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An Analysis of Pi Chuan and Peng Chuanin Xing Xi Chuan Kung FuThere are five basic punching stanches in this style. These are called the Wu Xing and comprise of the Pi Chuan (spliting), Tsuan Chuan (drilling), Peng Chuan (crushing), Pao Chuan (pounding) and Heng Chuan (crossing). As observed by the writer through his training of this style, except for Peng Chuan, the four basic punches are executed with the knuckles facing down (see picture 1). Most practitioner of this style will try to hit a target using the bent index finger. The Peng Chuan is a vertical punch. It looks like a Wing Chun’s punch or an Isshin Ryu Karate’spunch (see picture 2). Bent index fingerPicture 1Picture 2In this simple essay, the writer is going to analyse how Pi Chuan and Peng Chuan are executed. They may look easy to be perfomed but actually there are many things a one needs to do in order master these two punches.Pi ChuanThe punch can be executed after performing a palm strike (see picture 3). Make sure that the fingers of the striking palm are spread to form tiger’s mouth. The palm does not travel 100 percent in a straight line when it is heading towards a target (probably an opponent’s face). Rather it is slightly pulled down just before a target is hit. This is shown by the red arrow. This movement must be done in a relaxed and controlled manner. The writer feels that the more relax it is performed the fastest it will reach the target. The fastest the palm moves the more power it generates and the more damage it can do to a target. Remember the force formula, F = ma! The fastest something moves the greatest the force is generated.Picture 3The chest must not protrude when one performes this move. It must be made into a hollow (see the green line). The striking palm, the hand near the navel and the rear leg must be aligned in a straight line as if one is holding a spear (see the black line). The punch is executed from this stance which is called a San Ti Shr stand (three leg stance).