The technique of a superior system of Gung Fu is based on simplicity. It is only the half-cultivated systems that are full of unnecessary wasted motions.
Simplicity is the natural result of profound and long study of the way of movements. A good Gung Fu man is a simplifier.
Here are some examples of a slower system against the more effective Gung Fu techniques.
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Fig. 100 A advances with “pow chuie,” an uppercut blow.
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Fig 101 B, without wasted motions, simply hooks down with his left hand and strikes A’s carotid artery by following his withdrawing energy.
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Fig. 200 In Gung Fu, one never grabs someone as shown. For illustration, let’s assume that B grabs A’s clothing.
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Fig. 200 to 201 A advances his right foot and attempts a right upward elbow strike. It is dangerous to use the elbow in the far-range; as you can see during A’s advance, B can simply punch straight (Fig. 201). Elbows should be reserved for close-range combat.
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Fig. 202 B continues the action, throws A with a cross hook throw and simultaneously strikes A’s jaw with the heel of a hand blow.
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Fig. 300 When grabbed by somebody, instead of applying a joint lock or pushing him off-balance, one is better off by simply kicking his attacker on the shin or, if his other hand is free, just punching him.
Let’s assume B grabs A’s hand, and A tries to unbalance B’s posture by advancing his right foot and at the same time pushing B’s elbow toward his own body.
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Fig. 301 During the process of all these movements, B can either kick A’s groin while he advances or just jab at his eye. Or, as shown in Fig. 301, B comes in with both a hand jab and a toe kick.
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Fig. 400 A grasps B’s hand and pulls him in for a left side elbow to the ribs.
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Fig. 401 B simply drops his elbow and, following in an arc facing A, strikes him at the same time with his left finger jab, but a straight kick can also follow.
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Fig. 500 B comes in with a straight right, and A, in twisting horse, deflects B’s punch.
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Fig. 501 Advancing into a horse stance slightly toward the right side of B, A is ready for a side hand chop to B’s ribs. Actually, B can now come in by a finger jab or edge of the hand by checking A’s elbow with his left hand.
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Fig. 502 As A comes in, B, in the same position, deflects the punch with his right hand and counters with a right hook kick.