靠在斜方

靠在斜方

1. The Tactical Goal

• Maintain 打中心 (attacking the opponent’s centerline)

• Use 斜方 (diagonal direction) to avoid direct strength-on-strength.

• Transition contact smoothly from back of hand → wrist → forearm → elbow → shoulder → Kao without breaking connection.

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2. Principle

• Center-to-center alignment: Your dantian stays aimed at their dantian throughout — even while the point of contact moves along their arm.

• 斜進 (diagonal entry): Kao is not a straight shove; it approaches their center through an oblique vector, making it harder for them to neutralize.

• 進中有化: While advancing, you are subtly neutralizing their defensive angles so you can “thread” your way into Kao range.

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3. Step-by-Step Body Method

1. Back of hand to wrist contact

   • Maintain light 黏 (stick) and 連 (connect), letting your kua guide the contact forward diagonally.

   • Yi (意) aims at their center; hand is just a bridge.

2. Wrist to forearm

   • Slight inward spiral from the elbow, letting the shoulder and kua turn together — this “wraps” their arm off its strongest line.

3. Forearm to elbow

   • Sink your weight and 落胯, letting the rear foot press into the ground; this generates forward diagonal pressure while sticking to the elbow.

4. Elbow to shoulder

   • Advance your stance diagonally, using the waist to keep your dantian pointing to their center; shoulder stays relaxed so the chest can close or open as needed.

5. Shoulder to Kao

   • Step or shift into Kao range, letting the back, shoulder, and torso drive the contact into their center through the diagonal vector.

   • Power comes from the ground → legs → waist → back, expressed through Kao.

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4. Key Training Points

• Constant Yi on center: Even if the hand is on their elbow or shoulder, your intent pierces through to their dantian, not just to the limb.

• Diagonal pressure: Slightly off-angle pressure unbalances them while keeping your own root.

• Continuous connection: No “reset” between points of contact — your pressure is a single ribbon of jin (勁) moving inward.

• Song + Chen: Relax into the kua, let the weight sink, never let the arms work in isolation.

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5. Visualization

Imagine your opponent’s center is a target behind a sliding door (their arm).

You keep your spear tip (your Yi and whole-body force) aimed at that target while sliding the spear shaft along the edge of the door until you can thrust directly in with Kao.