Pa kua Wooden Man, Road 3
1.
Right foot lead. Step
right and strike the arm a glancing blow with left.
2.
Step left, passing
the arm, and strike the center post with left.
3.
Hooking step right and
eye poke right, striking in a downward vector with 2 fingers.
4.
Twist the waist to
strike with blade of right hand to nose.
5.
Continue the momentum
of the right hand and strike the arm with right palm.
6.
Overhook with the right arm and pivot to the left to elbow strike
left to the center post.
7.
Outstep left and step right to face the center pole. Strike the
center pole with left palm.
8.
Strike the arm with
the left palm
9.
Reversing directions, overhook the arm with
right arm and pivot to the left to arm break.
10.
Half step right and
release the overhook. Strike with right palm
11.
Play the Pi Par. Leap
onto left foot and heel kick right (St 40 target), arm break. Extended arm is
over kicking leg.
12.
Out-step right, hooking
step left, strike up from underneath right and down with left.
13.
Twist with both hands
and then strike again, right up from underneath and left traveling down.
14.
Grap arm with both hands and swing to right under the arm and
elbow with right.
Application:
With a left lead, the opponent strikes left. Step to right and deflect with
left. Continue the strike into the face with the left. Hooking step right and
eye poke right and then strike to the nose with the right blade edge. Continue
the right strike and grab the right arm with right. Over-hook the right arm and
pivot to the left and elbow strike into the opponent’s heart with right. Turn
back in to opponent and strike with left. Strike the set-up points at Lung 5
with left then overhook with right and spin out right
to break the arm. Release the overhook and strike
right. Leap onto left and kick to stomach 40 on the shin with right. Arm break. Turn to face the arm and break it. If he rolls
the arm, roll with it and break again. Swing on the arm and elbow strike.
Wooden Man #3 (8/20/2000)
|
# |
Dummy |
Body |
Points |
|
1 |
Standing position. Step out
right foot and strike the dummy's arm with left blade edge. |
Strike arm |
LI 10 |
|
2 |
Left hand strikes upper post |
Strike face |
ST 2 |
|
3 |
Out step left, hooking step
right, slap dummy arm with left hand and maintain contact as you step under
arm. Right hand index and middle fingers eye-gouge upper post with downward
pull as left hand rotates to an under hook position. |
Eye poke |
|
|
4 |
Right palm strikes upper post |
Strike side of face |
St 2 |
|
5 |
Right hand strikes left arm |
Upper arm |
LI 12, H 2 |
|
6 |
Pivot 180°, left elbow strikes
lower post |
Elbow to chest |
CV 14 |
|
7 |
Left outward step, right
hooking step, left palm strikes upper post |
Strike Face |
ST 2 or ST 9 |
|
8 |
Step left, step right, your
right arm grabs dummy's arm |
Grab upper arm |
LI 12, H 2 |
|
9 |
Turn left to trap right arm
behind your back |
Break Arm |
CS 6 or TW 13 |
|
10 |
Step right, right palm strike
to upper pole |
Strike face |
ST 9 |
|
11 |
Leap onto left, strike arm
with right palm, and kick with right foot (playing the Pi Par) |
Break arm, kick leg |
CS 6, TW 12; leg: LIV 10 or ST
40, SP 9, 10 |
|
12 |
Grab right arm with right hand
on top, left from underneath |
Grab & roll arm and strike
to break |
TW 12, CS 5 |
|
13 |
Re-grab right arm |
Roll arm other way and strike
to break |
|
|
14 |
Grabbing right arm with both
hands, swing under arm and right elbow strike to
upper pole |
Swing on arm, elbow into neck |
H 2, LI 10, ST 9 or ST 10 |
BL = Bladder; CS =
Circulation/Sex; CV = Conception Vessel; GB = Gall Bladder; H = Heart; LI =
Large Intestine; LIV = Liver;
L = Lung; SI = Small Intestine; SP = Spleen; ST = Stomach; TW =
Triple Warmer
This
is the last of the orthodox forms taught by Peter Kwok. Sifu
made up 4 more to have 8 for the Pa Kua. (Of course,
it is difficult for Sifu to explain how all eight ended up on
Erle Montaigue’s video tape
series along with the phrase “Pa Kua is the art of
overkill!)
All of the stick work can be practiced on the
Wooden Dummy.
Start
in standing position
1.
Step out left, strike
arm on your left with right palm
2.
Glance off the arm
and palm strike the head
3.
Pull the right hand
to the right and rake with the fingers
4.
Reverse directions
and strike with the right palm.
5.
Grab at end of arm
with right, out step right, hooking step left and palm strike head left. Right
hand folds to an underhook position
6.
Scissors block the
arm to your right, bringing the right up from underneath and striking down with
left.
7.
Turn to the left and
strike low with the right and high with the left.
8.
Scissors block the
arm to your left, bringing the right up from underneath and striking down with
left.
9.
Turn to the right and
strike low with the right palm
10.
Strike high with the
left palm
11.
Strike down on the
arm to your right with both palms
12.
Hold the arm with the
right and back hand the head with the left.
13.
Strike the arm with
both hands
14.
Grab with the left
and pull as you back heel kick low with left foot
15.
Hooking step left and
backhand left to the head to a left equatorial stance.
16.
Exchange feet to a
right equatorial stance and strike down on the arm with both hands.
17.
Backhand head with
right
18.
Strike down on the
arm with both hands
19.
Backhand head with
right
20.
Turn to the arm on the
left and strike down on the arm with both hands.
21.
Backhand head with
left
22.
Strike down on the
arm with both hands
23.
Backhand head with
left
24.
Turn to the left and
block with left, strike low with right palm
25.
Turn to the left and
block with left while striking head with right palm
26.
Turn to the right and
block with right while striking head with left palm
27.
Elbow strike throat
with left elbow
28.
Double slap the head
while turning to the left.
29.
Strike down on the
arm to your left with your right palm
Applications:
1-4.
Opponent steps right and punches right. Step left and strike LI10 just below
the elbow (1) continue the strike to stomach 9 (2). Rake the eyes while pulling
the head with left hand. Strike TW16 behind the mandible with
the backhand (4). Grab the opponent’s neck with left and thrust the
right arm under his right arm outstep, hooking step
and throw.
6-10
Scissors block a right roundhouse punch striking CS6 on the underside of the
forearm with the right and LI 6 on the upper side (6) with .
Back hand right and palm strike left (7). When the opponent strikes with left,
scissors block as above (8) and then strike low to the body with the right back
hand (9) and then with a left palm to the head. Use single change palm to foot
sweep and take opponent down.
11-15 Opponent throws a right roundhouse. Step out left and double
strike the attacking arm, the left at CS 6 and the right at L5 (11). Backhand
with right to St9 (12). Grab the arm at H2, LI10 and turn the opponent around,
heel kicking with right foot to Bl40 or Bl48. If the opponent stays square,
kick GB 35 above the knee (14). Hooking step and backhand with left palm to the
TW 16 point on the back of the mandible below the ear.
16-20
are variations on the double block and back hand strike theme.
24-29
are block, strike combinations. Use contralateral
motion to generate power while striking off the block.
Wooden Man #4
|
# |
Dummy |
Body |
Points |
|
1 |
Start with feet together, facing
pole. Right foot forward, left hand glances off right arm and strikes upper
pole. |
Strike right arm, then side of
face. |
Large Intestine 10 Stomach 9 |
|
2 |
Left fingers claw upper pole
from right to left |
Claw face. |
Triple Warmer 17 Eyes |
|
3 |
Left hand strikes pole from
left to right |
Strike face. |
Stomach 9 |
|
4 |
Left hand comes down on left
arm, right open palm strikes upper pole from right |
Strike left arm, strike face. |
Lung 5 Stomach 9 |
|
5 |
Left hand grasps right arm, left
foot steps into next quadrant to right, right hand strikes upper pole from
right |
Grab right arm. Strike face. |
Heart 6, Lung 8 Stomach 9 |
|
6 |
Right hand down on left arm
from above, back of left forearm comes up on left arm from below |
Double strike to arm |
Circulation Sex 6 Lung 5 |
|
7 |
Hips to right as left palm
strikes lower pole, right open palm strikes upper pole simultaneously |
Left palm strikes body, right
strikes face (neck) |
Low - Spleen 21 or Liver 14 or
Gall Bladder 25 High - Stomach 9 |
|
8 |
Right hand down on right arm
from above, back of left forearm comes up on right arm from below |
Double strike to arm |
Circulation Sex 6 Lung 5 |
|
9 |
Left open palm strikes lower
pole |
Strike body |
Low - Spleen 21 or Liver 14 or
Gall Bladder 25 |
|
10 |
Followed by right open palm
striking upper |
Strike face/neck |
Stomach 9 |
|
11 |
Both palms come down on left
arm |
Strike arm |
Lung 5, Circulation Sex 6 |
|
12 |
Right palm strikes pole at
head level |
Strike side of head |
Stomach 9 |
|
13 |
Both palms come down on left
arm |
Strike arm |
Lung 5, Circulation Sex 6 |
|
14 |
Turn to left and kick lower
pole with flat of right foot |
Kick leg |
Bladder 40 or 57 or Spleen 9
or 10 |
|
15 |
Rght foot hooking step and strike upper pole
with left open palm |
Strike face |
Strike Triple Warmer 17 or
Gall Bladder |
|
16 |
Change feet, both palms come
down on right arm |
Double strike arm |
Lung 5, Circulation Sex 6 |
|
17 |
Left open palm strikes upper
pole |
Strike face |
Stomach 9 |
|
18 |
Both palms come down on right
arm |
Double strike to arm |
Lung 5, Circulation Sex 6 |
|
19 |
Left open palm strikes upper
pole |
Strike face |
Stomach 9 |
|
20 |
Turn to left, both palms come
down on left arm |
Double strike to arm |
Lung 5, Circulation Sex 6 |
|
21 |
Right open palm strikes upper
pole |
Strike face |
Stomach 9 |
|
22 |
Both palms come down on left
arm |
|
Lung 5, Circulation Sex 6 |
|
23 |
Right open palm strikes upper
pole |
Strike face |
Stomach 9 |
|
24 |
Pivot to right and block with
right forearm while striking pole low with left palm |
Block forearm and strike body |
Circulation Sex 6 and Spleen 21 or Liver 14 or Gall
Bladder 25 or Stomach 25 |
|
25 |
Pivot to the left and block with
left forearm while striking pole at head height with right palm |
Block forearm and strike face |
Circulation Sex 6 and Stomach
5 or Stomach 9 |
|
26 |
Pivot to the right and block
with right forearm while striking pole at head height with left palm |
Block forearm and strike face |
Circulation Sex 6 and Stomach
5 or Stomach 9 |
|
27 |
Pivot to right and left elbow
strikes upper pole |
Elbow to throat |
Stomach 10 or Conception
Vessel 20 |
|
28 |
Rake both open palms across
upper pole from right to left |
Rake across face |
Triple warmer 17 and Bladder 4 |
|
29 |
Right palm comes down on left
arm, just past elbow |
Grab set up points |
Heart 2, Large Intestines 12 |
BL = Bladder; CS = Circulation/Sex; CV = Conception Vessel; GB = Gall
Bladder; H = Heart; LI = Large Intestine;
LIV = Liver;L = Lung; SI = Small Intestine; SP = Spleen; ST = Stomach; TW = Triple Warmer