Catching claws are mainly for attack. It has two stages. The first stage is barehanded.
10 seconds sound clip from the Shaolin Chastity Kung Fu movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:40:39.567 in the DVD version of the movie.
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- Hey, come on, quit, no, no, no, you're hurting me, hey. Hey, hey, no, no, no, let me go. Come on!
- Each of your blows must be strong, and keep your arms close in to your body.
- Catching claws are mainly for attack. It has two stages. The first stage is barehanded.
- Catch! Withdraw. These are the basics.
- Catch quickly! Tight withdrawal.
- The second stage is to move force in your fingers. To take a firm grip on the thing.
- No love, no lust. Concentrating one's mind totally. That is the secret of kung fu.
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