The Fist Poem for this illustration Reads:
“Zhao Yang
White Crane Technique #5
Both fists raise the hands,
Only they must be Zhao Yang.
No matter what posture he uses,
You can use this posture,
Slip past the Big Gate,
Enter straight into the little Gate.
With this posture, both hands are in front of the nose,
Blocking and cutting are like short teeth,
Guard against separating the lower spine when retreating backwards.”
Can you identify what it is talking about? What technique does it refer to? Email me at baihe@bigpond.com with your thoughts. Ours is is the complete system of White Crane (the tiger stance providing a strong base for the more flamboyant hand techniques of the crane).
More Fist Poems will be published in the future.
