Sifu Jeffrey demonstrates how the hook hand can be used to release a grip

Many Taijiquan practitioners have performed Single Whip which has a palm strike on one side and a hook hand on the other. But most of them do not know what the hook hand is for.

This hook hand has a few functions. Sifu Jeffrey demonstrates how it can be used to release a grip on his wrist. Grandmaster Wong explains that spread of the palm and hook hand helps to expand the chi in the body. A powerful exponent may bounce of his opponent with this expanding chi. The hook hand is also a grip. You may grip one opponent with a hook hand while you strike another opponent with your other hand.

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