Needle To Sea Bottom

Taijiquan Needle To Sea Bottom 太極拳 海底針
Taijiquan Needle To Sea Bottom 2

“Needle to sea bottom (海底針)” is a reversal technique when the wrist is gripped by the enemy.

In Chinese martial arts, a joint lock technique is called Qinna (擒拿).

Let me explain the technique of “Needle to sea bottom” of Taijiquan (太極拳).

The enemy grabs your right wrist with the right hand. Continue reading “Needle To Sea Bottom”

Fair Lady Shuttles

Taijiquan Fair Lady Shuttles 玉女穿梭
Fair Lady Shuttles 1 玉女穿梭

“Fair Lady Shuttles (玉女穿梭)” is a technique to be powerfully effective when it comes to a battle with multiple enemies.

Let me think about the origin of the name, “Fair Lady” resembles the gesture of the high society women by the posture before sensing the attack of the enemies from the left and right to deal with. See the top photo.  Continue reading “Fair Lady Shuttles”