POETIC PATTERNS CAN BE VERY DEADLY
By the courtesy of Ogingo Videography, Sabah, Malaysia.
A Deadly Attack with a Poetic Name
All kungfu patterns are named, often poetically and always meaningfully. “Black Tiger Steals Heart”, for example, indicates a strike to the heart or solar plexus (not to the jaws), and “Golden Leopard Speeds through Jungle” indicates a fast strike penetrating intervening defence. Some patterns, especially in recent times, are technically named. For example, “Black Tiger Steals Heart”, is also called “Bow-Arrow Thrust Punch”.
Poetic patterns can be very deadly. One may think that “Yellow Oriole Plays with Water” is delicate and elegant, which it is, but it is also a deadly double attack at the eye and groin at the same time.
This video series shows how you may intercept pressing attacks with “Yellow Oriole Plays with Water”, or, interestingly, continue your pressing attacks with this deadly pattern. The attacks and counters here constitute Combat Sequence 11, which is also named after the poetic pattern. An important tenet, “Moving Back One Step” is also explained.
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When in Difficulty, Move a Step Back
Grandmaster Wong plans a pressing attack but Sifu Jamie intercepts and “tames” Grandmaster Wong's hands. What could the Grandmaster do? He seems helpless. As in life, when situations appear helpless, move back one step and often you will be able to find a solution. Here, Grandmaster Wong not only has found a solution but threatens Sifu Jamie with a double attack, one to the eye and the other to the groin. What could Sifu Jamie do?
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Yellow Oriole Plays with Water
Grandmaster Wong and Sifu Jamie demonstrate the attacks and counters in a continue flow. Grandmaster Wong intends to implement some pressing attacks but Sifu Jamie intercepts and counter-attacks. However, Grandmaster Wong intercepts the interception and executes a deadly double attack using the poetically named pattern, “Yellow Oriole Plays Water”.
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Deadly Attacks of Poetic Pattern
Grandmaster Wong and Sifu Jamie have reversed rolls. Sifu Jamie is now threatening Grandmaster with two deadly attacks in one technique using the pattern poetically named “Yellow Oriole Plays with Water”. If the Grandmaster blocks the top attack, he would be kicked at the groin. If he blocks the kick, he would suffer an eye attack. What can he do? Simple, if you know how.
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No Defence Direct Counter
As mentioned earlier, when you are faced with a seemingly helpless situation, move back one step — in kung as in life. Not only Grandmaster Wong could avoid the deadly double attacks, he also strikes the attacking leg, using the tactic of “no-defence-direct-counter”. Sifu Jamie, however, pulls back his kicking leg to avoid the counter-attack, then moves in to “close” Grandmaster Wong's hands, simultaneously striking Grandmaster Wong's neck with a leopard punch. Again, Grandmaster Wong moves back one step to overcome a seemingly helpless situation and threads away the attack with “Golden Dragon Plays with Water”.
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The Deadly Organ-Seeking Kick
The various attacks and defences form a combat sequence. Grandmaster Wong and Sifu Jamie demonstrate this sequence, which is called “Yellow Oriole Plays with Water”. It incorporates the deadly organ-seeking kick.
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Kungfu is 95% Practice
Practice is essential in kungfu; it constitutes 95% of the time, learning is only 5%. Anyone who is not willing to practice diligently will not be proficient in kungfu no matter how much he learns. Helping one another and enjoying the practice are two hallmarks in our school. Injuries almost never happen.
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We wish to thank Mr Godfery Kissey of Ogingo Videography, Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia for kindly provideing us with the videos. (Godfery is also a member of our Shaolin Wahnam Family.) His telephone number is 60-88-731788, and e-mail address is godfery@pc.jaring.my.
LINKS
Review of the Intensive Shaolin Kungfu Course in Sabah in March 2007
- Overview 1 : The Fundamentals
- Overview 2 : The 16 Combat Sequences
- Overview 3 : Are They Performing Kungfu Dance?
- The Basics of Shaolin Kungfu Training
- Fundamental Combat Skills
- Defeat you Hand to your Opponent, Victory you Create Yourself
- Avoiding Disadvantages and Seeking Advantages
- Basic Principles and Tactics of Combat
- Skills derived from Sparring can be Rewardingly used in Daily Life
- Some Secrets in Practicing Genuine Kungfu
- Various Ways to Move into an Opponent
- Applying Combat Sequences in Sparring
- Linking Sequences to be More Combat Efficient
- The Secrets of Continuous Cannons
- The Mechanics of Continuation
- Marvelous Techniques Beget Marvelous Techniques
- Perfecting Forms and Developing Force
- Applying Tactics in Combat
- Objectives of Form Training in Solo
- Being Fluent in Kicking Techniques before Applying them in Combat
- Using Tactics in Kicking Attacks and Defences
- Different Levels of Sophistication in Sparring and Fighting
- The Legacy of Uncle Righteousness: Secret of Continuous Cannons and their Counters
- Benefiting from the Experiences and Teachings of Past Masters
- Poetic Patterns Can be Very Deadly
- Moving Back One Step when in Diffiuclt Situations
- Linking Sequences to Form a Kungfu Set
- Felling Techniques in Kungfu are Different from Judo and Wrestling
- Butterfly Palms and Hiding Flowers are Excellent in Countering Felling and Gripping Attacks
- Let Mercy Flow from the Hands
- Benefits of Solo Set Practice — Combat Sequences 13 to 16
- From Pre-Choice Sequences to Free Sparring
- Allying Shaolin Patterns Correctly and Spontaneously in Free Sparring
- Shaolin Kungfu against Boxing and Kick-Boxing
- Shaolin Counters against Wrestling Shoots
- The Secret of Grandmaster Ho Fatt Nam
- Why Shaolin Kungfu is Technically Faster than Boxing
- Shaolin Techniques, Tactics and Strategies against Boxing
- Revealing Secrets of Past Taijiquan Masters
- Overwhelming Opponents with Just One Pattern
- Poetry and Elegance in Effective Combat