Its true. The name often tells the application in a poetic manner...Originally Posted by bawang
I have learned a lot more from my forms by studying the names of techniques. Often the name actually refers to the consequence of the action and the strategy of the technique rather than the specific movement. So two outwardly different looking techniques may have the same name because they work on the opponent in the same manner. Similarly a seemingly identical technique may be called a different name even within the same form. This is because the sequence of the form is designed (if the form is old) so that every technique may be used in combination with both its preceding and following technique (as well as individually) and so the action of a standard technique may be very different within this combination.
This is part of the importance of learning a form as well as drilling individual techniques.
For example the technique 'Jingang Dao Dui' appears across the whole spectrum of Kung Fu although when used alone it is not a fantastic technique, in combination it can be devastating.
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