C.J.Wang wrote:The way I am taught, it's not about feinting. It's about the interplay of Yin and Yang.
You initiate an attack (Yang) on the opponent. If he fails to block or tries to block but has weaker structure than yours, you simply issue power and blast through him because you are Yang and he is Yin.
If he blocks with superior structure and/or can neutralize/counter your initial effort, the Yang part that touches the opponent should immediately shift to Yin and becomes passive, receiving, and neutralizing. And as that Yang part shifts to Yin, another part that was Yin becomes Yang -- active, attacking, and aggressive -- to attack the opponent.
It can go on and on and on..........until one side is down.
Strange wrote:as i understand it, all start as real strikes. when opponent touch/block/intercept the strike, you "give" the strike to them. then you change stroke or continue the same strike with the other hand, usually in different level or area.
for the opponent, it becomes a "damned if you do; damned if you dont" situation.
Areios wrote:well mostly if I do a fake attack and I see that he's not going to be able to defend, than I give him what I still can ge t out of it.
dragontigerpalm wrote:C.J.Wang wrote:The way I am taught, it's not about feinting. It's about the interplay of Yin and Yang.
You initiate an attack (Yang) on the opponent. If he fails to block or tries to block but has weaker structure than yours, you simply issue power and blast through him because you are Yang and he is Yin.
If he blocks with superior structure and/or can neutralize/counter your initial effort, the Yang part that touches the opponent should immediately shift to Yin and becomes passive, receiving, and neutralizing. And as that Yang part shifts to Yin, another part that was Yin becomes Yang -- active, attacking, and aggressive -- to attack the opponent.
It can go on and on and on..........until one side is down.
Well said. This is very similar to my understanding of I Liq Chuan where there is also no feinting.
johnwang wrote:Areios wrote:well mostly if I do a fake attack and I see that he's not going to be able to defend, than I give him what I still can ge t out of it.
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everything wrote:I thought this is what all IMA say. There is no obvious beginning and end of issuing force. I don't know what that means as far as feints. If someone perceives your bridging move as a feint and it trips them up, is it a feint if you had no feinting intention?
everything wrote:dragontigerpalm wrote:C.J.Wang wrote:The way I am taught, it's not about feinting. It's about the interplay of Yin and Yang.
You initiate an attack (Yang) on the opponent. If he fails to block or tries to block but has weaker structure than yours, you simply issue power and blast through him because you are Yang and he is Yin.
If he blocks with superior structure and/or can neutralize/counter your initial effort, the Yang part that touches the opponent should immediately shift to Yin and becomes passive, receiving, and neutralizing. And as that Yang part shifts to Yin, another part that was Yin becomes Yang -- active, attacking, and aggressive -- to attack the opponent.
It can go on and on and on..........until one side is down.
Well said. This is very similar to my understanding of I Liq Chuan where there is also no feinting.
I thought this is what all IMA say. There is no obvious beginning and end of issuing force. I don't know what that means as far as feints. If someone perceives your bridging move as a feint and it trips them up, is it a feint if you had no feinting intention?
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