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Long Punches
and Short Elbows of Iron Fist
Suddenly someone attacks you with wild punches! What do
you do? Mantis Boxing has a list of techniques
called "All the Interconnected Hands Which Defeat
Chaotic Hands." This is a list of 21 techniques
to use when the opponent attacks chaotically. At the top
of the list is interconnected breaking punch.
 The interconnected breaking fist.
He attacks
chaotically. I hold my two fists tightly and attack with
colliding and return with yang. It hooks, presses and
sticks then apply the breaking punch straight to his
center.
Adopt yourself to the changing circumstances
freely moving high or low. This is the central gate’s
wondrous method.
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The idea here is that when
someone attacks you with a wild or chaotic
attack you can counter with the interconnected
breaking punch. In other words you attack with
the right hand, as your right hand makes contact
with the enemy it, "Hooks, presses and sticks,"
and we then use the other hand to strike.
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| "Return with yang" means that I pull my fist back with
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Initiating the Attack
Mantis Boxing also has Eighteen Essential Techniques to Apply on Initial
Engagement. This is a list of Eighteen techniques
that can be used to start an attack.
This list also has the technique "interconnected breaking punch."
Initiating the attack as well as for responding to a
chaotic attack both can use this essential move "interconnect breaking
punch."
Iron Fist
 Iron Fist of Li Kunshan is a form that
begins
with the long attacks of "interconnected breaking punch"
and follows with the short strikes of "sky facing elbow"
and "sitting elbow."
Li Kunshan is shown here at 77 years old countering a
low strike with a high strike.
The first four moves of the solo form Iron Fist.
Notice how the long punches are suddenly followed by the
short striking elbows.
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interconnected
breaking punch |
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| sky facing elbow |
sitting elbow |
Iron Fist Applied
Joe squares off against Jennifer.
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Joe has already punched Jennifer. She grabs his
hand with her right |
and punches with
her left knuckle to Joe's left eye. |
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Joe blocks. |
Jennifer grabs
Joe's block. Notice that she pulled his first
strike down to her waist, but she doesn't pull
down his second strike. |
Jennifer steps in with her left foot and raises her
elbow up. This is called the "sky facing elbow." Applied
with a large force it can seriously injure Joe's elbow
joint.
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Joe takes control
of his elbow by not allowing Jennifer to push it
up. She steps behind Joe's foot before he can
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She and her elbow "sit down" together. |
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Joe can avoid
injury by sinking down with Jennifer and keeping
his elbow attached to hers. |
Jennifer pulls her elbow out. |
Jennifer finishes with an elbow smash to Joe's jaw or
neck. By combining long, short, high and low the
methods of Iron Fist manage to overcome the opponent
More on Iron Fist here:
Clever
Leaping and the
Folding Elbow
The 400 Year Old
Iron Fist
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