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Videos are coming back This is just a test run / sneak peak. Trying out my new computer and my video editing software.
(3rd Video) This is an old video of me teaching a student after Saturday class. It was common for me to spar with students after class and to share my knowledge of Jow Ga Kung Fu. You guys get to have a sneak peak of something that I hold very close to me in terms of Jow Ga Kung Fu. It's one of those things where I want credit for but don't want to share it because I want recognition for it. That's not a healthy way to be so I'm going to just share a little insight on this one by spreading the knowledge. My pride comes from the satisfaction that I'm one of the few that know how to really work this technique even among some of the Sifus and because of that I wanted to share with my fellow class mate/ student (during normal classes he's my class mate, during sparring and applications classes he's my student).
First the background information on this one. What I'm teaching is an advanced application of a beginner form. I leave a lot of the terminology out because it's a beginner form and the student in front of me understand what I'm communicating. It's one of those lessons that only those in the school know what you are talking about. So what I'm saying may not be clear. Hopefully, you'll get the idea of it through the actions
In the form the technique looks like what he's doing at 0:56. -1:06 and he repeats the same technique at 1:15 - 1:21. I personally think of this as one technique, but in reality from a TMA perspective it's made of 5 individual techniques. I guess in someways you can think of it as a combo. The 5 pieces can be done as shown in the form or it can be separated. Warning there are other variations of this technique.
Here are some variation of the technique in a demo application. I personally don't like this interpretation of it because to me the mechanics and logic look incorrect and I'm just basing that on how I use it, and the things I've learned about this technique by actually using it. By the way don't buy that book that he's showing unless you want to learn things the wrong way. But as you can see the motion is similar
(3rd video.) This is me teaching and sharing a little of what I know about this technique. In the video I'm just explaining the punching concept of the technique and not the footwork that is needed.
Here you can see a few things you guys and gals may already know
1. Straight beats Circular
2. Circular beats straight
Even though we aren't moving at fast speeds you can see how quickly the hook shows up at my face. You can also see the smile on his face when I first show him. That's how I knew he understood just how quick that punch can actually reach the face in n unexpected manner. The secret to this application of the technique is at 0:57 (You have to play it in slow motion)
I could easily spend a month doing a seminar just on that technique.
The best thing about this technique is that parts of it are also found in other fighting systems. Right off the back the hook is found in boxing. In my opinion TKD uses a simiar technique. They call it a block but I think it's a escape from a potential grab.
I'll have to come back to the video below for a future post if I can remember. I don't know TKD, but I'm staring to think that some of these blocks are actually strikes and escapes, and grabs. I'll have to find a TKD person to test those theories out. If I'm correct then some of you TKD people are probably going to have a new found interest in TKD and if I'm wrong then you'll probably just a few more bruises lol.
(3rd Video) This is an old video of me teaching a student after Saturday class. It was common for me to spar with students after class and to share my knowledge of Jow Ga Kung Fu. You guys get to have a sneak peak of something that I hold very close to me in terms of Jow Ga Kung Fu. It's one of those things where I want credit for but don't want to share it because I want recognition for it. That's not a healthy way to be so I'm going to just share a little insight on this one by spreading the knowledge. My pride comes from the satisfaction that I'm one of the few that know how to really work this technique even among some of the Sifus and because of that I wanted to share with my fellow class mate/ student (during normal classes he's my class mate, during sparring and applications classes he's my student).
First the background information on this one. What I'm teaching is an advanced application of a beginner form. I leave a lot of the terminology out because it's a beginner form and the student in front of me understand what I'm communicating. It's one of those lessons that only those in the school know what you are talking about. So what I'm saying may not be clear. Hopefully, you'll get the idea of it through the actions
In the form the technique looks like what he's doing at 0:56. -1:06 and he repeats the same technique at 1:15 - 1:21. I personally think of this as one technique, but in reality from a TMA perspective it's made of 5 individual techniques. I guess in someways you can think of it as a combo. The 5 pieces can be done as shown in the form or it can be separated. Warning there are other variations of this technique.
Here are some variation of the technique in a demo application. I personally don't like this interpretation of it because to me the mechanics and logic look incorrect and I'm just basing that on how I use it, and the things I've learned about this technique by actually using it. By the way don't buy that book that he's showing unless you want to learn things the wrong way. But as you can see the motion is similar
(3rd video.) This is me teaching and sharing a little of what I know about this technique. In the video I'm just explaining the punching concept of the technique and not the footwork that is needed.
Here you can see a few things you guys and gals may already know
1. Straight beats Circular
2. Circular beats straight
Even though we aren't moving at fast speeds you can see how quickly the hook shows up at my face. You can also see the smile on his face when I first show him. That's how I knew he understood just how quick that punch can actually reach the face in n unexpected manner. The secret to this application of the technique is at 0:57 (You have to play it in slow motion)
I could easily spend a month doing a seminar just on that technique.
The best thing about this technique is that parts of it are also found in other fighting systems. Right off the back the hook is found in boxing. In my opinion TKD uses a simiar technique. They call it a block but I think it's a escape from a potential grab.
I'll have to come back to the video below for a future post if I can remember. I don't know TKD, but I'm staring to think that some of these blocks are actually strikes and escapes, and grabs. I'll have to find a TKD person to test those theories out. If I'm correct then some of you TKD people are probably going to have a new found interest in TKD and if I'm wrong then you'll probably just a few more bruises lol.
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