YUM YEURNG SAU

This months technique is from the form Jik Bo Kuen, which is usually one of the 1st forms taught as it is useful for building the foundations of Yau Kung Mun.  The technique is called Yum Yeurng Sau or Yin & Yang Hands.  

Yin and Yang Hands  makes great use of the four internal ideas of Tung, Tou, Fou & Chum (swallow, spit, rise, and fall) which are the power source or the engine behind the moves.  This Yin & Yang technique got its name from the shape formed by the hands,  one palm up and one down. I believe the real meaning behind the name says it also attacks  the chi or internal yin and yang meridians of the body in a sequence that connects both energies, destroying each other. 

Yin & Yang Hands works the inside centerline which can be very dangerous to both you and the opponent because both people can use all other weapons of the body at this close range.  The move can be used against any straight inside centerline punch and it can also be used for hand techniques that attack across the body.   Remember that this technique uses Tung Tou Fau Chum!  Tung and Chum - swallowing the opponents energy and sinking, then pulling the opponent into your Fou and Tou - rising and spitting / releasing movement. The attacking left  hand can deflect or attack another punch coming in if the person tries to fake you out etc.  This is just one way of using it, other schools may use it differently!

Please see corresponding pictures at right.  Clicking on the thumbnails will open a larger picture

1. Preparing to fight Travis (left) Sifu Garry (right).  Sifu Garry has left his inside center gate opened, offering Travis an opening to start his attack. This is just one of many guard positions used in Yau Kung Mun to set up or trick the opponent into thinking he has an easy opportunity to attack. 

2. Travis throws a left punch at the face while Sifu Garry's left palm strikes the Pericardium P6 point in a brushing type fashion towards the attacker’s fist.  This initial deflection will drain the chi of the heart because the attack on the arm is against the chi flow of the opponent on a heart related meridian.

3. Directly after this attack from the left palm, Sifu Garry's right hand will strike with the palm facing up using the outwards ridge hand, once again striking the Pericardium P6 point.

4. Immediately after Sifu Garry's right hand touches the inner arm, the left hand will chop out to Stomach ST9 pressure point which lies just over the Carotid Artery and Sternocleidomastoid Muscle.  A strike here will affect the blood pressure of the opponent, either rising or dropping the blood pressure. 

5. Here is a different view of striking the ST9 pressure point on the throat.  This point is very dangerous because striking this point tells the brain via the Vagus nerve that there is either too much or too little blood flowing to the brain.  This can cause unconsciousness.

6. As Sifu Garry chops through the Stomach ST9 pressure point, he cuts forwards into Small Intestine SI 16 which lies behind the ST9 pressure point.  Large Intestine LI18 and Triple Warmer Meridian TW 17 are then struck as Sifu Garry brings his hands back towards himself.  Warning: Triple Warmer TW17 is a death point and should never be practiced with full power, only use finger pressure to find the point! 
You can also strike Gallbladder GB20 at the side of the base of the skull where there is a hollow; this is also used in revival techniques. 

These techniques are very dangerous and shouldn't be tried during sparring or used with full speed and power as they can be fatal! The follow up move Sut Choy or Killing Punch can be a death point strike itself and is used more as a finishing move or if the you didn't connect properly with the yin and yang technique.

The above extract is just a very small portion of a new book Sifu Garry is currently working on, it will cover in much finer detail all of the movements and applications of the form Jik Bo Kuen, as well as two-man sensitivity drills and strengthening exercises for the form.

For any further details or queries please feel free to contact Sifu Garry at yaukungmun@hotmail.com

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