Shaolin Kempo - Poking the Bear: Suggest improvements for the combinations

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I think I mentioned this, but that seems to be regional. The dojos I trained/went to all had both hands up for any of these combinations. It's weird to me that they would train with their hands in chamber, and not bring their hand to guard when starting.

I’m in Vermont. We train from a guard to start and as you progress you train as if you weren’t ready for the strike (I don’t know the word for this, as if you’re standing naturally). We keep our hands up throughout the number once it begins.