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Cloud Hands & Earth Meditation
a workshop taught by Master Share K. Lew
The CLOUD HANDS is the beginning exercise of the Tao Ahn Pai nuigung (internal-cultivation). Cloud Hands practice supports great health, increases vitality, and builds a strong foundation for further nuigung training. The exercise includes a series of five non-strenuous movements and a quiet, seated meditation. The time required for practice will fit into anyone’s schedule.
Master SHARE K. LEW is the 23rd generation lineage holder of the Tao Ahn Pai, a school of Taoist healing and martial arts recognizing Taoist Immortal, Lu Dongbin, as the founder. In 1934, at the age of 16, Master Lew entered the Yellow Dragon Monastery, located at the summit of Mt. Luofu, Guangdong Province, China. Master Lew lived and studied thirteen years within the Monastery’s serene atmosphere, receiving training in the full range of Taoist healing and martial arts. In August 1948, Master Lew immigrated to the U.S., and in 1970 he began teaching the American public. Master Lew, a youthful 93 years of age, continues teaching the Tao Ahn Pai nuigung exercises privately in San Diego and in public workshops throughout the U.S.
DATE: June 23-24, 2012, 10:00am till 12:00pm and 2:00pm till 4:00pm both days.
Class will begin at 10:00am (please arrive 10-15 minutes early). We will have a break for lunch 12:00-2:00pm, resuming class at 2:00pm and concluding at 4:00pm.
LOCATION: San Diego, California.
TUITION: $225.
Class size is limited, and registration is required.
CONTACT:
For information and registration, contact Juanita Lew via email: sharelew@aim.com.
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螳螂拳 Mantis Kung Fu Class Note from a Dilligent 2008 Student
Fri Sep 19, 2008 @ 08:44PM
During my lesson on Friday, Shifu broke down how one would go about engaging a threat/opponent into three main phases. Those three phases being Gravitate, Levitate, and Obliterate. Each phase, levitate and obliterate, depends on the former in order to be successful... 99% of the time, since nothing is absolute. Also, each of the three phases use principles from both Mantis and Tai Chi.
Phase 1 is Gravitate. Here's some terms essential to this part of the phase: Zhan (to stick), Nian (to adhere), Lian (to link), Sui (to follow), Diao (to intercept), Jin (to go forward/advance), and Pung (expansive). Some of these terms have similar meanings but have subtle differences; such as Zhan and Nian. Both are similar in description but Zhan is passive while Nian is active; an example of this would be in the exercise "Seal, Steal, Lift" where you are Nian on the initiating side of the exercise attacking and the other side is Zhan defending (which at higher levels could be used to draw an opponent in). There's also a subtle difference between Lian and Sui. Lian is when you set a certain distance that you want to maintain and control with your opponent; such as moving forward to close distance and moving backward to set your opponent up for an attack (Mirror Drill). Sui is taking away your opponents escape route by following. The terms Diao and Jin can be used together (Diao Jin) which in simplest terms would be delineating an attack and immediately following up with a punch or other attack.. Pung acts like an atmosphere by either warding off oncoming attacks or engulfing your opponent into a set up or other proactive attack (Battle Pung, patent pending Mr. Winfield).
The second phase is Levitate, where you are basically uprooting your opponent setting them up for either a knockdown, throw, or takedown depending on circumstance and preference. A couple of terms associated with this phase are Tie (to tag/contact with) and Kao (lean/bump). 99.9% of the time Tie is affecting the lower body and Kao is affecting the upper body. You are manipulating your opponent at their fulcrum points in the upper and lower halfs of the body. This can be achieved by doing a slight push, pull, or combination of the two. Think of the throws in the Yang 24 Short Form such as "Parting the Wild Horse's Mane" and "Brush the Knee".
The third phase is Obliterate. Just as it sound this is where you deliver the crushing, debilitating blow to your adversary. This can be done by using mutiple principle such as striking, joint manipultion, throws, and kicks; or even a combination of techniques like a strike paired with a throw. This phase is basically the culmination of all of your bridging, striking, traps, and every other principle you can think of that can end a threat.
G.L.O - gravitate in, levitate your opponent, then obliterate them.
(Hopefully this info is useful to everyone, and if anyone has corrections or wishes to add anything please do so).
- Happy Training
Mr. Alexander
Falling Up | Threshold Martial Arts Training
The key to progress is learning how to fail productively. Much like Martial Arts, failing productively is a craft that each individual has to customize for themselves. Fail too much, and you are only proving incompetence. If you don’t fail at all you will never reach your true potential.
This is true for Self Defense, Martial Arts, and fitness training. The mind and body must be stressed within healthy limits but outside of comfort zones for progress to occur.
Here is a sample progression to failing up:
1. Take it slow. Allow the mind and body to digest the new stimulus. If you are learning a new technique, practice slow to insure proper form. If you are cutting or adding calories, take 2-3 days of acclimating the metabolism to the caloric change. If you are changing your fitness routine, prepare the muscles and heart for the new challenge by breaking down elements of the new exercise or routine into smaller isolated pieces.
2. Ramp it up and Rep it up: Once you are performing consistently well, start to execute your diet, workout, or martial arts technique with high frequency. If you are changing caloric intake, consume up to 6 times/day for at least 21 days straight. For your fitness routine, piece your workout or exercise back together and train 4-5 times/week for up to 21 days. For your martial arts training, start practicing your technique at higher speeds and at least 100 reps. per technique.
3. Fast as you Can, Slow as you Must: This is where we test the threshold of our success. The key here is to push outside of your comfort zone and attempt to fail once out of every five attempts. If you are reducing calories, try one day to reduce even more either through training or caloric intake. Assess your energy levels and how well you recover from your workouts. Continue doing so each day until you find the slump. The productive caloric intake may be the conditions that you allowed yourself from the day before, which is normally lower than what we imagined. The same remains true for working out . Attempt maximal effort either by increasing reps, speed, resistance, or all three. The key is to push you’re your maximal heart rate a little bit more each time. Martial Arts training is unique in that perceived stress effects the integrity of the technique. Pressure testing as fast as you can without compromising technique is what measures your effectiveness. If integrity is compromised, than take it down a notch until you get your success rates back up.
Remember, the key ratio of success to failure is 5:1. If you are failing more than one time for every five attempts, you may put your health and training habits at risk. If you aren’t failing at all, then you aren’t improving.
Keep it moving. Keep failing up.
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Immortal Fitness Martial Arts
Train Hard. Live Long
Learn Traditional Praying Mantis Kung Fu in San Diego
Call (619) 917 - 9017 to get started.
Related Links:
Consolidating Motion Part 1: Mantis Kung Fu Double Tap Quickness
Consolidating Motion Part 2: Tiger Gate Variation in Praying Mantis Kung Fu
Mantis Kung Fu Notes: Attacking on the Half Beat
Praying Mantis Kung Fu Counter Punching Techniques
螳螂拳 Mantis Kung Fu Class Notes | Close Quarter Drill
Trapping is a term used to describe Kung Fu striking techniques that manipulate the opponents defenses and includes trapping counter-measures. The term trapping may be very misleading as it suggests a measure of controlling the opponents defenses resulting in the opponent being compeltely "trapped". While this may occur where the opponent has no room to evade, trapping techniques are predominately utiized to manipulate the opponents defenses to free up the striking lanes.
Using the logic of completely trapping the opponent, clinch controls provide maximal control of the opponents posture, balance, and extremeties. However, clinch techniques exclusively occupy the upper body with the task of control requiring the options to abort half the clinch to strike, clinch and throw, or clinch and utilize knee strikes. It should be noted that knee strikes from the clinch compromise your own stability which is considered high risk in personal defense environements.
Trapping is closest to what is known as clinch fighting, where there is some measure of manipulating the opponents defense, posture, and balance. Trapping and clinch fighting are great personal defense tools in that you establish skill sets that include some measure of controlling the opponent; a necessary skill set in fighting armed assailants. This consistency of clear, control, counter techniques habituates skills that apply to both armed and unarmed scenarios as well as the abiltiy to remain relatively mobile in the case of multiple assailants.
In Mantis Boxing specifically, techniques are sequenced to tenderize with clinch striking coupled with clinch-strike-knockdown combinations. Quick and direct.
At Immortal Fitness Martial Arts, we formulate our training methods to reflect the progression from primal fighting to tactical and strategic fighting methods indicative of advanced Chinese Martial Arts. Note the evolutions from cover defense, to natural "push away" style elbow control, to the trapping/clinch fighting tactics.
Call or Text Now for a Complimentary Guest Pass (619) 917-9017
Need more information? You can reach us anytime by calling (619) 917 – 9017.
Immortal Fitness Martial Arts
Train Hard. Live Long
Learn Traditional Praying Mantis Kung Fu in San Diego
Call (619) 917 - 9017 to get started.
Related Links:
Consolidating Motion Part 1: Mantis Kung Fu Double Tap Quickness
Consolidating Motion Part 2: Tiger Gate Variation in Praying Mantis Kung Fu
Mantis Kung Fu Notes: Attacking on the Half Beat
Praying Mantis Kung Fu Counter Punching Techniques
W3 Weekend Warrior Workout
The Dub Tre is a task specific weekend warrior workout program designed to be fun, functional, and challenging. The workouts include simulated martial arts techinques and tactical firearm movement.
The first Weekend Warrior Workout will focus on Team Tactics. Military, Private Security, and Law Enforcement will find direct translation to the fitness demands unique to the job, while civilians will have fun exploring life-like "Call of Duty" training. The first Dub Tre workout will be:
April 7th, 2012
Saturday Morning 0800-1000
$25 per person
Location TBA
The workout simulates 5 possible combat scenario's concluded with a timed challenge course. 2-5 lb. dumbells and weighted sticks may be used to simulate the use of rifles and add the element isometric endurance training.
- 10 rep. heel kicker-burpee push up warm ups
- Stage 1 "Reflex" = 3 sets of 10 reps. lateral 3 yard sprint-squats
- Stage 2 "Advance" = 10 reps of 10 yard Sprint-lunge cover
- Stage 3 "Fall Back" = 10 reps of 10 yard Sprint-1 hand burpee cover
- Stage 4 "Extract" = 3 sets of 15 yard man-down extraction
- Stage 5 "Avenge" = 10 alternating reps of: 10 yard sprint-lunge 2 shots-burpee 2 shots-lunge 2shots/10 yard sprint-lunge 2shots-roll back and sit up/crunch up left 2 shots, right 2 shots-sit up to lunge 2 shots
- Final Stage = combat calisthenic challenge course: 1 set of each exercise for time.
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Range of Motion Flexibity Training
April 7th, 2012
Saturday Morning 0800-1000
$25 per person
Location TBA
