Battleaxe kenpo bio book by mcsweeney founder of kenpo. The third video is the maintenance routine with a voiceover of the philosophy of dynamic strength. This book is a comprehensive study guide to the fundamental and intermediate levels of shaolin long fist kung fu. Beginner to intermediate jow ga kung fu by ronald wheeler isbn. Kung fu hands kung fu hands similar hands are used in kenpo.
Dynamic tension is the name charles atlas gave to the system of physical exercises that he. Breaking an opponents power through relaxed tension leo t. Liang, shouyu was born on june 28, 1943 in the city of chongqian, sichuan province, china. White crane, long fist and tai chi chuan were among his subjects. Cai yangwu, a slogan of the jingwu pure martial association. Aug 26, 20 the techniques are compiled from taijiquan tai chi chuan and shaolin white crane gongfu kung fu, offering uniquely comprehensive instruction of southernstyle soft and softhard staff training. Of the tens of thousands of kung fu styles, several hundred do, in fact, have some relationship to shaolin however, aside from a few very well known systems. Includes a nice intro to the origins of kung fu in general and other historical info before getting into wellphotographed details of particular techniques. Martial arts books are great tools to supplement the information being taught. Dynamic tension exercises are musclepower building exercises and are greatly explained in two books. Being the author of several books on the martial arts and fighting, i am always looking for books of exceptional quality to add to my library. If i have a book in my library, its definitely worth owning.
Hung gar hung ga, hung kuen, or hung ga kuen is a member of the family of kung fu styles known as southern shaolin kung fu. The secret of dynamic tension training in the wing chun kung fu system as taught by grandmaster chris chan, student of the late great grandmaster yip man. Ging sometimes jing is an important concept for martial arts. Of course, atlas did not invent the ability to voluntarily tense your muscles. I learned it from my uncle who used to study kung fu. Pdf the structure of shaolin kung fu training system in the.
Dynamic tension news newspapers books scholar jstor october 2012. I do each of my forms twice yes, i still do my old kung fu forms, that manerd side of me never died. Nis taichi and kung fu was founded in plano, texas by dr. Thats great for your arms, but its an isolated exercise.
The authors kung fu instructor was a mentor to my first teacher sifu over 40 yrs ago. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read secrets of northern shaolin kungfu. He doesnt seem a troublemaker minus what happened with bell. Dynamic tension chi kung while tensing more jing or chi. Womens chang chuan illustrated book h f xue new rare. I practiceteach a different style of kung fu and we practice our muscletendon change excercises the way david posted above. In one nineweek study, participants got a little lopsided, working one set of quadriceps with isometrics, and the other with a dynamic workout. It had a blue cover in those days and was called dynamic tension, if i remember right. Through dynamic tension you will more than double your internal power by training in. Martial arts workout martial arts training kung fu moves marshal arts shaolin kung fu chinese martial arts body training qi gong exercises practice kung fu stretches like the side leg push. Bu7102a sports dynamic strength training kung fu san soo 9780934489195 29. Hung ga, hung kuen, or hung ga kuen is a southern chinese martial art cantonese, to be more specific belonging to the southern shaolin styles. Its a fascinating show where a couple of martial artists go train in different systems of kung fu.
Artie avilesfirst studied gojuryu karate, starting in 1965, and in 1969 he began adding chinese martial arts to his studies, initially with yang style tai chi chuan, then, from 1972 on, concentrating on developing his understanding of northern long fist under master tsou. A fantastical generational saga and kung fu epic from hong kong writer jin yong. Tension can sometimes hamper regeneration and impair blood supply to the nerves, thus leaving surgeons hesitant to apply tension to a nerve gap to close it. Centuries of scrolls detailing kung fu theory and training as well as treatises on chinese medicine and buddhist scripturesessentially the temples soulwere destroyed, leaving the legacy of. Comprehensive work on chang chuan orstretching pugilism covers balance, stepping manners and body strenthening methods. He favored dynamic tension over weight training and he warned you that jogging was not good for you, he was finally proven right about the jogging. Oct 15, 2008 the famous teacher and scholar yang jwing ming at a seminar held in queens, ny in 1988. Details about karate kung fu martial arts black belt dragon and tiger dynamic tension. There is a lot of misinformation in the world about internal force. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone. When he was six he began his training in qigong, the art of breathing and internal energy control, under the tutelage of his renowned grandfather, the late liang, zhixiang. It was saying the katas that do all that dynamic tension are bad for you log in or sign up.
Snake style kung fu and several wudang weapon styles. Battleaxe kenpo bio book by mcsweeney founder of kenpo karate in ireland kung fu. This book gives good warm upflexibility exercises and strength training without the weights. A snake lies waiting is the next in jin yongs high stakes, tensionfilled epic legends of the condor heroes series, where kung fu is. Again, at the time of its publication bruce lee was a known quantity to many martial artists, but the kung fu craze of the 1970s was still three years off. Im now 55 years old and have been toying around with the idea of training this form again for the exercise. Shaolin kung fu has a vast content and numerous forms. Wing chun dynamics see how practicing wing chun will. Kung fu hands you can find wing chun and more on our website. The old body building method is called dynamic tension, and it was used by the old comic book guys like charles atlas and joe weider.
The third bruce lee workout principle holds that body calisthenics are the best method for increasing personal strength and power. However, one aspect of tai chi chuan, that of the unification of mind and body, is similar to that of tao of revitalization. Northern shaolin kung fu lessons in spartanburg sc, tai chi, qi gong. These reasons are actually only a small part of the positive lifechanging effects kung fu training inevitably brings. It offers a few seated meds to collect energy and open channels and offers standing meds along with a moving tension form. The hallmarks of the wong feihung lineage of hung ga are deep low stances. Kung fu san soo books and training manuals kung fu san.
Some tips, tricks, and techniques for that perfect martial arts tips martial arts gentlemans. For over 20 years, kung fu san soo master harry wong has been teaching his unique system of dynamic strength training, which has all the benefits and none of the negatives of training with equipment or floor exercises. The history, form, and function of pek sil lum ebook written by brian klingborg, lai hung. The only reason i didnt give 5 stars is that it would have been a bit more convenient if there was an ebook version for my. Comic books from the era featured ads with the image of count dante striking a menacing pose, grabbing the attention of young comic book readers. In dynamic strength, your muscles gain in strength by working against other question about harry wongs dynamic strength bodybuilding.
The extreme muscle tension that one can achieve undoubtedly causes the muscles to work much harder. The structure of shaolin kung fu training system in the czech republic and its definition to the other martial sports. Isometric training for martial arts is a specialised section here on dedicated to answering questions on how isometrics can be applied to the martial arts and thus substantially improving the vital components of strength, speed, power, endurance, weight loss, injury recovery, forearm development and more. The art was founded in the early qing dynasty in fujian province, china, by the tea merchant hung hei kwun mandarin hong xiguan, a lay student of the fukien. The northern shaolin kung fu and tai chi academy is a traditional school in the philadelphia king of prussia audubon area of pennsylvania pa for northern and southern traditional chinese martial arts, including tien shan pai, hung gar five family fist five animals, yang style tai chi chuan taiji quan, sun style tai chi chuan taiji quan, hsing i chuan xing yi quan, wing chun. Although the movements in tai chi chuan appear slow, they actually build tension, because it was originally designed for combat. Bodyweight, isometrics and dynamic tension is what all the old time strongmen used for phenomenal strength and awesome physiques, this book is a wealth of knowledge on the subject of the dynamic movement under tension. This is a type of workout bruce lee liked, but didnt always talk about.
Master wongs flowing isometrics allow the practitioners own body to provide resistance needed. Without letters, the effort to spread the martial arts across the nation is bound to fail. Weichen ni, a master of traditional chinese martial arts with over 40 years of teaching experience. This book is very interesting because of its early date. Its hand technique is a open hand with the thumb curled underneath, this position is said to keep a dynamic tension, which is a characteristic of. It is a series of different dynamic tension exercises to work different muscle groups of the body. This is a great exercise routine for everyone who hasnt got the time or money for the gym. Dynamic strength could best be described as flowingisometrics, where the practitioners own body provides the resistance. In 1969 rolf clausnitzer and greco wong published the first book on wing chun kung fu to appear outside of china. Shaolin long fist kungfu by jwingming yang, paperback. One name that rises above the rest in terms of movement culture is none other than charles atlas, the father of dynamic tension as we know it. At the 48 minute mark, they go over traditional karate strength training exercises. This dogma was put to the test when a dynamic tension device was used on the transected nerve to reduce the nerve gap, and produced a favorable functional outcome in the surgery.
The life changing effects of kung fu training interview. Taoist talismans texts,scrolls,books,maoshan,fu talismans. Temple style tai chi has a method as doesany other arts, mantis style kung fu, the doo arts, etc. In this book, sifu has distilled the fundamentals of kung fu into an introductory course of 28 sessions, which incorporate daily lessons in the mental discipline and spiritual principles that are as essential to shaolin kung fu as the moves. A list of the bestselling kung fu books of all time, such as chinese gung fu. Bak fu pai iron body level 3 this is the rare white tiger kung fu systems, iron body dynamic tension set performed by gmdw.
Thus, the cellular metabolism is greatly increased, getting an affect very similar to intense conditioning work. Shaolin white crane kung fu gong fu basic training courses. As an instructor and long time student of fujian white crane kung fu, i have seen people walk into class who are tired and have had a hard day be rejuvenated by a kung fu lesson. Dynamic tension is a strength training exercise used in martial arts such as karate. You will not be a kung fu master when youve successfully completed these sessions. Many years ago before i began wing tsun i studied some hakka based kung fu. Here are some important aspects of kung fu, internal, external, hard, and light kung fu and qi gong. Women typically enjoy the sense of security that kung fu provides one girl even testified that she practices kung fu to be the best in the world, on the worst day of her life. Old muscle building method makes for a super hard punch. Dragon tiger neigong detailing the various levels with detailed explanation. San chian is best known by the japanese pronunciation of its name, sanchin.
Dynamic tension is an exercise system popularized by heman himself, charles atlas, but it was also a personal favorite for sprinter alan wells, baseball player joe di maggio, kung fu master bruce lee and boxer joe louis. Something like how to build strength without really trying printed on the cover along with his photo. Includes a series of 7 important tiger moves, dynamic tension kung fu exercises which can be done anywhere without special equipment, and should be done every day. Featured, best selling, alphabetically, az, alphabetically, za, price, low to high, price, high to low, date. Fujian white crane is one of the constituent styles of five ancestors, who, in addition to the various styles of karate notably gojuryu, shitoryu and uechiryu, use the routine san chian from fujian white crane. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Everything else vintage book 1984 basic monkey boxing.
Every martial artist is continually striving to improve speed and power. And although we are able to break for instance, karate up into many different styles and gung fu also into many different styles, there are still basically only two major systems into which all martial arts can be categorised. Its hand technique is a open hand with the thumb curled underneath, this position is said to keep a dynamic tension, which. Dynamic tension kung fu strength and power building exercises. A huge thank you goes to gene ching, associate publisher of kung fu tai chi magazine, for publishing my irst article on iron palm for mma training. He later added form practice to correct this, he wanted more time to be used at class learning san soo techniques since he felt you could work with your body exercise on your own time. Yang jwing ming kung fu tai chi chuan 1988 youtube. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag.
Pushing yourself to power by john peterson and dynamic strength by harry wong. Originally published as dynamic tension, kung fu san soo master harry wong details comprehensive instructions with plenty of photos to show how to strengthen muscles, gain power and improve physique without the problems of weight training. Dynamic strength by harry wong kung fu san soo shop. Teach yourself this dynamic martial art in 18 easy lessons first edition by chee soo isbn. John painter, shifu robert castaldo, shifu andrew garza and shifu alan marshall, who all taught me much about jiulong baguazhang, xingyiquan and taijiquan. Breaking an opponents power through relaxed tension. He has written more than 30 books, produced more than 50 instructional dvds, and twice been named person of the year by inside kungfu magazine.
The negative phase works the same way in reverse, and you get benefit in both muscles. The first section explains the mental aspects of dynamic strength. Yang belongs to the puckish school of kung fu masters. The dynamic tension of the muscles speeds the development of muscular memory and allows you to perform the technique faster, stronger and more relaxed during normal practice. One of the forms was a crane form much like the okinawan san chin form, so it consisted of dynamic tension throughout the form. The world famous shaolin kung fu style, tied to the buddhist shaolin temple in henan provinces song shan mountains, today refers to a collection of chinese martial arts. The biceps are in maximum tension, and are resisted by triceps tension. In terms of showing and preserving knowledge for the students and instructors of long fist, this volume provides an invaluable aid for teaching sequences and explaining other aspects of the style. Breaking an opponents power through relaxed tension fong, leo t. A bibliogrpahy of american tv tiein paperbacks by kurt peer says. Breaking an opponents power through relaxed tension by leo t. If you practice tai chi with dynamic tension, you do your best to keep every muscle in your body tensed throughout the form. While the little dragon did weights and dynamic tension, he also did yoga and other body calisthenic exercises. It is associated with the cantonese folk hero wong fei hung, a hung ga master.
The theory of multidimensional unified universal energy is a theory based on a new philosophy, which breaks through the limitation of the threedimensional logical thought. Kung fu room exercise training program mind for health. Shaolin kung fu is the pearl of chinese wisdom, which was handed down by numerous generations of chinas top martial artists. Dynamic tension is an exercise system popularised by charles atlas, who used this method to craft his heman physique. Paul chapman is a british kung fu teacher, writer and philosopher. Like new you get all these vintage books and magazines for your collection. The secrets of kung fu for selfdefence, health and enlightenment. It is one of the most popular styles of kung fu in the world today. Instead of facing an opponent while physically tense and adrenalinepumped. It concentrates it strikes on nerves and pressure points.
Master dynamic tension for mobility and strength breaking. For example, both the sanchin of karate and the san zhan of wuzuquan from which it was derived have both been described as dynamic tension exercises by sources claiming to be authoritative. This ability has been embodied by generations of kung fu practitioners, indian martial artists, and physical culturists. The martial arts were big in the 1970s, thanks to the popularity of the tv series kung fu starring david carradine and bruce lee movies. I was in the book store today and i was reading a book on okinawan karate. The 3 best kung fu books for beginners, such as instant fitness, the tao of. Excellent guide to one of kung fu s more unusual arts, chin na likely a precursor to japanese jiujitsu, which focuses on seizing and joint lock attacks. Shaolin temple kung fu beijing visitor china travel guide. It was either on the front cover of a 1980 or 1981 issue of kung fu magazine i first noticed him. Just search youtube for harry wong dynamic strength i warm up to see the first video and link to the others. Dynamic tension chi kung while tensing more jing or.
The theory of multidimensional unified universal energy, by. Master of obscure bodyshrinking form of kung fu looks to. Compact and jovial, with a moonlike face and a tendency to giggle, dr. Tao do hou chuan martial arts kung fu description shipping items are. In this particular episode they trace the origin of karate to white crane boxing. I do white crane kung fu but we have the sanchin sum chen kata that is very similer to the okinawan and gojo ryu version. Dynamic strength by harry wong goodreads share book. I mean that literally, you can have a hard punch in days. Some info on dynamic strength from the introduction section of the book. Still the techniques were useful which is more than can be said for other similar books. Jun 25, 2011 i was reading this online article of kung fu, and in the southern snake kung fu section it says that this style or system favors techniques such as drawing on the influence from the cobra. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. Sep 18, 2016 the svelte li, who has a long, wispy white beard, has traveled the world promoting the brand of kung fu, performing for members of the royal family in the united arab emirates and appearing on. Choy li fut kung fu is a traditional shaolin martial art system combining the agile footwork of northern chinese martial arts with the intricate hand techniques from southern chinese martial arts.