Last but not least: Whirling Wind Arms, Flash the Back, Cloud Hands and Cannon Overhead.

Master Gohring demonstrates Whirling Wind Arms from the Chen 38

Dao Juan Hong (?) – Whirling Wind Arms: Ugi grabs the right wrist with the right hand. Trap the ugi’s hand with the left, pull back the right, and as the ugi’s grasp breaks, twist the thumb down to the left, stepping back left and chopping at the ugi’s neck with the right.

Shan Tong Bei – Flash the Back: Ugi throws a right punch. Block up with the right hand turned out and palm up (as in the form). Turn away from the ugi to the right, shoulder in the ugi’s armpit, left hand holding the ugi’s upper arm like a tray. Pull down on the right, twisting and lifting the right leg to flip the ugi over the back (if not break the arm).

Yun Shou – Cloud Hands: This is a simple block (Peng), right block against right punch or left block against left punch, spiraling the arm outward.

Dang Tou Pao (?) – Cannon Overhead: block a right punch with both hands to the right, the kick the ugi’s back with the right leg. With double back fists, block a kick, then punch the face and solar plexus simultaneously, left fist to the face, as in the form.

Pie Shen Quan – Draping the Fist Over the Body: this application is similar to the second app for Xie Xing, except the ugi grabs the wrists. Make fists and hold the arms straight (but not straight, of course) down and connected. Sink and twist (usually left), pulling down and back with arm you are turning towards. If the ugi is not uprooted, reverse direction and uproot on the other side.

Blue-green Dragon Emerges from the Sea

Qing Long Chu Shi – Blue-green Dragon Emerges from the Sea: Ugi is on the right. Six quick strikes closely follow the form: flip the right hand over, hammer with the left, back fist down and up with the right while reaching and grabbing with the left, then punch to groin.

Zhou Di Kan Quan – The Ugi punches with the right. Block up to expose the ribs and punch. The force of the punch comes from a twist of the body that shifts the weight to the right leg and lifts the left to cat stance.

Here’s an interesting page on Chinese names of movements. I’ve been puzzled about Fist Under Elbow, which I see everywhere as Zhou Di Chui, but which we learn as Zhou Di Kan Quan, which is looking at the fist under the elbow. Chui is beat or hammer; Quan is fist. Here’s a forum discussion of Zhou Di Chui and Pie Shen Chui (International Yang Family Association), which seems to be strike with back fist; our Chen movement is Pie Shen Quan (cast the fist across the body).

Oblique (Xie Xing) and Brush Knee Push (Lou Xi Ao Bu) have two and three applications, respectively.

Oblique 1: The Ugi throws a right punch. Block with the right,to the right and down while turning right and pivoting on the right heel. Trap the ugi’s right wrist close to the right hip and use the left to create an arm bar. Then as the ugi falls forward, do a qin na and push down and away.

Oblique 2: The ugi grabs both arms above the elbows. Drape both forearms over the ugi’s arms, trapping them, sink and twist to the side (usually left), pulling down and back with the leading arm and up with the following arm.

Brush Knee Push 1: Ugi throws a left punch. Block with the left straight ahead, grab the wrist and pull straight down close to your left side while pushing out with the right on the ugi’s shoulder.

Brush Knee Push 2: Ugi throws right punch. Rock back on right heel and block up with the right arm. Step in and strike with the right shoulder.

Brush Knee Push 3: Ugi grabs the right wrist with the right hand. Trap with the left and circle the hand (look at the palm, show the palm). Sink and knife downwards with the right hand.

Liu Feng Si Bi –Six Sealing Four Closing — and Bai He Liang Chi — White Crane Spreads Wings. The latter has two applications. Here’s a great instructional video for Six Sealing Four Closing by Master Gohring.

In Liu Feng Si Bi, the ugi approaches from the right, leading with a left punch. Block with both arms, straight up, without grabbing, and swing left. The ugi’s momentum should lift him off his feet. Then drop down on the left. When the ugi falls, push up to left cat stance.

In both applications for White Crane, the ugi grabs the right wrist with the right hand.

(1) Thrust forward and circle the hand counterclockwise to break the ugi’s grip and grasp his wrist. Reach overhand to grab the ugi’s arm with the left and free the right. Pull the ugi’s right arm across your body to the left and with a splitting movement, strike with the side of the right hand to the ribs.

(2) Trap the hand with your left (you’ve got me, I’ve got you), swing out, down, and up. At height, grab the outside of the ugi’s hand with your left, thumb on top, then flip your hand out palm up and pull straight down. The left foot releases to cat stance so the left hip can drop and turn.

Lan Zha Yi — Lazy About Tying the Robe — has two applications. In both cases, the ugi grabs your right wrist with his right hand. In the first app, the ugi is on your right. In the second, he is on your left.

In the form, at the end of Buddha stamp, the arms circle up, wrists crossed, then you settle with the right hand up and sliding down, the left hand by the thigh. Then you step to the left into horse stance. The ugi grabs the right wrist.

The defense: Thrust the right hand forward and up, then circle counterclockwise to grab the ugi’s wrist. Twist the ugi’s arm (spiral the right hand under, palm up) and pull it across your body. Reach over and grab with the left hand, too.  You are gripping the ugi’s arm from underneath with the right and overhand with the left.

Note that your wrists are crossed as in the form (see video of Lan Zha Yi), with the right palm up and the left palm down. In the application, the ugi’s arm is trapped between your wrists. Strike the ugi’s right knee with your heel.

In the second application, the ugi grabs your right wrist with his right, from a position to your left. Clap your hand over his. Circle the arms so the right palm turns in and up, then circle both hands up and around to the right hip. Sink and knife the outside edge of the right hand, pointing down.

This Qin Na is very similar to the Yang application for Needle at Sea Bottom: I look at my palm, I show you my palm, I sink and point the right hand down. The Chen application finishes with a push down and away to the left.

Notes for the Buddha Stamp (Jin Gang Dao Dui): Four applications correspond to the four parts of the movement.

1. Block to the right, turn back, squat and rise;
2. Reach back, block to the right, grab and pull in, push down;
3. Step out to the front with the left leg; and
4. Step up to cat stance with the right foot.

Here’s an interesting video on wrist joint locks from China Hand Kung Fu Academy. A Shaolin instructional video is long (5 minute intro and 32 techniques demonstrated) but clear and contains more information than we need for our test. We only need to learn select applications from the Chen 38.

The first application is complicated, involving more than one qin na (joint locking) technique.

1. Block a right punch with both hands and perform chin na on the wrist and elbow. The ugi (attacker) snakes out of the trap by straightening the arm and thrusting down. Follow the ugi down, apply arm bar, and then apply a second chin na on rising.

For the first qin na, grasp the hand on the outside (your thumb under the ugi’s palm) and turn it down. Block the elbow with the left hand while turning the body back to the left. Right and left hand squeeze together to apply pressure on the joint. For the second qin na, use the same grip and turn the palm up while pushing the elbow down with the left hand.

For the first qin na, the force comes from the body turning back to the left. For the second, the force comes from rising out of a squat.

2. Block a right punch with both arms and grab the right arm with the the right hand to swing the opponent around; pull in and push down.

3. Block a right punch with both arms, hold onto the right wrist with the right hand and strike the ugi’s right knee with the left heel.

4. While stepping up to cat stance, slap backhanded with the left (to the side of the face) and then strike to the groin with the upturned palm.

I have Mr. Jay Hayley to thank for these (and upcoming) notes on the martial arts applications of the movements in the Chen 38. The 13 movements for which we’ll do applications on the second-degree test are:

1. Buddha Stamp – Jin Gang Dao Dui (4 apps)
2. Lazily Tying the Robe –  Lan Zha Yi (2)
3. Six Sealing Four Closing – Liu Feng Si Bi
4. White Crane Spreads Wings – Bai He Liang Chi (2)
5. Oblique – Xie Xing (2)
6. Brush Knee Twist Step – Lou Xi Ao Bu (3)
7. Draping Fist Over Body – Pie Shen Quan
8. Blue Green Dragon Emerges from the Sea – Qing Long Chu Shi
9. Fist Under Elbow – Zhou Di Kan Quan
10. Whirling Wind Arms – Dao Juan Hong
11. Flash the Back – Shan Tong Bei
12. Cloud Hands – Yun Shou
13. Overhead Cannon Fists – Dang Tou Pao

Some movements have more than one application; we have to know a total of 21. No videos are available. Six more posts with details:

• Chen Applications (2): Buddha Stamp
• Chen Applications (3): Lazy About Tying the Robe
• Chen Applications (4): Six Sealing and White Crane
• Chen Applications (5): Oblique and Brush Knee
• Chen Applications (6): Draping the Fist, Blue-Green Dragon, Fist Under Elbow
• Chen Applications (7): Whirling Wind Arms, Cloud Hands, Cannon Overhead

Finally, here’s a summary–works as a cheat sheet.