In Choy Lay Fut forms, some taolus has a lot of movements in the beggining like Sup Gee Kuen or Ping Jang Kuen. For me was teach tô bem part of the Kin Lay of the taolu. My question is, is there any real application for these movements, is just a cerimonial thing?
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They seem very limited in a physical applications against an opponent but feel like Chi Kung (qigong) or pre-stretching. The cerimonial thing has never been adquately explained to me. I’ve just been told there’s all kinds of information packed into them that’s been forgotten but someone out there probably knows. Maybe someone else on this forum.
Yes, these movements have practical applications, as well as serving as a ceremony and something traditional, referencing Buddhism and the great masters Choy Folk, Lay Yau Shan, Chan Yuen Woo, and Ching Cho War Serng. It’s quite traditional! But in the schools of masters like Lee Koon Hung and Tat Wong, this opening was introduced to Seung Chop, Fu Jow, Lip So KinLay, and Seung Gwa Choy…
Do you know any of this applications or the cerimony meaning? Just wanting to understand better this parts of taolus
In Choy Lay Fut, all movements have applications. I don’t know which school you’re in; depending on the lineage, the movement might change, but the application always exists. Try to incorporate the movement in pairs… forget the stance for a moment and set up a guard, arms forward, and try to perform the movement, with a partner helping you as a combat reference…
According to southern kung fu logic, the opening movements not only have applications but also may contain core concepts of the entire system.
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