APPLICATIONS OF A SABRE AGAINST A SPEAR (3)
Grandmaster Wong weaves a flower than horizontally sweeps at Sifu Jamie
Weaving Flowers: In-Gate
An effect counter against a spear thrust is to circulate the saber against the spear before moving in to strike the opponent. Such circulating movements are known as "weaving flowers" in kungfu terminology. Grandmaster Wong emphasizes that you must weave in such a way that the spear-head does not point towards you.
Weaving Flowers: Out-Gate
Notice that in the video clip above, the weaving is performed at the "in-gate". Here it is performed at the "out-gate".