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The starting path to 6 Dragons Kung Fu's weapons
Before starting:
The basic equipment for training in 6DKF - What you need to start training
6DKF's basic equipment: explanation - What is the purpose of each 6DKF's training tool
Dojo (guan): rules, respect and etiquette - The fundamental safety and respect rules to be followed (especially with weapons)
Continue...
The general path:
At the base of each weapon: the short stick - This is the first weapon to approach with
Learning the...
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Is Kung Fu a fake?
A good question
One of the most common questions that newbies ask on the web is the one about if Kung Fu (or any other martial art) is a "fake" or is "real" in terms of effectiveness.
The answer is yes, it could be a fake, if trained in the wrong way (read Is traditional Chinese Kung Fu practical for fighting?), as it happens for any other martial art or combat system:
Krav Maga
Karate
MMA (in its modern meaning)
BJJ
JKD
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When Kung Fu is ineffective in comba...
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Effective running exercises
In this article, we want to see 5 types of running 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 run more than 6 minutes and if we do not exaggerate with the intensity (speed, height difference, obstacles, 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 p...
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A first approach with the Wing Chun wooden dummy
In this article, we want to describe 5 easy and safe exercises / drills for beginners (but not only).
Important premises:
Do stretching before starting (read Basic soft stretching and How to correctly perform stretching)
These exercises can be performed as a warm-up (read Basic warm-up and How to correctly perform warm-up)
Train safely, do not train what is in pain (read also Safe training: the 3 errors rule)
This kind of training is part of...
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Fighting tips (beginner / intermediate level)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI2rRNtEA3g
How to become unpredictable in combat
In this video, we talk about some of the most common tactical errors in combat and how to fix them (read also The 10 most common combat mistakes). The good news is that: these basic fighting concepts are instantaneously implementable.
The key to improve your fighting skills in 1 second
The reason why most of your attacks are predictable is that: you fight in the s...
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Lesson 4 - My first Qi Gong exercise
An (apparently) simple practice
There is a multitude of Qi Gong exercises, in this lesson we want to see one very simple, suitable for all ages (read The right age to start practice):
Primary goal - òl The primary goal is to restore our Qi trough movements and breathing (read Diaphragmatic breathing)
Collateral effects - The "collateral" effect of this practice is to stretch our body (we can execute the sequence also before starting a training session)
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How to minimize the damage of a frontal fall
The last of the three main controlled falling techniques (read The backward breakfall, and The lateral breakfall) is the frontal one and it is a relatively easy technique (if compared to the acrobatic falls of Kung Fu). If on one side it can prevent bad damages, on the other it is not always the best choice in terms of fighting (in many cases it is replaceable by somersaults but we cannot skip this fundamental step, an untrained beginner cannot use t...
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Who is Cristian Albertini?
What do you do in your life?
Employee.
Why did you decide to approach martial arts?
To improve my psycho-physical condition.
What experiences do you have in martial arts and / or sports?
I have been practicing Karate for 4 years (I am currently a 3 kyu brown belt). Before I practiced a few years of basketball and even before archery.
My opinion on Master Kongling
How long have you known Master Kongling?
5-10 years.
What grade do you give to Ma...
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Why professional fighters do not seem to use too many parries and blocks?
Before starting, a few premises:
After a certain level, every fighter has his own methods (preferred techniques, etc., read A 6DKF for each one) and his tactics are children of his psychophysical attitudes, training and reasoned choices
It is not true that parries and blocks (read [restrict][/restrict]) are totally refused by professionals, in a lot of cases they are simply harder to see for a novice (too small and ra...
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Shaolin conditioning secrets
Many of the modern equipment that is used nowadays (bodybuilding, MMA, other sport, etc.) often have correspondents in the ancient methods of body conditioning of Shaolin monks (read Physical conditioning: how it works).
The reason is that in the temple of Shaolin, the monks spent whole days, whole lives training and thinking on how to achieve the maximum possible psychophysical efficiency. It should not be astonishing that, in some case, equipment old thousands...
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