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Lesson 5: Complete Coverage and Line Fluidity
The fifth lesson completes your basic technical arsenal for Grade 1. Until now, you have worked mainly with the palm (Pak-Sao), but today we are adding Tan-Sao (dispersing hand) and Gan-Sao (splitting hand). These techniques will allow you to face even more complex attacks and ensure that your defense has no weak spots.
What to expect in this lesson:
Tan-Sao and Pak-Sao in action: You will learn to use forearm rotation to deflect an opponent's strike without using brute force. Tan-Sao is the "gate" that leads the opponent off your axis, while Pak-Sao definitively fixes them in place.
Gan-Sao and Lower Counter-attack: You will learn to uncompromisingly eliminate attacks on the lower gate. Gan-Sao is not just a block; it is a splitting of the opponent's attack, immediately followed by your lower strike.
Tan and Gan Combination: This is the key to absolute defense. Seamlessly switching between the upper (Tan) and lower (Gan) gates will create an impenetrable shield around you.
Tan-Sao and Pak-Sao in action: You will learn to use forearm rotation to deflect an opponent's strike without using brute force. Tan-Sao is the "gate" that leads the opponent off your axis, while Pak-Sao definitively fixes them in place.
Gan-Sao and Lower Counter-attack: You will learn to uncompromisingly eliminate attacks on the lower gate. Gan-Sao is not just a block; it is a splitting of the opponent's attack, immediately followed by your lower strike.
Tan and Gan Combination: This is the key to absolute defense. Seamlessly switching between the upper (Tan) and lower (Gan) gates will create an impenetrable shield around you.
Sifu's Advice:
"Tan-Sao does not require muscle strength, but the correct angle and structure. If you push into Tan-Sao with force, the opponent will slip underneath you. However, if your elbow is in the correct position, the opponent's force will slide away like water off glass. With Gan-Sao, be decisive—you must clearly show the opponent that the path to your lower zone is closed and painful."
"Tan-Sao does not require muscle strength, but the correct angle and structure. If you push into Tan-Sao with force, the opponent will slip underneath you. However, if your elbow is in the correct position, the opponent's force will slide away like water off glass. With Gan-Sao, be decisive—you must clearly show the opponent that the path to your lower zone is closed and painful."
Training Instructions:
Feeling the Axis: With Tan-Sao, make sure your palm is facing your face at the correct angle and your elbow is guarding the center.
Lower Counter-attack: Practice the synchronization of Gan-Sao and the strike so that they land almost simultaneously.
Movement with an opponent: In the sparring section, watch how these techniques can be combined. Once a student understands the connection between Tan and Gan, they stop fearing the attack because they know they have an answer for every height.
Feeling the Axis: With Tan-Sao, make sure your palm is facing your face at the correct angle and your elbow is guarding the center.
Lower Counter-attack: Practice the synchronization of Gan-Sao and the strike so that they land almost simultaneously.
Movement with an opponent: In the sparring section, watch how these techniques can be combined. Once a student understands the connection between Tan and Gan, they stop fearing the attack because they know they have an answer for every height.