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that specific application at min 33 of that video is quite authentic. it obeys the SongShan Shaolin kicking strategy: "The hands open the gates, the legs destroy them." which means before kicking a target, one best strategy can be to use your arms and hands to open the opponent's guard, then destroy the target with your kick. to do this, some people block both the opponent's body sides with their arms, here the guy uses 7-star arms, with one arm guarding the head and upper body (heart and mind) and the other guarding the lower points (groins), so the guard is somehow good. this double-sided block is also seen in Luohan quan, it's the famous 'Luohan Sleeps' posture, Qi Xing quan and Chang Hu Xin Yi Men quan are also famous for using 7-star arms. because of the arms actions, the gate is quite open for the leg to attack. such short-range kicks are ultimately lethal, while southerners don't do high-level kicks, and northerners do them from range