The move you describe around 13min into the video is known as Peng in Bagua, and the clawing version is known as Fu. It has a number of applications in addition to tearing and striking, both of which are effective(as you demonstrate). Palms can also be used effectively as pushes. Shanghai at the beginning of the 20th century was a very knife rich environment (Shioda Gozo's autobiography has a number of examples). Though often dismissed, pushes have an advantage of creating distance whereas strikes tend to cause people to drop or clinch. Many Chinese martial arts assume the opponent was armed, and the practitioner was also armed. So rather than getting into close range striking match with someone with a blade, or trying to draw a weapon when your opponent has their's already drawn, the first moves in Chinese forms are often pushes to create distance to allow time to evaluate the opponent and draw your own weapon if you plan to fight, or to attempt to escape if you do not. Recently in my own practice I have been focusing on the double palm as both strike and push from the flinch reflex and have found it very useful. Good Video thanks!
Thanks! Really enjoying the channel... probably the best one for talking about the history of combatives while also supplying lots of practical advice at the same time. Good stuff!
OMG! I've been practicing Fu Jow Pai 虎爪派 (as taught by Grandmaster Wai Hong here in NYC) for 28 years and yeah, that's it, you have it all right. I had no idea these Fu Jow Pai techniques were used like these or made outside the actual system. Great job mate!
Excellent explanations,instructions,modelling and applications. Really appreciate the historical and martial connections. Very useful and inspiring for lone combative practitioners. Many thanks for this and all your videos. Peace and respect.
Pre-War Kodokan Kano Jiujitsu taught these strikes as well. Early Kano Jiujitsu incorporated Koryu Jiujitsu strikes and Sumo Rikishi strikes prior to WW2.
24:25 psychology of the tiger. Gripping, ripping , eye blitzing... swimming..range in and out... then carnage from behind. Become the Apex predator..so dehumanise...become ambidextrus when using these techniques.
Wish you dint mention a name. He lives down the road from me ! But yes he is within his own school of Wing Chung quite advanced. He hasn't necc looked at schools around his school and connections . Anyway, your stuff is fascinating AND really advancing. Was introduced to it be a rounded London multi disciplinary hard nut.. How do we learn from you apart from these vids? Heard you got books
I'm forced to agree with your comment about modern Chinese martial arts. Originally Chinese martial arts were very street orientated. However a number events had a negative impact on their practicality. One event was the Kungfu boom in China at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century where it was "cool" for the upper classes to study martial arts (especially "internal" arts) but in a watered down form, leading many instructors with limited understanding of applications. Second was the later association of Chinese martial arts with Tong's or Triads. While these schools retained the street fighting aspects they were also suppressed by the colonial powers and given a bad reputation. Within Triad gangs Muay Thai has pretty much replaced traditional Chinese martial arts in places like Hong Kong as the art of choice. Finally in the mainland practical martial arts were effectively eradicated during the cultural revolution being replaced by the performance oriented Wushu / Guoshu and later the Muay Thai influenced Sanda. Apologies for the generalizations. Traditional arts that retain their effectiveness can be found but it's not easy. Fairbairn was lucky to train in Chinese arts at a time when they were still combat orientated and was experienced enough to be able to distill them down to their combat essence.
Captain Allen C. Smith, the true grandfather of modern military combatives, precedes W.E. Fairbairn and taught the exact same strikes along with more takedowns.
Tommy I'm a huge fan of all ww2 combatives and research alot. Is there any written work from fairbairn talking about the tiger claw. It's always talked about being part of the big 3 along with chin jab and edge of hand but haven't seen anything on it ??
Hi mate, he didn't write about it - but he talks about it and shows it in the OSS Gutterfighting films, it's something he uses and talks about more in his US years after the books 🥊
Some style of kung fu are very good such as Choy li fut, hung gar or 5 ancestor fist to name a few.
Dude, I love your style. Especially the colorful vocabulary.
The move you describe around 13min into the video is known as Peng in Bagua, and the clawing version is known as Fu. It has a number of applications in addition to tearing and striking, both of which are effective(as you demonstrate). Palms can also be used effectively as pushes. Shanghai at the beginning of the 20th century was a very knife rich environment (Shioda Gozo's autobiography has a number of examples). Though often dismissed, pushes have an advantage of creating distance whereas strikes tend to cause people to drop or clinch. Many Chinese martial arts assume the opponent was armed, and the practitioner was also armed. So rather than getting into close range striking match with someone with a blade, or trying to draw a weapon when your opponent has their's already drawn, the first moves in Chinese forms are often pushes to create distance to allow time to evaluate the opponent and draw your own weapon if you plan to fight, or to attempt to escape if you do not. Recently in my own practice I have been focusing on the double palm as both strike and push from the flinch reflex and have found it very useful. Good Video thanks!
Cheers buddy, fantastic to see a great educated response too! Enjoy!
Thanks! Really enjoying the channel... probably the best one for talking about the history of combatives while also supplying lots of practical advice at the same time. Good stuff!
Great video Tommy , the palm heal/ Fu Jow is a multifaceted beast ..
OMG! I've been practicing Fu Jow Pai 虎爪派 (as taught by Grandmaster Wai Hong here in NYC) for 28 years and yeah, that's it, you have it all right. I had no idea these Fu Jow Pai techniques were used like these or made outside the actual system. Great job mate!
Excellent explanations,instructions,modelling and applications. Really appreciate the historical and martial connections. Very useful and inspiring for lone combative practitioners. Many thanks for this and all your videos. Peace and respect.
Pre-War Kodokan Kano Jiujitsu taught these strikes as well.
Early Kano Jiujitsu incorporated Koryu Jiujitsu strikes and Sumo Rikishi strikes prior to WW2.
Face hugger 😂😂 brilliant stuff
24:25 psychology of the tiger. Gripping, ripping , eye blitzing... swimming..range in and out... then carnage from behind.
Become the Apex predator..so dehumanise...become ambidextrus when using these techniques.
the late kenpo master McSweeney used this kind of palm and claw strikes with the aggressive tiger mindset.
McSweeney was awesome. Have two of his books and a DVD.
Great video! Although I feel bad for the Sifu Gary's out there!
Wish you dint mention a name. He lives down the road from me ! But yes he is within his own school of Wing Chung quite advanced. He hasn't necc looked at schools around his school and connections .
Anyway, your stuff is fascinating AND really advancing. Was introduced to it be a rounded London multi disciplinary hard nut..
How do we learn from you apart from these vids? Heard you got books
Great video and love your coat aswel
I'm forced to agree with your comment about modern Chinese martial arts. Originally Chinese martial arts were very street orientated. However a number events had a negative impact on their practicality. One event was the Kungfu boom in China at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century where it was "cool" for the upper classes to study martial arts (especially "internal" arts) but in a watered down form, leading many instructors with limited understanding of applications. Second was the later association of Chinese martial arts with Tong's or Triads. While these schools retained the street fighting aspects they were also suppressed by the colonial powers and given a bad reputation. Within Triad gangs Muay Thai has pretty much replaced traditional Chinese martial arts in places like Hong Kong as the art of choice. Finally in the mainland practical martial arts were effectively eradicated during the cultural revolution being replaced by the performance oriented Wushu / Guoshu and later the Muay Thai influenced Sanda. Apologies for the generalizations. Traditional arts that retain their effectiveness can be found but it's not easy. Fairbairn was lucky to train in Chinese arts at a time when they were still combat orientated and was experienced enough to be able to distill them down to their combat essence.
Great video. Sifu Steve Hayes is a very good kung fu instructor who teaches it combatively
great video !!!!
Captain Allen C. Smith, the true grandfather of modern military combatives, precedes W.E. Fairbairn and taught the exact same strikes along with more takedowns.
He’s fantastic too. My buddy Bob Sabet compiled a great book of his materials worth reading 👍
1:55 - Face smash
4:10 - How to make a tiger claw
5:25 - Tiger claw
7:25 - Hook claw
9:15 - From the side variant
10:15 - From behind variant
10:25 - Face smash
11:05 - Hook smash
11:10 - Overhand smash
12:25 - Double chin jab
14:10 - Chin jab
14:55 - Variants from behind
15:50 - Variants from the side
16:10 - Cloth grab
20:20 - Choke strike
21:15 - Pull and smash
22:20 - Chop
22:40 - Backhanded hammerfist
23:00 - Combos
24:25 - Animal spirit
27:20 - Conclusion
137 views for this gold? WTF.
It's literally Kung Fu
Tommy I'm a huge fan of all ww2 combatives and research alot. Is there any written work from fairbairn talking about the tiger claw. It's always talked about being part of the big 3 along with chin jab and edge of hand but haven't seen anything on it ??
Hi mate, he didn't write about it - but he talks about it and shows it in the OSS Gutterfighting films, it's something he uses and talks about more in his US years after the books 🥊
@@TommyMooreww2combatives that's what I thought. Thanks 👍