Tiao is a technique that is always applied with others. Is is the defensive part of the action, swinging straight up so that the following hand can come through. Tiaoda is the tiao with a hit. Tiaoqie is the tiao with a qie. Sometimes the tiao is considered within the category of the attacking technique. For example, tiaoda is one of the zhuangzhang methods, as the attacking arm is a single-handed zhuangzhang. Tiaoda works on the principle of combining vertical and horizontal force simultaneously.
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