by Steve James on Sat Mar 09, 2024 9:31 am
I don't do Chen, but, I'd say the similarity afa SW is primarily in the final position (ding shi). Maybe it's because what leads to the Chen version is not GBT, and is more complex.
The Yang style shown is the classical YCF "family" style. There are plenty of other Yang versions that don't work quite the same.
Sometimes, the differences are like signatures of the style. When the final positions are photographed, they almost look the same, but work entirely differently.
Afa the qinna-anti-qinna aspects, I think moving correctly is automatically anti-qinna. Afa the CXW example with the hooked hand, I tend to think that it would work, but it's harder for me to imagine it as the purpose. For me, it's about the reason for pinching the fingers. It's not necessary to do so in order to 'hook' or use qinna. And, in some cases it might be a disadvantage.
Hey John W., what's the application for the hooked hand in longfist?
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