PATTERN PRACTICE — THE FOUR FUNDAMENTAL HAND ATTACKS AND DEFENCES
Many people have the mis-conception that first there were kungfu sets, then masters took individual patterns out from the set and applied them for combat. Actually it was the reverse. Individual patterns came first, then they were arranged in some meaningful order to form kungfu sets.
But how did the patterns come about. They evolved over time from actual fighting movements. At first the fighting movements were haphazard and random. But over time experienced fighters formalized favored fighting movements into stylized patterns. Much later, kungfu masters joined these patterns into kungfu sets.
In this video clip Anthony demonstrates the basic patterns for hand attacks and defences. Many people may be surprised that by applying these patterns well, a skillful kungfu exponent can counter any hand attacks! Practicing these patterns over and over is a good way to familiarizing yourselves with advantages movements so that you can apply them spontaneously in combat
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