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B lack B elt M agaz tn e asked m e to w m te a b o o k o n th e azt of
K ung F u (G ung l?u ln Cantonese) a form of Chlnese boxm g 1
d ecld ed to d evo te a m alor p o rtlon o f th e w o rk to th e H u n g S cho o l
o f S o u th ern C h ln a T h e H un g sy stem ls n ot o n ly o n e o f the m o st
po pular styles of S tu L u m T em p Le b o x ln g tod ay lt ak o p ro vtd es
varlo us ex am ples o f th e K u n g F u p h llo so p h les A lth ou gh the
pn n m ples of m artlal ah 's a're b asAeaiiy allk e l h o pe tb at b y
presen tm g so m e o f th e cl% slcal teach ln gs o f H u n g G ar K u ng F u
th e art o f C hlnese boxln g w 'lll recelt'e th e recognltion lt deserves
ln 19 6 0 1 h ad an o p po rtu n lty to w atch B u ck sam K o n g a
yo tm g m an from H o n g K o n g perform h ls sk llls m th e S lu L um
T em p le m eth o d o f K u ng F u I w as asto u n d ed b y th e ease w lth
w h lch h e lm m o b lllzed h ls attack ers W h at ln splred m e m o st w ere
h ls m o vem en ts sm o o th flu fd and effol less T h ey w ere sw tft b u t
never rlgld A n d th e ce m bm atlo n s o f h ard an d so ft b low s w ere
very d ecep tlve
B uck sam K o ng began stu d y lng K u ng F u m H cm g K o n g w h en h e
w as elgh t y ears o ld H e learn ed th e k lek m g m an eu vers o f th e T am
T u l sy stem th e lo n g h an d art o f C h o y L I F u t an d th e classlcal
m eth o d o f th e H un g S eh o o l fro m M aster L u m Jo o n e o f H o n g
K on g s m o st p ro m ln en t b o xln g ln stru cto rs
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H e fo u n d ed S m Im m P m an organ lzatlon afflh ated w 1th th e
T lger C rane H ch o o l an d th e H on g K o ng C ho y L I F u t H ead q uarters
H e ls o n e of the few S lfu m th e U n lted S tates w h o h ave b een
certlfled b y th e H o n g K o n g C h ln ese M artlal A rts A sso clatlo n th e
govern m g b o d y o f ln stru eto rs m H o ng K o n g
T ku s lao o k w o u ld n ever h ave b een w m tten w kth ou t M T K on g s
h elp H ls su ggestlo n s d em o n stratlo n s an d p atlen t gu ld an ce w ere
m valu ab le l w tlu ld also llk e to th an k Jo se R am o s an d B en M lller
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F or m an y K un g F u m ean s yelf d efen se p h y slcal ex erclse or

co m p etltlo n m to u rn am en ts F o r o th ers lt m ean s a co n cep t o f
m edltatlon an d m m d ex p an m o n B ecau se o f lts w ld e u sage K u ng
F u ls con sld ered one of th e w orld s m o st effectw e m eth ods of
fzgh tkn g to day N early every o n e m ale and fem ale y o un g an d old
can p artlclp ate ln lt
F or a lo n g tlm e tto w ever th e teach ln gs o f K un g F u w ere
restrlcted to C h m ese ln th e U n lted States th e sch o ols ex lsted
on ly ln areas w h ere C h ln ese A m en can 8 lw ed W h en o th er A sm n
self defen se m eth o d s su ch as Ju Jltsu Ju do K arate an d A lk ld o
w ere flou rlsh m g th e C h ln ese m artlal arts rem aln ed a m y stery to
m o st W esterners A lth ou gh K u n g F u ls falrly w ell k n ow n to d ay
th ere are o n ly a h an d ful o f q uahfled teach ers aro u nd A s a resu lt
th e art eo n tan u es to b e sh ro u d ed w lth m lsco n cep tlo n s m y th s an d
m y sterles
T h ls b o o k w as w n tten to p resen t th e tru e fact,s o f th e an clen t
art lt p rovld es m tro d u ctlo n s m to th e K un g F u p h llo so p hyes w h ich
are ln form atw e to b o th b egm n ers and to ex pen en ced practl
tlo n ers It d o es n ot h o w ever p ro w d e a secret form u la to tu rn a
bep n n m g stu d en t m to a m aster o vern lgh t O n ly y ears o f n goro u s
an d d ed lcated tram m g u n d er a q u allfled teach er can pro d u ce a
m m qter
T h e flfth ch apter p erh ap s th e m ost fascm atlng and Im portan t
sectm n m th ls b oo k co n fm n s rare p h oto gra ph s o f tw o m en gom g
th ro u gh a sp arn n g sesslo n u n der th e H un g sy stem o f K un g F u T h e
reader w lll grasp a better k now ledge o f the tram ing m eth od s after
stu d y ln g th ls ch ap ter
A n oth er h lgh h gh t m th ls b o o k ls th e sectlon sh ow m g fo r th e
flrst tlm e th e flgh tm g tech n lqu es p attern ed after th e fw e an lm al
form s of 8 ,u L um K un g F u- rf'h e T kger T ike C ran e T h e D rago n
T h e L eopard and T h e Sn ak e A rrow s h ave b een ln clu d ed ln the
ph o to gra ph s to ln d lcate th e flow o f m ovem ents an d m o tlo ns fro m
b egin n m g to en d T h e th eo ry an d slgn lflcan ce o f th e tech n lq u es
h ave also b een ex plaln ed A fter read m g an d stud y m g th ls sectlo n
th o ro ugh ly th e read er w 1ll su rely ap p recm te th e m an y facets an d
ram lflcatlo n s o f th e an clen t art o f K u ng F u
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H IS T O R IC A L B A C K G R O U N D 9
F lve F orm ed F lst of S Iu L u m K u ng F u 11

T lger S ty le 14
C ran e Sty le 15
im ak e S ty le 16

D rago n S ty le 18
L eo pard S ty le 20
P H IL O S O P H Y O F K U N G F U 21
S tren gth 22
T an T len 24

B reath 26
M eth o d of B reath m g 27
S yaeed 29
L ynes an d C lrcles d ll
S oft and H ard 32
L o n g R an ge S h o rt R an ge 34

B U IL D IN G A F O U N D A T IO N 38
H o rse R ld lng Stan ce 40
B o w an d A rrow S tan ce 42
C at S tan ce 44
s clsso rs S tan ce 46
H an gln g H o rse btan ee 48
H an d T raln ln g 49

B aslc E x ercises 54

T h e G lrcu lar B lo ck ln g M eth o d 71

B lo ck ln g th e S tratgh t P u n cll 71

A p p llcatlo n o f th e C lrcu lar B lo ck 72

C o n tln u o u s B lo ckln g E xerclse 74

B lo ck m g th e Ito u nd lAou se 76

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T EC H N IQ U E S O F B O X IN G 78
V ltal T arget P oln ts 79
G en eral T ech n iq u es 80

T lger S ty le T ech n lq u es 85
C ran o S ty le T ech n iq ues 90
L eo pard S ty'le T ech n lq u eg 96
D rago n S ty le T ech n lq u es 99

Sn ak e S ty le T ech n lq u es 10 1

T H E H U N G G A R F l%T O F SlU L U M K U N G F U 10 a

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h and s an d feet to su rvlve L ater h e d evelo p ed w eap o n s su ch as
d u bs axes an d sp ears to m erease lsts rwh an ee o f sur n val B y
leam m g to h url rocks h e lm pro ved h )s ch ance stlll fu rth er It w as
m C h ln a h o w ever th at th e h gb tln g sk llls o f m an u ltlm ately
evo lved tn to a p h llo so p h y arid a w 'ay o f llfe
T here ls no k n o w n reeord o f w hen an d w h o orlgln ated
K un g F u .
('he B o ok o f R ltes w hlch w as w r tten d un ng the C ho u
D ynasty (1066- 403 B C ) m entlons m artlal arts but does not
fu rn lsh d etalls H lston an s belleve ho w ever th at m eth od 8 of
p h yslcal cu ltu re b ased o n resp lrato ry an d m en ta l ex erclse w ere
develop ed and prttctlced b y T aolst p hllo so ph ers d tm ng th ls pem o d
T h elr tech n lq ues even tu ally had a stro ng effect m th e p h llo
sop hlcal fo u n datlon o f several b o xln g sy stem s
T h e stu d y o f K un g F u h as been clo sely related to th e stu d y o f
ph y slcal th erap y fro m an c en t tlm es A stro ng b od y free tro m
îllne ss and an alert m m d free from sttess an d ten u o n b ezam e t*e
go al o f every C h ln ese b ox er T ao lst an d B ud d h lst m ed ltatsve
ex erclses w ere ncluded m m an y &y stem s cif K ung F u and th ey
eventu ally b ecam e a part o f th e flght n g technzquey T h e m fiu en ce
o f p sy ch o lo gy ë h y slo lo gy m ed lcm e an d rellglo n lm p ro ved th e
pn m tlve flghtln g m o vem en ts an d th ey also b ecam e a p art o f th e
flgh tln g tech n lq u es
R h e term K u ng F u is a co llo q u jallsm o f b o uth ern G llln a w h lch
has f-o m e to m ean an y o f th e m art al arts L lterally t can b e

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fleid T h e sty les o f K un g F u as kn ow n tod ay are o n ly few of
en d less W y les h and ed d o w n fTo m gen eratto n to gen eratlon T h ey
cover a bro ad area ln clud ln g w arfare an d m jlltary strategy S o m e
sty les ln clu de th e hlgh ly sp eclallzed sk tlt o f th ro w m g ra zo r sharp
co ln s O th ers sp eclallze m th e u se o f sta ffs spears sw o rd s w h lp s
axes b o w s an d arrow s d aggers and d lrk s
T h e u narm ed m eth od s o f K u n g F u are even b ro ad er th an tho se
w h lch u se w eap o n s T h ere are th e so ft an d h ard sty ies w lth a w ld e
ran ge o f p h llo so ph es b ased o n van o u s eo n cep ts o f co sm o lo gy an d
th e law s o f natu re T h ere are algo flgh t n g tech n lq u es p attern ed
after an lm als btrd s an d m seets O n e o f th ese sty les w as d evd o p ed
b y S ,u L u m T em p le b o x ers w h o em u lated th e m o vem e n ts o f th e
tlger cran e d rago n leo p ard an d th e sn ak e
R egard less of sty les m o st sch o o ls w ere b o un d togeth er llk e a
fam lly stru cture T he m aster w as llke a fath er ad van ced stu d en ts
llk e o ld er b ro th ers an d y o u n ger stu d en ts llk e y o u n ger b ro th ers
E veo ron e w ork ed to geth er to lm p ro ve h lm self an d eventu ally to
teacb h Is sty le to o th ers
T h e stud y o f K u ng F u req ulres great self d lsclp lm e and saterl
flt,e A stud en t sh o u ltl no t ex p ect to learn lt o vezm gh t lt m zgh t
tak e y ears b efo re h e can even b egln to grasp lts b aslc teach ln gs
O n ce h e b eco m es a m aster h o w cw er llls statu s m th e art ls atm o st
p eerless

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M an y of th e K u n g F u sty les practlced to d ay o rlgin ated m th e

S1u Lum m onastery (Shao L m ln M andar n dlalect and Shorln JI
kem po m Japanese ) T he htstory of SIu Lum K ung F u llke the
hlsto ry o f m an y an clent arts ls am b lgu o u s an d eo n trad lcto ry
M u ch o f w h at w e hear tod ay ls legen d V ery httle ls actu ally
k n o w n e f th e S lu L u m T em p le ltself T h e m o st p o p u lar verslo n o f
lts o rlgln ls th at th e m o n astery w as b u llt m th e H o n an p ro vm ce m
N orth ern C h ln a app ro x lm ately 1 6 0 0 y ears ago
A bo ut 5 2 0 A D an lnd lan p n egt T am o arrlved ln C hln a to
preach B ud d h lsm T am o o r B o d h ld harm a as h e w as som ettm es
called w as an lm po rtan t b u t m y sten o u s flgu re m b o x m g T h e
qh ztd o f K m g S u gan d h a lle w as a w arn o t w h o llad recew ed Ilkf'
m artlal arts traln ln g from an o ld m aster kn o w n as P raln atara
W h en he ep tered th e Slu L u m m o n astery h e fo u nd th e m o n k s ln
em aclated con d ltlo n B ecau se th ey w ere un ab le to stay aw ake
dttrln g m ed itatlo n th e ln d lan m aster ln tro d u ced a serles of 18
exerclses to co n d ltlo n an d d evelo p th elr b o d les an d m ln d s T h e
E lgh teen H an d s o f L o H an as lt ls k n o w n to d ay fs sald to b e th e
foreru nn er of blu L u m T em p le b ox lng lt ls also sald th at t w a q
T am o w h o ln tro d u ced th e p h llo so p hles o f C h an or Z en ln to th e
tem p le
So m e h lstorlan s o n th e oth er hand b elleve th at a sy stem o f
self d efen se w as b eln g practlced b y th e S )u L um m o nk s years
b efore T a m o s am val T h e m o n k : h ad d evlsed a m eth o d o f
self d efen se to pro tect th em selv es fro m b an d its w h o freq u en tly
attack ed th e tem p le
W h atever h lsto rlan s gen erally agree th at a m alo r d evelo p m en t
o ccu rred d u rln g th e 1 6 th C en tu ry w h en a w ealthy y o ung m an
n am ed K w o k Y u en en tered th e tem p le an d ex p an d ed T am o s 18
ex erclses ln to 72 A n ex pert ln b o th b o x m g an d w eap o nry K w ok
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kn ow n as L I b 0 th of w h om w ere very sk lllfu l In th e o p en hand
claw tech n lqu es R etu rn lng to th e m o n astery K w o k Y uen m th
th e help o f the tw o b o xers ln creased h s o rlgln al 72 m o vem en ts to
1'r0 an d J asslfled th f?m lnto flv'e d lstln ct styles- -T he T lger T h e
CXran e T he L eopard T he S nake an d 7 he D rago n T h e flve sty les
w ere later lm p ro ved ln to a n ew an d m o re effect ve sty le k n o w n as
th e F w e F orm ed F 1st
A S lu L u m g rad u ate acq u lred h Is d lp lo m a o n ly after passlng a
gru ellm g (kfe or d eatll test H e w as sealed m a sp em ally d eslgn ed
lab yrln th Its o n ly ex lt th e fron t gate of th e tem p le A s he w orked
h1s w ay tow a'rd th e gate h e w ou ld b e co nfro nted b y a s'y stem atlc
serles o f trap s arm ed d um m les an d o th er leth al d evlces th at w ere
t'rlggered m ech an lcally lf h e m an aged to w o rk h ls w ay to th e gate
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u rrl T o galn h ls freed o m h e w ou ld h ave to w rap h ls arm s aro un d
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tw o d ragon s- th e h lgh ly respected an d revered m ark s o f a Slu L u m
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T h e art o f K u ng 1'u w as tau gh t to o n ly th o se w o rth y of
reeelvkn g su ch k n o w ted ge Fior m an y gen eratko n l :ts Fseetets
rem aln ed w th ln th e w alls of th e S Iu L u m T em p le D un n g th e
17 th C entu Ty w h en C hm a w as vo n q u ered b y th e C h m g D y n asty
o îh c als an d su pp ortets o f tlae o vtlrthro w zt M lz)g D ym asty so ugh t
refu ge ln th e 3 lu L um m o n astery T h ey h ad b een pio ttln g a
revo lutlon w hen the tem ple w as lnvad ed and d estro y ed b y the
forces o f th e Cfh m g D y nasty T h e b o x ers w h o m an aged to su rvlve
th e attack escaped It w as d um n g th ls pem od th at th e secrets o f
K u ng F u w ere d lsclo sed to th e o u tsld e w orld
A lth o ugh th ere ls n o w ay o f k n ow m g h o w m an y ily stem s o f
K u ng P u ex lst to d ay lt Is gen erally ack n o w led ged that a great
rttarky of tN e sty les kran tye traeed back to th e teavh tn gs o f th e
F lve F o rm ed F lst d evelo p ed b y Y u en 1do n g an d L l T h e So uth ern
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m alor sty les n am ed after th elr o n gin ato rs H u ng L au M o k C h oy
an d L ) hnn ce th en m o st o f tb e sty kes h ave go ne th ro ugh m an y
changes b ut the o n e th at h as m an aged So rem aln relatlvely
tm ch ang ed 1 th e H u n js sty le
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K un g F u w as a. d tstapte o f tw o S tu L u m m ortk s C h ee S 1n an
exp et't m th e lo n g h an d m eth od an d F o ng W m g C h u en a sk lllfu l
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and T h e C ran e sty les H e calied h Is sch o o lH u ng Aruew H u H o k F J I
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falth fully p erp etuated th e sty les fro m gen eratlo n to gen eratlon
m ak ln g su re th at th e an m en t tech n lq u es o f th e F lve Ido rm ed F tsts
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C h ln ese b o x ln g ls fu ll of parad o x es an d co ntrasts sh ort an d
long hand so ft and hard h an d stralght and clrclm g h and T hls
sectlon ccw ers som e o f these sty les
A lth o u gh th e sty les o f each sch o o l are d lfferen t m o st o f th e
sy stem s are b a%ed o n a co m m o n p rln m p le T h e d lfferen t m e th o d s
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
It ls o n ly th en h e can d evelo p h ls m lnd b o d y and sp lm t to thelr
fullest extent
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 It ls therefore 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
A begln m n g studen t learn s T an T len fro m a H orse R ld ln g
Stan ce H e releases hls stren gth fro m 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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w orld M an y W esterners are sh allow b reath ers w h o u se on ly a

fractlon o f th elr lu n g capaclty M an y m a ke the m lstake o f
asso cm tm g d eé?p breatlam g m th ch est ex p an slon A sm n b ox ers d o
not b eh eve ln en largln g th e u p per b od y lt m a k es o n e tlyp h eavy
T an T len b reath m g m ak es o n e b o tto m heavy w h lch ls m o re
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
In th e 4 th C entury B C an an clen t C h m ese p h lloso ph er
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 D o n ot m o ve y o ur ch est B reathe deeply
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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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
m outix exp el the atr grad ually It w tLl m ake yo u feel as though
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
T llpseu rules ap ply w h eth e.r y ou are stan dlng or m ovlng ln a flst set
A fter aw h lle y o u w lll dlscover th at y o ur stam ln a and end u ran ce
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T h e flghtln g techn lqu es of a sk llled b o xer are sh ad ow less H ls
m ovem en ta are so fast th at h 1s o p p o n en t d o el n o t see th e attac k
In K un g F u as m m o st w estern sp orts sp eed is very lm p o rtan t A
slulled b ox er m atch es each of hls o pp o n en t s b lo w s m th three o f
hls o w n
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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L IN E S A N D C IR C L E S
T he llneal m eth od ls on e of tw o m alor m ovem en ts ln K km g F u
It Is ex ecuted ln a stralgh t p lsto n h ke m o tlo n A d vo cates o f th ls
m eth od m aln taln th at sln ce a stralgh t lln e ls th e sh o rtest d ystan ce
b etw een tw o p om ts th e b îo ck m g an d atta ck m g techm q u es
lxattern ed after lt are th e m ost effectw e T h e seco n d m ajo r
m o vem en t Is th e clrcu lar m o tlo n T h ose w h o favor th ls m eth o d
m am taln th at ctrcu lar m o vem en t,s are n o t o nly sm o o th er b u t are ln
greater h arm o n y w lth th e flo w o f C h l
A lth ou gh tlte T tger artd C ran e sch o o l b len d s th e tw o m o ve
m en ts the em ph asls ls on the clrcu lar m otlon s M ost b lo ck m g
tech n tq u es fo r In stance fo llo w an arc o r clrcu lar p attern en ab h n g
th e h an d s to m o ve m o re sm o o th ly A co u n terattack o n th e o th er
han d 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 lt Is a slm p le y et a p o w erfu l an d effectlve
to o l fo r a b o x er

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 SO AND H ARD

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 d lrectly B y b eln g so ft y o u
m m yo ur o p lx m e n t s a ttac kln g fo rce perm httlng lt to p ro ceed ln
th e d lrectlo n ln w h lch lt ls h eaded Y o u r o p p o n en t s blo w s w lll
lo se thetr p o w er and yo u w lll be ab le to co un terattack w lth
m ax zm u m effect
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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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
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am o u n t o f m o vem en ts
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thls sectio n ls on $h e form s O n ly after y o u have learn ed te
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d lsp en se w lth b lo ck m g
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k eep b lo ck ln g an attack co n tln u o u sly E ven an ex p erlen ced flgh ter
rlsks gettln g h It T h e n sk h ow ever ls su b qtantlally red u ced w h en a
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efficlen tly w lth o ut fear o f b eln g h It Y o u m u st p lace y o ur
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B ecau se K u n g F u m vo lves m an y sets t ls w lse fo r a b o x er to
em ph aslze q u allty an d n o t q u an tlty It Is m o re ben ef clal fo r h lm
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