In The 5 Bows Part 2 I mentioned that the Single Whip is the technique where we first learn about the 5 Bows.

However, the 5 Bows is found in many of the rest of the 21 techniques as well. After you have practiced the 5 Bows in Single Whip many times and understand it, you should gradually learn to implement the 5 Bows in these other techniques as well.

In order to optimize the force generated you should learn to open up your body so that it emulates a highly strung bow.

A highly strung bow allows you to transfer the potential energy into the arrow i.e. the target, allowing you to either send your partner flying off quickly or receive your force into his body resulting in internal injury.

Which brings us to another topic related to the 5 Bows which is the 9 Crooked Pearls. I won’t touch on this for now.