Ian wrote:Is it standard practice to perform your wuxing using long, medium, and short movements?
Say you're doing zuanquan. Are you imagining punching through your target (long, open movement), or are you imagining a small, sharp uppercut (small, closed movement)?
Short answer: yes.
In practice we're advised to fully extend our movements, but in actual combat the blows can be delivered from any distance that is practical. Example: in close, beng can be a tichok, and zuan is exactly like that zero-distance corkscrew punch you guys do. It all depends on distance, timing and opportunity.
Not only can you vary the distance, but also the speed, height, etc. Hsing-i is not simple at all, it is incredibly complex!
NOBODY gets near Yung when Tanaka's around. That's for shit sure.