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The truth about a video which has "upset" the foundations of Tai Chi from China to the United States
A note by Master Kongling - Initially I was not so much interested in dealing with such a trivial subject but given the number of questions I've received, I decided to make a small effort sharing my (absolutely personal) opinions on it. Probably I am the last who comment this vicissitude but I hope this article could be anyway useful.
Some time ago a video was published showing a fight betwee...
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Few people understand what self-defense really is
Since there is a lot of confusion on this subject, it's important to stress some facts:
Martial arts - The primary goal of the study of a martial art is not self-defense, in 90% of cases the reason is to discover ourselves (read Martial art and self-defense: what are the differences?)
Combat sports - The practice of combat sports does not teach anything about self-defense, it teaches how to fight in a competitive but controlled situation (re...
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How to minimize the damage of a fall
Continuing the discussion about the basic principles of controlled fallings (read The fundamental concepts of the fallings) we go a step forward to talk about breakfall technique.
Breakfalls are the first fighting techniques that are taught in 99% of martial arts courses, they are specifically created to:
Preserve the integrity of our body during a voluntary / involuntary fall
Position the body to avoid that its most delicate parts risk being damaged...
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An explanation of the most important concepts of Tai Chi
Even if 6 Dragons Kung Fu has a lot of differences with Tai Chi (Taiji), it is very useful to analyze the core concepts of this incredibly complex and fascinating style of Kung Fu.
Probably the teachings that we are going to share cannot be easily understood by the beginners but at our analysis will follow an in-depth explanation (in future articles).
Principle 1
We have to be empty, agile and keep the energy at the top of our head...
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Why don?t we see many elite soldiers in MMA competitions?
Between an elite soldier and a professional fighter, there are huge differences in terms of:
Training ? One trains to kill quickly without limitations, the other for a bloody but sporty show / competition, one for example to march for a long time, the other to give the maximum for a few minutes, one to widely use weapons, the other to fight bare hands (with gloves), one to survive in extreme conditions, the other to fight only in pred...
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The causes of physical and mental tension
Sometimes our body and mind can be subjected to a load of increasing tension of which we realize only when it is so serious as to alter the quality of our life.
Here are some examples:
Backache
Cervical pains
Mental tension
Absence of forces
Constant nervousness
Panic attacks
Impossibility to sleep
In extreme cases even semi-paralysis
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The causes of these symptoms can be:
Physical ? Diseases, injuries, exposure to seasonal agents, inc...
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Lesson 6 - Self-defense: how to escape
Everyone says it is better to escape rather than fight but...
As we have seen a lot of bad instructors underline the importance of mental preparation in self-defense but without explaining how (read Lesson 7.3), in the same way, they also say that it is always better to avoid to fight and escape but: again, they do not tell how.
From a psychological point of view, the ability to escape it is absolutely not automatic (if it were that simple, 90% of cont...
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How to minimize the damage of a backward fall
In a lot of martial arts, the backward breakfall is one of the firsts controlled fallings that are taught, it is very simple and effective but it must be performed in the correct way.
To execute the involved movements we do not have to be incredible athletes but, before starting the study of this defensive technique, it is important to read:
The fundamental concepts of the fallings
What are breakfalls and how to learn them
The technique
The...
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Basic push-ups
In this article, we want to see 5 type of push-up exercises for beginners.
Important premises:
Do stretching before starting (read Basic soft stretching and How to correctly perform stretching)
If we are already able to do more than 10 push-ups and if we do not exaggerate with the intensity (repetitions, etc.) these exercises can be performed as a warm-up (read How to correctly perform warm-up)
Train safely, do not train what is in pain (read also Safe training: the 3 err...
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The first video is online
I am very proud to announce that I have published the first video of the free online course on training safety.
It is a mini-course (also related to our free and complete online Kung Fu course) that introduces all the others (see all the video courses of the 6 Dragons Kung Fu) giving the basic rudiments to start a serious and constant training.
The first video of this series is available as a premium preview on our Patreon page (link to the video) and will soon b...
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