Originally Posted by
couch
IMO, it's an 'idea' no different than the SNT being a 'little idea' of what WC is about.
Two things here:
1. Because we're a 'contact based' martial art, the Mon Sau is asking or feeling out what's out there to contact. If there is nothing there, it punches/strikes/whatever (hand lost, thrust forward).
2. It's not limited to the hands like some people show where they walk around like a robot with their Mon Sau out. Mon Sau is about the eyes, the hands and the feet.
Also, regarding 'hidden' BJD techniques in the dummy or the Biu Jee, I'm not buying it. The third form is for recovery. First form is the alphabet, second form the sentences and the third form the slang. If you're not facing centre, the third form shows you how to get back there as safely as possible while possibly 'breaking' some of the cardinal WC rules/theories. Also, most of the dummy (latter 3/4 of it) shows the same.
Victor commented on the pak/da on the Dummy under the armpit being a BJD technique...I view it as recovery.
Best,
K