Ch'ang Hon Patterns

 

TRAINING POINTS

  • Correct posture and facing must be maintained at all times
  • Muscles of the body should be either tensed or relaxed at the proper critical moments
  • Performance should be in a rhythmic movement with an absence of stiffness
  • Each movement should be accelerated or decelerated according to the instructions
  • Each pattern should be perfected before moving on to the next
  • Attack and defense techniques should be practiced equally with both right and left hands and feet
  • Every move must have a focus point
  • To understand the preliminary position of every hand technique
  • No hand technique travels more than one height section of the body
  • Never control a technique with speed
  • Speed comes from repetition and relaxation
  • Relaxation comes from breathing