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One of the hallmarks of Southern Chinese gung fu is the Phoenix E

st, ca e n antonese Feng An Choior n an ar n oeng u

ue . n t s art ca we w oo at severa acets o t s compact a

ose-quarter str ng met o . rst et s oo at t e st, w c s orm

y sequent a y c os ng t e ngers nto a st eg n ng w t t e tt e ng

n up to t e m e, an t en o ng t e n ex nger ac upon t e su

ort o t e t um .

e oen x ye st a or s t e user severa un que

pt ons n t e c o ce o str ng sur aces.

tr ng w t t e ronta ace o t e n ex nger.

tr ng w t t e ac ace o t e n ex ngertr ng w t t e ronta ace o t e st.

tr ng w t t e na or nuc e o t e t um . oug ng t e eye s

as est w t t e t um , t e strongest g t.

e p punc sur ace nown as en o an e o , a a

er st str e, w c a s un er t e um re a o ao o , a a mar

out ern ant s.

e ac an punc sur ace nown as wa o an ung

c a so a s un er t e um re a o ao o .

t s mportantto note t at one s ou re ra n rom str ng w t t e v

p o t e oen x ye st. n t a y, t s soun s unavo a e an nc

ect, ut str ng w t t e t p o t e st s very ar on t e o nt. r or

e use o g oves n ox ng, n t e ays o are- nuc e matc es,

g ters an s were usua y ro en to a greater or esser extent y

secon or t r roun .

t s mportantto str e w t t e one support n erent n t e pos t on

e nuc e o ecause t s a or s t e est structura support poss

o t e most rag e o t e ones. et er tra n ng w t t e a o t

edicine or not, one should use care in all Martial practices.

s str e s not un que to out ern ant s. ystems t at a so emp as

e oen x ye st are:

te ye row a e

Wing Chun (Praise Spring)

s ng- orm ntent on

a o te rane

nawan arate ec yu - o o yu - a o yu - ss n y

hurite - Nahate - Tomarite and some schools of American Kempo

ese are t e systems o w ic am aware t at use a type o oen x

ye st.

Phoenix Eye Punchof Southern Praying Mant

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t n t e pos t ons o et s u, as we as t e var ous e ow-str e pos t ons ng a

a ang, ang, m ang eong ang, etc. , t e ten ons an one are con t one

that the application of the Phoenix Eye punch can express the highest potential of Ging.

not er mportant e ement, w c s rare y po nte out, s t at t ese pos t ons eve op

wareness an use o t e umerus one- ever. at er t an n t at ng movement rom

orearm w c pro uces segmente power re y ng on rute orce, t e umerus one,

con unct on w t t e o y s mass antis r ower , prov es structura support or a

movements.

tra n ng met o t at s nva ua e n eve op ng t e oen x ye punc s n o

Gwan (Iron Pole Rolling), also called Iron Bar Rubbing. Simply find a hollow metal p

or ar--one t at s not excess ve y eavy, ut as e t. ace t e po e on t e top o yo

orearms w t t em n t e pa m-up pos t on, eeping t e po e on or near t e en in

arm an s ow y ra se t e arms w e rotat ng t e pa ms own smoot y eep ng t e o

rms as para e to t e groun as poss e.

en t e po e as een ro e t e engt o t e r ge arm rom e ow to wr st eep

e arms stretc e out not going ig er t an t e s ou ers t en re ax t e arm s n ng

e ows rst, caus ng t e po e to return to t s start ng pos t on at t e en o t e arm athen repeat several times.

a e sure w en ro ng t e po e to eep your movement smoot an

e axe , s ow y ma ng trans t ons etween pos t ons on t e arm eeping t e po e on

near the bend in the arm then rolling to the wrists) , striving to feel the surface and circu

erence o a s ng e sp ere or two sma er ones. o construct a o er ar s mp y purc ase

your oca ar ware store a engt o meta p pe to eet ong, w t s, sma ston

or pennys, cap at t e en s an pract se, pract se, pract se.

Striking paper or a piece of cardboard is by far the safest and naturally the cheapest meth

or tra n ng to e accurate w t t e oen x ye str e. pp y var ous con gurat ons o to t e paper car oar an pract ce str ng w t out stur ng or tear ng t e w o e targ

str v ng to p erce w t a sma po nt. n exce ent an equa y a or a e target s a s ow

curtain.

an n ury oes occur, mme ate y app y ce or t a me c ne.

en art a rts carr es a ne range o t a ao me c ne or one

pac ng, ron pa m an oen x ye tra n ng. en oo ng at a

system t at tra ns t e oen x ye str e or any str e t at

resem es t n

t e o ow ng po

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rst e sy a us o system orms s ou

not execute t e punc rom a c am ere p pos

To do so compromises the structural integrity of

t e punc . am ere p ep oyment ma es

target ng w t t e punc very, very cu t

n a s excess ve t me to t e punc .

econd e sy a us o system orms s ou

eep t e r ge arms n ront o t e o y w t t

e ows own, e ng sta ze y grav ty

t roug re axe trapezius an e toi musc es

nd manifest what the Chinese call ang

a ow sin ing power . e punc

s ou rst e execute rom a stance o

no onger t an nc es rom start to nis

n t en over t me cover a s orter an

s orter stance to t e target, tra n ng

own to an nc or ess.

hird The systems punch should NOT be executed in conjunction with long or w

r g ng steps, s mp y ecause t s s a c ose-quarter str e an s meant to e use w

ootwor t at ma es a ustments w t n nc es o t e attac er.

It is advisable not to strike a heavy bag, with a Phoenix eye fist or to do so on a Wood

ummy or o v ous reasons. ra n ng w t t e oen x ye st a s a power u e em

to c ose-quarter se - e ence t at oes ta e t me to cu t vate, ut s we wort t e e o

regar ess o w at system or ranc an n v ua stu es.

y er ea owns ung ung art a rts in awrence, ansas. e specia izes in sin

uan, ing un, an as an interest in out ern raying antis.