▁weapon ▁training ▁proceed s ▁with ▁forms , ▁forms ▁with ▁partners ▁and ▁then ▁applications . ▁Most ▁systems ▁have ▁training ▁methods ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁E igh teen ▁Ar ms ▁of ▁W ush u ( ; ▁) ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁special ized ▁instruments ▁specific ▁to ▁the ▁system . ▁ ▁Application ▁ ▁Application ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁practical ▁use ▁of ▁comb ative ▁techniques . ▁Chinese ▁mart ial ▁arts ▁techniques ▁are ▁ide ally ▁based ▁on ▁efficiency ▁and ▁effect iveness . ▁Application ▁includes ▁non - comp li ant ▁dr ills , ▁such ▁as ▁P ushing ▁H ands ▁in ▁many ▁internal ▁mart ial ▁arts , ▁and ▁sp arring , ▁which ▁occurs ▁within ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁contact ▁levels ▁and ▁rule ▁sets . ▁ ▁When ▁and ▁how ▁applications ▁are ▁taught ▁var ies ▁from ▁style ▁to ▁style . ▁Today , ▁many ▁styles ▁begin ▁to ▁teach ▁new ▁students ▁by ▁foc using ▁on ▁exer cis es ▁in ▁which ▁each ▁student ▁knows ▁a ▁pres cribed ▁range ▁of ▁combat ▁and ▁technique ▁to ▁dr ill ▁on . ▁These ▁dr ills ▁are ▁often ▁semi - comp li ant , ▁meaning ▁one ▁student ▁does ▁not ▁offer ▁active ▁resistance ▁to ▁a ▁technique , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁allow ▁its ▁demonstr ative , ▁clean ▁execution . ▁In ▁more ▁resist ing ▁dr ills , ▁fewer ▁rules ▁apply , ▁and ▁students ▁practice ▁how ▁to ▁react ▁and ▁respond . ▁' S par ring ' ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁aspect ▁of ▁application ▁training , ▁which ▁sim ul ates ▁a ▁combat ▁situation ▁while ▁including ▁rules ▁that ▁reduce ▁the ▁chance ▁of ▁serious ▁injury . ▁ ▁Compet itive ▁sp