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!

- Toe jumping. Try to jump as high as you can. Keep your knees and your legs straight. This will build up the muscles in your legs.

- Fourth stage is to fly. But along the ground by doing somersaults. This way, one can move quicker and further.

- Beating water is the next stage. The speed must not be too fast, or too slow. Breathe in and retract your fist. Breathe out and strike out.

- 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.

- Now we'll practice closing hands. In this, you use your palms to grip and to twist. When you've mastered this, you can break anything in your hands.

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