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 […]
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: […]
Stretching for intermediate practitioners After seeing the basic exercises for stretching the whole body and the correct modalities of execution, let’s go to the next step with our tendons transformation path: the intermediate level exercises for flexibility. In this discussion we talk about lower limbs dynamic elongation, it is however fundamental to repeat that it […]
Stretching for intermediate practitioners After seeing the basic exercises for stretching the whole body and the correct modalities of execution, let’s go to the next step with our tendons transformation path: the intermediate level exercises for flexibility. In this discussion we talk about the upper limbs, it is however fundamental to repeat that it is […]
The body pyramid In 6 Dragons Kung Fu, when we talk about rooting (as in Tai Chi or in Wing Chun) we refer substantially to two things: Ability to resist the opponent’s interaction (thrusts, projections, etc.) without losing balance Ability to express the full potential of our body power (punches, constrictions, etc.) avoiding any dispersion […]
Why is flexibility so important for a fighter? Let’s see the principal reasons why flexibility is so useful in martial arts (in combat and not only): All the fighting movements become more fluid, powerful and fast (because they do not find the slowdown of limited joints) The body becomes more resistant and less predisposed to […]
Is the iron palm practice good for a woman? Hands conditioning is not a matter of gender, we have to choose our training path in relation to our specific goals: Gain breaking-related abilities Be able to sustain a real self-defense situation … The problem is not being male or female, Kung Fu does not make these kinds […]
6 Dragons Kung Fu’s 5th Meditation Method can be considered as a part of the 4th Method (read Meditation method 4). While the previous one is a complete meditative oriented activity, this extrapolation can be considered its “portable version; it serves to bring its type of breathing in many other moments of our martial life: […]
In 6 Dragons Kung Fu, we teach the basics of body control (inspired by Yoga, Shaolin, direct experience, etc.); from there anyone, with discipline, concentration and preparation, can try to reach his own objectives (potentially there are no limits). We do not teach anything of spiritual, mystic and / or religious. For example, we talk […]
In this article, we want to see 5 type of jumping exercises for beginners. 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 […]