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Master Hawkins Cheung practices tan da and gaun sao on a muk yan jong.

Luk dim boon gwun (six-and-a-half point pole) consists of the seven underlying conceptual principles tai (raise), lan (obstruct), dim (point), kit (deflect), got (cut down), wun (circle), and lao (receive). The last principle is considered a half-motion as it allows one to withdraw the pole and start a new movement.

Many Yip Man Wing Chun practitioners prefer to explain the concepts in Wing Chun terminology using biu (dart), tan (spread-out), bong (wing), fook (subdue), jut (choke), gaun (cultivate), and huen (circle). Combined with stepping, angling, sensitivity, and interpreting energy, in addition to methods of issuing strength, these basic concepts may be combined to form innumerable permutations.

Historically, the pole was the shaft of the spear typically used by Chinese foot soldiers during times of war. Measuring seven to nine feet in length, it is thicker at the butt and tapers down to one inch in diameter at the tip. The pole is a heavy weapon and requires a practitioner to utilize correct body connection, body structure, and position.