The Martial Art of Catching – The Claws of the Eagles


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Martial arts first originated from various sources that would take a cue from watching nature move along and how predators hunt their prey or how animals combat each other such as the soaring eagles or the graceful cranes. The most notable hand styles in Chinese martial arts is the tiger, the praying mantis and the eagle claw- all based on certain strengths and weaknesses of skill and style such as the Tiger is based on powerful mauls and pounces using a palm strike to the sternum while the praying mantis is more on accuracy and pin point precision of touching certain pressure points in lightning fast speed and of course, the eagle claw known for being a deadly form of stand up grappling and joint breaking.

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