Video Clip Series: From the Level of Techniques to the Levels of Tactics and Strategies

FROM THE LEVEL OF TECHNIQUES TO THE LEVELS OF TACTICS AND STRATEGIES

When an Opponent thinks he has Subdued you, with a Simple Turn your Reverse the Situation

In many ways kungfu combat is like playing chess. At the basic level, when your opponent makes a good move, you counter with a better move. At a higher level, you frustrate your opponent's intention even before he makes his planned moves. Or you allow him to make his planned moves but overcome him as he does so.

Of course you need to plan many moves ahead of your opponent. The planning is usually done not during combat but before combat begins, and you have practiced your planned moves many times until you are very skillful at them. This brings kungfu combat from the level of techniques to the levels of tactics and strategies.

Two secret tactics are revealed here, “lead hand” and “false-false, real-real”. When you apply “leak hand” you may defeat your opponent often without him realizing what has happened. When you apply “false-false, real-real”, your opponent may not know which attacks are false and which are real. But if your opponent applies them on you, what would you do? You can play chess. You can frustrate him before he makes his move, or allow him to carry on but overcome him in his process.

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Single Tiger Emerges from Cave

Here is a good counter against "Leak Hand Cannon Punch". If your arm is being gripped, you can release the grip and counter-strike, often with the opponent not realizing the counter-attack, using “Single Tiger Emerges from Cave”.

Simple Movement Profound Application

The movement of “Leak Hand Cannon Punch” is simple but its application profound. Notice that Grandmaster Wong and Steve counter each other using “Leak Hand Cannon Punch”. Good footwork is very important.

Combat in Kungfu is like Playing Chess

Combat in kungfu is like playing chess. When your opponent makes a good move, you counter him with a better move. Sometimes you make a few moves in advance. At other times you prevent your opponent from making his planned moves. Here Grandmaster Wong prevents Steve from apply “Single Tiger Emerges from Cave”, which can close an opponent's two hands and simultaneously attack him.

Leak in to Attack despite Good Counter

Here is another beautiful move in kungfu, like in chess. Grandmaster Wong intends to move in to strike Steve with “Leak Hand Tiger Tail”. Steve attempts to cover Grandmaster Wong's Tiger-Tail Hand and strike Grandmaster Wong. But Grandmaster “leaks” in and strike Steve with “Leak Hand Tiger Tail” as planned, despite Steve's otherwise good counter.

Preventing Opponent from Counter-Attacking

Grandmaster Wong illustrates a subtle use of the "leak hand". When he strikes the opponent, the movement of his strike itself prevents the opponent from counter-striking.

Principle of False False, Real Real

After “Leak Hand Cannon Punch”, Steve and Eugene continues with the other patterns of their specialize Dragon-Tiger Set, namely “Golden Dragon Plays with Water”, “Precious Duck Swims through Lotus” and “Double Dragons Compete for Pearl”. Grandmaster Wong reveals the secret of the Double Dragons which involve the principle of “false false, real real”.

The Secret Continues

The secret continues. Grandmaster Wong attacks with Dragon-Fingers to the eyes. When an opponent defend against this attack, he continues with a second Dragon-Fingers attack to the eyes. Then he continues with a grip at the opponent's groin. Any of these attacks can be real or false.

Countering Fui Sing with another Fui Sing

After the deadly “Double Dragons Compete for Pearl” is the pattern “Fui Sing Kicks Bushel”, which is similar to “White Crane Flaps Wings”. Fui Sing is the god of scholarship. Grandmaster Wong asks Steve and Eugene to demonstrate a combat application of the Fui Sing pattern. Eugene attacks with a Fui Sing kick, and Steve responds also with the Fui Seng pattern.

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Special Shaolin Kungfu Course -- Part 56

16-22 April 2007