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| Requires a study of pressure points and hand training well past most peoples willingness to put in the time, including me. Information is widely available, but not over reliable through books, net and video. Hapkido. www.dimmak.net/index.asp www.shinkoohapkido.com/ppoints.shtml Five secret words: These are 1. Tranquility 2. Agility 3. Gathering (Qi) 4. Concentration (Jing) 5. Development (Spirit). You have to research more than one place. T.T. Liang asked Cheng Man Ching many times about breathing and revealed Chengs secret was to breath out on impact. First base stuff in Karate and difficult to do backwards. Also raises the spirit and protects you if falling or being punched. Hit somebody in the Solar Plexus steals the breath, using the but of a weapon is far more effective. Heng Ha was the Noise Yang Luchan claimed he heard. Seems Heng is on in and Ha on out. Before Heaven breath is reverse post natel copying After Heaven normal circular breathing. Either way you have to breath. Learn a hard style and soft is better than just one. Use your mind as well as your common sense. If it acts like a Dog, barks like a Dog and runs like a Dog. It's a Dog. Learn first or forget it. ESCAPE! Nanbu. Back to Conclusions |
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Tai Chi Also known as T'ai Chi Ch'üan & Taijiquan. UK based Neil Bradley. |