Hung Gar Kung Fu by Bucksam Kong Volume 5

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Chinese boxing.......2006-07-21

"Chinese boxing is full of paradoxes and contrasts: short and long hand, soft and hard hand, straight and circling hand." Bucksham book explains and illustrates the different methods of Hung Gar Kung fu. Hung Gar Kung Fu looks like a hard style but many consider it to be an internal power style. Conditioning exercises help cultivate internal strength. A small and agile Hung har fighter can be a formible opponent. "It is the correct usage of Gin that gives its user the appearance of extraordinary power. Gin is generated from within the lower abdominal region and flows through the torso, arms and hands, then manifests itself in the fingertips. The boxer appears soft, yet his blocks and strikes are filled with great strength." "Whenever one blocks or strikes, his force, or Gin, should be released instinctively from the lower abdominal region. This spontenous reaction is developed through Tan Tein training and is very significant." What does Tan Tien breathing mean? "It means that one sees and feels a distinct movement of the lower diaphragmatic muscles rather than those of the upper chest. Tan Tien breathing exercises the internal organs within the abdominal region." "Tan Tien breathing has a great effect on the body and spirit, allowing the practitioner to gain a certain amount of control over his emotions and mind". "While inhaling through the nostrils, picture the air circulating to the back of your head, down to the spine and submerging in your Tan Tien before flowing up through the front part of your body and out of the mouth."

Lines and Circles: Circular movement is favored; the circular movements are in harmony with the smooth flow of chi; Tiger and Crane school blend both the linear and circular movements; a skilled boxer is able to circle his hands freely and continuously in all directions; once a student masters the circle motion technique, he will be able to advert any attack;

Soft and Hard: "Meeting your opponent's force with force means hard against hard. Soft against hard, on the hand, means giving way to your opponent's force, then taking advantage of his momentum. If your opponent attacks your head with a right hand roundhouse, rathar than blocking his blow, lean back, simultaneously using your lef hand to push your opponent's right hand downward, causing him to lose his balance. Then step forward with your left foot and counter with an open hand palm strike to your opponent's head".

Building a foundation: Bow and arrow stance, cat stance, scissors stance, hanging horse stance, and horse riding stance.

Basic exercises 1: Horse stance, left and right corkscrew punches.

BE2: Horse stance, L outward block, pivot to a Left cover, R punch; reverse pattern.

BE3: Horse stance, L outward block, pivot to a Left cover, R palm strike; reverse pattern.

BE4: Horse stance, R downward knuckle to the left, pivot into a L cover, R punch

BE5: Horse stance, R downward knuckle to the left, pivot into a L cover, R punch, L chop palm down.

BE6: horse stance, R knife hand block to the left, pivot to a l cover, L chinese fist to the eyes; R cat stance, R chinese to the groin.

BE7: R cover, L downward knuckle block, R circular punch down, R outward block while step 90 degrees to the right, L upper cut, L down block, L outward block, R punch while pivoting to the left into a L cover.

BE8: Tigers tail

BE9: (R punch) R 45, R inward block, L grab to the opponents R punch, step to the left, R side to the groin and without planting down, R side thrust away.

Circular blocking method: From a horse stance. Raise your left hand, simultaneously dropping yur right hand with the right palm facing toward you. Keep your fingers open through out the block. Push your left hand toward the right shoulder and circle your right hand upward, the right palm facing towards you. Execute a semi circle with the right hand. R out and the L guards the solar plexus.

Blocking: Strike without blocking, block once then attack, and block twice then attack.

Tiger techniques: Double tiger claw attack to center line, evade and claw attack, tigers claw to the Jaw (Tai chi left brush knee), crane opens his wings (Tai chi movement), reincarnaton of hungry crane, pecking attack, cranes beak retracts then strikes, open wing and leopards attack, strike of the lunging leopard, dragons claw and back fist, dragon's mouth strikes out, and snake searches perls.

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