Didn't realize that was your explanation for raising the elbow, because it's possible to do the hyun-sau (or short gaang-sau) on the dummy with the elbow not popping up higher than the dummy arm/ your own wrist.
Does it really matter? If you say it's a reference for correct elbow position, yes it does matter. Because the elbow should cooperate with the waist to drive the motion, but there's a disconnect when the elbow leaves the hip in that action. It's also leaving an opening if the elbow does a chicken wing like that, and it's just plain unsightly.
Nor is it to me either. The particular action from the MYJ form as WSL taught it is a recovery from a wrong gaang-sau done on the inside of the opponent's arm. Hyun the wrist, draw from the elbow and use waist power to turn into jam-sau/punch.Quote:
Drawing the opponents arm is not my thinking so cannot discuss. Gan Sau in SLT is not an application to me. I already explained that as well. What is your idea behind why we do Gan Sau and please don't say to defend a kick or to try and manipulate your opponent about the place?
Here's WSL doing the MYJ form. The hyun action is repeated numerous times, each with the elbow not raising above the dummy arm in a chicken wing. The first one is right at 13 seconds in the air dummy. The elbow is clearly below the wrist. The only time the elbow is above the wrist is in bong-sau, as it should. For a quick and clear view of it on the dummy arms just skip to 2:54ish. The elbow is below the wrist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfzeWu1ftTE