In contrast, Puyuma and Bunun shamans can take the initiative. As Yang says, "For example, in a foot race, their shamans could cast a spell so that the fastest man was unable to move." In the past many Atayal and Ami people would not approach the villages of the Puyuma or Bunun out of fear of their shamans.
卑南和布農族的巫術比較主動，「像是賽跑時，巫師可以施巫術讓原本跑最快的人跑不動」，楊明輝說，所以以前許多泰雅和阿美族人，都很害怕這兩族的巫術，甚至不敢接近他們的部落。