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Application
"Fierce Tiger Descending from Mountain"
"Immortal Emerges from Cave"
This could effectively block a thrust punch using a particular movement.
"Single Tiger Emerges from Cave"
By withdrawing the front leg and "leaning" his arm against the attack instead of
blocking head-on, the exponent used less energy and was more flexible.
Subsequent masters discovered that the exponent did not even have to withdraw his leg or block the attack. By shifting his body backward, but without moving his leg position, the exponent allowed the punch to pass.
"Single Tiger Presents Claw"
Shifting his body forward again he "leaned" his arm against the opponent's
attacking arm, with his tiger-claw against the opponent's face.
"White Horse Lifts Head"
The masters realized that it had a weakness; it left the side-ribs exposed. A
competent opponent could easily "float" the attacking tiger-claw, and
simultaneously strike the side-ribs with the other hand.
"Fierce
Tiger Descends from Mountain"
To avoid this possibility, past masters used two tiger-claws instead of one.
Pressing his right forearm against the opponent's upper arm and feigning a tiger-claw
attack to the face, the exponent strikes the opponent below with another tiger-claw.
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