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My Jhong Law Horn
Grand Master Yep Ye Ting was the first to introduced My Jhong Law Horn to outsiders. The following helps in the understanding of this traditional style.
The execution of techniques and the appearance of movements of different styles, whether in fighting or forms, have special flavors peculiar to each style. However, it is not the physical difference of technique that makes the distinction in styles, but rather the mind of the student. His thinking and strategy dictate the technique to be used, which in turn requires a special way to initiate the discharging of power suited to his tactics. It is this means of accomplishing a strategy of combat that creates a difference in style.
My Jhong Law Horn's fighting prowess is based on deception and mobility. These principles are reflected in the versatile use of the hands and feet, which are characterized by markedly fleeting movements coupled with nimble jumps and shrewd attacks. A technique may change from a side blow to a flying kick in mid-air or to a sweeping stroke beneath the legs, thus demonstrating its mobility and the viability of multiple angle attacks. In the face of such unpredictable motions as now you see, now you don't, the opponent is often left in confusion and vulnerable to My Jhong's deceptive strategy and mobile tactics. Carrying out such minutely devised maneuvers requires that the hands, eyes, body and feet move in one coordinated motion of swiftness and agility. A technique designed for mobility has a flexible and extensive stretch which gives the appearance of relaxed and fluid motion while containing the potential for tremendous force. The production of this strength gives My Jhong Law Horn its fa ching (discharging of force), which is a cross between the internal corkscrew power of Chen style tai chi and the second joint (elbow/second joint, wrist/first joint, shoulder/last joint) snapping power of Shaolin long fist. One example is the skip-step wheeling-arm slap. In performing this technique, the practitioner strikes with the wheeling-arm slap palm with the maximum summation of forces without the conventional lowered-gravity, wide-based, rooted footing. In fact, the strike actually occurs while his feet are skip-stepping around the opponent to cover distance. The momentum of the reaction force of the skip-step combines with the corkscrewing force of the waist rotation and the snapping force of the welling arm to deal a crushing palm strike to the opponent.
