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[xxaznboii207xx]

i am studying white crane style kung fu and i would like to know if kung fu hardens the body and quickens the reflexes to block/dodge. I would also like to know if kung fu would win in a one on one street fight against an average fighter with no skill in kung fu.

[Mr. Mike]

the kung fu won't necessarily harden your body, but how you train in it will. You will also gain the skill to block and dodge hits.

will it give you an advantage over somebody who isn't trained in Kung Fu? Yes, if they have no training at all. Otherwise, it will be up to the fighter's training level.

[fangshi]

The skills you learn , such as body hardening and dodging will be relative to the training that you do . Many styles have those types of training with in them (some more than others ) .

As far fighting skills , well , that comes down to individual skill most of the time . The more prepared and experienced you are the better chance you have .

[BMmonk]

One thing my Sifu taught me was being able to create body armor in which the Shaolin used 24 postures to strengthen their muscles. Basically its a form of resistance using your own bodys strength. The reason why i was taught this is that what it does is stretches out the muscle but hardening it and creating the muscle to be extremely flexible but yet strong enough to with stand abuse if you get hit.

Before i used to weight train alot, and grant it when you do this all your muscles are bunched in together, but when i learned the Shaolin 24 body postures my muscles didn't look so bunched up but it made it flexible for me to move my arms and legs fast and still carry power to them.

[CadetRay]

hey xxaznboii207xx i m learning white crane in sf chinatown 2 whats the name of ur dojo? wondering if its the same one. of corse it can win in a street fight!

[Bong-laap]

One thing my Sifu taught me was being able to create body armor in which the Shaolin used 24 postures to strengthen their muscles. Basically its a form of resistance using your own bodys strength. The reason why i was taught this is that what it does is stretches out the muscle but hardening it and creating the muscle to be extremely flexible but yet strong enough to with stand abuse if you get hit.

Before i used to weight train alot, and grant it when you do this all your muscles are bunched in together, but when i learned the Shaolin 24 body postures my muscles didn't look so bunched up but it made it flexible for me to move my arms and legs fast and still carry power to them.

This sounds interesting. Are there books to be obtained regarding the 24 postures? or is it something that will only be taught in certain Kwoons?

[Master Jules]

No matter what style of martial art you train in, your ability to perform on the street is determined by the frequency and intensity of your training. It really comes down to the perserverence of the individual, and his/her desire to improve their ability and knowledge.

[CapitalKarate]

I second that.

[BMmonk]

This sounds interesting. Are there books to be obtained regarding the 24 postures? or is it something that will only be taught in certain Kwoons?

To be honest im not to sure if there are books in reference to these postures, but because my Sifu learned them from his SiCoung(my sifu's grandmaster). He applied physical knowledge for me to learn these postures and to strengthen my own body. Whats interesting is that how strong your body parts can be when doing these postures, from the strength in your arms to how strong your grip in your fingers become.

If you do look it up try looking for books that are based off the Shaolin Style and maybe they may dab into the postures. But to give you an idea of the base posture is The horse stance from the waist down, with your feet no further then your shoulder width, toes pointed in, knees locked facing outward. What this does is stabalizes the horse stance so you do not get tired fast. Because of the locking of the knees in an outward position it breaks down the stress in your thighs through your knees thus making you able to withstand long periods of standing time. One example of a posture is doing this lower stance as i mentioned and then with both hands place them together as if you are praying. With all your strength each arm would push into the other, and then you would position your arm to move to the left, then to the right, up above as high as you can, and as low as you can, while creating as much resistance into your muscle. WHat this does is stretches your muscles and hardens it in its longest lengh.

[Sam]

best way to condition yourself against pain from being hit is to get hit a lot.... just like conditioning your knuckles against punching damage - you punch things.