Screen Educational

Screen Educational

- Dwight Hennings

Breaking down the prevailing perceptions of exclusivity of the system’s third empty-hand form into Chi Sao drilling and application, Sifus Taner and Graziano present another hi-def video submission to their instructional series, with two chapters running at about 38 minutes for Section 1, and 49 minutes for Section 2.

After a brief introduction, the two Sifus come together to connect bridges and the audience to the actions within the Biu Tze form, their intended functions and, in particular, the relative form’s applications are specifically for scenarios and situations out of the ordinary or where one finds themselves disadvantaged. They are also careful to note that, because the training for these situations is unconventional, one must, “not be stuck in the form… (but) to learn the way of thinking”, to hone the tools through drills and training to put them in application, especially where the confrontation has resulted in an opponent that has compromised one’s space.

Taner and Graziano impart the potential of the elbow strike played in the third form for the first of the two chapters. Also, what their potential follow-up moves may be, the potential threats to know of in application, and that there is a functional solution to managing your training partner and would-be opponent, when confronted with those same techniques. Simple lines of attack, response and blocking actions are expanded upon to evolve the potential of the engaging and responding parties.