Originally Posted by
TenTigers
actually, hdwk108 is correct..
you guys are getting hung up on thinking that the downward strike is...a downward strike.;)
When doing the downward strike, You are developing downward energy.
This can be applied in a myriad of methods.
One example is a downward jut-sao, which with proper energy, can break the opponent's structure, or at least the trajectory of their arm-depending on their bridge sensitivity.
You need to stop looking at movement being simple technique, or rather, limited to simple technique.
Gung-Fu is a rich, vast method. If you limit your thinking, you limit your possibilities, and your understanding....or is it the other way around...?