Shaolin Kung Fu Combat Styles: 10. big penetrating-arms form (通臂拳: tong bi quan)

instructor: monk De Ci __________________ - combat strategy: the penetrating style, with a pair of small and big forms, teaches “penetrating opponent’s guard“. its main tactics are: tactic 13 - “borrow a way to attack the city (假道伐虢)“: to attack, you should seek an openness or open a way in opponent’s guard. as the saying goes, ’hands open doors for the legs.’ hands are faster and more accurate, while legs have more power and range and are usually armored with the shoes, which gives them more destructive power. hands open opponent’s guard, legs break him. tactic 14 - “befriend the far, attack the neighbor (远交近攻)“: if the opponent puts part of his body openly close to you, it is an easy target, attack it as heavily as possible. tactic 15 - “besiege enemy capital to relieve your city (围魏救赵)“: when the opponent is busy engaging