8/20/2019 Flying Hammer Fist http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/flying-hammer-fist 1/4 Page 72 BLITZ Magazine T he flying hammer-fist is devastating enough to be used effectively against multiple opponents, yet simple enough to be learned quickly by beginners, as any part of an opponent’s body becomes an accessible target. To give you some idea of the principles on which the flying hammer-fist is based, imagine a steel ball attached to the end of a piece of rubber tubing. A quick swing of the rubber hurls the ball in any direction at high speed. An attempt to block it causes the rubber to yield and wrap around the blocking object, projecting the steel ball into the target and striking it with enormous centrifugal force. When a closed fist is hurled at an opponent on the end of a relaxed, loose arm, the same effect can occur: the block causes the arm to wrap around the blocking limb or object and still deliver the flying hammer-fist to its target. The principles of relaxed speed combined with centrifugal force enables extremely forceful impact, regardless of the direction or distance of travel. Sequence One: (bottom left on page 74) shows the arrival of the flying hammer-fist on the side of the jaw of an opponent, despite an attempt to block it. Using relaxed muscles to speed up high-power delivery of strikes is rarely used outside of those martial arts known as ‘internal’ systems (meaning they develop and employ internal energy or chi), such as Tai Chi and Wu Xing Dao. Even enthusiasts usually expect years of training are needed before it can be done effectively in real- life self-defence. However, once students understand how to release their own natural creative ability through free and formless arm and body-movements, the delivery of high- speed, relaxed strikes in attack and defence are achieved within weeks rather than years of practise. This is part of the practical application of the accelerated learning methods of the ‘Invisible Master concept’, unique to Wu Xing Dao. All creative mental and physical power comes from within ourselves — it only needs some guidance to help us get out of our own way, as it were, and allow its release. Sequence Two: (top right on page 74) shows an opponent being struck in the back of the neck, even though Master Vesse is still facing him. The only way the power of that strike can be appreciated by the reader is to imagine the steel ball now attached to Story & Images by Marko Vesse Imagine yourself in a real self-defence situation and being able to deliver a devastating blow that’s almost impossible to block. It can hit any target from any angle and in any direction, and it has crippling, knockout power. It’s a blow so deceptive and flexible you can strike an opponent in the back of the neck while still facing him. Such a strike is taught as part of the Wu Xing Dao System and is called the flying hammer-fist. Wu Xing Dao’s Flying Hammer-Fist The Invisi
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