Grandmaster Wong applies waist rotation to fell Sifu Piti

Without even using internal force, how do you apply waist rotation to overcome an opponent who is bigger and stronger than you?

Imagine your waist as a spinning axle. If the opponent pushes you on your left, you rotate to your left. If he pushes you at your right, you rotate to your right. What should you do if he pushes you towards your top or bottom, or straight into you? You deflect him upward or retreat and pull him to the ground.

If you are skilful, you may deflect his attack and simultaneously strike him head-on! These examples illustrate the kungfu principle of ?tun, tu, fu, chen? (?thun?, ?thou?, ?fao?, ?cham? in Cantonese) or ?shallow, shoot, float, sink?.

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Move from Waist	Move from Waist	Not Brutal Strength

Deflecting Upward	Rotation of Waist

Following Momentum	Deflect and Strike	Rotating Waist