch: shift w/quan sao to stay on outside of punch, let bong sao roll as tan sao lops his punching wrist, bong sao rolls/sticks/strikes. Notes: shift as would if simply doing bong sao. Quan allows tan hand to be present and faster for lop, as well as being a second defense. Can also do elbow break using chest and lop, same as in fun sao counter. Quan sao (large) Quan sao (small) For small quan sao, shift L w/L in tan, R in gwai jahng. R hand/back wrist touches L elbow, R elbow about 1 fist spaced from L tan hand. Shift smoothly, try to contact incoming weapon with both arms simultaneously. To shift back for a followup attack from the other side, R hand comes up from inside tan elbow and passes face to cover it as shift into quan sao. Keep elbowing hand curled into chest. Note: let tan wrist bend back to guide his punch low. This keeps him from punching low w/other hand, sets him up so his clear line is high. Several combinations against 2 punches: small quan (step diag) then tan and palmheel (step into opponent) (seep ma). small quan (shift) then tan lops his wrist and gwai jahng (shift) small quan (shift) then shoulder smash to elbow, arm in bong sao (step into elbow) small quan (shift) then fun sao (shift) small quan sao (shift) then pak sao (toh ma) small quan sao (shift) then high pak/low strike (toh ma). Wu sao L hand is over solar plexus, hand flat and vertical, little finger edge-on to opponent. Push R to edge of torso. Do not pronate palm, do not curl fingers. Against an angled swing, keep on centerline, shift to face attack. DD 11/9/93: can "snap" outer wrist forward by bending thumb-side of hand inwards, feels like popping the fist upwards on a vertical fist to punch with the small knuckles. Gon sao (double) In stance, one leg leading, lead-side arm is slightly bent, wrist on centerline about waist level, palm down and flat, fingers pointed across. Off-side arm is high, elbow across centerline and forearm is 45 degrees to floor outwards, palm's heel at forehead level. Keep elbows close together or you have a hole in your defense. High hand slices in half-circle down to take place of low hand (as in First Form) as low hand rolls outward and up and across to move into high arm. Chop into it. Move hands first, then shift stance for coverage and power. The hands should chop into the attack. The hands can be used separately. Note: the hack motion should be forward, into the opponent. This is contrasted w/gwat sao, which chops inwards to you, pulling him closer to you. As a drill: combine with turning horse stance. Lead leg matches high arm. Can also do on wooden dummy. Fook sao A crane wing-like move, redirect punch away from you by trapping in crook of wrist. Need to move elbow outwards away from you down your centerline and turn in stance to the inside, do not fold arm across chest or pull arm into you. Keep palm flat and downwards, with fingers pointed at opponent. If raise elbow high, will be trying to push his arm sideways with a horizontal section of your arm - this won't work. Keep the elbow down. Gum sao Drop the palm straight down the centerline, normally shifting inward. Hand angles back to forearm like wu sao. Elbow locks. Photos #33-34 in Sil lum tao. Jutt sao Jerk the offending opponent's limb inwards to you, using the crook of the inner wrist. This is not fook sao. For jutt sao, the motion is a jerk towards you. Like fook sao, keep the hand flat, palm down, fingers pointed at the opponent. Manual 5-33 vs low punch. Jumm sao Drop the elbow. Shift inwards and drop the elbow down, forearm to horizontal and on the centerline. Thrust forwards with the elbow/arm and take control of the centerline. Photo #40 in sil lum tao. For best effect, rotate forearm along long axis slightly upon contact to guide/chop his strike off the centerline. Jumm sao is not a chop with the hand, it is a drop of the elbow. Jumm sao can be used as a parry against a punch, a block or attack against a kick, or a throw (see double gon sao variation). Manual 5-34 vs low punch. 5-36 vs a roundhouse kick (can add a tai sut (upward knee) vs a roundhouse as in 5-37). Tan sao against hook: 5-12 Tan sao as choh ma in direction of incoming attack as simultaneous punch on centerline. Notes: Cocking the tan sao telegraphs and slows it down: don't. The same applies to the punch. Tan sao needs to have wrist at eye level, not lower. Gwai jahng Followup: after a L tan sao and R punch v a R hook, respond to a L hook by loping w/ R arm to his L elbow (from the inside, over the top) and pulling as you toh ma and L gwai jahng. The block is like a slashing chop to his arm. Gwai jahng Followup Notes: make contact w/ L hook just above elbow to more effectively intercept hook. Don't wrap thumb around arm. Pull/step/elbow at same time. Fun sao followup: after tan sao and punch, shift and step in as punching hand chops outward at his arm and tan arm funs to neck/head. Fun sao followup notes: (6/27) the chopping hand isn't bothering to grab, it just hacks at his 2nd arm to deflect the blow. The chopping hand also needs to hack more downwards than outwards across your body, which opens you up. Aim for the crook of the elbow: the crease can catch your chop, transferring more energy, and the impact to the inner fold of the hinge can collapse the elbow, further weakening his strike. The bulge of the forearm is also a good place to strike, to stimulate the brachial? nerve. Keep your chopping forearm more vertical than horizontal. Brace stepping or a full toh ma w/shift works, but you need to close with your opponent. Shifting properly adds power and range to the fun sao. *Drive the fun sao with the elbow. Step into the attack, not straight at the person. This creates a push-cut [not a draw-cut] sawblade effect on the fun sao, can smash him backwards. Drive the force the way you are facing, do not just whip the fun hand sideways. Pak sao followup: as he comes in w/his second hook, pak his inner L elbow and cycle R hand for sternum strike. Pak sao followup notes: Works best if you step into the 1st hook w/tan sao, then into him w/pak sao, almost as if you are doing diagonal ftwk (seep ma?). Drive forward w/L elbow for two reasons: as a strike, and to use elbow to position him for the pak sao. Raise the R elbow on this punch to angle downward over your paking forearm. Practiced this aiming for the sternum, not the face. This is the version of pak sao DD taught me to use from poon sao. Pak sao-lop sao Pak sao, attacker paks punch, roll punching arm into bong sao and move elbow forward, to travel over his blocking hand and hook arm down as chop, punch, or hammerfist to high. Notes: On the pak sao - in practice, remember to throw a centerline punch, do not anticipate his block. If he doesn't block, hit him. The paking hand should return to guard position quickly and smoothly, then come over paked punch forearm (in bong sao) and lop his wrist (do not use thumb to grab his wrist), press downward to trap his crossed hands against his waist/legs. The elbow should continue moving forward, and the punching arm should stick("melt") to the paking arm. ??? Move elbow forward seems to overextend for a straight punch. Try it for a while, then ask. Followup: if he keeps his R arm free,
he is likely to block your strike from the bong sao
(oR-oR). Lop his R wrist and L palmheel to his kidney.
Teaching Note: was teaching this as a demo and the student rolled the elbow over and forward, separated the R arm from my blocking L completely, and elbowed me in the face. Moral: keep your awareness up. Kicking followup: from the lop sao strike, let the R (striking) hand wrap around the back of the neck to control, then cross-stomp w/lead R foot to the inside of his R knee, then wang gerk to his inner L knee. The first can be a stomping kick, or just a swat with the inner edge of heel/instep. The wang gerk can either drive through or scrape down the leg. Do this fast. No need to shift centerline for either. Get the neck secured, push down but do not pull him to where he can bearhug you. Pak sao>bong sao and palmheel (7/94 CR) Another followup to pak sao. An alternative to pak sao-lop sao, especially good if he grabs your punching hand as part of his block. Pak sao, attacker paks punch, roll punching arm into bong sao and move elbow forward. Drive forward with the R hand staying in bong sao, keeping constant pressure on his L arm to trap his R arm, and use the L to palmheel to face. Can use your R (bong) hand to hook or otherwise catch his R arm as well. Use R bong elbow, not wrist, pressure. Pak sao>low gon and punch From outside pak sao, punching arm elbow can snap out as fist opens and arcs counterclockwise into a high-angled low gon sao, striking just above the back of the elbow (nerve) as guarding hand rear kidney punches. Can followup this with gon sao/uppercut with rear sweep/stomp if want, but not required. Notes: can use low gon and punch as an entry move against an uppercut (5-39), or as a followup move to pak sao. Mix and match, object-oriented fighting. Another followup to pak sao From outside pak sao, punching hand can jerk down to lop his punching arm as pak hand (already returned to guard, right?) punches for under ear. Notes: DD prefers forearm bulge as a better grab target than wrist. Lop jerks his shoulder down and forward, exposing ear. Target is socket under ear (nerve center), use one-knuckle punch. Steve's followup: if his L hand does anything, L high gon and gum (trapping arms) w/ R punch or L high gon and R uppercut. Another followup to pak sao 7/9/94 CR If he paks oR-iL, instead of pak sao-lop sao, can simply cycle the hands and L vertical punch. Like bong sao andpalmheel, great if tangled or R grabbed. Bong sao-fun sao: Against a R punch, L bong sao as pivot R, then guard hand comes up and over, grasping punching wrist and pulls aggressor in (lop sao), as bong sao hand comes over in an arcing out chop. Notes: bong sao does not have to ride the forearm, may barely touch the punching arm. The pivot and the guarding hand cover the centerline. Stay fluid for best results. Bong sao: start with elbow only abut 45 degrees from straight, not bent acutely. By contacting with bong sao arm bent outwards, you get more range, and have the option of going inside if wish. Pak wan kuen/gum sao: 5-8 To defend against a R punch: step off to L (hips turned in direction of motion), as swing L arm across to grasp punching wrist. Take wrist to your R hip. R arm swings in a large raking punch. May strike with second row of knuckles. If he blocks, pull hand down using gum sao and pin it, then you strike (using paking hand) with a palm to face. Notes: keep hips turned away from opponent to add power and range to your first strike, just as in inside pak sao. Do not let go of the punching arm until it is trapped with his second hand. Alternative followup (S): After bringing off hand down with gum sao, maintain arm contact and ride over his forearm with gum hand in a midsection punch. Forward pressure from punch will maintain trap. To loosen up, swing arms in a pair of big loops. Another: As he R punches (lunging, fast), shift R and pick up his arm with a R tan sao as L punch for head. Then step in w/R as L lops his inner elbow/forearm and R punches/palms/elbows. Notes: The tan is almost like a fook or jutt. Bend the palm upwards (as if chambering wrist for palmheel) to create a crook to guide his outer wrist away from you. Just shift on the first move (helps if your partner lunge punches fast). Your 2nd attack will vary. The wrist is chambered for a palmheel, but if want a little more range, punch. If too jammed in to punch comfortably, elbow (gwai jahng). Another: as R punch comes in, L palmheel to elbow as R palmheel down to their wrist (R jutt sao). L palmheel should be slightly inferior to elbow. Both of your hands should be flat and pointed at the target (hand on wrist can do an eyejab). Footwork: rear foot slides backward and front foot follows. Notes: keep elbow (esp.R) down. Do not let fingers wrap around their arm. If push their elbow high, get better leverage for pulling down. Keep your elbows in. This is a dislocator/breaker. Low gon sao vs. uppercut 5-39 Shift towards the uppercut and attack his arm with low gon sao as off hand simultaneously punches. Notes: similar to tan sao vs. hook (5-12). Shift towards attack and block/strike. The gon sao should damage his punching arm. Do not look at the attack. Centerline pole shocking improves power for this movement. Gon sao, uppercut: 5-40 Gon sao (L hand is high, turning to R) and step deep (inner R thighs touching), R hand winds R and uppercuts horizontally (shift L). Notes: step deep, shift. Centerline shifts to cross at 45 degrees, in direction of high gon hack. If centerline is still aimed at them at conclusion of gon sao, no room for shift L to give uppercut force. Keep both hands in a good gon sao, don't let it collapse. Deep inner knee contact and shift upsets their balance, and in conjunction with uppercut, blasts them off their feet. Try to "scoop water" for the feel the uppercut should have. Followup: step to rear with rear foot and sweep/hook their leg leg forward by dragging lead foot (backwards toh ma). Immediately after drag, disengage lead foot and wang gerk to leg in knee area (depending on sweep, front/side/back of knee may be facing you). Remember to bong sao with wang gerk. Double gon sao vs front kick and punch: 5-41 For a R kick, step diagonal forward w/L foot, hips facing 45 degrees to L as hands do gon sao (L hand high). Bring R foot up and back in, first 45 degreesL then R to become lead foot. As R foot moves forward, pak punch w/L high hand and punch w/R hand. Notes: Step away fast or kick hits. Keep elbows close together or you leave a hole. Pak can gain power from the turn to R at midpoint of step. If punch is not coming, punch anyway. Second part of footwork is step and drag as normal, be sure to step in enough. Can upset his balance with lead thigh into back/side of his lead thigh. Training note: if just taught double gon sao as drill w/ shifting, caution they do not have to shift as they do gon sao. Otherwise, they can end up w/ hands 1/2beat off from feet (gon sao as come to center, pak sao as step off centerline). Tip: don't need to shift w/gon sao, hands are insurance in case footwork is sloppy or slow. Also, don't need to cycle R hand in inner L elbow if stepping to L, just drop hands into position and blast into it. L hand moves directly into high position "sort of" like gwat sao. Remember to close to side, hack to side. *Shock step* - If comfortable with technique, begin move with a rear foot stomp for explosive speed. Do not bounce or skip, use stomp to push off quickly. Stomp also distracts to focus on where you were. Variation: footwork identical. Instead of pak sao, do a double jumm sao. R hand(low) goes under kicking leg's knee and shoots forward/up as L hand shoots forward in push to shoulder/palmheel to jaw/etc. Notes: for training, keep lower jumm sao bent upward to trap their leg in crook of arm. This gives control and catches them before they fly off. Variation: instead of pak sao, pull lead knee up centerline and wang gerk his supporting leg. (gon gerk vs front kick 5-43) Remember lead arm is bong sao on wang gerk. Gon sao and bong sao takedown against a roundhouse kick 7/9/94 CR Against a R roundhouse kick: toy ma SE w/R to face into the kick and gon sao (R high), then low arm rotates into bong sao as high gon changes to grab behind his knee. Pull to point his knee down. Shift at him as twist lower leg and step in to take him down. You want to trap his foot outside of your shoulder, not let his ankle slide up to your neck. Stay tight or he can slip out. Get one hand free to ward off an opportunistic R backhand. Also avoid leaning forward, which makes it easier for him to hit your face w/his R hand. If he retracts kick and R punches: L pak as curl R onto your chest and R loy tiu gerk. Note: I kept not stepping back far enough w/toy ma, so kept ending up doing a roundhouse knee strike instead of loy tiu gerk. The R arm curls up (I think) to avoid it being thrown down as a counterweight to the leg (like a thai kick). Keeping the R arm up and tight keeps it near the centerline for when you finish the kick and face opponent again. Fun sao high: 5-24 In response to a R punch, contact outer edge of punching arm with outer edge of your lead arm. Reach over and grab the wrist, then turn (do not step) R and pull their arm past you as your L hand out chops to face/neck. Or: contact outer edge of punching arm with tan sao. Rotate palm out and jerk down, pulling wrist past you, and chop outwards w/ left hand. Notes: do not pull wrist into you, but past you. No foot movement, all done by turning in stance. The chop is almost 45 degrees down, to act as a block against an incoming second punch, and the arms' movement is like the extend in First Form. By angling down, the chop can block an offhand strike. The chop is done with the entire arm. Fun sao - arm bar followup: He punches, (R-R), do fun sao. Then shift L as pull fun arm in towards you, trapping the upper inside of his R elbow in the crook of your L elbow as R-R lop presses against underside of his R wrist, putting him into a kind of figure 4 armbar. Shift strong and take down. Notes: shift smooth, smooth transition. Your hands are changing from a fun sao to the R arm-over-L arm position from sil lum tao, also beginning position for arm extensions, also position arms held in for shifting practice. If forearms not even and parallel, lose strength of position. Fun sao-pak sao Fun sao (choh ma), then striking hand wu saos his lead arm as step in and punch/palm. Notes: footwork varies. If he is far, use toh ma to close range to punch. If too close to step, do a second choh ma. Fun sao low (6/24 CR) Against a R punch: L paks as step deep, turning L into deep horse, R low fun sao to his kidney area. Notes: ftwk like tan lop pai jahng. Double fun sao 5-26 Fun sao, then if off punch comes high across OR he blocks, reverse the move. Remember to choh ma or brace step. Or: chop rotates into tan sao, then turns and jerks past, right arm chopping outwards. Footwork can vary. Fun sao - gum sao Fun sao, but when he blocks with rear hand, use fun sao hand to lop it down with gum sao (remember to push into his body) and trap his arms (like pak wan kuen/gum sao 5-8), hit (punch/palm) with other hand. Notes: trap his hands w/gum sao and punch w/offhand. Fun gerk: 5-27 Contact punching arm with outer edge of forearm and pull punch past your R hip as L arm fun sao as R heel stomps his R knee. Notes: L foot does not move, R foot only moves to stomp. Keep L knee bent slightly for balance and protection, do not go up on ball/toes. A fast response. Pull low with R elbow low for a)protect ribs, b) better leverage and stronger pull if elbow down (also why punches delivered this way). Remember, since kicks are at punch range, can deliver a gerk any time using toh ma footwork. Fun sao back bend: 5-28 Lead hand paks, pivot on R foot and step w/ L thigh behind his R thigh as L arm shoots through to "extend" down. Elbow to collarbone (hand must be higher than elbow for power and leverage), shock L hip forward as L elbow strikes down, and throw. As throw, palm/palmheel to bladder while he is bent backwards. Notes: hesitating in middle loses momentum. Stay smooth. Close in quickly. Fun sao - shoulder smash 7/12/94 CR Against a R punch: fun sao, striking w/L. If he blocks (oL-oL), lop L-L and shift L as step directly W w/L foot. Use the shift for the lop to help straighten his arm out. Also at same time shift so R shoulder slams into elbow as armbreak. This should also be usable as a counter to fun sao. Notes: as aggressor, keep L arm bent slightly during training for safety. Fun, fun and lop, palmheel against 2 punches 8/17/94 CR Against a R punch, use R fun sao(shift L). Chop at his head from L shoulder, clearing down the middle. If he fakes and there is no arm contact, hit him. This is not a karate-like high block, any more than bong sao is. If a L punch comes in, L fun sao (shift R), go for lop of his L wrist. R palmheel strikes his L elbow as you shift L and step diagonal L. Notes: do not step into him, will be too close to have elbows straight for elbow break, and will be close enough he can hit you w/ his R. Variation: use jumm sao for more of a control takedown move than a break. Followup: as step L into arm, can add a loy tiu gerk to his inner thigh (use toe), inner knee/shin (use shin/instep). In this case, the armbreak may be slighted, and turn to a 2h lop in order to use him to balance yourself properly. The shin should be horizontal when hitting for shift/step to help impact. This kick is across, not upwards. Fun sao counters: 1 (armbreak): block L fun w/L wu, then lop and shift L as hammer w/your loped R punch into his abd/groin. At same time, your R shoulder breaks his L elbow (which is straight from your shift L and lop). Notes: the R hammer improves both the lop (same pull as fun or archery draw/arm extensions) and moves R shoulder forward for armbreak. Alternate: counter fun sao w/ fun sao. Separate hands widely to allow your chest to break his elbow. 2(trap): block L fun w/L wu, then lop his L wrist down as bring R hand up(he still has grip on your R wrist), grab his L wrist w/ your free R hand to trap both arms(as in 6-8 hand trap off grab), and punch w/L. The swirl of hands can stay on the centerline, and feels a lot like pak sao. If he lets go of your R wrist w/his R hand, still lop the L fun arm down, press w/L gum sao, and punch w/R. 3(bong): when he pulls your arm across for fun sao, rotate your pulled arm elbow into bong sao and step deep into him (between his feet), ramming him with bong sao. Notes: step deep. Time your step to smash him with his pull. You can knock him far back. Rotate elbow well into a bong sao. Offhand stays in wu sao, no fencer balancing routines. Do not turn your body in a sideways lunge, keep the bong sao centered. Training: step back, don't let bong sao hit you much. Chest still hurts two weeks after, might have separated cartilage layers slightly. Can practice this as a drill with just the pull and bong, add the R-R contact in some way for technique. 4(another armbreak): block his fun sao hand w/ wu sao, then lop L-L and shift L as locked R palmheel breaks his elbow. Notes: originally learned this as an entry move against a R punch, works fine as followup to fun sao. Be careful in training! Arm is not punching the palmheel at his elbow, the shift is doing the work. 5(takedown): Roy 1/4/94: block his fun sao hand w/ wu sao, then lop L-L and shift L as R gwai jahng to back of his tricep forces him down. Notes: do not try point of elbow to tricep, angle the forearm so your forearm is not on the same plane as his humerus. Use the front edge of the elbow, not the point, for a more certain strike. Did not feel good with this in practice, might work @full speed w/ a full power gwai jahng. Lop sao and palmheel Originally
learned as a followup to pak sao-lop sao. On an oR-oR,
lop his R wrist and L palmheel to his kidney. Lop sao and neck grab (6/15/94) As a R punch comes in, raise R hand to make contact (tan sao). Once oR-oR contact is made, lop his wrist and pull him to you and right as your L hand graps the back of his neck (shoulder or humerus if he is a big man, or has long arms) and fling him to SE. This is an application of myj 1:4. Footwork: shift for the lop and neck grab, step NW w/L foot quickly (like 1st step of triangular footwork). High strike version: release R lop into a R palmheel to face or forearm clothesline to neck/face. If step past him and try not to lock up inner R legs, will preserve more of his momentum for the face hit. Low strike version: release R lop and step deep NW into a forward stance (go low) as R rotates on shoulder and punches between thighs and past groin to strike groin w/forearm (thumb-side bony edge). If do this low strike, pull his punching hand high for clearance. Turn the striking shoulder forward for a shoulder strike to the body. The shoulder is a weapon, which is something football players remember. Notes: drive tan hand forward to make contact, do not swing hand offline in grab until make contact. If he jerks his hand back quickly (jab or cautious) or if lop slides loose from his hand, stick w/the hand to interpose. Comment: maybe go into this off of a R lop and L punch? should work, except this move is supposed to not break his momentum. The L punch would slow him, and weaken the strike. Grappling variation (choke, 6/21): against a R punch, R lop and L neck grab w/shift L, then R hand shoots to under chin and around neck (L releases neck to grab own R wrist) as step forward in toh ma to place your R foot behind his R foot. Shift inwards to strike. ***need to review this w/CR*** Another (7/6/94 CR): off the tan lop and neck grab, R releases his R warist and willow-leaf palmheels his chin. Use R and L (still on neck) hands to turn his head 180 degrees to the L, then pull his face backwards and step back. Notes: the palmheel and turn sends him out (away form you), then the facelift sinks him back. Use the L hand on his neck to guide his face into the palmheel. Use one finger under his septum (like the headlock release) to lift his head. Do this maneuver smooth and fast. In training, place the top of his head against your chest. For the street, pull strongly and let him fall (do not follow him down). In training he should end up looking at the ceiling. For street, once he bends backwards, drop double jumm onto his collarbones, do any of the 12 strikes onto his face/neck/chest, drop his back onto your front knee, (use him as a shield against his buddy), etc. Tan pak noy jutt jing gerk: 5-9 Pak with guard hand as R hand flat out chops to their R neck as step forward. Grab neck, jerk sideways as R foot sweeps their R foot L. Notes: sideways, not at you. Pulling them to you puts them in a headlock(more later). Good footwork is essential, must have good leg-foot placement for effective sweep. Do not follow down with arms; they will just pull you down to them. Use both hands to jerk them off balance. Followups: *If they go down: pivot on your R foot, bringing your L foot from across and behind your R foot, and stomp the back of their R leg. DD: don't pivot too much, just swing leg from behind, out, and in. Be careful of knee stomps, can do permanent damage in training. *If they go to hands and knees: bring R foot across and stomp their R elbow as they try to stop their fall or to get up. Do not kick to elbow in training, kick past it to one side. *If they do not go down all the way: use R leg to kick their far (L) knee. Noy wu sao, loy yut jee chung kuen 5-5 Wu sao your opponent's punch high and punch from around it up his centerline. Stay gentle, or you will stop your strike with his parried one. Footwork is toh ma, go for the shin lock. Followup: Keep wu sao on his elbow as R jutt sao, catching his inner edge wrist in the crook of your hand as an armbreak. Or: R wu and L fun sao as in followup described for high pak and low strike. Variation: toh ma and L wu, but R comes
in an almost vertical palmheel for the chin to bend
the head backwards. Then step NW w/L and straighten
the palmheel, "rolling" the head further backwards,
as the step helps take him down. The palmheel should
cup and control his face from the strike, like palming
a basketball. Wu sao, tan sao, kidney punch (CR 6/23/94) As a R punch comes in, allow punch to travel above your R arm, and leave it where it is. Use your L to wu sao the punch over your R shoulder (do not stick to the punch) as the R arm changes into a tan sao. Apply tan sao to his R arm, superior to his elbow, and drive forward (w/your R elbow, not your wrist), to rotate him away as L strikes his floating rib/kidney area. Notes: do not cycle the hands. The L wu parries the punch behind the R arm. Cycling the hands causes the tan sao to start collapsed. Use your tan elbow, not the wrist, to turn him. Get offline, shift slightly. This is a good move against people who are bigger than you. Moves like high fun sao, outside pak sao, etc., may not work against a big man. Bong gerk: 5-23 In response to a left punch, R bong sao as L hand moves to cover high, shifting L. Turn until R hip facing enemy, and heel kick (like a side kick, with toes pointed across) to knee/hip. Jutt sao, bil sao (outside) In response to a right punch, the L hand comes over and draws in with jutt sao (use wrist, don't pak) to above R shoulder as R hand shoots out in bil sao for face. Jutt hand needs to complete circle back to wu sao position, don't leave it out above shoulder. Notes: Move fast and fluid. Step in if necessary. The bil hand will contact the punching arm and deflect it off as it strikes, the jutt hand just sets up the block for the bil hand to complete. To keep your centerline covered, scrape the underside of the jutt arm with the bil arm. Maintain contact with his arm at all times. This is an inside technique if applied to a L punch. In training, aim for the forehead (safety) or wear goggles. In reality, aim for the bones under the eyes to guide fingers in. If miss, tucked thumb will hit (keep thumb in). Footwork: like first step of seep ma (gon sao ftwk). Step diagonal left w/L foot, shift as step to face the direction you move. Like inside pak sao, this brings the bil shoulder forward, gives it more range. Followup: Lop his punching arm (or his offhand block) with the bil hand down as L hand punches to face. This followup is just like in the punch set, except the lead hand lops as it comes down/back. Alternately, could do fun sao (remember to shift). Alternately, if he turns his entire side to you OR if he is much larger and you have trouble punching above his arm, shift L as R lops his R arm and L kidney punch. Notes: DD likes to grab for forearm swelling just below the elbow-if miss grip, have entire forearm to get the grip. Specifically, aim the outer edge of hand for crease in elbow as jerk down in lop. Also, can lay thumb in outer muscle crease of forearm to hit the nerve. May want to use one-knuckle fist in L punch for penetrating. Example target for 1-knuckle: depression under ear. These followups also work for any technique that takes you to the outside (example: pak sao). Need to remember to circle the jutt hand back to a wu position between you and your opponent. Do NOT leave the jutt hand hanging out posed past your right shoulder. If you do not return the hand to a cenral position, you will end up trying to throw a backfist from your shoulder. more importantly, you are setting yourself up to have your arms trapped. Alternate followup: R bil converts to tan as shift R and move in w/L kidney strike. Next followup: L hand comes down to secure arm and R arm palmheels/punches/elbows/bil. Depends on relative size, and current range. If he blocked the L strike with his L, use your L hand to lop his arm as you shift L and R strike. Or you can try to press his arm down (using low gum sao) and trap his R arm under his L arm as you shift and R strike. Remember, hit is more important than trap. Jutt sao, bil sao (inside) In response to a right punch, lead R hand jutt sao to above L shoulder as L hand bil sao to face. Step diagonally across to bring bil shoulder toward opponent. Notes: Same as above, except that this is an OUTSIDE technique if applied to a L punch. Followup: If he blocks your L bil with his L hand, see above under second followup (L lops and pulls as shift and R strike). Punching to the body, can use your R forearm to ride his (pressed) L forearm as you punch, thereby maintaining the pressure. Use the shift to pull, do not pull with your arms. Using the upper body to pull with results in you going off-balance forward. Alternate followup: from the L-L outer reference point, can lop and grab L-L, but then R grabs to his L shoulder/back of neck and flings him to your L rear. IMMEDIATELY shift R and step-drag, bringing your L arm up in a slamming motion. This third move is like the step forward and swing of a baseball bat: the arm (bat) is trailing along behind the body, whipping forward. Can do a face grab, or a "clothesline" to face/throat. Don't aim, aiming slows you down, allows him more time to block/evade/ride with it, and robs you of power. More on inside bil sao If he doesn't block your inside bil to his R punch or blocks late, can followup by grabbing and loping his L arm with your R hand and pulling him into a L gwai jahng to face/chest. This is also a good followup to a L tan sao/R punch response to his R roundhouse. Fook bil sao 5-29 As R punch comes in, fook sao w/L as shift R, then immediately bil sao to throat/face w/same hand. Do not shift back to center, as that will reduce range of bil by retracting L shoulder. Bring L hand up, not across, to make contact w/punch before diverting it to side. Keep offhand in wu sao. Fook sao, lop sao w/palmheel 7/8/94 CR As R punch comes in, fook sao w/L as shift R, R cycles to wu sao. If a L punch follows, L-L lop as shift L> Lock elbows and R palmheel to back of his elbow. Power for the armbreak comes from the shoulders, not the arms. Keep elbows straight so as to minimize give. Huen pak 5-46 In response to a L punch, R high gon (L hand guards), R hand huens in, L hand does noy wu sao on incoming R punch as R palm strikes low. Practice this in mirror image. Notes: footwork is tricky. Choh ma 1st, then toh ma (if room) or choh ma back (if no room to step in). Do not do toh ma as you gon, will close too soon and will have no room. Alternate followup: if no second punch, L palmheel high simultaneous (po pi joan). Gon/palm, smash In response to a R punch, step diagonally L with a L high gon and R palm to abdomen, then choh ma R and L forearm smash to back of head. Notes: try to keep hand in a flat fist(ginger fist) to avoid breaking fingers if sling hand into back of skull. L arm should drop from high gon and loop (swing w/shoulder) into club. Just swing the arm fast with no particular target, will hit something. Need to follow through on high gon sao down and around as choh ma R to build the momentum for the strike. (5/9/94) Jim Harris insistent on another hand position: bend hand upwards as for palmheel strike and outwards (ab- in anatomical position) to have fingers trail along behind the swinging arm. Impact surface base of thumb/heel, sort of halfway between a palm heel and a ridgehand. It does protect fingers at least as well as a flat fist. (5/11/94) Roy: Jim is wrong, ignore hand position. If too jammed in, may want to step clockwise w/R backwards as clubbing to create distance between for club. Followups: see high pak with low strike for a chain. Can go into fun sao back bend w/armbreaker. Jao sao (CR: jull sao) "Running hand" or "disengaging hand". Jao sao is a counter to pak sao. To use as an entering technique, R punch, and he responds with outside pak sao. Use the energy of his pak and rotate the forearm counter-clockwise on the immovable elbow to hit him in L side of neck/head while paking his punch. Pak somewhat gently, or will drive his counterpunch into your jao. ??doesn't make sense-assumes he will block?? Followup: If he blocks to his outside w/L, pak his inner L elbow w/L as jao hand "reverse" jao to return to centerline and strike up centerline. Don't backfist, line up forearm aiming at target and lunge forward. Notes: Pivot jao on the elbow, strike using elbow for force, not hand. Followups: he may block your jao with his L hand (L-L reference point). If so, DD showed 3 followups: a) if his blocking arm is rigid, jutt his hand as choh ma R and punch abd w/L (myj set 2). b) if his blocking arm is soft, continue ccw movement of jao into low gum sao, and punch w/L. c) point fingers across your body and pull w/inside edge of wrist to his wrist. Feel for the springiness of his resistance and allow your hand to chop his throat. (myj set 2) Notes: Mix andmatch hands. Do not have to do this sequence, could go into any of the followups from pak wan kuen and he blocks w/wu, at which point you are at same reference point as if he blocked jao w/wu. Variation 5/94 (RoyJM): instead of pivoting the entire forearm at the elbow, keep the elbow relatively frozen and pivot more at the shoulder until forearm is on line w/face, then punch. This results in a hooking motion, rather than a windmill motion. The movement is smaller, tighter, faster, and has more forward impact. Told to practice jao sao this way from now on. Gwat sao Part of muk yan jong set. Extend arm, facing palm to them. Rotate wrist along long axis of the forearm to face palm to you. The outer edge of the forearm will chop into their attacking arm. Want the twist of the forearm to pull them towards you, unlike th hack outwards and forwards of gon sao. Good followups include jao sao c) above. From R-R reference point Go into the r-r ref by R punch to their face, wait for them to block to outside. If they do something else, you should also. If block is soft: R lops and pulls as you choh ma R and L punch to face. L lops from face to inner elbow and R strikes (punch/palm/elbow/bil/ etc.). If block is hard: L shoots like a bil sao under your right arm for his face (can really be a bil sao). As the L shoots forward, your L arm will scrape your R arm and shave his R block away to your L, in the same way the punch in pak sao can deflect his punch if the pak fails. Choh ma L (lop his R arm with your L arm) and R fun sao to face. Note: the bil scrape can be either above or below your punch arm. Maintain constant contact with his arm, don't block and retract, sweep arm and retract, etc. Knife defense (9/20/93) Against a knife jab to the stomach, toh ma L as slap hands inwards and down. The L hand is a slap to knock the knife away from its target (do not grab the wrist), and should have the fingers pointing in and down. The right hand is a ginger fist aimed for the biceps (practice by slapping the biceps with fingertips of an open hand, or partners will hate you). Low punch defense (11/2/93) Use the hand motion of the knife defense above as the toh ma becomes the first part of seep ma. For the second part, shift R and toh ma in w/ R doing a low gon sao to the back of his R arm and a L kidney punch (step deep). Shift L and uppercut (scooping water, but don't throw R hand far out behind you on the followthrough on the low gon sao). After the shift/uppercut, step to L w/ your L and sweep his R w/ your R. Don't worry too much about the sweep taking him down, just do enough to disrupt his stance. Followup with kicks (back of knee, elbow, etc). Counterpunch Against a R punch, L punch. Contact inner L to his outer R, blast to deflect him off centerline, and hit. May shift inwards to help deflect and track his center. Or: Against a R punch, deliver a good R punch down the centerline and deflect his incoming attack. Poon sao "rolling the ball" position with 1 hand inside and 1 outside. To pak sao from poon sao: from a high outside rp, pak across (trapping his other hand under arm) and punch w/ other arm (which, having been on the high inside, will loop on centerline from bong sao). To lop from poon sao: from low inside rp, wait for his fook sao to pressure across the body instead of forward, and roll the elbow forward (trapping that side arm) and strike. More on this near the end of Section 8, in the chi sao section. Triceps strike/tan and punch This starts with A doing a R punch/push/grab at B's chest. B can have hands down at waist to leave high opening. B L wu sao and R arm floats up, relaxed hand popping into fist, knuckles popping into underside of upper arm. This is done AS you step to L (w/L foot, don't cross feet over mutual centerline) in first of the 3-step sequence of seep ma(gon sao/pak sao footwork). Once offline to L, shift to R. As shift, R hand will slide under and enters tan sao position, checking his R arm, as finish seep ma and L punches to kidney. *Application of muk yan jong form move.* Notes: the triceps strike (see 6-41) does not work as well if he doesn't straighten his arm fully. This works best if he straightens his arm fully and rotates fist over to palm down (standard karate punch). Helps to keep your arm straight; if your arm is bent, doesn't flap upwards w/ as much velocity or the bend absorbs some of the impact. Roy comment: typical gon sao/pak sao seep ma footwork is NW(shift 90 degreesR), NE. For this one, can go NW(maybe take longer step)(shift 135 degrees), E. May help to target the kidney better. Gon/huen/bong and punch 5/14/94 Against a R punch: R high gon, then huen over the top and roll R arm into bong sao as L punches/palmheels for his R kidney. Notes: Gon just enough to get the punch off line. Toh ma with the bong sao, step in to trap the leg. Drive forward with the elbow to turn him offline. A mistake is to snake around his arm; instead, rotate into your bong sao as if his arm isn't there. Move him, not move around him. If he is sensitive, he may drop his arm down, making it hard to turn him beacuse you must push down with the bong sao, and his lowered arm will be covering his kidney. If his arm goes too low, continue to press his arm w/bong (perhaps in more of a gum sao or low gon sao) and strike high to face w/L. Gum sao versus front kick (RJM 5/23/94) 5-32 Do not move directly back, he will just chase you down. In stance (R ft forward). He will front kick strongly. Step SE w/R into a NW-facing L leading stance (toy ma footwork, the centerline will shift inwards). R gum sao for protection. His momentum will end w/you facing him, on his L outside line. Counter-attack w/a R rising kick (shin?) to his under-thigh or knee. Notes: As R gum sao, L hand goes high wu in case he pops the kick high, or turns w/a L backfost or elbow. If you overshift (more than 45 degrees), you will end w/your centerline not facing him. This toy ma footwork is very much like the defensive footwork in the 3-sectional staff class. Po pi joan 6/16/94 Set 5 of myj. bring hands on centerline, palmheels, heels touching, fingers pointed vertical or nearly so. Launch from central point diagonally up/down. Pak andfun 6/29/94 Against
a R punch, L pak and R fun (or punch) with toh ma (not
choh ma). If he blocks w/L (oR-iL), thread L hand under
and press his L off your R as you continue inwards to
hit him. The L presses his L away, then can lop and press it down as a trap. I kept not threading my L hand through for a full lop on his wrist; but often only managed a 1-2-finger hook of his wrist. Also, if I was not paying attention, I would start cocking the R hand or rolling it over into the pak sao-lop sao strike. Pak and hammerfist 6/10/94 CR Against a R punch: Step in w/toh ma ftwk as usual for pak sao. L pak the punch as R cycles and slashes as hammerfist 45 degrees downwards at head. Shift slightly R to aid R arm. If pak fails, R should still clear. Very difficult. Work on timing the shift correctly and extending the hammerfist for range. Slashing block 7/27/94 Against a hook, shift into attack and slash down/out at 45 degrees angle, like the hammerhand above. Offhand cycles into wu sao. Brutally effective. Idea is to attack the nerve running down the top of the forearm (look it up). Think of the hand being heavy and slash freely to waist level. Works well as drill against 2 hooks: slash-block against the first, then slash-block and gwai jahng to sternum as step in. (be careful, this is a powerful move). against a low punch: 10/6/94 CR drop R hand down as L goes high. R stays on centerline, does not swing outwards. (was this a gum sao??) Low punches 10/6/94 CR was telegraphing badly. Launch arm 1st, then drop weight into strike. Can turn as step in to lead w/striking arm side. If blocked, can cycle hands w/pak sao and strike high (launch upwards). |