Old Student,
Thanks for you well thought out explanation. I like the Longfist book alot. I think it is still today one of Master Yangs best books along with the White Crane book.
I totally agree with moving back to move forward. I believe it is important to slow down in order to check the quality of what one has learned. I am a big fan of going back over the beginner levels 1 through 4 and really training them over and over to try to reach a deeper level.
I find that teaching the applications before or with the sequence helps the students visualize alot better and have better sense of enemy.
I once was concerned with learning alot and moving forward through the levels quickly, but these days I am more concerned with really examining what I already have and truly making it second nature in the four areas of CMA when applicable. I really want to make sure that the art Master passed on is properly preserved and I humbly pass it on to my students with excellent quality.
I am trying to cultivate the root of YMAA Amesbury for the future of YMAA and to honor Master Yang for the great gift he gave me. I still have alot of work to do, but it is a labor of love and watching my students grow truly makes me happy. I am honored to be a part of YMAA.
I like many of the moves from Lien Bu Quan up to the first sting, three rings around the moon from GLQ, and I think that Xiao Hu Yan has some of the most vicious techniques I have seen......so far
Shi Zhi Tang has some nice Shaolin Boxing combos as well, press down and uppercut 2 times, block the ribs and end with a fierce hook punch.
I can think of many more, but I like these to start. Master always said to find some techniques that suit you and master them for sparring. Everybody is different and that is the beauty of YMAA. We all learn the same material more or less, but still have great individual creativity in terms of application and preferences.
I appreciate your comments, please keep em coming.