Andy_S wrote: a very decent PH grappler grabbed me at Chenjiagou with a very hard grip...
DeusTrismegistus wrote:If I grab someone with my left hand on either wrist, and they try to escape my grab, that is when I would attack. The grab will set up a reaction that can be used to enter.
johnwang wrote:Too many abstract threads lately. I though I'll start a more concrete thread.
If you left hand grabs on your opponent's right wrist, your right hand grabs on your opponent's left wrist, you can temporary take your opponent's striking weapon away. Any of his intention can be sense through your Tinjin. IMO, this is more powerful than just "build an arm bridge" that your oponent can destroy that bridge anytime he wants to. This "control your opponent's striking weapons" concept is not popular in the striking arts but it's a very important concept in both the eastern and western throwing arts.
It's a big difference from the following "bridge build" approach:
"A and B face each other in push hands distance. A puts R hand on B's R wrist and L hand on B's R elbow as B offers the R forearm. B places L hand on A's R elbow. From this starting point, A pushes with L hand on B's R elbow..."
The advantage of the 1st approach is when and how to destroy that bridge is under your control which is not the case in the 2nd approach. It makes common sense that if you have controled your opponent's striking weapons, you are safe at that particular moment. If you take advantage on that small window to move in, your safety will be improved. For example, if your left hand push your opponent's right arm up, your right hand push his left arm down, you can slide in and use your right shoulder to strike at your opponent's chest. Your opponent won't have the 3rd arm to stop your shoulder strike,
How important is this concept in your system?
Michael Dasargo wrote: too much time is invested in push/sticky hands. Ironically, the training method seems "unbalanced".
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