The Secret Technique Inside Shaolin Kung Fu Fighting Systems
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Assume a natural stance, feet shoulder width and extend the arms straight out to the front. Bend the arms slightly and make circles with the arms in a clockwise manner. The circles should be about three feet wide, and should overlap each other slightly.
As you make these circles you will see a sequence of blocking moves. At one point your right arm will be in a high blocking position and your left arm will be in a low blocking position. As you circle the arms clockwise of the limbs you right arm will pass through an inverted low block (back of the wrist protecting the groin) and your left arm will pass through a palm block (protecting the face).
Anybody who strikes at you will encounter one of these blocks, or fall into the swirling motion of your arms. You can angle the blocks and cause all manner of deflections and manipulations simply by adjusting the footwork. Take a step, turn the hips, pivot, all will change the angle of the circles in front of you, and you will find other types of blocks.
If you hold the distance and focus the circles you can perform hard and bruising blocks. If you step into a person and circle the attacking limb it will change into a lever and a joint manipulation or a throw, as you might find in Gracie Jujitsu schools. Tighten it up and go at a person and you will do the basic Bruce Lee blasting technique.
As I said, this circling of the arms is part of any martial style, and most students will play with it at some time during their training. Unfortunately, most people don't explore it to the degree that they can use the basic concept. Yet, a few tens of years into the art, a serious student will invariably realize the basic utility of the arm circles.
I discovered this move in the art of Pan Gai Noon. The wa-uke circling block is a variation of this basic motion. It wasn't long before I saw it in the various kung fu fighting systems, and then the karate fighting systems. I was quick to make it the heart of my own Shaolin Butterfly system.
In conclusion, let me point out that this arm motion opens the door to countless fighting techniques. If you change the direction of the circles, or change the direction of one of the circles, you will find virtually every martial arts technique. Go ahead, look at your martial arts forms, and you will find that this little concept is at the heart of every martial system, and not just Shaolin Kung Fu Systems.
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