the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

marvin8 wrote:

johnwang wrote:Unless we want to throw away the basic CMA building block "6 harmony", the hand and foot coordination is a must. There should be no feet stop moving but hand is still moving.

"Rhino guard" does not follow six harmonies. Did you "throw away" rhino guard? If not, why not?

johnwang wrote:Rhino guard ... upper body is not changing, but feet are still moving

You continue to use rhino guard even though it does not use "basic CMA building block '6 harmony,'" where "the hand and foot coordination is a must."

Therefore, your answer to your own question is: Hand and foot coordination is not a must.

In this clip, his striking arm coordinates with his back leg.