Awesome Secret Techniques of Kung Fu!

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It combines centuries of Oriental martial arts traditions with ancient Chinese philosophy. It may involve combat with or without weapons, although it is more often practiced as an exercise or for meditation.

As you’re going to discover, when people talk about this style, it’s probable that they are referring to southern dragon style. This is a form of kung fu that truly seeks to emulate the movements of the legendary Chinese dragon figure.

The dragon is a significant figure in Chinese culture. There are examples of the dragon all throughout the history and mythology of China. The dragon style form of kung fu seeks to represent all of this history, while also giving the individual a form of self-defense that is truly capable of protecting the individual.

One of the most appealing aspects of dragon style kung fu involves versatility. This form of kung fu is designed to make it possible for someone to protect themselves from a wide assortment of dangerous scenarios. The winding low yang figures prominently into many of the southern dragon style techniques that are available to study. This refers to techniques that seek to focus on quick, powerful movements.

The Snake and The 5 Animals

Learning Five Animals Wu Shu means starting at the bottom too. Here the beginner is considered a Snake (you can’t get any lower than the legless Snake) and must learn a basic Snake Form and its practical applications. The Snake is considered lucky however, a symbol of good fortune in Chinese culture and also of Qi as, lacking legs, it has to use internal energies to get about. Shaolin Internal Energy Training begins at this point for Students who can benefit from watching Jackie Chan in action in the above production because of their Kung Fu training, knowing it can never be a substitute for this.

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How To Perform This Longfist Technique

This long-range leg-attack comprising two front kicks delivered by the same leg to the pubic regions, in quick succession is considered one of the ‘Jueming’ or ‘Fatal’ leg-attack techniques. ‘Fatal’ used thus doesn’t mean ‘killer’ or ‘death-dealing’ but destined (fated) to succeed’! However, its other name ‘The Private-Parts Leg-Attack’ suggests it should be taken very seriously indeed together with recommendations that it is only used in dire real-life emergencies. Such kicks are banned from competitions (although higher versions to the mid-section are fine) and care must be taken in practice not to injure training partners. In Animal Kung Fu terms, long-range lunging strikes and vital-points strikes are often attributed to the Snake!.

In terms of ‘method’, concentration on the relevant organs in turn, performing appropriate internal exercises at distinct, separate points in a sequence of breathing-cycles, whilst holding and moving between a number of extreme body-positions are all features of the Set’s performance. These enable the various benefits of repeating the ‘Da Mo Set’ to begin to condition and strengthen the body from within.

The Da Mo Set or Shii Soei Jing provides many advantages to the martial artist, especially when performed regularly. The 5 Elements are universal building-blocks and inevitably precede the 5 Animals (inhabitants of this universe) whilst the 5 Organs locate the associated principles firmly within the Kung Fu practitioner’s body. The Da Mo Set helps ensure the healthy integration of these key principles into Kung Fu and broader Martial Arts training.