The Ultimate in Martial Arts

aku aku · 11-19-2004, 05:48 PM

Hello,

What do you think of sow choi? It's a kung fu punch where the mostly straight arm follows the same line as an overhead punch and hits with the inner forearm or fist. It may be a little wide for jkd standards but I like the fact that you're not coming down on someone's head with your knuckles, less chance of injury to your hand.

gungfuhero · 11-23-2004, 02:59 PM

Not many have a clue what you are talking about. You might want to rephrase your question with english terminology (so chuie = quarter swing in JKD), but that probably wouldn't do you much good either.

I think it's a good tool when you have the opportunity to use it, perhaps against a stunned opponent or someone who is vulnerable along his periphery, but my favorite version is the finger fan. The so chuie is manifest in four technqiues as I recall: w/ the back of the fist, w/ the palm, w/ the fingers and w/ the fist itself. As you mentioned, the forearm can be used as well for closer quarters. The two camps that I know of who use some incarnation of this tool are choi lay fut and savate (le swing). How they use it may be of some benefit in your use.

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aku aku Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Oakdale, MN Posts: 209 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sow choi? Hello, What do you think of sow choi? It's a kung fu punch where the mostly straight arm follows the same line as an overhead punch and hits with the inner forearm or fist. It may be a little wide for jkd standards but I like the fact that you're not coming down on someone's head with your knuckles, less chance of injury to your hand.

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11-23-2004, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
gungfuhero Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Bloomington IN Posts: 317 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Not many have a clue what you are talking about. You might want to rephrase your question with english terminology (so chuie = quarter swing in JKD), but that probably wouldn't do you much good either. I think it's a good tool when you have the opportunity to use it, perhaps against a stunned opponent or someone who is vulnerable along his periphery, but my favorite version is the finger fan. The so chuie is manifest in four technqiues as I recall: w/ the back of the fist, w/ the palm, w/ the fingers and w/ the fist itself. As you mentioned, the forearm can be used as well for closer quarters. The two camps that I know of who use some incarnation of this tool are choi lay fut and savate (le swing). How they use it may be of some benefit in your use.

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