Quote Originally Posted by Phil Redmond View Post
The Kwan uses two arms to block a kick or punch. Why not the bong wu against a very strong round punch. If a small women is trying to stop a round punch from a stronger man she will need two arms to absorb the force.
Hi Phil,

Go wash your mouth out with soap, "block" is a dirty word To me when you say "block" it invokes images of meeting force with force and that is something I try to avoid.

I can see several reasons for backing up the Bong with your Wu. However, to me, the Bong is a transitory move and should not be used to "force" anything. Of course, that is just me as I have always been weak and lazy so I try to do as little as I can with as little as I have.

Oh, fwiw, I have used something similar to a Kwan Sau in practicing knife reversals and in that situation two hands are definitely better than one.