Tai Mountain Crushes Eggs 泰山壓卵

[Tainan Mantis]

Tai Mountain Crushes Eggs
(Martial Art Culture Series)

“A mountain crushes eggs 泰山壓卵” has been used since ancient times to describe a great force utterly defeating a weak force and was later used to describe weapon techniques of martial arts. Here is an example of its usage in predicting the outcome of a battle followed by its application to specific weapons.
During the Later Zhou Dynasty (CE 951-960) after the founding Emperor passed away and the young Chai Rong acceded the throne (CE 954) he correctly surmised that the Northern Han empire would take advantage of his mourning rites performed for the recently departed Emperor.
Liu Chong, the Emperor of the Northern Han, dispatched an envoy to the Khitan, a powerful confederation of mounted warriors to the north of China, requesting troops to reconquer the Later Zhou. The Khitan committed ten thousand “Iron Horse” troops and more than five times that many tribesmen. “Commanded by Yang Gun, the force was allegedly a hundred thousand strong.”
Chai Rong anticipated Emperor Liu Chong’s plan and put forward his own strategy to take advantage of the impending attack. A court scribe recorded the conversation.

Liu [Chong] slights me for my youth, regarding my recent installation and formal mourning duties as virtual guarantee that I will not emerge for battle. Those adept at deploying armies must call the element of surprise: I should thus personally command a raid.

Should the vultures of Liu [Chong] engage my soldiers, they will be crushed like eggs under a mountain.

Chai Rong’s Chief Minister, now in his twilight years and with decades of experience in advising emperors of the previous short lived dynasties said, “And presumably Your Majesty will be the mountain that crushes them!” An angry Chai Rong rose to leave, his resolve in leading the army strengthened and he led the campaign at Gaoping to victory county in April of CE 954.

Six hundred years later general Qi Jiguang recorded a series of his spear techniques and had them published with illustrations and description of applications. One of them was called Tai Mountain Crushes the Egg.

[MightyB]

Not sure if this is where you're going with your threads about Tai Mountain Crushes Eggs and Tongbei, but there is a common empty-hand sequence in 7 Star that's loosely translated as "Tai Mountain Crushes, Punch Straight to Face, Steal the Heart".

I can see a parallel with what I've read about Tongbei (a total coordination of loose swinging arms, expanding and contracting the chest, and synchronizing with waist to develop power) and the Tai Mountain Crushes technique.

[bawang]

mountain crush egg/top is a committed blow to the top of the head

[-N-]

I can see a parallel with what I've read about Tongbei (a total coordination of loose swinging arms, expanding and contracting the chest, and synchronizing with waist to develop power) and the Tai Mountain Crushes technique.

mountain crush egg/top is a committed blow to the top of the head

Sink the body weight when doing that too.

Tai San Ngaat Deng, 太山 壓頂.

Mt. Tai crushes down.

[mooyingmantis]

mountain crush egg/top is a committed blow to the top of the head

Which can compress and injure (herniate) the discs between the cervical vertibrae.

[RenDaHai]

Which can compress and injure (herniate) the discs between the cervical vertibrae.

Yeah, this even hurts a lot through a strong helmet.

I always used to think this type of hammer fist (to the top of the head) a pointless technique but then I started using it only when my opponent ducks to evade. It became really useful. However it is so painful to the neck, even with light power, that we had to stop using it. The key is being able to link it suddenly on the end of another punch rather than doing it from a distance, it doesn't need any strength to hurt.

[-N-]

Yeah, this even hurts a lot through a strong helmet.

I always used to think this type of hammer fist (to the top of the head) a pointless technique but then I started using it only when my opponent ducks to evade.

Bridge of nose is fine.

The key is being able to link it suddenly on the end of another punch rather than doing it from a distance, it doesn't need any strength to hurt.

Mantis typically use the other hand to control while doing that attack.

The controlling hand can be from the previous punch which turns into a cross grab.

Alternatively, use same side hand control against a punch and counter with your high downward attack.