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CLF uses pressure points. In fact its not nearly as effective if you don’t use them.
In addition there are other weak points in the human anatomy that can be capitalized on.
There’s a good book that outlines a lot of these points…
It called “Anatomy for Healing and the Martial arts.”
Very cool book and intro to pressure points and anatomy.
In advanced level CLF, there is a Copper Man Dummy (Tung Yan Jong) where you concentrate on striking the acupressure points.
i’ve heard some styles have copper man dummy and i heard before that choy lay fat has it too..
is this the mansized dummy? and i heard that they put wax or sumfing? over it and fill it with water and when u hit the point spot on where the hole is water come out… don’t know ifthat is true or not but i recall reading that…
can u tell us more about the CLF copper man dummy .. design, pics.. uses.. does it have a set form(s) .. etc.. is it common? or is it like one of these things that exist but in modern times few schools do?
i think i read many years ago a doc fai wong article on copperman dummy and clf fan or double fan form…
thanks
BB
Qigong
So what is Qigong? I heard that Jackie Chan doesn’t believe in it? So is it some sort of philosophy?
Qigong is the so-called hippie side of kung fu. It basically consists of meditation, relaxation and breathing exercises. Qigong practitioners aim to feel qi sensations in their body so that they can use it for various purposes, such as healing or hard qigong exercises (ie. breaking rocks with their fingers).
qi = air, vital energy within the body
gong = skill cultivation (lit. work)
qi gong
qi gong, or chi kung as it is sometimes spelled, is literally translated as “breath work” or “breath exercise”
so technically, it has to do with training the breath and energy flow. some forms of qi gong are mega-esoteric, and some are fairly simple, but the primary goal of them all remains similar, as far as training the breath/energy of the practitioner. there are methods of qigong for martial art, as well as some that are essentially designed to maximize health benefits. there are also spiritual qigongs, and the “falun gong cult” was a sort of qi gong “sect” if you will. they had their own exercises, i don’t know much about them otherwise.
hmm…
so what is Lo Han?
Shah:
You have extremely skilled sifus and si hings, who could answer your questions, if you just asked them. So why don’t you ask them?
The Chinese word ‘lohan’ is derived from the Sanskrit term ‘arhat’, which denotes a person who has attained enlightenment.
Best Style
I would like to suggest a different idea as to what style to chose. There are many different types of Kung Fu because there are different types of physical and psychological people. I do not say that any one stule is better than another, or that my style is better than your style. What I say is that I would not do well in a mantice based style simply because of the way I think. I would similarly avoid any grappling martial arts because I prefer to hit and run rether than let the opponent grapple and counter grapple me.
I base my observations on my chess playing. I knoiw I play a better game and have a much better chance of winning with certain openings, and with others I truly stink.
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Originally posted by BearBear
[B]i’ve heard some styles have copper man dummy and i heard before that choy lay fat has it too..
is this the mansized dummy? and i heard that they put wax or sumfing? over it and fill it with water and when u hit the point spot on where the hole is water come out… don’t know ifthat is true or not but i recall reading that…
can u tell us more about the CLF copper man dummy .. design, pics.. uses.. does it have a set form(s) .. etc.. is it common? or is it like one of these things that exist but in modern times few schools do?
i think i read many years ago a doc fai wong article on copperman dummy and clf fan or double fan form…
thanks
BB [/B]
Sorry I didn’t see your posting until now.
Yes it is man size and it makes a noise when the right spot is hit. It is not done with water I am sure of that, it would be dangerously slippery if the water got onto the ground.
The simple one looks quite abstract with lots of small plates that flip over when you strike them. The more expensive one looks like a full size acupuncture model.
There is a set that goes with the dummy, but it is not very well known . I have never seen it done, only heard about its existence from my teachers.
There are separate dummy forms (2 in all) for the fan. I have been told there are altogether 18 dummy forms in CLF. We are full of dummies! 