Mastering Quick Leg-Breaking Palm Techniques: Four Dragons Retrieving Water, Palm Strike and Elbow Follow-Up for Fast Attacks
Individuals lacking grappling skills or combat experience often fear opponents proficient in leg techniques. Due to the long and powerful nature of leg strikes, it's genuinely difficult for ordinary people to counter them. However, if someone possesses comparable grappling skills, effectively countering leg techniques isn't challenging.
Four Dragon Retrieves Water - Action Demonstration
Action Breakdown
(A) stands with his left foot forward and his right foot back, with both legs slightly bent. His right arm is bent and extended downwards in a palm strike directed downwards, while his left hand is bent at the elbow, protecting his right shoulder side with a palm strike directed upwards, palm facing forward. The body rotates to the left, forming a sideways stance facing (B).
(B) simultaneously twists his waist and hips to the right while lifting his left foot for a side-kick towards's right back.
twists his waist violently while simultaneously raising his right hand bent at the elbow to protect his head on the right side with a palm strike upwards (defending against 's kick to the head), and his left hand sweeps downwards towards the right to pull 's left foot away.
Immediately following, advances with his right foot, lowering his center of gravity while his left hand's palm faces forward and downward, using the momentum of his forward movement to forcefully strike 's abdomen, and his right hand's palm strikes upwards towards 's face, with his upper body slightly leaning forward.
retracts his left foot while twisting his waist and body to the left, striking downwards at 's right hand.
As advances and rotates his left foot alongside his body, his left hand raises to grasp 's left wrist, while his right arm is bent at the elbow and drawn back to his chest (a palm strike).
Maintaining continuous motion, 's right foot continues to rotate outwards, forming a back-to- stance, while his left hand raises to support 's left hand, both legs bent and lowered in a crouch with his center of gravity shifted backward, simultaneously using his waist power to drive his right elbow violently towards 's chest and abdomen – this move can inflict serious injury on .
Key points: The Four Dragon Retrieves Water stance is a palm-based technique specifically designed to counter leg techniques. Using both hands to push and strike is an alternative. To lure an opponent's attack, draw them out, and provoke them to strike. The 'grasping hand' should rotate and turn, allowing you to use the hand to quickly turn to attack with a palm strike.
Verse: 'Cloud Dragon probes with a claw, striking a palm strike, and enveloping a hidden form.' This illustrates that in a rear-attack, proximity to the enemy is crucial; the closer you are, the more difficult it is for them to evade. Legend has it that a young man known for his speed with kicks, was easily defeated by an old martial arts master using this palm technique.
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