Palm Changes
Single
Change Palm
Double
Change Palm
Return
Body Palm
Back
Body Palm
Cover
Body Palm
Swim
Body Palm
Spin
Body Palm
Follow
Through Palm
Practice
them and do them quickly. The smoothness in the execution is strictly a
function of leg strength. Develop that through the forms and by doing Horse
stances. Sifu said that repeating the names of the
form distracts the conscious mind and keeps it occupied while doing the
postures. This allows the subconscious mind a chance to be felt when the
practice is resumed silently
Pa Kua Chang is closely related to Hsing
Yi, it is a more rounded (circled) version of similar exercises. It is an
internal art, so the tongue is always touching the roof of the mouth.
Hooking
step lands toe first in such a way the instep of the stepping foot aligns with
the toes of the stationary foot about half a foot-length away.
Palm
changes are performed at a uniform height. There is to be no up and down motion
as you shift from one posture to another. This makes the balance much trickier.
The
hands remain in the same aspect until the very last moment, when they turn down
and out at the end of the chop.
Hooking
step, thrust under with the step, clean on the lazy rooster, strike back with
the step, palms up to the last second.
Make it
smooth. Don't perform choppily As the opponent punches
in when you are in a left lead and opponent is in a right lead, the left hand
catches at lung 7 and heart 6. The right forearm strikes to heart 2 and you
pivot to place opponent in a chicken wing. Palm strike with left to finish.
This can also be used to strike li 10 and stomach 9
in kind of a bounce shot. Start by striking li 10.
Let the momentum of the strike carry it to stomach 9. Continuous attacks to li 10 will disable opponents arms.
Equatorial
stance is weight 50/50. Let the extended arm rest on the thrusting arm and let
it be lifted until the palms turn and you chop.
Let
the extended arm rest on the thrusting arm and let it be lifted until the palms
turn and you chop.
Begin
in Pa Kua opening stance a right flat-footed empty
stance on the circle, hands in the Single Change Palm position.
Shift
the weight on to the left foot and take a hooking step with the right. Change
directions, block down with the left to the waist with palm down. Thrust with
the right fingers to an equatorial stance. Execute another right hooking step
and bring the right hand to the ear. Change direction and step, continuing to
block with the left hand. Step forward and strike with the right palm to an equatorial
stance.
Step
back to a right inside empty stance, bringing the right hand to the ear and
striking to the left with the left pinky leading the way.
Thrust
the right hand under the left armpit and lift the left palm to a left bow and
arrow stance. Execute a single palm change to a left flat footed empty stance.
Hooking
step to inside with outside foot, Turn push down with the high hand, thrust
ahead with the other, hooking step to the outside hand to the ear turn and block,step and strike with the ear
hand, at once step back go up on the toe of the stationary foot block out with
the pinky (blocking hand) striking hand to the ear.
Don't
lift the edge of hand too high. Strike to the side with edge,
not up. Don't omit the block when doing the second hooking step in this
palm change.
The
only way to get the hands into the proper position is to sink the chest and
raise the back. Both hands are in the center of the body. The block is done by
keeping the hand at waist height and in the same aspect as the opening until
the hooking step and step to an equatorial stance is completed, thereupon, the
hand is pulled back to the waist.
Both hands in center of body, equatorial stance for savage tiger
coming out of the pass.
Keep the blocking arm in the same relative position, don’t move the arm, block
by turning the body. Bring the blocking hand to the waist so that when you step
into inside empty, this hand can chop to the vertical position.
Take a
narrow hooking step on the second hooking step and then step out and block.
Begin
in Pa Kua opening stance a right flat-footed empty
stance on the circle, hands in the Single Change Palm position.
Shift
the weight on to the left foot and take a hooking step with the right. Thrust
the right hand under the left armpit palm up and change direction. Step to a
right equatorial stance and palm strike with the right while guarding the right
bicep with the left palm.
Pull
the right toes in by pivoting on the heel. The right palm circles behind the
head as the body pivots on the toes while turning to the left. Pivot on both
toes when returning.
Step
with the left foot to a horse stance on the circle. Block with the edges of the
hand to either side of the body and palm facing back.
Pronate
the left wrist. Circle the left hand toward the thumb (behind the body) and the
right hand toward the little finger (in front of the body), thrust the right
under the left and Single Change Palm.
Deflect
a high 9 with the left palm while thrusting under the left with the right. Step
forward and strike with right from under the left.
Make
small circles at end of move.
Pivot
on the toes. An exaggerated way to do this is by lifting the heels extremely
before pivoting. It is very important to remember the direction in the palm
changes and perform the opposing circles and thrust which complete the move. In
the palm changes, they always go in the same direction as the form line. In the
continuous form, they reverse it.
For a
backhand, you can strike either with the knuckles of the index and middle
finger or with the knuckles of the ring finger and pinky and the flat of the
first and second metatarsals without injuring the hand. The lead hand backhands
the opponent while the other hand slides under your tricep
and is hidden from view until it strike the opponent.
This
movement is done with the hooking step taking place on the odd numbered step. Hooking step. Turn both palms up as you circle the arm in
front and then over and around head. Sweep to Hold the
moon to the bosom in an equatorial stance. Single change
palm. From the right Pa Kua stance; right flat
footed empty stance with left arm at shoulder height, right palm under the left
elbow, pronate the left palm. Circle the hand towards
you, palm up. Landing in a hooking step on the 1st, 3rd, 5th... step, the left
hand should be tangent to the circle and palm up in the supinated
position with the fingers of the right hand pointing up to the tricep.
Supinate
the right palm, step to an equatorial stance and thrust with the right hand
tangent to the circle, the left hand pointing to the center. Lean and lift,
step and chop to a left Pa Kua stance.
Repeat
on the opposite side.
The
application is like a cloud sword performed empty handed. It could be used
against a 9 and with a closed fist as a strike.
When
doing this move, don't duck your head. The length of the upper arm should give
you enough clearance to perform this maneuver.
Lift
the Helmet from the Back of the Head
From
the right Pa Kua stance, perform a hooking step with
the right foot and thrust the right hand under the left tricep.
Circle the right hand to the right and under the left. Continue the circle
right around the head with the thumb down until the hand is visible on the left
side of the head.
When
the hand is visible on the left side of the head, step to an equatorial stance
and brush the right hand over the left elbow joint, pulling it opposite the
right hip. The left hand is held at shoulder height. The position is very
similar to Wild Horse Separates the Mane from the Short Form. Thrust to
equatorial stance. Lean to bow and arrow, lift and
chop. Lean and Lift, Step and Chop to a left Pa Kua
stance.
Repeat
on the other side.
As the
opponent punches, catch the punch on the pinky edge of the palm, guide the
attack past you and then whip the palm into stomach 5. You can also use in a
double tap, however the lead hand has to block first..
Time the hooking step to synchronize with completion of the cloudsword
palm motion.
This
is done in seven steps. After the hooking step and groin smash, circle the hand
that is at the shoulder under the chin as in back body palm and thrust to an
equatorial stance. Step 1,2,3 while striking down.
Step 4,5,6 while doing a Reverse Body Palm palm strike. Step 7 perform a
hooking step and palm strike to groin. Hand under the chin and Single Change
Palm
Single
change palm
Steps
1, 2, and 3, advance from standing position and rotate the left palm down at
the elbow. Stepping begins with and ends with right foot.
Steps
4, 5, and 6, lift left arm to shoulder height, thrust right hand under left,
thumb up and advance it to a palm strike. (Like Reverse Body Palm) On step 6,
right arm is above the head and left hand is at right axilla.
Stepping begins and ends with left foot.
Step 7
is a right hooking step. Take a wider hooking step and be sure the toes land on
the circle. Thrust down and behind in a large circle with right arm to a groin
smash. Pronate the left hand extremely and circle the
fingertips under the chin with the palm up. Scoop with the right hand and step
to an equatorial stance. Thrust the right hand under the left and single palm
change to standing position.
Application
is a block, a palm strike hidden behind a hand and then a groin strike to
follow the palm strike. The hooking step closes the final distance and allows
you to strike from a reverse angle.
The
outstretched arm that rotates on the elbow is a block.
At the
end of the first 3 steps, the upper arm (humerus) is
perpendicular to the torso and the forearm is parallel to it. At the end of the
next 3 steps, the arm is vertical. It then circles in front of the torso and
around past the hip to strike the opponent's groin as you turn away.
Use
the high deflection either inside or outside. If outside
(right lead), palm strike to gb25 or spleen 21. If inside (right lead),
spin and elbow strike.
The
outstretched arm that rotates on the elbow is a block.
This is
the only palm change done by stepping away from the circle. On the left (base
side), out step right, hooking step left, drop to a left tiger stance. Right
fingers point to the floor over the right calf, left palm down at left waist.
Lift to an equatorial stance with the right hand above the head and the elbow
bent. Right Palm faces the ceiling, left palm faces the floor.
From the standing position, outside step with the right foot. Hooking step with the
left. The left hand is above the head as in "Take the Helmet From the Back of the Head". Spin down to a left tiger
stance while pushing down with the left hand and palm striking with the right.
Lift with the right palm to an equatorial stance, thrust under with the left
and single change palm.
Spin
Body Palm is a strike with the edge of the hand. The hand doesn't change
position when coming out of the tiger to the equatorial. Maintaining the head
position is very important to achieving the proper stance.
When
shifting to the tiger, the arm over the outstretched leg is a strike with the
edge of the hand and not a palm strike. This makes transition to equatorial
stance with minimi leading more natural.
Take a
wide hooking step so that you aren't mincing the step. The pace should look the
same throughout the form. The lift with the pinky edge of the palm sets up
attacks similar to back body pal.
Interior hooking step. When shifting to the tiger, the arm over the outstretched leg is
a strike with the edge of the hand and not a palm strike. This makes transition
to equatorial stance with minimi leading more
natural.
From
standing position this is done in 3 steps. In steps 1 and 2, start as in
Reverse Body Palm by thrusting right hand under left arm, thumb up and
continuing to a palm strike. The left hand is drawn back to the right axilla. Do a "half hooking step" or step with the
toes turned in. Thrust straight down with the right palm while sinking to a
right tiger stance. The right hand stops at waist height. The left palm thrusts
down and follows the left leg with wrist extremely pronated
and fingers facing down to the leg.
Lift
with the little finger leading the way to an equatorial stance. Thrust the
right under the left and single change palm.
Ending
is swapped with Spin Body Palm ending. Lift with palm on FT and with pinky on
SB. Keep arm at shoulder height and pivot on elbow.
At the
end of the first three steps, the arm is vertical. It then presses straight
down as you drop to the tiger stance. This technique hides the palm strike
similar to return body palm.
Fingers
extended over the extended leg in tiger stance point to the floor.
Set up
an opponent with backhand strike using the lead hand. If his block is not
strong enough, plow right thru and hit him. If he pushes it away, then follow along
the arm with the power hand and strike to st9. St9 is set up because when the
opponent blocks the backhand, you are in a position to rub L9 on the blocking
hand.