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[Mok, thanks much for your help with this on the other forum, but that thread seems to have fallen off topic so let me repost it here.]

One part of the Tiger-Crane form that I have always really, really liked is what Mok tells me is called the 10 Tigers section, I used to refer to it as the tiger claw series. I am talking about the sequence that kind of starts with Hungry Tiger Catches the Goat (illustration 61 in the traditional book, or to reference it in Sifu Bucksam Kongs book, illustration number 140 and following).



Part of what I like about this segment of the form is the quick off angle claws that use both the cat stance and the bow-arrow stance. My question is kind of an open ended one—
What is going on with this segment?
What are some keys to doing this part well?
What things is this part of the form trying to teach me?


Take care,
Brian

hello,

the section is called "ten tiger claws techniques" (sap fu jaau faat, and uses "double tiger claws" (seung fu jaau) and "single tiger claws" (daan fu jaau) combined with different types of footwork.

main principle is "stretch the waist, sink in the stance" (taan yiu lok ma) - tiger form is one of the best examples of our "pressing bridge" (bik kiu)

my sifu performing the tiger (and crane) sections:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufu5KnKl6UY[/youtube]

his brother (just couple of ten tigers)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs0yddQCUsk[/youtube]

Grandmaster Chan Honjung (just beginning of ten tigers)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08pjIvnvVio[/youtube]

"tiger claws" are one of the most important and versatile techniques of our system. interesting video showing some of the variations of the usage are shown in this videos (not Hung kyun though):

Southern Siulam, Wong Kiew Kit sifu
http://www.shaolin-wahnam.ch/videos/ZATigerClaw.wmv

Tiger Claw System (fu jaau paai), Tak Wah Eng sifu
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08oT2zoJRmI[/youtube]

PS: Jef, i would love to see some video of hak fu paai tiger claws in action

"black tiger claw method" (hak fu jaau faat)

we usually go for the eyes or throat, second hand to the groin

Ahh, ok I see the difference, the one i'm refering to is the first one, not the one you guys call black tiger. Although, i'm sure we have the second as well. You're going to have to excuse me I don't know the terminology associated with most techniques.





jeff