Bon Sao Hook

Bon Sao Hook

Concussive Striking The forte of the Crane Style is in it's concussive strikes. As Wing Chun is a derivative of the White Crane Style, we then must look at its concussive striking, but not simply in it's outward fisted applications. We must look at every tool and...
Bon Sao Constriction

Bon Sao Constriction

Continuing on from the last exploration of offensive uses found in the Wing Chun, "Bon Sao" (tool, method, application) as a defensive mode, we now research the inherent "Constriction" hidden within. Often people only see what is presented without taking in the full...
Bon Sao Leverage

Bon Sao Leverage

In the Clinch Most Practitioners use the the forward forearm with a rising elbow, for a purely defensive action. This arm action is seen in Wing Chun as well as other Karate Katas (Nai Han Chi Nidan as example) and many other Martial Styles. But it is almost always...
Intervention

Intervention

Saving Others With today's world we need to sometimes help others under assault. We take a brief look at third party intervention when an aggressor is taking advantage or inflicting damage upon an innocent, or you are working to de-escalate a situation where one of...
Why Seizing

Why Seizing

Deeper Skills in Kyusho Learning in close fighting skills is imperative as most fights escalate from the long range to a clinch rather quickly. Some folks do it from fatigue, or to try to stop the opponent from striking them, or as a strategy to control or take the...
Tigers Tooth

Tigers Tooth

Dig Deep Not all tools are created equal, there are some that are designed for concussive strikes, some designed for compressive actions and some were designed for positional use.An old hand formation from the 6 hands of Shaolin, was the single blade of grass hand......
Use it against them

Use it against them

    Anti-Antifa The world today is upside down... with no outlook fo getting any less strange or dangerous. In fact we are living through the Zombie apocalypse now, it's no longer fiction, conspiracy or something we can ignore. We see riots, desecration of...
San Zhan

San Zhan

A Deeper Look Learn this knockout technique from San Zhan, for the extended film with anatomical instruction and knockout explanation as well as demonstration, join this channels "Extended Video" level. San Zhan, stems from the Chinese White Crane style, some also...
Spiraling Punch

Spiraling Punch

  The Spiraling Punch of Kung Fu With this posture and Kyusho we can realize many self defense possibilities as well as physiological transitions and advantages. But first we need to look beyond the traditional explanations, techniques and look more internally at...
Jigoro Kano Kyusho

Jigoro Kano Kyusho

    Yes Judo Kyusho Kanō Jigorō (嘉納 治五郎, 28 October 1860 – 4 May 1938) was a Japanese educator and athlete, the founder of Judo. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic...