Monday, July 5, 2010

Fists of Sun

“Yut” Jee Choong Kuen/Chuan, or Sun Character Vertical Fist” is the main punch of White Crane Boxing. Named for the resemblance of its front facing fist to the Chinese ideogram for “Sun”. The “Yut” Jee Choong Kuen/Chuan is the root of all punching attacks in White Crane.



The Punch is executed from the middle of the chest with the “Sun” fist facing straight ahead. This follows the fist poem “Kuen Yau Sum Fot” or “A punch comes from the heart.

When punching high the fist is held so the thumb side is tilted upwards, when punching to the chest region the standing Sun Fist is used in a slightly downward fashion as shown. When punching low the three quarter fist is utilsed. Due to the structural alignment of the Radial and Ulna bone it is a very strong punch.