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    Default Haughty Dragon Has Regrets/The Proud Dragon Repents

    This seems to be the most popular palm move of the whole 18/28 palm set. Why is that so?
    Burying his Dugu 9 Jian manual under an epitaph, Dugu Qiubai felt he has left his legacy for the next generation. He then moved to Shaolin to study Buddhism, sweep floors and tap elite fighters.

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    Its very cheesy.

    Supposedly, you only use 30% of your strength but its still enough to flatten someone with equal 100% strength.

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    IIRC, this was also the most important move of XL18Z because if you understand the essence of this attack, then the rest of the 17 palms wouldn't be too difficult to learn because they all follow the same way. So when XF uses 30%, he should also have used 30% on the rest of the 17 palms. However, 30% matching someone 100% depends on the skill level of that opponent. In XF's case, XF used 30% to match a Xuan Generation probably going near 100%. However, I don't see that as the case when XF has to fight higher level opponents. If XF had to fight MRB or JMZ, then XF from what I see would use a much higher %.
    法王正欲回掌相击,突听嗤嗤轻响一股柔和的气流涌向面门,正是一灯大师使出“一阳指”功夫,正面拦截。法王一直没将这白眉老僧放在眼内,那料到他这一指之功,竟是如此深厚
    此时一灯大师的“一阳指”功夫实已到了登峰造极、炉火纯青的地步,指上发出的那股罡气似是温淳平和,但沛然浑厚,无可与抗

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    The thing is, this 30% deal is supposed to be constant against all enemies. Otherwise it makes no sense, since every palm art out there lets you use only 30% against a much weaker opponent.

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    I think the essence of XF's and H7G's XL18Z is:
    You give out 30% internal energy. If you can't beat your opponent with 30%, then you'll use the 70% remaining reserve energy to get you out of the mess.
    法王正欲回掌相击,突听嗤嗤轻响一股柔和的气流涌向面门,正是一灯大师使出“一阳指”功夫,正面拦截。法王一直没将这白眉老僧放在眼内,那料到他这一指之功,竟是如此深厚
    此时一灯大师的“一阳指”功夫实已到了登峰造极、炉火纯青的地步,指上发出的那股罡气似是温淳平和,但沛然浑厚,无可与抗

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    I think it is kinetic (proud) vs. potential (regrets) energy.
    Burying his Dugu 9 Jian manual under an epitaph, Dugu Qiubai felt he has left his legacy for the next generation. He then moved to Shaolin to study Buddhism, sweep floors and tap elite fighters.

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    The essence of XF's and H7G's XL18Z is described like this: 好比陈年美酒,上口不辣,后劲却是醇厚无比,那便在于这个‘悔’字。”
    Both H7G and XF's XL18Z is like what the quote said. The beggining of the taste is not spicy, but the after taste is incredible, that is this "regret" word. In other words, translated would be the frontal energy is normal, but the true power lies within the reserve energy.

    This was what H7G's way of teaching GJ.
    When XF taught XZ, XF said it in a different way. But overall, the meaning is the same.

    *Remember GJ's way is different. So don't mix them up.
    法王正欲回掌相击,突听嗤嗤轻响一股柔和的气流涌向面门,正是一灯大师使出“一阳指”功夫,正面拦截。法王一直没将这白眉老僧放在眼内,那料到他这一指之功,竟是如此深厚
    此时一灯大师的“一阳指”功夫实已到了登峰造极、炉火纯青的地步,指上发出的那股罡气似是温淳平和,但沛然浑厚,无可与抗

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    Quote Originally Posted by K2Grey
    The thing is, this 30% deal is supposed to be constant against all enemies. Otherwise it makes no sense, since every palm art out there lets you use only 30% against a much weaker opponent.
    This is where theory might not work in reality.
    忽见柳荫下两个小孩子在哀哀痛哭,瞧模样正是武敦儒、武修文兄弟。郭芙大声叫道:「喂,你们在干甚麽?」武 修文回头见是郭芙,哭道:「我们在哭,你不见麽?」

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