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There are two keys to this technique: 1) Do not point the spear (or staff) behind you, just down diagonally. 2) Turn your shoulders to get the bottom end over your shoulder. This is a great ending to many forms, and if your style doesn’t have it, this is a nice addition for a fancy closing.
This kung fu spear combination involves using the butt and of the spear for an uppercut followed by a jumping throat locking spear to behind. I ejoy this as even though there are only 3 techniques in it, the spear it utilized in many different ways. This combo can easily be added to some of the other spear combinations I've posted so far so you can string together a longer combination. Have fun! ► Other Ways to Find Me ● Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sifukuttel ● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sifu-Kuttel-... ● Twitter: https://twitter.com/sifukuttel ● Instagram: @SifuKuttel
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Kung Fu Spear Basic Combo.
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Gems like this make the art of Choy Li Fut truly special. Two person combat forms are like a chain of sparring drills in a particular order. The more efficient you get doing the drills, the more potential you have in sparring and fighting. Not to say I’m going out to fight with swords and spears anytime soon, but I do use quite a few techniques in my weapon sparring that are derived from the form. I performed this set with my kung fu brother in Jiangmen, Guanzhou, China. Pretty cool experience!!!
Yao’s Young Warriors
Double Broadswords vs Spear in the Hung Sing Choy Li Fut school in Futsan (Foshan), China.
Gems like this make the art of Choy Li Fut truly special. Two person combat forms are like a chain of sparring drills in a particular order. The more efficient you get doing the drills, the more potential you have in sparring and fighting. Not to say I’m going out to fight with swords and spears anytime soon, but I do use quite a few techniques in my weapon sparring that are derived from the form. I performed this set with my kung fu brother in Jiangmen, Guanzhou, China. Pretty cool experience!!!
This week’s kung fu combo comes to you from all the way out in the Netherlands! I spent a week in Leiden, Holland, teaching as a guest instructor for the 20th annual Hong Ying Training Camp. I met a very special kid who has been a longtime fan of my videos and is a very dedicated student. Great job Sepp!
The Hung Sing Red Tassel Spear set contains a wide range of techniques from the artful spins to the practical spear fundamentals. Fun and challenging, a true gem in the Choy Li Fut system!!!
Old school kung fu
In the Choy Li Fut kung fu system, spear training is an essential exercise in the transference of energy through the body and weapon to the intended target. In one of the most basic movements, cheong (spear/ pierce), the spear is thrust forward. Power, like the rest of Choy Li Fut, is generated from the stance and waist rotation. It is then transferred through the arms as the spear is thrust forward. The front hand (Southern styles usually use right hand forward, Northern styles usually use left hand forward) is used to guided the spear and the rear hand is what drives it forward.
There is a simple maxim when it comes to using the spear “Front hand loop, back hand lock.” This means the front hand does not grip tightly in aid of the spear thrust, but works as a guide and support for thrusts and as a fulcrum that allows leverage and rotation of the spear in swinging movements. This method should not to be seen as loose or relaxed as such would be easily broken and the spear disarmed, simply the front hand allows more movement and extension.
So what does it all have to do with punching? Simple, if the body is connected when the hips initiate movement, the arms will continue the energy through the spear until fully extended. At this point the spear itself will let the wielder know how much power transferred as it will vibrate. Just as sound waves travel through a medium, the wielder’s power will travel through the spear and more important, produce visible and tangible results. More power means more vibration. It is important to note that most kung fu spears are made of waxwood or bamboo and maintain a flexibility not found in hardwoods that allow it to absorb oncoming attacks without breaking as well as creates a whipping effect when properly used, not to say woods like beech or ash don’t vibrate as any baseball player would tell you, it is just more visible with flexible woods.
The spear is simply and indicator of connection and alignment, and although the basic movement requires two hands this thrust can be done with a single hand a the bottom end of the spear which makes it more difficult to properly execute. The mechanics are the same whether you have a spear in hand or are just throwing a straight punch, however with a spear we can feel it when it all works right, not to mention an added weight which helps in building power.
Simple training to get the feel and timing for throwing *and catching the kung fu spear. The tape is a great way to transition into feeling the distance of travel of the spear as well as timing of the technique. Though I only demonstrated one version of this technique, the drill can be used for many of the different throws found in spear sets.
This is the Hung Sing Red Tassel Spear Form of Choy Li Fut Kung Fu. It is traditionally done with many spinning and flowering movements to develop coordination and timing which make the rest of the practical techniques in the form all the more refined. As Grandmaster Doc-Fai Wong says, "You are only as good as you practice." It is important to practice your techniques and combinations with the end goal in mind, to perform the movements as strong and efficient as possible with no wasted movement.We filmed this after a full day of training inside the studio. I was very lucky to be able to film this spear set out at beautiful Fort Funston in San Francisco and on such a beautiful day all thanks to Bryan Hewitt photography, and Justin Hoover the man with a vision and coordinator of a much larger project that I was apart of as well. I shot the footage inside the studio myself but combined the two for this video.
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Testing out the new spear. Quite sharp it is!!!
Very nice accuracy. Need to do an accuracy test on my own spear work one of these days as well. Now it does look like you are using a harder wood for the shaft as opposed to waxwood. Is their a particular reason for this?
Yes there is! I acquired the spear from an old man who had "become too old for spear practice," as he claimed. There is about a foot of waxwood shaft from the spear head into the main PVC shaft it now has. He also taped a hand grip at the base of the spear. Surprisingly, it still has the same spring as waxwood, although between the PVC, the length of the spear, and the hand grip it is totally different than I am used to. I have a feeling the original wood is glued into the spearhead which may have been a problem if at some point he broke the original shaft and could have lead him to use the PVC, but I do plan on taking it apart and going with a more traditional shaft and adding a tassel on it. We'll see!
