Grandmaster Wong highlights that in responding to an opponent's attack, not only the form must be correct, the spacing and the timing must be right. In fact, right spacing and right timing are more important than the defence technique itself.

In our school, sparring is not out-doing each other, but an opportunity to help one another. Here Nick indicates to Nicky that her spacing is incorrect, while Nicky in return helps Nick to correct his posture so as not to give away disadvantages.

Grandmaster Wong reminds the participants not to make the common mistake of using “Single Tiger Emerges from Cave” as a block. It is a leaning technique, not a block. Even if you do not make any hand movement, an opponent could not hit you as you have moved away from his attack by retreating from a Bow-Arrow Stance to a False-Leg Stance.

Your response should not be too slow or too fast. With systematic practice, right timing can be attained, and of course it should be coordinated with right spacing.

Grandmaster Wong demonstrates some common mistakes many students make. One common mistake is the disharmony of “jing”, which may be conveniently described as being clumsy. This results in poor forms which give away disadvantages to opponents. Another mistake is bad timing and bad spacing even when the technique is correct. This may, as in the example here, result in the responder's wrist being hit by an opponent.

An important teaching in our school is always to regard the person we train with in sparring as our partner, and not our opponent. Hence, we work together for mutual benefit, with the seniors helping the juniors. Here, Sifu Jamie Robson of Shaolin Wahnam Scotland gives some useful tips to Mark of Shaolin Wahnam England.

Grandmaster Wong explains that in “False-Leg Hand Sweep”, we strike an opponent's arm, not merely block his attack, a common mistake made by some students. This is an example of “no defence direct counter”, a tactic used to strike an opponent at a time when he just completes his attack.

It is useful to remember the difference between learning and practicing. We may learn a technique in 5 minutes, but need 5 weeks to practice it well. The onus in kungfu training is not learning but practice. Here participants practice what they have just leant with the help of instructors.

If you perform “Immortal Emerges from Cave” incorrectly, you may have your own arm broken. If you perform it correctly, you may break your opponent's arm. The difference in its execution is little, but its result is great. Many students perform it incorrectly.

Another common mistake many students make in executing “Immortal Emerges from Cave” is moving the hand out at a wrong angle. It should be about 45 degrees, not 20 degrees or 70 degrees. Wrong angling may result in your opponent striking your temple, even when your technique is correct. But right angling may break the opponent's forearm or dislocate his elbow.

It is of utmost importance to have your guard-hand ready when executing a close attack like “Hang a Golden Star at a Corner”. Grandmaster Wong asks the participants to come closer to see what would result of the guard-hand is absent. Only when you are advanced, you may leave the guard open to trap an opponent.

If you are skillful you may leave an opening on purpose to trick your opponent to attack so that you can follow up with a surprised counter. Here Grandmaster Wong purposely leaves his guard open when executing “Immortal Emerges from Cave” to trick his opponent. When the opponent falls into the trap, Grandmaster Wong dislocate his elbow. Grandmaster Wong reminds the participants that they must guard their groin with an appropriate False-Leg Stance while executing the counter.