line theory

The horizontal lines:

1. brow line        (aka biu line or 3rd eye chakra)
2. chin line         (aka throat chakra)
3. heart line        (solar plexus chakra)
4. belly button line       (sacral chakra)

the vertical lines:

1. frontal centerline (and back centerline too!)
2. left and right side lines

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[ Explanation for vertical lines ]

(left and right sidelines)

The left and right side lines are a barrier.  Your arms are not allowed to expand beyond.  There are exception to this rule, but whenever the arms go out of bounds, they must go back in immediately!

Image a 2-d plane intersecting both shoulders and both ankles.  The external intersections are where the sidelines exist.  This implies that the width of the side line changes throughout the body.  The head area is the distance between each ear.  Everything below the next is as wide as the shoulders.

(frontal centerline)

imagine a 2-d plane that intersects your sternum, belly button, and vertabre.    The external intersections should be protected at all costs.   you must prevent attackers from creating an attack that travels along the center line.  

When you attack, you must extend the 2d plane into your opponent.  The places that it intersect is where you should be attacking.  We shall call this the "projected centerline" which is similar to a bullseye.  If you don't know what to do...or if you can't see the attack, then take a risk and aim at the projected centerline.  ideally, it is a punch aimed at your opponents brow line.

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[ Explanation for horizontal lines ]

Understanding these lines is important for knowing what moves to make.

Combined with the vertical lines, it creates 6 sections.  An attack on a specific section requires a specific block.

• Between brow line and chin line
• tok sau (iff your opponent is attacking center to center)
• straight punch to his brow line (iff your opponent is attacking shoulder to center)
• wu tau (iff your opponent is attacking with round attacks like hooks or swings)
• between chin line and heart line
• tan sau
• pak sau
• fook sau
• lan sau
• gan sau
• huen sau
• jut sau
• jaum sau
• fak sau
• gum sau
• kwan sau
• between heart line and sacral line
• gan sau
• straigh punch to brow line
• straight kick to anywhere

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[concluding notes]

Your hands should never go higher than the brow line and never go lower then your belly button.

Your hands should almost never go outside the shoulder lines.