Whipping Hand~The only one I can think of is at your shoulder,but isnt that a cross pak sua.
Other then that it should be in the center.
Maybe not your center but your oponants…
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man sau? maybe my 2nd section is not your 2nd section then…
hmmm…what kind of kick? In my 2nd section the kick is after pak/fak to ribs combination which was after a low bong…
hmmm
slight difference,we dont strike ribs in that part
where do you strike? do you mind telling me your teacher?
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strike under the armpit…i prefer anonymity or i’d be using my real name. 
sorry…must be tired…I meant under the armpit
the ribs are much lower
Wu sau
Sink the elbow and close the angle (at elbow). It is important to protect your centre, but all this talk about what it looks like is secondary to HOW you do it in relation to the incoming force.
S.Teebas
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i would lkek to add two more things, to talk about. First your wu sao must not be too far away from your face because when you are doind a bon sao, an opponent can catch grab both your hands with one of his. But then again not to close to your face as already told. Second, when your wu sao goes backwards, you move your arm without changing your elbow angle. Still trying to do this
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Why?
Probably because structural stability is maintained that way.
“If do right, no can defense!”----Mr. Miyagi
why move your wu sau backwards
So you are saying that you don’t change the angle in your elbow while doing Wu sau ?
If this is the case how does your arm move backwards? …not changing the angle, what would you say is the difference between a Wu sau and a Gan Sau?
S.Teebas
I thought a gan sau is a low block used against kicks or uppercuts.
Mechanics are mechanics. And if dont change the angle in you arm (i.e only pivot at shoulder joint) whats going to happen? You will replicate the same mechanics that a gaun sau (spelling??) dictates. (lower arm)
So why would you want to move your wu sau backwards.
what about mun sao?
wu sao (defending/protecting hand) has to be defending something, right? isn’t it there often to back up mun sao (questioning hand)? my understanding is wu sao moves from centre to upper gate as mun sao becomes fully extended.
If your elbow pops up while in Wu Sao, your arm will collapse from much less pressure than if the elbow is down, thus maybe a strike will penetrate. Maybe a slow backwards Wu Sao trains you to keep your elbow sunk under pressure, increasing the chance of successful deflection.
“If do right, no can defense!”----Mr. Miyagi
wu for defense only?
Can not the wu sao be used in offense?If used with with powerfull forward energy does the elbow have to be down?If the wu makes contact with the incoming punch on the underside of the punch will it collapse under the pressure or will it displace the space the punch occupies?Is the backwards moving wu sao a wu or a jut sao?
WC- The question answers itself. How about you sharing your views as well? It’s always easier in conversation. WRT shoulder line and being called something else, it might still be Wu Sao if protecting/guarding, or something else if no longer so.
EC- I’m from Sum Nung lineage and Wu Sao is typically at sternum level, the way I learned, but can move within its Chek Chuen.
Ish- In my experience, when the Wu Sao moves back, its usually because other things are moving forward, so relatively, it’s stable.
Hunt1- I think all bridges are at least, in part, offensive and even passive ones are usually part of a greater offense 8)
Rgds,
RR
If the Wu moves forward to strike, wouldn’t it be a change of intent and become a strike, therefore no longer Wu, or at least no longer just Wu? I think the idea is to have a few basic weapons and deflections coupled to the principle/energy/structure, which change as the situation warrants.
“If do right, no can defense!”----Mr. Miyagi