The phoenix sys. or the windmill palm emphasizes the windmill force of the strike. While I was practicing the dodging strike today, I start thinking of how a actual windmill works. First, it must have a fix rotating point. Second, The blade which to rotate around that fix point.
This concept above would be similar to having a ball attached by a string, swinging around an fix point. Using this analogy, I realized that the longer the string, the more rotational force on the ball (provide that the string is not sagging. The string should have a constant tension on it). With that in mind, I tried out a phoenix dodging strike to the right with my left shoulder as a fix spot and my right hand as a ball connecting to my left shoulder with stretched arm and torso (the string). I noticed a lot more horizontal rotational force on the strike.
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