I believe that such techniques are more prevalent in Kung fu than it would first appear, but the fact that they are not as common as one might expect may have something to do with discoveries of “technologies” that can give one “Short Power”, where one is able to do telling, if not devastating damage from short range.
This may have left the wider and longer range techniques, kind of absolete within certain branches of TCMAs.
Anyway, I am hypothesizing…
We train long range to have a stronger short range. The Sow Choy doesn’t always have to be a long range strike. it can indeed be performed mid and short range as well. Typically we train long range but all ranges are needed to be covered.
Similiar move exist in the longfist too (at 0.13, 0.16).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhrDP025ip0
[QUOTE=Hebrew Hammer;1095577]I always wondered why CLF didn’t incorporate the ‘hooks’ in the training I did…its such a devastating strike or can be. It’s great to pivot off with and change your angle of attack. With it’s circular motion I wonder why it hasn’t been more prevalent in Asian arts…anyone have a take on that???[/QUOTE]
CLF has a hook punch! I can’t remember the exact Chinese name but it means something like “put the horn on the bull”.
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[QUOTE=YouKnowWho;1096384]Similiar move exist in the longfist too (at 0.13, 0.16).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhrDP025ip0[/QUOTE]
That’s Chin Ji Cheui (axe fist)…it’s a shorter strike.
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