"The exercising of weapons putteth away aches, griefs, and diseases, it increaseth strength and sharpeneth the wits, it giveth a perfect judgment, it expelleth melancholy, choleric, and evil conceits, it keepeth a man in breath, in perfect healthe, and long life." – George Silver (1599)

April 18 2010

Tap Harder!

Oh hell yes.  Somebody uploaded Yang Jwing-Ming’s entire Shaolin Chin-Na video to YouTube, one technique at a time:

Muscle grabbing Chin Na hurts just to watch:

Presumably Dr. Yang has crazy grip strength from all the White Crane conditioning exercises he’s done.  In his book, he mentions that you need to be considerably more skilled than your opponent in order to use any Chin Na effectively.  If you’re evenly matched, it’s better just to hit them — “In such a situation, to show mercy to your opponent is to be cruel to yourself.”

The whole collection: http://www.youtube.com/user/ApocalypseJournal

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Brandon
April 20, 2010
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We do this in Ninjutsu too. Skin grabs hurt so bad it’s indescribable.

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