Yang Cheng-fu Form — The Martial View Peter Jones

Yang Ch'eng-fu Form - The Martial View

A Brief Introduction

Peter Jones

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n this issue of Lift hands I will be taking a brief look at one of the things I teach in my classes [Meridian Balancing], these are some of the things we learn in the Erle Montaigue's system, Let's take a little look at "Triple Warmer & Pericardium" before moving on to the Yang Cheng fu the Martial View. Where I'll be taking a look at some more moves and some of the points that we are striking.

Meridian Balancing : Triple Warmer & Pericardium

First we work upon the Triple Warmer. We place the Left hand onto Pc7 [Pericardium 7], which is located in the middle of the wrist. You start with going from Tw 1, [Triple Warmer 1], which is on the outside of the ring finger we go up the arm to the neck and over by Tw 17, and then swipe outwards and come back in an arcing motion [Three times].

Second is Pericardium. We place the left hand on Tw10, this is located in the middle of the elbow, this is the balancing point for this one. We start at Pc 1, and run down the middle of the arm to Pc 9, Which is the long finger nearest to the thumb.

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Taiji form:

Fist under elbow to Repulse Monkey [Yang Cheng fu], Groups of three both sides.With triple warmer this helps other meridians to communicate with each other, as well as controlling your sexual awareness. Fist under elbow works on balancing the triple warmer, and it helps to gain weight by slowing your metabolism down. As a qigong hold for 5 mins on both sides.

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Fist Under Elbow

As your partner throws a left punch towards your stomach area, with your right palm you hammer fist straight down onto your partner’s forearm, more or less at the same time you strike your partners throat with your left palm, also using your left leg you kick your partners leading or weighted leg.

The Points We Are

Striking:

Co 7, [Colon 7] is located on the forearm. The damage it could cause is Qi drainage. If the strike is done hard enough it could cause knockout. St 9, [Stomach 9], there are a good few point on the neck, but for now I'll take St 9, this one is located near the Adam's apple and Carotid artery on the neck. When doing this strike, it is angled towards the backbone. The damage it could cause is a knockout with a light strike or maybe death with a hard strike. In other words please do not strike these areas!

Step Back Repulse Monkey

Your partner throws a right punch towards your head. Using your left palm, you strike his right forearm. At the same time you strike with a left finger strike into your partner’s neck. Immediately, grab your partner with your left palm pulling him towards you, now with your right open palm you strike your partner’s head causing it to jerk backwards. You could throw a low kick in towards your partner’s knee area if you wish.

The Points We Are Striking:

Jerking the head backwards can cause knockout — “It's like having whiplash!” This effects Gb 20 [Gallbladder 20], the location of which is at the back of the neck at the base of the Occipital bone of the skull. The damage with a light strike to this point can cause knockout a hard strike could cause brain damage or maybe death. Also there is a strike to St 9, which I have mentioned above. Pc 6 [Pericardium 6] is located about 2 inches above the crease of the wrist. We tend to use this point as a set-up point, but when struck here it will upset the yin and yang balance in the body. It is a qi drainage point.

Please remember that the points mentioned can be dangerous and are not to be used, they are provided for informational use only.

The drawings are just a guideline and don’t do the moves justice.