My Forms: GJFFK (Step 5)
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Three extensions Piercing Lance Hand
In my school, from the previous posture, the wrists will be crossed, brought down in the front of the body, and in a graceful circular manner, the hands will trace the bottom half of a circle while inhaling, before ending up at the shoulders. Here, the hands will form the one finger bridge position, and with dynamic tension, be pressed out to the sides three times. In the one finger bridge hand position, the index finger is pointed toward the sky, while the remaining fingers are curled into the tiger’s claw position. The thumb should not be squeezed directly against the hand. It is this type of movement which causes some to say that Gung Ji training will harden the arms without using any striking training, such as Sam Sing. I trained Gung Ji before I ever learned any Sam Sing, and Sam Sing never bothered me that much, so the stress on the tendons and the muscular tension may affect the forearms in this manner. It is a fact that without a toughening of the forearms, the trainee will never be able to effectively apply his Hung Gar training.
I am a Dallas/Fort Worth based martial arts instructor. I teach Taekwondo by day and Hung Gar privately out of my home. My main focus of my personal training is in the Hung Gar system. Work and Family leave little time for anything else, but my life is full and content. This blog is here because I love to write, but have had little luck in finding publishers, so I publish myself here. The articles will mostly be about teaching and training in the martial arts, but with a lot of opinion and other topics mixed in. I do not discuss politics or religion, so if you are looking for the typical blog, keep looking. If you are looking for the truth in martial arts, welcome home!
