For the next few days let’s put to practice 6-NGK-3.

For ease of reference we will breakdown 6-NGK-3 into the following :-

a) 6-NGK-3-A for the 1st technique
b) 6-NGK-3-B for the 2nd technique

We can divide the movements of 6-NGK-3-A as follows :-

Right posture
i) Right arm vertical smashing strike
ii) Left dragon fist linear punch

To make a quick breakthrough in understanding the mechanics and function of 6-NGK-3-A we will exaggerate the movements. We first examine the vertical smashing strike.

6-NGK-3-A Exercise No. 1

i) To help ease into the understanding of how to apply it confidently, we begin with a left parry (refer to the video on how to use the index finger when practicing the basic two-shift stepping).

ii) As the left parry begins, bring up the right forearm.

iii) The moment the left parry passes the right forearm mark, quickly straighten and raise the right fist up high vertically.

iv) Relax your right shoulder and let the entire right arm drop. Feel gravity do its work to let your arm fall. Don’t try to force your arm to drop.

v) Repeat for the left side.

6-NGK-3-A Exercise No. 2

Once you get the hang of 6-NGK-3-A Exercise No. 1, we move on to the second exercise.

i) Begin with the right side. You do the same movements in the first exercise to bring the right arm up.

ii) As your right arm drops observe the moment your right arm passes your shoulder level. Feel how the falling arm affects the right side of your body the moment it passes your shoulder level.

iii) Once you have observed and felt (ii) now you can add in the left dragon fist linear strike. You execute the left dragon fist punch the moment your right arm passes the shoulder level. Let the falling right arm help you to shoot the left punch out.

6-NGK-3-A Exercise No. 3

If you have grasped the feeling of using gravity to assist in mobilizing and powering both arms, you can next add in the body movement and use of legs.