GGFFK Step by Step 11-13

[Asmo]

Time to pickup a part of GGFFK again Let's see how it goes over this Christmas holiday period...

[APAV]

I'll try to get this ball rolling again.

Step 11: (Double cutting bong sau / planting pots / two bows encircling the moon)
Sit in horse stance, thrust both palms out 45% degrees downward. The outside of the arms cut through an incoming attack, and the palms strike.

Step 12:
Squeeze palms together, then divide by pushing them outward and slightly upward. Fingers spread while arms sink, stabilizing the bridges.
Used to infiltrate an incoming double hand attack and dividing/dispelling it.

Step 13:
The same three extensions as done earlier to the sides. We have both pointerfingers raised, as opposed to the image.

[markt]

Note that in cma, the application seldom looks exactly like training. The sei ping ma in these movements are a good example -- you would never stand facing your opponent in that way while defending or attacking. The distinction between training and application is important..
Likewise, using two hands to defend a two handed attack is extremely unlikely. Who would attack like that ?
Although we often use two hands (in forms)- be careful not to get caught up in thinking of defending two-handed attacks as the primary application - it almost never is.. It's much more likely that you can use just one hand, while you do something more constructive (deconstructive?) with the other.

[TenTigers]

Think of Hung-Ga forms as a method of encapsulating the entire system, including fighting techniques, theory, strategy,power generation, strength development, hei-gung, loi-gung, etc into one package. Movements that do not seem to be "street effective" as shown above are usually like that for a specific purpose. They are not being shown as a fighting technique(Kuen-Faht), but as a developmental method(Gung-Faht).
The first half of Gung Ji Fook Fu Kuen, (or Gung Ji Kuen in TF line,) is mostly Gung-Faht, whereas it opens up in the second half (Fook Fu Kuen) into the Kuen Faht.

[banditshaw]

Thanks for that breakdown TT.
More stuff for the brain......

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