Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Page 56

behind
him.
From
this
advantageous position it s easy for
the Weng Chun practitioner to
instantly apply the Weng Chun
hooking techniques using hands,
feet or other body parts. That way
he prevents the opponent from
regaining distance, or otherwise is
being pulled with him, using the
additional momentum to his own
advantage. In doing so, it s
important to punch (Da) the
opponent with circular or spiral
punches, since straight ones would
rather push him away and render it
next to impossible to keep him at
extremely close distance. Only
when he is trapped within close
distance, combinations of straight
punches can be used as well.
Lau (spiral, semicircle, flowing
strategy) comes into play whenever
the punches are being blocked by
the opponent. The force of his block
is taken up and used in a spiral or
circular direction to gain even better
control over the opponent, and to
continue punching him while flowing

forward. That concept of flowing
forward (Lau) is crucial, because this
tends to overstrain the opponent,
thus keeping him completely
occupied with his own defense or
causes him to lose track.
Particularly well- known is the Lin
Wan Kuen, the Chain Punching of
Weng Chun, which is being applied
at close distance. Close combat
punches (Da), the circling strategy
(H VV