Video Clip Series: Various Ways of Making Flowers

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Review of the UK Summer Camp Weapon Course July 2007

Traveling Dragon Spear – Part 19

VARIOUS WAYS OF MAKING FLOWERS

Grandmaster Wong leads the class in another way of making flowers different from the one in the Traveling Dragon Spear Set

Although “Making Flowers” is an important technique, it is not easy. Moreover, of the many people who practice the spear, not many know that there are different ways to making flowers. Most of them know only one way, without realizing the great range of possibilitie the different ways can enhance their combat efficiency.

Hence, we spend quite some time practicing this important technique. We explore the numerous ways to make flowers, such as making “open flowers” and “close flowers”, using the left-hand spear or the right-hand spear, crossing hands on the left side or the right side, and moving in different stances. These video series will help the participants review the numerous lessons on making flowers.

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A picture-series and a video series of the set can be found here and here respectively.

Left-Hand Spear and Right-Hand Spear
Have you noticed that now Grandmaster Wong uses a “right-hand spear”, i.e. the spear is held with the right hand in front? Not many people notice the difference. Left-hand spear and right-hand spear have certain advantages of their own. The movements in “making flowers” with the right-hand spear in an “open” mode are shown slowly.
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Great Variety of Ways to Make Flowers
The class is learning how to move forward in Bow-Arrow Stance while making flowers in the open mode with a right-hand spear. It is worthy of note that while many spear practitioners may know only one way of making flowers despite having performed the spear for many years, the participants here have learnt a great variety of ways within an hour!
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Continuing with the Open Mode
Here the participant practice continuing the open mode of making flowers after turning about using a right-hand spear. What difference is there in turns of combat efficiency if you change to a close mode instead of continuing with the open mode?
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Different Ways of Making Flowers
What is the main difference you notice between making flowers shown here and that in the previous video clip? In both cases a right-hand spear is used. Yes, the difference is obvious, although the uninitiated may not know it. In the previous video clip, making flowers was in a open mode; here it is close.
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Continuing in the Same Way after Turning Around
The class is making flowers with a right-hand spear in a close mode with cross-over of hands on the right side. The class moves forward in the Bow-Arrow Stance. Now Grandmaster Wong shows them how to continue in the same way after turning around.
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Correct Forms and Smooth Flow
The participants are practicing the steps just learnt. They are doing quite well. Bear in mind that they have just learnt the new steps. A good training procedure is first get the forms correct. Practice the forms until they flow smoothly. Gradually increase the speed.
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Continuing Movement without Pause
Grandmaster Wong shows a mistake some participants made. They stopped the movement, turned around, then continued the movement. The correct way is to continue the movement while turning around, without any pause in the movement.
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Correct Errors at the Start
Grandmaster Wong illustrates and explains the correct movement. The movement should be smooth, regardless of whether you turn after just one repetition or after many repetitions. If we correct our errors at the start, our subsequent practice will bring rapid improvement. A big mistake many students make is that they continue making errors or using inferior movements without realizing them.
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Three Harmonies and Smooth Flowing
The mechanics of turning around and continuing with the close mode of making flowers using a right-hand spear are shown again. Pay attention to the three external harmonies of feet, body and hands. The movement should be smoothly flowing.
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Crossing-Hands on Left and Right
Have you noticed that now the class is practicing with a left-hand spear, i.e. holding the spear with the left hand in front? First, Grandmaster Wong shows the class how to cross-hands on the left side. Then he shows them crossing-hands on the right.
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Turning Around While Crossing-Hands
Here Grandmaster Wong demonstrates turning round while crossing-hands. The movements are the same – making flowers in close mode with left hand in front.
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