www.leewedlake.com article update

Those of you who are subscribers at the site will see the May article posted in the member's section. It's entitled The Claw/Back-Knuckle Sub-Theme in forms. Here's an excerpt.

Sub-themes abound and one is the back-knuckle/claw series. It starts way down in Long Two and continues up into Form Six. The first example shows up in Long Two, the fifth section, as part of the universal block segments. It works like Raining Claw in which you drop the claw on his face to injure and obscure vision and follow with the back-knuckle. The variations are not important. Some do it as a rolling back-knuckle and others pump it up as a thrust. What is important is that it starts this sub-theme category.



You will need to look at the tools used and in what combinations. This should also be applied to other elements in the forms and techniques to enhance your understanding of the Alphabet of Motion.


In the example from Long Two you use a claw and then a back-knuckle with the other hand. Knowing we can alter sides and timing we start looking for other examples of these two weapons in other forms.