technique_9 (Q164)

TechniqueName: High King invite to dinner, <br><br>* Also named "high king invites the guest" (ba wang yan ke)<br>* Ba Wang means "hegemon king" it refers to xiang yu, the lord of Chu (a state in south china during the warring states period) ca. 232 - 202 BC) (see falk dictionary of martial arts and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiang_Yu). <br>A Hegemony is a form of accepted states leading (in opposite to an imperial leading).<br>In technique names, the term "ba wang" often channels the legendary viciousness and strength of the lord of chu<br>* The term "Overlord treats" refers to the "Feast at swan goose gate HongMen Yan 鴻門宴" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_at_Swan_Goose_Gate. Xiang Yu invited his opponent Liu Bang (which won the war after all) to a great banquet. Xiang Yu had four times more soldiers present so Liu Bang had nearly no choice than follow Xiang Yu's invitation to avoid a fight. Within the Dinner, the people of Xiang Yu tried to assassinate Liu Bang during a sworddance presentation but Liu Bang managed to escape.<br>* The term overlord treats (or overlord invite guest, overlord invite to dinner) is today an allegory meaning: "you have to eat if you eat, you have to eat if you dont eat" (may refer to "you dont have a choice")<br>* Also the feast at swan goose gate is today a symbol for a trap or something that seems joyful but is in fact dangerous.<br>* in the 72 Chin Na techniques of Shaolin, the technique name is "(70)太 祖 約 客 手 如敵出一手擊來，可用一手握抓敵手梢，另一手握抓敵肘炎，兩手上托下壓■，即可制服敵人。" ((70) Taizu treat guest If the enemy strikes with one hand, you can use one hand to grasp the enemy's hand, the other hand to grasp the enemy's elbow, and hold down both hands to press to subdue the enemy.) <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br>