hammer principle

[SPJ]

Looks like a Tong-Bei entry that was once demonstrated on me.

1. It is called tapping palm in tongbei.

however, usually we use the back hand fist thrown circularly upward, it is called lead hand palm or yin shou zhang. we attract the attention to the top level or shang pan. we quickly follow with a mid abdomen punch or drilling fist, zuan quan or zhong quan from the other hand, we lower our posture, too.

In tong bei, the stepping method is called ta la bu or tuo la bu. you move forward the lead foot, the rear foot follows or drags along.

2. In Ba ji, it is called horse testing palm or tang ma zhang. we bring the attention to high.

we also open the door, so we follow with an elbow strike from the same arm--

there is a saying, if you see the hand coming, the elbow is not too far or nearing.

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cool.

[nianfong]

SPJ, the purpose of the principle is not the strike in itself, it's eliminating telltale signs, and learning to read the opponent.