There are many ways to apply the tactic of “continuous cannons”. You can use “continuous cannons” after an opponent has executed a kick. Avoid the kick, and as soon as he lowers his kicking leg onto the ground, press in with “continuous cannons”. If he attempts to defend or counter, brush it aside and press in to continuous punches.

Only two patterns are used repeatedly, “Black Tiger Steals Heart” and “Single Tiger Emerges from Cave”. This combination was the forte of Grandmaster Wong's own sifu, Grandmaster Lai Chin Wah. It also helped Grandmaster Lai Chin Wah to earn his honorable nickname of “Uncle Righteousness” amongst the kungfu circles of his times. Uncle Righteousness used a vertical fist instead of a level fist in his “Black Tiger”.

If your opponent is untrained, you can easily press in using "continuous cannons". But if you are pressed, how would you counter against it?

There are a few effective ways to counter a pressing attack. One way is found at the end of Combat Sequence 10 where you apply “Beauty Looks at Mirror” to intercept an opponent's “Poisonous Snake”.

Not only you can stop your opponent's pressing attacks with your interception, you may counter-strike him as well. This may be applied at the end of a sequence, at the beginning or at any suitable point of time. An interception is not a block. You should use minimum force against maximum strength. Good body-movement is needed as an effective interception.

Depending on its function and our purpose, we may call interception a tactic or a technique. These terms are meant to facilitate, not enslave, us. There are different patterns to implement the tactic or technique of interception. A few examples are shown.

The “Mirror Hand”, which many people regard only as a defensive move, can be a deadly counter-strike. It can be used as a feint or distraction, striking an opponent below with a vertical fist, often with him not realizing where the attack comes from. The “Mirror Hnad” can also be changed into a Tiger Claw, which can be followed with a number of counter-strikes.

Here is a secret of the Tiger Claw where it is used to intercept an opponent's pressing attacks. You may also use a “Dragon Form” to “thread”, then change it into a Tiger Claw or Willow Leaf Palm to “tame” the opponent while conter-striking.

The tactic of “continuous cannons” used in Shaolin Kungfu can also be applied in Taijiquan. The Taijiquan practitioner, however, may use the palm instead of the fist.