Chabar C. Private Lesson Notes

Part I (13 corrections)

• deeper and wider stance in general
• always think of elbows first in general
• Opening move
  • Keep the left hand fixed in space
    • Turn the left elbow as much as you can
    • Keep right hand higher than its elbow
  • Imagine holding someone’s arm at two points
• Buddha’s warrior attendant pounds mortar
  • right-hand comes up straight
  • do not move centre or body
• Brush the knee in oblique stance
  • Left hand goes straight down
  • Right hand (do not turn palm outwards)
• Pulling elbows in
  • Bring both elbows/palms on a straight line towards centre
• Rotating elbow strike
  • Rotate on horizontal plane (do not bend downwards)
• After fetching water
  • Lower stance
  • Do not move
  • Go around pivot point while sticking to it
• Punch
  • Bring left hand towards waist as fist
  • Rotate forearm as you extend for punch
• After punch
  • Fix right fist in space
  • Bring elbow down as you protect right ear with left palm
• create a rod from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger
  • one piece
  • keep hand flat
  • stretch middle finger out
• squeeze base of wrist/palm to create the effect of the fingers spreading out
  • like a wheat bundle
• develop enough control to rotate “the piece” several degrees about the rod
  • will be a small movement but will create a lot of power
  • wrist joint is too loose and elbow is too tight
    •  learn to loosen elbow and stiffen wrist
• move the rod along its axis as you rotate it
• Apply same principles as elbow one piece to other pieces in positive circle
  • Difficulty is in developing this control/awareness
    • The thigh will seem impossible to rotate

Part II (foundations – positive circle)

Elbow In

• create a rod from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger
  • one piece
  • keep hand flat
  • stretch middle finger out
• squeeze base of wrist/palm to create the effect of the fingers spreading out
  • like a wheat bundle
• develop enough control to rotate “the piece” several degrees about the rod
  • will be a small movement but will create a lot of power
  • wrist joint is too loose and elbow is too tight
    •  learn to loosen elbow and stiffen wrist
• move the rod along its axis as you rotate it
• Apply same principles as elbow one piece to other pieces in positive circle
  • Difficulty is in developing this control/awareness
    • The thigh will seem impossible to rotate

Other Gears

• Apply same principles as elbow one piece to other pieces in positive circle
  • Difficulty is in developing this control/awareness
    • The thigh will seem impossible to rotate