Post by Shifu Tolson on Feb 20, 2017 17:15:50 GMT -5
左 采 右 指 路
zuǒ cǎi yòu zhǐ lù
Left Pluck, Right Point to Road
Advance the right foot forward to the West into a Small Hill Climbing Stance (xiao deng shan). Simultaneously, execute a left hook hand grab in front of your chest and a right palm edge thrust to the enemy’s face.
I use the principle of the keyword 叫 - jiào – "to call", which refers to inviting and provoking the enemy to react. I thrust my palm toward the enemy's face. He responds to my provoke by blocking with his lead hand.
右 采 左 摟 左 采
yòu cǎi zuǒ lōu zuǒ cǎi
Left Pluck, Right Separate Elbow
Pivot the feet clockwise to form a Twist Stance (niu bu) while transforming the right palm thrust into a right grab to the enemy’s wrist. Then shave the enemy’s elbow with the left forearm. The combined wrist grab and elbow shave can be used to break the enemy's elbow. Hence, the term "separate elbow".
The initial palm thrust conforms to the principle of 虛 - xū - "false" and was a feint, while the elbow break was my true intent. Thus, the elbow break conforms to the principle of 實 - shí - "real".
Transforming the palm attack into a wrist grab demonstrates the mantis principle: “A hand does not return empty”. Mantis is a continuous interplay of threading the hands into, through or around the enemy’s defenses. Strikes become grabs. Blocks become leaks. Hooks become thrusts. This is known as 穿 枝 - chuān zhī – “through the branches”. The "branches" are the arms.
登 山 骑 马 式
dēng shān qí mǎ shì
Climb Mountain, Ride Horse Pattern
Step the left foot forward and strike the enemy’s neck with the right fist. Transform the right fist into a right grabbing hand. Pivot the body into a Horse Stance (qi ma shi) while simultaneously pulling the right hand back to the shoulder and striking side-ward at neck height with the left fist.
The enemy responds to my attack to his neck by blocking my right arm. So, I grab the wrist of his blocking arm and jerk him off-balance with the pulling action of my arm and the quick twisting of my core. At the same time, I strike him with my left fist.
At the completion of the punch, you should be able to imagine a straight line through the left fist and both shoulders. The alignment of the fist with the shoulders is known as "through the back" power in mantis.
The right grab, left grab and jerk along with the right strike represent the 勾 摟 采 – gōu lōu cǎi – hook, hold and pluck principle of the various mantis families.
The combination of the reverse punch and the side-ward punch is known in Hao family mantis as 点 捶 - diǎn chuí – dotting strikes.
zuǒ cǎi yòu zhǐ lù
Left Pluck, Right Point to Road
Advance the right foot forward to the West into a Small Hill Climbing Stance (xiao deng shan). Simultaneously, execute a left hook hand grab in front of your chest and a right palm edge thrust to the enemy’s face.
I use the principle of the keyword 叫 - jiào – "to call", which refers to inviting and provoking the enemy to react. I thrust my palm toward the enemy's face. He responds to my provoke by blocking with his lead hand.
右 采 左 摟 左 采
yòu cǎi zuǒ lōu zuǒ cǎi
Left Pluck, Right Separate Elbow
Pivot the feet clockwise to form a Twist Stance (niu bu) while transforming the right palm thrust into a right grab to the enemy’s wrist. Then shave the enemy’s elbow with the left forearm. The combined wrist grab and elbow shave can be used to break the enemy's elbow. Hence, the term "separate elbow".
The initial palm thrust conforms to the principle of 虛 - xū - "false" and was a feint, while the elbow break was my true intent. Thus, the elbow break conforms to the principle of 實 - shí - "real".
Transforming the palm attack into a wrist grab demonstrates the mantis principle: “A hand does not return empty”. Mantis is a continuous interplay of threading the hands into, through or around the enemy’s defenses. Strikes become grabs. Blocks become leaks. Hooks become thrusts. This is known as 穿 枝 - chuān zhī – “through the branches”. The "branches" are the arms.
登 山 骑 马 式
dēng shān qí mǎ shì
Climb Mountain, Ride Horse Pattern
Step the left foot forward and strike the enemy’s neck with the right fist. Transform the right fist into a right grabbing hand. Pivot the body into a Horse Stance (qi ma shi) while simultaneously pulling the right hand back to the shoulder and striking side-ward at neck height with the left fist.
The enemy responds to my attack to his neck by blocking my right arm. So, I grab the wrist of his blocking arm and jerk him off-balance with the pulling action of my arm and the quick twisting of my core. At the same time, I strike him with my left fist.
At the completion of the punch, you should be able to imagine a straight line through the left fist and both shoulders. The alignment of the fist with the shoulders is known as "through the back" power in mantis.
The right grab, left grab and jerk along with the right strike represent the 勾 摟 采 – gōu lōu cǎi – hook, hold and pluck principle of the various mantis families.
The combination of the reverse punch and the side-ward punch is known in Hao family mantis as 点 捶 - diǎn chuí – dotting strikes.