CHIN-NA AND TIGER-CLAW
The application of the palm thrust against vital points
Uninitiated persons observing a performance of “Four Gates” may not be aware that there are chin-na techniques and their counters in the set. Chin-na is executed here with the Tiger-Claw, mainly for gripping opponents' vital points. It is a compassionate way of fighting, disabling opponents without causing them serious or irreversible injuries. The Tiger-Claw can also be used in other ways of attack, like sweeping, tearing, jabbing and striking. The application of the palm thrust to strike vital points, rather than gripping them as in chin-na, is also explained.
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| Body-Work | Finer Points of Tiger-Claw | Finer Points of Tiger-Claw |
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| Attacking Vital Points | Thrust Palm |
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| Gripping Vital Points | Tiger-Claw Techniques |
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| Nails as Weapon | Stretching the Body | Powerful Sweep |
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| Various Tiger-Claw Techniques | Class Practice | Class Practice |
Chin-Na and Tiger-Claw in Four Gates from Wong Kiew Kit on Vimeo.
LINKS
Four Gates at UK Summer Camp 2008
- 1. Important Foundation and Signature Greetings
- 2. Learning Four Gates in an Hour!
- 3. Some Interesting Questions from Four Gates
- 4. The Magic of Form, Force and Flow
- 5. Performance of Four Gates with Jing, Qi and Shen
- 6. The Cross-Roads at Four Gates Set
- 7. How to tell a Master from Ordinary Practitioners
- 8. Some Fine Points in Sequence One
- 9. One Hand to Spar, One Hand to Drink Tea
- 10. Some Details on How to Use Just One Hand in Combat
- 11. Using Just One Hand to Defend against All Forms of Attacks
- 12. Substituting a Planned Attack and Countering a Whirlwind Kick
- 13. Sophisticated Techniques using the Tactic of No Defence Direct Counter
- 14. How to be Fast and Forceful Without Panting or Feeling Tired
- 15. Pressing Attacks, Chin-Na and Taming Hands
- 16. Chin-Na and Tiger-Claw
- 17. Unicorn Step and Poisonous Snake Basking in Mist
- 18. You may Choose to Apply the Same Techniques at an Elementary or an Advanced Level in the Same Combat Situations
- 19. Amazing Leg Techniques for Attacks and Counters
- 20. The Marvels of Catching Tigers in Mountain
- 21. Practicing Combat Sequences for Free Sparring and Real Fighting
- 22. Some Amazing Techniques and Ground Fighting
- 23. Yellow Bird, Rising Dragon and Galloping Tiger
- 24. Kungfu Patterns are as Beautiful to Watch as they are Effective for Combat
- 25. Skills and Techniques for Combat
- 26 Linking Combat Sequences into a Combination Set
- 27. The Secret of Subtraction and Addition in Combat Sequence Training
- 28. Shaolin Movements are Technically Faster than Boxing Movements
- 29. Using Body-Movement and Interception to Counter a Boxer
- 30. Counters against the Formidable Knee Strike and the Common Shoot
Cross-Roads at Four-Gates Pages
- Cross-Roads at Four Gates Set — Video Presentation
- Cross-Roads at Four Gates Set — Picture Series
- Review of Four Gates Course at UK Summer Camp 2008
- Solo Practice and Combat Application of Four Gates — Old Videos
- Four Gates in the Shaolin Murals