The Striking Form

Hello again, everyone!

This video shows the form that I had created for my book on striking.

It is actually very straightforward and basic, so I did not really see the need to explain its applications at first. 

Later on I decided to break this form down in later posts anyway because:

1. Along with the movements in any form comes the principles on which those moves are based- and knowing those principles are actually more important than knowing the moves themselves;

2. I have so much fun making those shadow-clone gifs anyway.

Where the previous form was made to give you the feel of different ways of defending against attacks, this form is meant to give you an idea of the different ways in which you can attack with strikes, punches and kicks.

In the application of these movements it is not necessary for the opponent to be attacking at all. From a moral point of view we can assume that the opponent has threatened to attack or is about to attack.

The timing for most of these attacks would be Ken No Sen- seizing the initiative. At a time like that you would know you are in a fight, but you would take control of it to finish it as quickly and as painlessly for yourself as possible.

Apart from teaching moves and principles, forms do a great job of telling us how a specific style's techniques work.

The three forms that I have shown you thus far are not the only ones in Wenhsiuquan, but they should give you an idea of the basic principles behind its techniques.

Hope you enjoy the posts to come.

See you next week! :)