Yes, it is called conditioning your body through years of training. You build yourself internally and externally to perform certain martial arts exercises. You don't wake up one morning and say to yourself; hey let's do Southern Shoulin Kung Fu exercises.
Thanks for your excellent posts! I practice Shaolin 5 Animals system; very similar to Hung Gar, except we do our animals separately in our forms. I find a lot of your conditioning exercises (like those in this clip) very useful.
Thank you sir. My sifu is Master Frank Yee Chee Wai. He and the help of my training brothers deserve the credit; I can only take credit for the mistakes.
fifteen pounds? I've seen the thumb push-up clip that BT posted, so I'm guessing most of us shouldn't start that drill with any more than ten pound weights
This video, the description, and the comments I have read are very enlightening and inspiring. I love the forms and techniques of Hung Gar, but my discipline is a little lacking on the conditioning part. I myself have used the analogy of the Sword before, but sadly, just hollow words. You inspire me to make it real.
Finally, your average untrained person is like a house that is wired to handle the current from a nine-volt dry cell, if there could ever be such a structure. And it runs just fine on this low-level current. the wiring is very thin, light-weight copper in a thin, plastic jacket, sufficient for the job. Then along comes this guy, for the sake of the story we'll call him "Sharif". And Sharif says "I'll show you how to hook your place up to 220 AC. Great, but first you gotta rewire the house.
sort of like SIZE(wire diameter), and STRENGTH(amperage upgrade) being WHERE IT'S AT(the first necessities of combat), and THE REST(alignment of combatant qualities and attributes) being FINE TUNING(endless training)
i may have tried to make this very same point before, but without much success. thank you for your consideration on this all-important point.
Well said. There are psychological aspects, too. A naturally agressive student learns to work through that and get self restraint. Conversely, people who would never throw a punch even when threatened can overcome some fearfulness by working through types of training that can be intimidating. And of course, the people who do ALL of the training get many more health benefits than those who just dance. We need to keep teaching these points. I know you will.
Some people don't have the basic strength or physical attributes to make any training work, and can only benefit from strengthening. Sharpening and polishing the sword which is in fact your kung-fu, is in reality polishing and sharpening yourself. First your physical self, then your character and ultimately your soul. Point two.
Points to consider: Some techniques will not work right out of the box, such as fu jow. Even the forms where they appear indicate that training must be done before the hands and fingers are strong enough. In such a case - strength itself is a component of the actual skill. They are like a newly forged sword, a beautiful piece of metallurgy, but completely useless for fighting until an edge is applied. Point 1.
I dont get what you are saying. So size and strength are the end all of all things? A smaller weaker man cannot hope to defeat a larger stronger man? I think this may be true for apes. These animals can't think and train and fight the same way all the time.
students complain that alot of the more special techniques wont work for them and i tell them that they must build their body so that it will do the job they want it to do. most students i see dont possess the physical strength or speed or flexibility(im using general terms here) to make their art work for them. once they achieve that, the rest is fine tuning(of course by that time they should be able to defend themselves moderately well without anything special, right?)
Everyone that I have ever beat in a fight was bigger and stronger then me. If you have the heart and mind to win, then you will regardless of being weaker or smaller.
Good training big brother. Ok I see you going to make me do overtime on my Yin style bridge training..haha
Next time we cross bridge you going see I been doing some power development methods. Yo I still can't do that Yin style finger push up method yet like my sifu..lol Still working on the shit my fingers be killing me. I hit you up on your cell later tonight.
straight up warrior, wasnt impressed with my local hung school, so self teaching (i know not ideal) chui chu lei tiger crane and carrying on Wing chun chi sao with some boys untill i can find a good one in uk.
maaaaan, thats some hardcore training. blessings from Uk, keep doing what your doing.
Does mom know you took those iron bars out the windows, lol? Way to recycle!
All martial artists can benefit from both lin gong/qi gong training. As always good job representing both the Yee family and your own kwoon. Being a strong presence out there benefits both.
tai ta hao gong fu you cong scheng mo kao qing zhuang ih chun li shi tai yeh tai hao fu huo
alekx58 5 months ago
what a beast!
glimmeroftruth 2 years ago
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sharif i put some video's up on my page that would interest you, i believe you know this guy
hunggarrebel 2 years ago
is that safe for joints?
sciencemunk 2 years ago
@sciencemunk: what exercise are you asking about?
supyeekiusau 2 years ago
@supyeekiusau the fast punch with all that weight...
sciencemunk 1 year ago
@sciencemunk
Yes, it is called conditioning your body through years of training. You build yourself internally and externally to perform certain martial arts exercises. You don't wake up one morning and say to yourself; hey let's do Southern Shoulin Kung Fu exercises.
netmasterx 1 year ago
Thanks for your excellent posts! I practice Shaolin 5 Animals system; very similar to Hung Gar, except we do our animals separately in our forms. I find a lot of your conditioning exercises (like those in this clip) very useful.
quanfa88 2 years ago
his entire posture=== stance/ waist/shoulder/ eye aiming/ leg......everythings are completely perfect !!!!
He must has an excellent sifu !! Congrat that support~~~~~~
hgearangler 2 years ago
Thank you sir. My sifu is Master Frank Yee Chee Wai. He and the help of my training brothers deserve the credit; I can only take credit for the mistakes.
supyeekiusau 2 years ago
W O W ~~~like sifu like disciple ~~~
so send my deepest regards to your sifu and everybody in your Kwoon ~~~
I appreciate much your effort done in preserving kung-fu culture, thank you !!
hgearangler 2 years ago
Thank you for the kind words, and I will send your regards and well wishes to my brothers and my sifu.
supyeekiusau 2 years ago
I'm trying to get to Hong Kong in August for the 1st Tang Fong Birthday Anniversary Celebration. Maybe we will get the chance to meet.
supyeekiusau 2 years ago
haha true spirit of martial arts indeed, im inspired!
Sanningsministeriet 2 years ago
Old School , i like that,
TueQuang413 2 years ago
15 lbs. Not too heavy.
supyeekiusau 2 years ago
ok, thanks..
timberland215 2 years ago
fifteen pounds? I've seen the thumb push-up clip that BT posted, so I'm guessing most of us shouldn't start that drill with any more than ten pound weights
drchango2010 2 years ago
does anyone know the weigh of those padlocks?
timberland215 2 years ago
Keep Up The Good Work Bro!
INCENSEMASTER 2 years ago
This video, the description, and the comments I have read are very enlightening and inspiring. I love the forms and techniques of Hung Gar, but my discipline is a little lacking on the conditioning part. I myself have used the analogy of the Sword before, but sadly, just hollow words. You inspire me to make it real.
Strength and Honor,
V.
Vikverjar 3 years ago
Finally, your average untrained person is like a house that is wired to handle the current from a nine-volt dry cell, if there could ever be such a structure. And it runs just fine on this low-level current. the wiring is very thin, light-weight copper in a thin, plastic jacket, sufficient for the job. Then along comes this guy, for the sake of the story we'll call him "Sharif". And Sharif says "I'll show you how to hook your place up to 220 AC. Great, but first you gotta rewire the house.
jdangiel 3 years ago
Great analogy big brother.
supyeekiusau 3 years ago
You can tell which posters have lock envy.
Peace to all.
jdangiel 3 years ago
sort of like SIZE(wire diameter), and STRENGTH(amperage upgrade) being WHERE IT'S AT(the first necessities of combat), and THE REST(alignment of combatant qualities and attributes) being FINE TUNING(endless training)
i may have tried to make this very same point before, but without much success. thank you for your consideration on this all-important point.
DimMak4ever 3 years ago
Well said. There are psychological aspects, too. A naturally agressive student learns to work through that and get self restraint. Conversely, people who would never throw a punch even when threatened can overcome some fearfulness by working through types of training that can be intimidating. And of course, the people who do ALL of the training get many more health benefits than those who just dance. We need to keep teaching these points. I know you will.
jdangiel 3 years ago
Some people don't have the basic strength or physical attributes to make any training work, and can only benefit from strengthening. Sharpening and polishing the sword which is in fact your kung-fu, is in reality polishing and sharpening yourself. First your physical self, then your character and ultimately your soul. Point two.
jdangiel 3 years ago
Points to consider: Some techniques will not work right out of the box, such as fu jow. Even the forms where they appear indicate that training must be done before the hands and fingers are strong enough. In such a case - strength itself is a component of the actual skill. They are like a newly forged sword, a beautiful piece of metallurgy, but completely useless for fighting until an edge is applied. Point 1.
jdangiel 3 years ago
i dont care what anyone says, size and strength are where its at. its the natural order of things. the rest is just fine-tuning
DimMak4ever 3 years ago
I dont get what you are saying. So size and strength are the end all of all things? A smaller weaker man cannot hope to defeat a larger stronger man? I think this may be true for apes. These animals can't think and train and fight the same way all the time.
studentpirate 3 years ago
students complain that alot of the more special techniques wont work for them and i tell them that they must build their body so that it will do the job they want it to do. most students i see dont possess the physical strength or speed or flexibility(im using general terms here) to make their art work for them. once they achieve that, the rest is fine tuning(of course by that time they should be able to defend themselves moderately well without anything special, right?)
DimMak4ever 3 years ago
Everyone that I have ever beat in a fight was bigger and stronger then me. If you have the heart and mind to win, then you will regardless of being weaker or smaller.
LordZhuRong 3 years ago
Good training big brother. Ok I see you going to make me do overtime on my Yin style bridge training..haha
Next time we cross bridge you going see I been doing some power development methods. Yo I still can't do that Yin style finger push up method yet like my sifu..lol Still working on the shit my fingers be killing me. I hit you up on your cell later tonight.
blacktaoist 3 years ago
Good stuff brother. Thanks for sharing. Keep it up.
bamboobug 3 years ago
good stuff as always. thanks.
jowyeroc 3 years ago
thats go0d dicipline bro . thats whats up right there man keep it up man -peace
ShyningStar1 3 years ago
Good stuff bro!! Im back on my grind now!! Comming out of retirement next year for tournament season!! hahaha!! -Malcolm-
BUCKDOWNZ 3 years ago
good training methods!
EKOkoeln 3 years ago
straight up warrior, wasnt impressed with my local hung school, so self teaching (i know not ideal) chui chu lei tiger crane and carrying on Wing chun chi sao with some boys untill i can find a good one in uk.
maaaaan, thats some hardcore training. blessings from Uk, keep doing what your doing.
myeducation123 3 years ago
very nice, great ideas for strength building. thanks for posting...cheng.
esshung 3 years ago
Further, I can't take credit for the stone locks...Kai bought those. I know, I'm making monsters...LOL.
supyeekiusau 3 years ago
LOL...you know how creative the 'hood can make you...Thanks big bro.
supyeekiusau 3 years ago
Brother, you have not lied.Good Job
shengchenfan 3 years ago
Ol' school stone locks!
Does mom know you took those iron bars out the windows, lol? Way to recycle!
All martial artists can benefit from both lin gong/qi gong training. As always good job representing both the Yee family and your own kwoon. Being a strong presence out there benefits both.
ToraDojoNJ 3 years ago