The eagle shares some similarities with the crane but where the crane is a ground fighting bird, the eagle attacks while in flight. The wings are powerful but sensitive enough to detect small changes in air pressure or an attacker’s movements. The eagle’s powerful talons are used to lock or strike the opponent and the general movement of the eagle’s enormously powerful wings keep it covered from attacks from all directions, sweeping them out of the way and opening the opponent to talon and wing strikes. It has one of the best defences of any system. Many of the arm movements taught to beginner and junior students are eagle movements.
Study of the eagle style develops a heightened sensitivity to your environment and the ability to rise above situations, not be crowded by them but see them from a higher vantage point thus avoid getting bogged down in the details.

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