The Five Methods and 1-2-3 Fighting Concept of Eagle Claw Kung Fu and Good Fighting:
The Five Methods:
- The Eyes-the eyes should be sharp and piercing
- The Mind- the mind should be calm and alert
- The Hands-the hands should be supple and fast changing
- The Footwork-the footwork should be agile and quick
- The Bodywork-the bodywork should be flexible and coordinated
The 1-2-3 Fighting Concept: (This combative strategy sounds simple but requires expertise, practice, and boldness/courage to execute)
- Take the opponent’s skill-study what the opponent is doing, and use it against him
- Set up the opponent-use false doors, feints, angles, deception, footwork, to deceive the opponent into thinking they understand what is happening
- Quickly win the fight-three techniques or ten seconds, longer or more complex, will lose the fight, especially if it is multiple opponents