To master the mysteries of Half-Step Collapse Fist, you must firmly remember the four key principles!
Footwork: The footwork of Half-Step Collapse Fist uses ‘half-step’ – the lead foot advances, the rear heel, and the two feet do not exchange. When the lead foot advances, first raise the foot (approximately an inch off the ground), then extend it forward, regardless of whether there is anything in front,The lead foot is like a shovel, directly advancing, forming a ‘t’ character; the rear heel should focus on a ‘kick’ character. We can understand this ‘kick’ character as a ‘bounce’ character.Taking the example of a spring, when a spring’s end suddenly extends and protrudes forward, it must have a push (bounce) force from the unbent spring; conversely, the spring is just a ‘static object’, and the speed of the forward extension of the spring’s end depends on the size of the push (bounce) force from the unbent spring. Apply this example to Half-Step Collapse Fist, the left foot is the spring end, and the right foot is the spring end.2. Technique:
Many people think that the route of the Collapse Fist is a straight line, a straight punch action. However, from the technical action of the Collapse Fist, it is not a straight line, but contains a certain arc in its movement process. When the second fist is out, the rear fist follows the lead fist’s forearm, and strikes forward, containing a downward pressing force, and the fist face has a top-pressing force. At the moment of releasing the force, the fist face has a downward pressing or upward lifting force.In combat, Collapse Fist action is about breaking through, not breaking through. It uses the lead arm to crush the opponent while advancing, it is ‘hit and break’, not breaking through the opponent’s defense after breaking through the opponent’s line, then attacking the opponent.3. Angle:
The correct use of angle is key. The body’s stance in Collapse Fist is ‘yin-yang stance’, which is commonly known as ‘half-side stance’, it requires the body’s front face to be at a 45-degree angle to the direction of advance, without looking sideways. Its feature is to convert freely, in combat to reduce the area of force received.When practicing Collapse Fist, whether it’s step-by-step Collapse Fist or turned-step Collapse Fist, the chest must shift to 45 degrees with the fist’s outgoing and incoming, so that the hand, foot, and nose point are in line. Only when this rule is followed can the strength of the whole body be internally and externally integrated, and the force of the lead foot’s ‘t’, and the rear foot’s ‘t’ can be quickly and fully released.4. Force:The force of Collapse Fist is a circular movement of yin and yang energy within the body. It includes not only the ‘collapse force’, but also pressing force, wrapping force, slapping force, shaking force, stepping force, etc. It often requires one force to contain eight mixed forces of top, twist, grind, flip, kick, fierce, smooth, and penetrate. These mixed forces must be practiced independently, and some forces cannot be obtained without the guidance of a master.
Collapse Fist’s force has the biggest characteristic, which is the ‘collapse force’. It adopts a ‘store and then release’ method, when approaching the opponent by a few inches, suddenly release a force of the most fierce, most fierce, and most fierce force.PS:
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