There are times a little bit of knowledge leaves one
looking for more.
Along my way I learned much and at the same time
just a little from Ernest Rothrock,
He was the source for my Tai Chi instruction.
He also took me on a tour of various Northern
Chinese Arts just to become more knowledgeable about Chinese Systems.
One of them a slight touch of the Eagle Claw system,
Through sharing one of their major forms, Hon Kuen.
That form contains most of the techniques of Eagle
Claw.
Of course I do not have the decades of focused
practice to have gained skill in Eagle Claw.
The thing I have observed watching him develop over
the decades.
The key as in so many arts is intense practice over
decades.
The system is called Eagle Claw because of the
intense grappling applications
Of the hands, as claws.
The key is everything.
Drills, Forms, weapons, 2 person sets, Eagle Claw
sparring
All combine in the Eagle Claw creation.
Foremost is the power within its claws.
When felt, the claws used create great pain when
they are applied.
Of course the same movements can be applied as
grappling applications,
However without the accompanying pain they mat be
less effective.
The secret is not learned by consulting meridian
charts.
Rather through the extensive 2 person sparring sets,
in practiced tactical learning.
From simpler sets on the basic Eagle Claw
principles,
On to many, many sets covering ever deeper Eagle
Claw use.
Cumulating in the 108 sparring set.
All focused on being able to use the Eagle Claws.
My own studies never went that far,
But in one of Shem Leung books on Eagle Claw it
share the outline of what was covered.
I am sure my rather limited introduction to Faan Tzy
Ying Jow Pai,
Probably contained some exposure to many of them.
Still Very Intriguing.
However you ought not dwell of those last techniques
a great deal.
I doubt they are anything than specialized use of
already learned movements.
Of course that is just a guess on my part.
Too often today people want instant answers,
And there are many who are willing to sell answers
for a price.
The real price is decades of focused sweat.
That does not mean the system is better or worse,
Just a different, often very different way.
A look at one of the early Eagle Claw 2 person sets.
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