LISTENING TO WINDS AND CATCHING GOATS

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When you are pinned down in this way and with your throat being gripped, it may seem impossible for you to counter


You were given a double treat in this concluding video series of the Special Chin-Na Course.

The poetic pattern “Tame Tiger Listen to Winds” is actually a very formidable chin-na attack which looks impossible to escape from. Yet, course participants were able to work out some effective counters. If you understand the underlying principles of the counters, you can apply them to overcome any attacks.

Application of the double tiger claws in the pattern “Hungry Tiger Catches Goat” is one of Grandmaster Wong's specialties. The encounters between him and Dr Damian were free and spontaneous, and showed some interesting combat principles. The applications of this “Hungry Tiger” chin-na technique against the four categories of attack were formalized in the combat sequence demonstrated.


You can read first-hand accounts of the Special Chin-Na Course by Zhang Wuji from his posts in the Shaolin Wahnam Discussion Forum by clicking here.


Please click the pictures or the captions below to view the videos

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Countering the Impossible Countering the Impossible Countering the Impossible
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Countering the Impossible Countering the Impossible Tame Tiger Listen to Winds
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Tame Tiger Listen to Winds Hungry Tiger Catches Goat Hungry Tiger Catches Goat
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Hungry Tiger Catches Goat Hungry Tiger Catches Goat


We would like to express our thanks to Dr Damian, Dr Roseline and Bernadette from Shaolin Wahnam Sabah for making these videos, and Godfery Kissey of Ogingo Videography, Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia (telephone number: 60-88-731788, e-mail godfery@pc.jaring.my for providing the video equipment.


You can view all the above video clips by clicking the picture or the caption. Click the bottom right corner for enlarged viewing.

Listening to Winds and Catching Goats in Shaolin Chin-Na from Wong Kiew Kit on Vimeo.

LINKS

Glimpses of Special Chin-Na Course

Click here for an Overview of the entire course

  1. Importance of Mind Training and Force Development
  2. Applying Strategies and Tactics in Effecting Chin-Na Techniques
  3. More Sophisticated Chin-Na Techniques
  4. Following the Opponent's Momentum in Chin-Na Attacks and Counters
  5. How to Subdue an Opponent with Chin-Na even when he Knows the Counter
  6. Chin-Na Techniques for Dislocating Wrists
  7. Some Examples of Chin-Na Combat Sequences
  8. Marvelous Techniques Beget Marvelous Techniques
  9. Three Points of Time to Counter Chin-Na Attacks
  10. Countering Sophisticated Chin-Na Techniques
  1. Successful Application of Chin-Na Attacks and Three Points of Counters
  2. Good Timing and Good Spacing
  3. Close-Body Fighting and Rapid Punches
  4. Listening to Winds and Catching Goats

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