CHINESE KUNGFU IS GOOD FOR HEALTH In ancient china, people learned kungfu (self-defense arts) for health and to defend themselves against the attacks of wild animals or bad guys. As transportation was inconvenient, they had to travel day and night along the quiet roads. Sometimes they should go through the forest where they met tigers, wolves, cobras, etc. Once in a while, they had to duel with the robbers who wanted to rob them of their money. Shaolin monks practice kungfu to relax their muscles after sitting in cross- legged meditation. They practice the inner power as well as the muscular power. Both should go in balance to produce powerful strokes. The shaolin fighting techniques contain various kinds of strokes, such as Tiger’s Claw, Dragon’s Fist, Drunken Fist, Ghost-shadow Kick, The Sword of no Tears, etc. However, the physical strength is not strong enough without the support of the inner force. That is why they raise their hidden power with special techniques. Once it is activated, it will be very powerful. The disciples should learn how to obtain inner power under the guidance of a senior monk. Besides self defense, kungfu has been wrongly used by some people. They learn it for fighting. Some fight for money illegally and some get killed. It is indeed very sad to hear that. Such kind of barbarous conduct has violated the ethics of martial arts. Chinese Wushu doesn’t support provocation and thoughtless brutality. It is for healthy and peaceful practice. Personally, I like the slow movements of Taichi. The breathing technique can make you feel extremely relaxed and comfortable. It is said that Taichi was invented and developed by Zhang San Feng (Thio Sam Hong), a Taoist from Wu Tang monastery. The strokes and the deep breathing will help improve the circulation of positive and negative energy (Yin and Yang) in your body. It is the unity of the heaven and the earth. It is similar to yogic breathing that the negative energy will flow through Ida and the positive energy will flow through Pingala. Then both the energies will go in Sushumna to purify the seven chakras. An advanced yogi will be able to achieve the enlightenment after the life energy reaches the highest chakra. But it is too difficult to activate all of them. Some yogis who had devoted themselves to yoga, and practiced hard in the caves of Himalaya Mountains never had the chance to successfully raise their vital force to the crown chakra. They died before they could do it. “How sad too bad, dad!!!” ~~~~~0~~~~~ Who wins? Bruce: “I’m expert in kungfu.” James: “I’m expert in GUN-fu.” Bruce: “What do you want now?” James: “I want to see who die first.” ~~~~0~~~~ Written by Djiman Tendra
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 08:09:03 +0000