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Shaolin Kung-fu consist of 72 techniques
including 36 external and internal
exercises.
Each of the exercise has a very close
tie with Qigong (breathing exercise),
such as Tiebi Gong (the iron arm
exercise), Diao Gong (the exercise if
hanging from a tree with a rope around
the neck), Tiebushan (the belly
exercise), Yizhijin (the exercise of
standing on the ground with one finger,
Huo Gong (the exercise of licking a
burning hot iron shovel), Tietou Gong
(the iron head-- the exercise if head
training), Bading Gong (the exercise of
pulling out nails form a wood plate),
Yudai Gong (the arm exercise), Tizhuang
Gong (the exercise of kicking a stake
with one foot), Hama Gong (a toad like
exercise), Qianjhin Zhui (the exercise
of hafting a big stone
attached to the testes with a
rope), Yingzhao Gong (the
exercise of fingers), Da Muren
(the exercise of hitting a wood
figure),
Qingshen Shu (the light
exercise) and Tongzi Gong(the
exercise for boys).
The Shaolin Kung-fu players should have
the training of both light and hard
exercises besides the training of
managing various Shaolin weapons. The
masters of martial arts circles often said
that "it will be in vain if one practice the
boxing only;" and "one will have nothing to
pass on to his descendants if he practices
kung-fu only." This indicates the relations
among
kung-fu, boxing, and weapons are
like that relations between eyes and
ears. Once mastering the Shaolin
Kung-fu, one could notonly defeat the
enemies without any losses,
but also keep fit and live a
longer life.
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