• The 19 Form

  Question about Keeping Arm Straight vs Like a Whip

  Posted by Frances Phelps on September 23, 2024 at 5:05 pm

  User writes:

  I have noticed that Master Ren throws his punches out like a whip in the 19 form, as opposed to keeping a straight arm and wrist as in Kung Fu. Is it OK to use a more orthodox Kung Fu motion as it really goes against the grain practicing a move that would end in a broken wrist if it made contact?

  Answer from Stephan Berwick:

  To your question about the fist, when actually striking a target, the fist will of course firm up at contact, expressing the balance of hard and soft. So it must be relaxed until the moment of impact, which strikes like a whip, much like the boxer Muhammad Ali!

  Frances Phelps replied 5 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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