Pa Kua Wooden Man
Pa Kua Wooden Man Road 5
Start
with right hand on arm, right equatorial stance, moving in counterclockwise
direction
1.
Step left
and underhook with left hand. Hooking step right, palm strike left
2.
Palm strike
right
3.
Slap the arm
to the left with both hands, like Long Form Pat the Horse.
4.
Maintain
contact with left hand and elbow strike with right elbow
- Backhand blade edge strike with right
5.
Continue
the momentum of the right, circle under arm and arm break as in Savage Tiger
Comes Out of the Pass
6.
Pivot to
the right, block arm to the right with right forearm while striking the root of
the arm with a left palm strike
7.
Backhand blade
edge strike with left as you slap kick with the sole of the right foot
8.
Cross step
down with right foot . Palm strike
right.
9.
Pivot 180
degrees to the left equatorial stance and spinning chop to the head with the
left hand
10.
Arm break (Savage
Tiger), exchange the feet to a right equatorial stance. Strike the elbow with
the left hand while pulling up from underneath with the right hand. (This works
because you're flanking the opponent. So the right hand supports his right
wrist from underneath while the left strikes the arm at the elbow)
11.
Hold with
the right, thrust up left and step left, going around the arm. Hooking step
right to a left equatorial as you palm strike left.
12.
Palm strike
right
13.
Glance the right
hand off the arm to your left and check with left hand
14.
Slap down
right and control the arm. Step right going around the arm. Hooking step left
and palm strike left.
15.
Circle the
left hand over the arm to the right and palm strike right. This is a neck
break. In 15, strike to the right side of opponent's face with left hand, then
snake the left hand around the left side of the opponents neck, trapping the
head. Palm strike the base of the neck with the right hand.
16.
Release with
the left hand and circle the right hand under the arm to palm strike
17.
Shift a
half step to the left and palm strike right to the head
18.
Pivot to
the right equatorial stance and slap down on the end of the arm with the right
hand.
Wooden Man #5
|
# |
Dummy |
Body |
Points |
|
1 |
Start in
right equatorial stance with right hand on the arm to your right. Step left ,
thrusting under the arm with your left and underhook with left hand. Hooking
step right, palm strike left |
File
the arm |
Right
hand on setup points H6, L7 Filing
hand attacks H2 Left
palm attacks Bl 20 |
|
2 |
Palm strike right |
Palm
strike to back of head |
Bl20 |
|
3 |
Slap the arm to the left with both
hands, like Long Form Pat the Horse. |
Fold
the head down or smother a punch |
Bl20 L5,
H6 |
|
4 |
Maintain contact with left
hand and elbow strike with right elbow |
Elbow
to temple |
Tw21 |
|
5 |
Backhand blade edge strike
with right |
Palm
edge strike to head |
Bl3,4 |
|
6 |
Continue the momentum of the
right, circle under arm and arm break as in Savage Tiger Comes Out of the
Pass |
Filing
attack to arm |
Inside
H6, L8(wrist setup points), H2 Outside
H6, Lu8, Tw11 |
|
7 |
Pivot to the right, block arm
to the right with right forearm while striking the root of the arm with a
left palm strike |
Double
strike to the arm. |
Mue
28 and Lu1 if front Tw 8
and SI 10 if rear |
|
8 |
Backhand blade edge strike
with left as you slap kick with the sole of the right foot |
Strike
to head and kick to leg |
Bl4
and Sp9 |
|
9 |
Cross step down with right
foot . Palm strike right. |
Strike
to the face |
Li
18 |
|
10 |
Pivot 180 degrees to the left
equatorial stance and spinning chop to the head with the left hand |
Backhand
to face |
Tw21 |
|
11 |
Arm break (Savage Tiger),
exchange the feet to a right equatorial stance. Strike the elbow with the
left hand while pulling up from underneath with the right hand. (This works
because you're flanking the opponent. So the right hand supports his right
wrist from underneath while the left strikes the arm at the elbow) |
Palm
strike to the elbow from above with right hand supporting from underneath |
Tw11,
H6 L8 |
|
12 |
Hold with the right, thrust up
left and step left, going around the arm.
Hooking step right to a left equatorial as you palm strike left. |
Strike
the elbow with the left forearm.
Overhook with the left palm to pass the arm. |
H6,
L8 and Tw11 |
|
13 |
Palm strike right |
Strike
the base of skull |
Bl20 |
|
14 |
Glance the right hand off the
arm to your left and check with left hand |
Attack
the elbow with the right forearm |
H5,
L8, L5 |
|
15 |
Slap down left and control the
arm. Step right going around the arm. Hooking step left and palm strike left |
Pass
the arm and palm strike to face |
Li
18 |
|
16 |
Circle the left hand over the
arm to the right and palm strike right. This is a neck break. In 16, strike
to the right side of opponent's face with left hand, then snake the left hand
around the left side of the opponents neck, trapping the head. Palm strike
the base of the neck with the right hand. |
Put
the head in a front head lock and twist the neck. Strike it. |
Tw16 |
|
17 |
Release with the left hand and
circle the right hand under the arm to palm strike |
Palm
strike the face from under the arm. |
Li18 |
|
18 |
Shift a half step to the left
and palm strike right to the head |
Palm
strike the temple |
Tw21 |
|
19 |
Pivot to the right equatorial stance
and slap down on the end of the arm with the right hand |
Control
the set-up points |
H6,
L8 |
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
Pa Kua Wooden Man - Road 6
Start
in right equatorial stance, traveling counterclockwise
1.
Strike the
arm on your right with the right forearm, palm up.
2.
Palm strike
to the arm with the left
3.
Strike the
head with the ridge behind the right index finger while striking the arm to
your left with the left palm
4.
Continue
the circle and strike with the blade edge of the right hand
5.
Pivot to a
left high tiger, slap the arm to the left with the left palm and strike the
body with the right palm heel, fingers down (Walking While Straightening the
Garments)
6.
Pivot to
the right equatorial stance and thrust the left arm under the dummy's arm to
your right as you strike the arm with the right palm. (Nun Offers the Food,
Right)
7.
Pivot to
the left equatorial stance and thrust the right arm under the dummy's arm as
you palm strike the arm with your left. (Nun Offers the Food, Left)
8.
Nun Offers
the Food, Right
9.
Grab with
right, thrust up with left, step left, hooking step right around the arm and
palm strike left to a left equatorial stance.
10.
Palm strike
right.
11.
Nun Offers the
Food; Without changing your stance, thrust the left palm under the dummy's arm
on your left and palm strike the arm with your right.
12.
Walking
While Straightening the Garments; Pivot to a right high tiger, rolling the left
arm over the dummy's arm, palm strike to the body with the left as the right
hand guards the face.
13.
Hooking
step left and place the right hand, palm out and thumb up, in the small of your
back. Pivoting on the left heel, sweeping kick with the back of the right calf
14.
Strike with
the right forearm and shoulder as you step down to a right equatorial stance.
15.
Circle the
right hand in towards your body and thrust it up to guard the face. Step behind
with the right and pivot to a left equatorial stance. Palm strike left. Exchange
the feet to continue to the next iteration.
16.
After the
final pass, do an outside change (Pivot 180 degrees) and palm strike to get in
position for Road 7.
The
first 5 items are performed in a rapid cadence and there are 7 strikes in succession.
Nun
offering Food (6-8) is a very common sequence that involves checking the arm
and then filing it from underneath.
Filing ca n be used to hyperextend the elbow joint or to bend the arm
for an arm bar.
In step
9, overhook with the left hand to pass the opponent’s arm.
In
steps 13-14, you step away from the wooden man and then turn back to attack
with the leg sweep and shoulder strike. It seems like a blind attack, but
you’re actually in contact and spinning under the opponent’s arm
In step
15, think of it as Hsing Yi reverse metal with a circular Pa Kua inflection.
It’s also like Step Back Repulsing the Monkey from the Tai Chi in that it is a
Yin strike deriving its power from the front foot. The right hand drills up your center. The left sets up in the crook of the right elbow, the right
cleans the left as you step back and strike with the left.
Wooden Man #6
|
# |
Dummy |
Body |
Points |
|
1 |
Start in right equatorial stance, traveling
counterclockwise. Strike the
arm on your right with the right forearm, palm up |
Strike
the attacking arm |
Tw8 |
|
2 |
Palm strike to the arm with
the left |
Destroy
the elbow |
Tw11 |
|
3 |
Strike the head with the ridge
behind the right index finger while striking the arm to your left with the
left palm |
Temple
strike with the tiger’s mouth |
Tw21,
Mue 28 |
|
4 |
Continue the circle and strike
with the blade edge of the right hand |
Temple
strike |
Tw21 |
|
5 |
Pivot to a left high tiger,
slap the arm to the left with the left palm and strike the body with the
right palm heel, fingers down (Walking While Straightening the Garments) |
Strike
the set-up point on the arm and then palm strike to the body |
Mue28,
Sp21 |
|
6 |
Pivot to the right equatorial
stance and thrust the left arm under the dummy's arm to your right as you
strike the arm with the right palm. (Nun Offers the Food, Right) |
Attack
the elbow joint with a lock |
H6,
L8 , Tw11 |
|
7 |
Pivot to the left equatorial
stance and thrust the right arm under the dummy's arm as you palm strike the
arm with your left. (Nun Offers the Food, Left) |
Fold
the elbow |
H6,
L8, H2 |
|
8 |
Nun Offers the Food, Right |
Attack
the elbow joint |
H6,
L8, Tw11 |
|
9 |
Grab with right, thrust up
with left, step left, hooking step right around the arm and palm strike left
to a left equatorial stance |
Pass
by the arm and strike |
Tw11,
Bl20 |
|
10 |
Palm strike right. |
Attack
base of skull |
Bl20 |
|
11 |
Nun Offers the Food; Without
changing your stance, thrust the left palm under the dummy's arm on your left
and palm strike the arm with your right |
Neck
break by grabbing the back of the head with right and filing the chin with
the left |
Gv18,
Cv13 |
|
12 |
Walking While Straightening
the Garments; Pivot to a right
high tiger, rolling the left arm over the dummy's arm, palm strike to the
body with the left as the right hand guards the face. |
Reverse
strike with left, strike
set-up point with right |
Mue28,
Cv12 |
|
13 |
Hooking step left and place
the right hand, palm out and thumb down, in the small of your back. Pivoting
on the left heel, sweeping kick with the back of the right calf |
Take
over set-up points with left, hooking kick the calf. |
H6, L8,
Bl57 |
|
14 |
Strike with the right forearm
and shoulder as you step down to a right equatorial stance. |
Shoulder
Strike |
Sp21 |
|
15 |
Circle the right hand in
towards your body and thrust it up to guard the face. Step behind with the
right and pivot to a left equatorial stance. Palm strike left. Exchange the
feet to continue to the next iteration. |
Palm
strike to face |
St1 |
|
16 |
After the final pass, do an
outside change (Pivot 180 degrees) and palm strike to get in position for
Road 7. |
Strike
to the temple |
Tw21 |
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