The Secret Move Inside Shaolin Kung Fu Fighting Systems

This secret move is actually inside karate fighting systems

, as well as kung fu fighting systems, or just about any martial art you might know. This is because it is a basic motion of the arms. This basic motion, once one knows it, will give rise to virtually all the techniques of the martial arts.

Stand naturally, feet shoulder width and extend the arms straight out in front of the body. Bend the arms slightly and circle the arms in front of your body in a clockwise direction. The circles should be about three feet in diameter, and should overlap by about a foot.

As you make these circles you will see a series of blocks. At one point your right arm will do a high block and your left arm will do a low block. As you continue the clockwise circle of the limbs your right arm will go through an inverted low block (back of the wrist protecting the groin) and your left arm will go through a palm block (protecting the face).

Anybody who strikes at you will encounter one of these blocks, or fall into the swirling motion of your arms. You can angle the blocks and cause all manner of deflections and manipulations simply by adjusting the footwork. Take a step, turn the hips, pivot, all will change the angle of the circles in front of you, and you will find other types of blocks.

If you maintain distance and focus the circles you can execute hard and bruising blocks. If you step into a person and circle the attacking arm it will turn into a lever and a joint manipulation or a throw, as you might find in Gracie Jujitsu. Tighten it up and charge at a person and you will end up doing the basic Bruce Lee blasting technique.

As I said, this circling of the arms is native in any martial style, and most students will play with it at some time in their careers. Unfortunately, most people don't explore it to the degree that they understand the basic conceptual nature of what they are doing. Yet, a few decades into the art, a serious student will invariably realize the fundamental utility of the arm circles.

I discovered this move in the art of Pan Gai Noon. The wa-uke circling block is a variation of this basic motion. It wasn't long before I saw it in the various kung fu fighting systems, and then the karate fighting systems. I was quick to make it the heart of my own Shaolin Butterfly system.

In summation, let me point out that this arm motion opens the door to endless fighting techniques. If you alter the direction of the circles, or change the direction of one of the circles, you will find virtually every martial arts technique imaginable. Go ahead, look at your martial arts patterns and kata, and you will find that this little trick is at the heart of every martial system, and not just Shaolin Kung Fu Systems.

by: Al Case..

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