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Grandmaster Wong demonstrating some spear techniques to the class

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Many kungfu practitioners may perform spear patterns well but may not know spear techniques. What is the difference between a pattern and a technique?

It is easier to answer this question by giving some examples. If you use a Bow-Arrow Stance and shoot your spear straight ahead, this form is a pattern and is called “Green Dragon Shoots Pearl”. The way the spear is applied for combat is a technique, and this particular technique is called “spear”.

The “spear” technique has two main variations, namely “shoot” and “thrust”. When you use your front hand as a pivot and push the spear shaft along it, as in this pattern, it is called “shoot”. If you hold the spear firmly with both hands and push the spear forward without moving the hands, it is called “thrust”. The pattern “Yellow Dragon Emerges from Cave” executes the “thrust” technique.

The same pattern may execute different techniques, and the same technique may be executed by different patterns. For example, the “shoot” technique can be executed by the patterns “Golden Beam Supports Sea” and “Point at Star, Look at Moon”. On the other hand, the pattern “Golden Beam Supports Sea” can also executes the “lift’ technique.

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Various Spear Techniques

This set is called “Traveling Dragon Thirteen-Technique Spear”. Grandmaster Wong asks whether the participants can tell what the thirteen spear techniques are. Martin volunteers some techniques, namely, single-handed spear, shoot, and return-head spear.
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Difference between Techniques and Patterns

Next, Alex demonstrates a few spear techniques. They are circle, shoot and single-hand spear. Please note that a technique is not exactly the same as a pattern. Do you know the difference?
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Different Patterns Executing the Same Technique

David shows many spear techniques, like return-horse spear, single-hand spear, horizontal sweep, sweep, brush and circle. He also uses the spear as a dagger and as a staff. The pattern that executes the return-horse spear is called “Point at Star, Look at Moon”. There are other patterns that can execute this return-horse spear technique.
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What are the Others of the Thirteen Techniques?

Sifu Anthony shows numerous spear techniques, like shoot, circle, float, wave, sweep, brush, flick and shake-head. What are the others of the thirteen techniques?
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Different Versions of Same Technique

Grandmaster Wong explains that there can be different versions of the same technique. For example, he shows different versions of spear and of circle. Then he shows the techniques of lift, sweep, flick, cover and brush.
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Ground, Sideway and Slanting Body

Grandmaster Wong shows more spear techniques, like ground, side and slanting. He demonstrates different versions of the side technique, and explains that the slanting technique is useful in avoiding an opponent’s attack.
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Return-Horse Spear and Making Flowers

Grandmaster Wong concludes with two very important spear techniques, namely return-horse spear and making flowers. Do you know why these two techniques are so important?
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1. Introducing the Traveling Dragon Thirteen-Technique Spear
2. The Circling and the Thrusting Techniques of the Spear
3. Using the Spear against the Butterfly Knives and the Big Knife
4. Spear Counters against the Downward Chop and the Reversed Sweep of a Big Knife
5. The Spear against the Versatile Three-Sectional Staff
6. Circling and Shooting against Various Sweeps
7. Once you have the Skills, learning Techniques become Fast and Easy
8. Sharing Secrets of the Spear
9. The Shoot -- the Most Representative and Most Deadly of Spear Techniques
10. Learning Various Spear Techniques like Circling, Flicking and Lifting

11. How would you Counter the Downward Chop of a Big Knife?
12. Using the Spear like a Dagger or a Staff
13. The Spear Thrust and the Spear Shoot
14. Reviewing the first Five Sequences of the Set
15. Outside-Door and Inside-Door Applications
16. Covering the Four Corners against All Attacks
17. Remarkable Achievement at the Weapon Course
18. Making Flowers with the Spear
19. Various Ways of Making Flowers
20. Confusing your Opponents with Variations and Changes in Making Flowers

21. Learning the Spear Set in just Two Days
22. The Difference between Patterns and Techniques
23. The Thirteen Techniques of the Traveling Dragon Spear

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