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have th elr stro n g an d w eak p o ln ts lt !s th e m dm d u al an d n ot th e m eth od tttat ls lm p ortan t A stro n g w ll1 ls o f u tm o st lm p o rtan ce fo r an y o n e w h o w lsh es to m mster th e art o f b o x ln g H e m u st n o t o n ly b e w llh n g to d ed lcase a great p art o f h ls llfe to lt b u t lt m u st b eco m e a p art o f h ls b em g
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T he K ung F u term s are dlfflcu lt to ex plaln m E nglish M any o f the w 'o rd s represen t ph lioso p h lcal cc n cep ks z'ath er th an a sm gle
m eanm g
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lm po rtant that a begln n lng stu dent
becom e fam lllar w lth th e term s an d ph rases
ST R E N G T H T h ere are tw o ty pes o f stren gth w hlch can b e d evelo ped th ro u gh K u ng F'u tram ln g T h e flrst k n o w n as H el L ek or n atu ral bo d y stren gth ls m u scu lar p ow er and ls based o n a p erso n s slze an d w elgh t A b lg b raw n y p erso n u su ally h as a great am o un t o f H ej L ek stren gth H ls stren gth can b e fu rth er d evelo p ed th ro u gh w eikh tllftm g o r o th er ex erclses ln ve lvln g m u scle b u lld m g S ln ce
H e1 L ek d e pen d s o n Skze an d w elgh t tt ts eo n std ered m h er ted stren gth A begm n ln g stu den t m K u n g F u starts w lth h ls m h en ted stren gth th en d evelop s lt b y an o th er form o f H e1 L ek con d l tào n m g ex erclses
T h e seco n d ty p e of stren gth zs k n o w n as G ln L ek or reflned fo rce
G In ls p o w er o f co n cen tratào n an d Ts to tally d lfferen t fro m
b ru te force U n llk e H el L ek slze an d m u scle have n o p art ln th ys ty p e o f p ow er G in Is gen erated fro m w lth ln th e lo w er ab d om ln al reglon and flo w s th ro ugh th e torso arm s and h an d s tl4en m an lfests ltself m th e ftn gertlp s lt Is the co rrect usage o f G m th at glves 1ts u ser w h at ap p ears to b e ex trao rd ln ary p o w er T h e b o x er
ap p ears to be soft y et h ls b lo zk s an d stn kes aTe fylled w lth grept stren gth M asterln g G m ls very d tfflcu lt A b egln n ln g stu d en t starts
w lth natural strength (H el Lek) then develops hls unseen strength (G In) threugh rlgorous tralnm g
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T A N T IE N W h en ever on e b lo ck s or stm k es h ls fo rce o r G ln sh o u ld be released In stln ctlvely fro m th e lo w er abd o m ln al reglo n T h ls sp o n tan eo u s reactlon Is d evelo p ed th ro u gh T an T len traln m g an d ls very skgm flcan t
T an T len ls a po m t m th m th e hy po gastn c reglo n w h lch ls abo ut th ree m ch es b elo w tlze n avel ln A slan p h llo so ph y
especlally to practlttoners of Y oga and to the Zen (C han) school of B u ddh lsm
T an T len ls th e essen ce o f h fe th e focal polnt for
bo th m en tal an d p hy slcal forces fro m w h lch a spm tu al un lflcatlo n ls d en ved
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H e releases hls stren gth fro m
a H orse R ld ln g
al1 p arts o f h Is b od y an d
co n cen trates it w tth ln h Is T an T len so th at h ls b o d y s cen ter o f
grav lty ls lo w ered an d h eld flrm ly b elo w h ls n avel A p erso n sh o ved In an u prlgh t p o sltlo n lo ses h ls balan ce easlly b ut a b o xer
w ho has learn ed to anchor h ls stren gth w lth m th e lo w er abd o m lnal reglo n is roo ted to th e gro u nd h ke a tree H e b eco m es lm m o vable becau se h Is fo tm d atlo n ls flrm and so hd T h ro u gh p ro p er tram m g a b o x er s T an n en can b e fllled w lth
th e p t w er o f h ls en tlre b od y H )s ab d om ln al reglo n b ecom es th e p n m ary Bo u ree o f gtrerïgth F or tlu s reaso n tram tn g o f fo çt:e or G m Is d lrected to o ne s T an C1 ten
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BR EA T H In stu dy m g m o st A slan self d efen se sy stem s on e freq u en tly en co u nterq bew llderln g term s su ch as C h l H ee an d K l rl h ese term s h ave m an y In terp retatyo n s so m e o f w h lch are aïr b re ath vktal en ergy llfe fo rce cosm lc fo rt.e and ln tern al en ergy A n clen t G reek s ealled lt P n eu m a th e sp ln tu al fo rl-es m h eren t ln every h um an bem g In C h ln ese b o x ln g lt ls C h 1 I'h e stu dy o f b reath seem s sh ro u d ed w lth m y stery
U n llk e the
w slb le tech n lq u es o f b o x ln g b reath an d en ergy ftre u n seen fo rces
T h ey are n everth eless a.s m u ch a part o f cu ltlvatln g th e m ln d as
developm g tiw bod y T o praetltlon ers of C innese m edlcm e C h1 refers to the breath and b lo od flow ln g thro ugh varlous ch an nels of th e h um an b od y lt ls a llfe glw ng Iorce w h lch m u st b e p ro p erly b alan ced lf on e w lsh es to m alntm n m axlm um h ealth T h ls sectlo n w as w n tten to p ro vld e th e stud en t w lth a gen eral ld ea of th e b en eflts th at can b e d en ved ftom p ro per resp u ato ry p ractlce bo m e of th e resu lts of co rrect b reath ln g are lncreased p o w er stam m a
stab lllty an d co n tro l o ver o n e s m en tal state T o
acco m p llsh th ese go als o n e m ust flrst learn T an T len breath m g rlah ls d oes n o t m ean breath m g w lth o n e s ab d o m en A nato m lcally It m ean s th at on e sees an d feelg a d lsttn ct m o vettten t o f the lo w er d lap hragm atlc m u scles rath er th an th o se o f th e u p p er eh est T h eTap eu tlcally
T an T zen b reath m g ex erclses th e m tern gl o rgan s
w lth ln th e ab d o m m al rep on T h o ram c breath ln g on th e o th er h an d ls th e b reath m g m eth od of m o yt p eo p le o f th e w estern
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deslrable b ecause lt glves a greater found atlo n Iron lcally w hen a baby ls born h e breathes correctly w lth h ls dlaph ragm and n ot h1s ch est A s h e gro w s old er h ow ever h e som eh ow loses th ls praetlce C orrect breath ln g h ablts also resu lt m greater stam ln a W lth o ut lt a b ox er w o u ld tlre q u lckly an d h ls teeh n lq ues w o u ld b e m effectlve L o n g an d d eep breath s are slgn s o f a h ealth y an d stable perso n C o n vv rsely slw rt jerk y rapld breath s are slg ns o f a slck ly and nervo us person L osm g con tro l o f o n e s breath ln g d u rlng traln ln g resu lts In ex h au stion an d d lso rd erly b reathln g d u n n g a battle can resu lt m d lsaster W lth o ut p ro per breathm g even a skllled bo x er w o u ld b e at a p sy ch olo glcal d lsad van tage T an T len breath ln g h as a great effect o n th e b o d y an d sp lrlt allo w m g th e
pm ctltlo n er to galn a certaln am o un t of co n tro l o ver hls em o tlo n s an d m ln d
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C huan g T zu declared that ordln ary m en use on ly thelr larynx for
breathm g w hlle m en of great w lsdom breath from deep w lthln C hu an g T zu fu rther d eclared that h e w h o un d erstand s th e art o f breath ln g ls aw are lt ls the glver o f llfe an d stren gth S u ch a pkrson 6.po w er w tlt be great an d h ks aeh levem en ts m an y M eth o d o f B reath ln g C o n cen tratln g o n y o ur T an T len m hale th ro ugh y o u r n o se an d
expan d your abd om en
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and lm agm e th at y o u aze fslh ng tb e low ey ab d o m sn al regIo n m tb m u r breath T o co m p lete th e cycle fo cu s y o ur stren gth o n the lo w er part o f y o u r b od y an d b lo w th e aIr th ro ugh y o u r m o u th In h ale an d ex h ale ln a sm o o th u n m terrup ted cy cle avo ld lng und u e straln B reath e naturally alw ay s rem em b en ng y o ur T an T len In th e n ex t stage y o u sh o uld use y o u r lm agln atlo n to ch an n el
the breath throu gh yo ur b od y ln a d efln lte pattern W hlle lnhah ng throu gh the no strlls plrture the alr clrculatm g to the back of yo tzr head d o w 'n to th e sp in e and su bm ergln g ln y o ur T an T fen before flo m n g u p thro u gh the fro nt p art o f y o ur b od y an d o u t o f the m o uth T h ls cy cle ls u sed to ach leve u n lflcatlon o f m m d an d b o dy
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4. 1:0 m ll gw e y our ncarvous system a eaïm m g d feet Y o u sh ou ld alw ay s m aln taln a rh yth m lc flo w o f breath A lw ay s m h ale thro u gh y o u r n ose an d ex hale th ro ugh y o ur m o uth
lnh ahn g th rough yo ur m outh or h old ltlg y ou r breath sh ould be avo ld ed sm ce th ey cau se ex h au stTo n W h lle ex llalln g th ro ugh y o u r
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you are n dd ln g y ourself o f all th e stale alr and lm p u rltles ln y our gy stem W h eth er yo u are ln hak n g o v ex h ah n g y o u m u st b e co n stan tly aw are o f art ex pan d lng sen satào n m th ln y o u r T an T len
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B efore a begln ner co n cen trates o n speed h o w ever h e m u st flrst develo p pro p er form an d tlm ln g or h ls tech n lq ues w ll1 be m effectlve T lm ln g o f cou rse d ep en d s largely o n y o ur ey es Sh arp eyes w 1ll en able y o u to d lstlngu lsh a ro u nd h o u se fro m a straigh t pkm ch a h lgh b lo w fro m a low o n e o r a lo n g b low fro m a sh o rt one
Sh arp ey eslgh t Is d evelo ped th ro ugh p ractlce A go od m eth od for a b egln n m g stud en t ls to fo llo w th e m o tlo ns o f y o u r hand s A s your h an ds grad ually m o ve faster y o ur ey es w l1l h ave llttle dtfflculty k eep m g u p w lth th e m o vem en ts A n attzral reactlon ls for th e eyes to blln k w hen ever th ere are m o vem en ts clo se to th e face O n e w ay to o verco m e thls tend en cy ls to ga ze at the sun as lt begm s to rlse Y o u w lll b lln k at flrst b u t w lth p ro per traln ln g y o u m 1l be ab le to d o lt w lth o u t b lln k m g A w o rd o f cau tlo n T h ls tram m g m u st be d on e on ly d un n g d ay brea. k an d o n ty fo r bn ef pen od s o f tlm e G azln g at th e su n to o lo n g can cau se serlo u s ey e m luly
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han d
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can t)e exef-u ted w lth elth er a straigh t o r curved p attern
d ep en d m g o n th e p o sltlo n o f th e o pp on en t A sk llled b o x er ls ab le to clrcle h 1s h an d s freely
a nd
contm uou sly m a1l dlrectlons T he clrcular patterns are large or sm all fu ll o r sem l m rcles arcs or flgttre 8s E ach p o m t o f a clrd e ls tbe b ep n n in g o f an o th er clrcle an d th e m rcles can b e red u ced to a
m ere pln polnt W hat so m etlm es ap pears to b e a straàgh t llne ls actually a clrcle O n ce a stud en t uraderstands and N rfects tbe clrcle m otlo n teclm lq ues h e w lll b e ab le to d lvert an y attack R ath er th an attem p tln g to ste p an attack ln g fo rce w lth fo rce h e
w lll be able to ch an ge the d lrectlon o f h1s o ppon en t s force and tak e advan tage o f h ls o p po n en t s m o m en tu m O n e o f tlle m o st p ow erfu t an d d estru ctw e toxçres o n eaxth ts th e
torn ad o A etually lt ls noth lng m ore than a m ass o f w m d w h lrllng m a clrcular p attern T b e con eep t of clrcular m o h o n m K un g F u Ss slm llar to a to rn ad o to o l fo r a b o x er
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lt Is a slm p le y et a p o w erfu l an d effectlve
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O n e o f the fu n d am en tal p n n csples o f K un g F u ls th at yo u sh o u ld n ever ab sorb y o ur o p p o n en t s force b ut redlrect It H ard awam st soft soft agaln st h arll ls a d asslcai say lng am o n g C h ln ese b o xers lf an o pp o nent ls less p ow erfu l an d Iess sltillfu l than y o u y o u w ou ld h ave n o trou b le o verp o w erln g h lm W hat If h e ls m o re p o w erfu l an d m ore sklllfu l Sh an y ou o It w o uld be d lsastro us to use fo rce agam st fo rce A w lser ap p ro ach w o u ld b e to ap p ly so ft
agaln st h ard Y o u avo ld and d eflect yo ttr o ppo nen t s attack th en tak e advan tage o f h !s m o m en tu m
T h e p n n cm les of so ft an d h ard are lllu strated as fo llo w s lf tw o ro ck s of d lfferen t com p o sltlon s w ere th row n agaln st each o ther th e w eak er w o u td lx eak A ro ck ttu ow n agam ss a rktb b er b atl ho w ever w o u ld b e d eflected L lk ew lse m ass an d strength can b e neutrallzed an d repelled lf on e reacts llk e a ru bb er b all T h e ap p ttcatton o f th ls p rm em le ts espectally neeessary w h en yo u en co un ter an un k n o w n o pp on en t N o t k no w m g h ls stren gth lt w o u ld b e fo o llsh to co n fro n t h 3m
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H ard an d soft are n o t flx ed levels o f stren gth T h ey are ln terch an geab le an d ap p lled sp on tan eo tlsly W h en yo u b ecom e sk tllfu l y o u w lll be ab le to co m b m e th em an d ap p ly th e n gh t am o u n t o f fo rce n ecessary to o verco m e y o u r o p p o n en t
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IUO N G R A N G E . SH O R T R A N G'E L o n g and sh o rt refer to the d lstan ce b etw een a b o xer an d h Is o p p o n en t It ls th e ran ge fro m w h lch a b o x er fln d s h Iy teeh n iq u e m o st effectlve J u m p m g k lûk ln g fo o t sw eep ln g an d free sw n gln g
han d a ttack s are th e lcm g ran ge sty ie o f K un g F u fzlo se 'n flgh t n g Is th e sh ort ran ge sty le A sho rt ran ge ex pert w o rk s h !s w ay clo se to h ls o p p o n en t an d u n leash es qeveral q u lck h o o ks arld u p p ercu ts S o m e sch o o ls su ch as th e T tger an d C ran e h ave m co rp o rated b o th
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