Skill of Catch and Hold

heel with the instep of the right Qeft) foot from behind and sets his left (1ight)
sole against the knee of the enemy. With coordinated effort of one ann and
legs A(B) knocks the enemy down. If A(B) applies rather quick and strong
effo1t , the leg of the enemy will be broken. This method can be also used
without seizing ann ofthe enemy, only with legwork. Photo 98: "P ushin g a

leg."

Photo 98: "Pushing a leg."

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Paragraph 5 DUAN ZU: Breaking an ankle.

Tlus method is used if the enemy kicks standing or lying on the grotmd.

Photo 99: "Breaking an ankle."

Explanations
B(A) lying on the ground suddenly kicks with the left (right) leg. A(B)
catches up the leg of the enemy with both hands from below and squeezes it
under the right (left) ai11lpit, strongly pressing to his side with the upper pati
of the right (left) ann. Then A(B) immediately puts the palm of the left (right)
hand on the shin ofthe enemy, a little up tl1e knee, shoves Ius right a1111 under
tl1e leg of the enemy and seizes tl1e forearm of Ius own left (right) ann with
that right hand. In tl1at position A(B) presses on tl1e srun-bone of the enemy
from above downwru·d with his left (right) ann as strong as possible ru1d

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presses on enemy's Achilles (calcaneal) tendon fi·om below upwru:d with his
right Qeft) forean11 . At that A(B) leans his upper torso back and sticks out his
breast forward and npwru·d. As a consequence of those actions a fracture of
the mortis joint ofB(A) will occur. Photo 99: "Breaking an ankle."

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Canonical Books by Lam Sai Wing

Lam Sai Wing was one of the best fighters of his time, an outstanding master
of Southern Shaolin Hung Gar Kung Fu and a disciple of the legendary Wong Fei
Hung . At the beginning of twentieth century, supposedly in 1917-1923, when
Lam Sai Wing was the Chief Instructor in hand·to·hand fight in the armed
forces of Fujian province, he wrote three books on traditional Shaolin methods
of the achievement of the highest mastership. In those books he scrutinized
COMBAT TECHNIQUES of TIGER and CRANE styles, as well as the OLD
SHAOLIN METHOD of developing the " INTERNAL " and " EXTERNAL " force. The
books are illustrated with a great number of fine drawings showing the
author demonstrate his wonderful techniques. Until now the books of Master
Lam Sai Wing serve as a basic textbook for those who seriously practices
Hung Gar in China .

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