THE LATERAL METHOD
The next area of ‘long har ch’uan is the lateral block and defends
against two head punches, one after the other.
THE METHOD
Two players face each other as before. One player throws a left head
punch. The other should quickly block with his right palm and bring
his left palm under it ready as shown The body
turns to the left as your left palm takes over the block to your left.
Now he throws another face punch with his right
fist. Your right palm is ready in position so you twist your waist to
your right taking his punch over to the right as you strike to his face
with your left palm. Once again this all happens in a
split second with the attacker throwing the punches as quickly as
possible. You are now able to change sides at will, for instance, you
could block with your left palm after the first attack and then take
over the block with your right palm, then as the right fist comes in,
you should take it with your left palm, and strike with your right
palm.
After some time this sort of block and re-attack will become totally
natural because it is! Then you are able to use any of the above techniques
very quickly while moving. You will also find that you are
able to use any part of any one of the techniques at any time to defend
against any attack.