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June 23, 2007
Shaolin Kung Fu Exercises Which Promotes Agile Footwork And Intricate Hand Techniques
Shaolin Kung Fu Exercises Which Promotes Agile
Footwork And Intricate Hand Techniques.
by Yoshi Kundagawa
When many people think of Shaolin Kung Fu they think of
meditation and chi. While it is true that Shaolin Kung Fu does
stress meditation and the use of inner energy, it is actually
an external form of Chinese martial arts. This means that it is
more involved in the external powers and forces. There are many
styles of Shaolin Kung Fu which can include many types of
attacks and defenses including joint locks, punching, kicking,
throws, straight blocking, force direction, and many more.
However, the two things that most types of schools of Shaolin
Kung Fu all stress is fast handwork and quick footwork. Many
Shaolin Kung Fu exercises promote these skills.
When practicing Shaolin Kung Fu, striking it is important to
keep the feet moving as you punch. If your feet are planted
like roots you will not be able to adjust to the next attack or
set up another attack. Your moves must flow from one to another
and you must be ready to change your motions in mid-movement in
case an opponent launches an attack. You should practice staying
light on your feet and moving your weight around. Each attack
must leave the door open for another quick attack, or a sudden
defense. Your Shaolin Kung Fu exercises should strive for agile
footwork while striking, rather than training both aspects
independently.
When practicing Shaolin Kung Fu punching you should also have
targets that help improve your accuracy and speed. A strong
punch is meaningless if it does not hit the target, or is so
slow that it is easily blocked or countered. Your punches must
also be fast so that you can quickly move into another attack,
or react defensively. After a punch is thrown it should be
retracted quickly so that arm can defend if needed. Many
martial arts shops sell pads that can be mounted on a human
body in many places such as the hands, ribs, and legs. Your
training partner should wear these pads so that you can
practice at full speed and have moving targets. While striking
the pads at full speed your training partner should be moving
around so that you have a moving target. Hand mounted pads are
great because they can be moved very quickly to aid in the
training of fast combos. You and your Shaolin Kung Fu training
partner can develop a routine in which you strike at the left
side of the face, and then the chest. Your partner can move the
pad from one location to the next quickly, which forces you to
strike two targets as fast as possible.
If your hands are fast and precise, and your footwork is light
and agile, you will have quick attacks that cannot be blocked
and will be able to react to any defense of offense. Too many
people hit a punching bag target with their feet flat. Punching
bags do not challenge your precision like a smaller moving
target does.
About The Author: Yoshi E Kundagawa is a freelance journalist.
He covers the mixed martial arts industry. For a free report
on shaolin kung fu exercises, visit his blog:
http://blog.martialarts3000.com
Posted by Willie Crawford at June 23, 2007 05:35 AM
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