The eyes also play an important role in Gung-fu. Arule is,
that the nose follows where the coccyx points. However,
the eyes do the looking for you. As your 'attacker' is in
front of you, your eyes therefore should also be looking
slightly to the front out of the corner of the eyes.
I will now show you what you are doing with your partner.
Your partner is only a punching bag in small San-Sau bar
one time when he does something other than just throw
punches. We begin with the most common type of street
attack, the hook or round punch. Your partner stands
opposite you. He must be able to reach you with his palm
to the side of your face. This gives you the correct timing.
He swings his right palm or fist, hook in get towards the left
side of your face. You swivel exactly the same way that
you have just done in the solo method to slam his left inner
forearm at 'Neigwan' while your left palm is pushed
outward to slam into ST 9 on the right side of his neck.
(Photo No. 45). This is a 'death point strike'! It is very
dangerous, so do not strike your partner at any time
anywhere even close to this point. Pull your strike just
short of the target. Never for instance, strike to the chest
for realism of the strike because what you learn in small
San-Sau will stay with you sub-consciously forever. If
you are ever attacked, where you strike to in small
San-Sau is where you will strike to in reality. The
difference in reality, is that your Qi (energy) Adrenaline
and yang Qi will be so high that the strike that you are used
to pulling just short will now go right through the
attacker's neck! Remember, the more yang Qi, the more
the movement also increases. Physical and energy are
linked and what your Qi does, so too does your
movement. As soon as you have completed your'defense'
against his hook punch, drop both arms to your sides. This
is so that you are in a more normal standing position when
attacked and are able to use greater centrifugal force
against his attacks. This only happens with the first three
defenses though.
Your partner now throws a left hook to the right side of
your face. You again swivel, this time 90 degrees on your
heels to your right slamming his left 'Neigwan' with your
right palm while striking into his left ST 9 point with your
left knife edge. No need for a photo here as is it the exact
opposite of what you have just done.
He again throws a right hook and you respond in exactly
the same way by swivelling to your left on your heels
slamming his right 'Neigwan' with your left palm and his
right ST 9 with your left palm.
'Block To The Right'
Your partner now throws a low hook punch aimed at your
right lower rib area. You have not lowered your hands to
your side as you did for the upper hook punch. In defense,
you swivel to your right on both heels just as before. Your
left arm does a downward arc moving with the centrifugal
force of the swivel movement to your right. Your left
forearm slams his left forearm while your right hammer
palm drops straight down with great force onto the top of
his left forearm. You must be sure that you do not attempt
to go out and get his arm though as you will allow his
attack through. All you do is to strike your own right palm
down on top of your own left forearm at around CO 10.
(Figure No. 1). (Photo No. 46) & (Photo No. 47).46
shows how the palm touches your own arm while 47
shows the application. Notice again that the eyes are
looking out of the left corners while the head is pointing to
the NE.
