Notes
- Most of the time, the power is through a split. The ends must lock / not move.
- Whether it’s a split or a lever like after fetch water, the structure must be there.
- The power coming in needs to hit a half-pipe and come back out. It comes in on the elbow and leaves through the hand. Vice versa when going out and coming back in.
Things to work on
- Lock the center and move the two ends; my center always tosses.
- Maintaining the line in single whip.
Video notes
金刚捣碓 Jīn Gāng Dǎo Duì
- Focal points / where the power is.
- Hands grab hold, power on the elbows.
- First move pulls the opponent in.
- Turn the torso so there’s space to come in.
- You want the power to return to the opponent at the end.
- Split hand and foot.
- Power going up through the hand and power coming back down through the elbow.
拦擦衣 Lán Cā Yī
- Split hands opening out.
- Use elbow to tear coming in / split elbow to foot stepping out.
六封四闭 Liù Fēng Sì Bì
- Split hand to rear foot using front kua.
单鞭 Dān Biān
- Use whole body power to send hands out.
- Use right kua to whip hand, throwing left hand out.
- Hands circle to attach, then pull in, similar to first move.
白鹤亮翅 Bái Hè Liàng Chì
- Insert foot to inside opponent’s feet, then split against hand.
- Block high, attack low.
- Front foot is light because it rotates freely.
搂膝拗步 Lǒu Xī Ǎo Bù
- Push down / propel out.
- Close in with elbow.
初收 Chū Shōu
- Elbow comes in, turns around and hand goes out to lift up, then kick.
- Forearm attaches, doesn’t move. Turn with waist. Kick right kua for power.
斜行拗步 Xié Xíng Ǎo Bù
- Double negative circle: hands touch opponent, use kua to push.
- Fetch water: forearm touch, split kua.
- Power to fingertips, don’t move, pump it out.
- Lock hand, rotate shoulder.
- Armpit to kua split.
- Elbows and two kuas come into one point, then split open.
- Then join again on left side, rotate to right.
- Touch with hand, then split with kua to propel.
- Big move like yanking.