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[windwalker099]

Physical guard is used in both striking art and wrestling art. Your arms act like insect whiskers to sense the environment.

example of not using a physical guard against a physical guard

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

example of not using a physical guard against a physical guard

The guy on the right keeps his sword behind his body. He has no guard. He invited his opponent to attack him. He then counters it. You need to have good speed in order to do so.



Sometimes I use no guard too. I would drop both hands next to my legs and bait my opponent to punch me. I then use "stealing step with hook punch" to counter him. It's good strategy too.

 

[windwalker099]

The guy on the right keeps his sword behind his body. He has no guard. He invited his opponent to attack him. He then counters it. You need to have good speed in order to do so.

And a lot, lot of practice.

To make it work, one needs to try it against as many others as possible.
People who boxed or said they did, make pretty good testing grounds.
Boxing very honest....getting hit, and hitting....makes for a good teacher.

Much of the time, it may not work, until it does...

Used to train each hand, into the 1000s or reps...
using what was called triangle in and out step...

Hindsight being 2020... n-mantis a big mistake for me, as well as taiji...
Although, through taiji did manage to find something quite interesting.