Wondering about Po Paai

[Dee]

[Asmo]

Would this help?



There are many ways you could use this move I think. Blocking attacking arm, palm technique to the ribs, or breaking the elbow, etc.

[Subitai]

[Asmo]

Hey Subitai,

Thanks for that, food for thought and experimentation

[Dee]

Asmo, Subitai - Thanks for the insight and the images (much better than the copy of a copy that I have). The more I dig into po paai the more I like it.

As far as the rear hand setup being the unsung hero, I completely agree. It's all about creating that bridge so you can walk over it. Some times I'll run my sets focusing just on the rear hand setup. It's a prevalent theme.

have a merry one,
Dee

[PM]

"breaking the flank hand method" (po paai sau faat 破排手法)

[Asmo]

PM, seeing the translation you give, I think I can say you mainly see it as a rib (flank) breaking method? Anyting else you could say about this technique?

[PM]

no, it is just a literall translation (actually, the true meaning of the Chinese original is still kind of a mystery for me, iam sure it is allusion to something, but i do not know to what)

well, po paai sau, i could say a lot, as po paai sau is one of my all time favourites, we drill it on the spot, with steps, in application drills, sparring sets... it is imho one of the most reliable and ready to use versatile techniques. it is one of the perfect examples of "pressing bridge" (bik kiu). combined with "separating bridge" (fan kiu) - when meeting a resistence, and "straight bridge" (jik kiu) - when the opponent separates the contact, a great tool. works perfectly for all gates, especialy the upper and middle gate, you are well covered, etc. etc.

btw., po paai sai belongs to a certain group of techniques of our system like double tiger, paau jaang, bik jaang, wu dip jeung, fuk fu sau, bring the horse back to the stable... all share similar ways of usage, all of them are very reliable and useful, and it is easy to flow from one to another one.

[Asmo]

Ok, thanks to you too

[Dee]

[PM]