In this post I will mention some points to take note of when practicing 6-NGK-3.

a) When doing 6-NGK-3-A Exercise No. 1 (ii) to (iii), turn your body slightly to the left when doing (ii), then turn back to the right when doing (iii) as this helps with the neutralizing and entering the opponent’s space.

Once you are nearing the end of the turn in (iii) you are poised to execute the right arm drop. Turn a bit more to face the opponent, and smash down and into opponent. Let gravity do its job even as you whip your right arm down.

Using the right dragon fist can help to focus your power.

b) When performing the right arm vertical smashing strike stop the right arm when it reaches the right side of your body and the dragon fist tip is pointing to the ground.

c) 6-NGK-3-B Exercise No. 2 (iii) – the right dropping arm acts like a trigger and mechanism to propel your left strike forward.

d) The stopping of the right arm mentioned in (b) acts to inject sudden power into the left punch.

e) Try doing the left punch with a normal fist as well as using a dragon fist. You should feel that the dragon fist helps to focus the power better in your left arm.

Yes, actually using a dragon fist to hit can be scary in that you may hurt your hand. It does take practice before you find how to use it while minimizing the risk of injury.

Another way is to learn how to focus and concentrate the power when using the dragon fist. Take the lessons from here and implement into the use of a normal fist. It can be done but need some thinking and experimentation to figure it out. That’s what practice is for.