Hung Ga’s “Seven Stars Continuous Smashing Strikes” (Chat Sing Lin Waan Kau) is a famous “long Bridge” boxing combination from “Tiger & Crane Double Forms” Set. It was supposedly #7 of Wong Fei Hung’s „Ten Lethal Bare Hand Techniques“ (Sap Duk Sau).

The techniques of “Seven  Stars Continuous Smashing Strikes” are:

• „Throw Balls in Waves“, also called “One Star Throwing Punch”
• “Water Wawe Throwing Strike”, also called “Two Stars Throwing Punch”
• „Whirlwind Smashes Waves“ , also called “Continuous Smashing and Covering”
• “Great Immortal Lifts Pot”, also called “Continuous Lifting Uppercut”
• “Thrust Punch from Sleeves”, also called “Arrow Punch Under Armpit”

Check out a rare video from an old Wong Fei Hung movie (1956) featuring this famous combo: Continue reading →