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"Chi Kung, Development and Practical Application in Wing Chun Kung-Fu"
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108 pages
by Sifu Scott Baker
Foreword
Table of Contents
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Foreword For "Chi Kung, Development and Practical Application in Wing Chun Kung-Fu"
By Erle Montaigue (Master Degree, China)
Having read many books on Wing Chun over my 35 years in the martial arts business, it is with great pleasure that I now write the foreword for Scott Baker's book. This book is an attempt to bring Wing Chun out of the purely physical domain and in to the internal area including such things as Chi Kung (Qigong) and Dim-Mak. There have been other books that include Dim-Mak, however, these have been sketchy to say the least. Scott attempts to delve deeper into the area of point striking, covering acupuncture points and their effects etc. This book will be a great inclusion in any Wing Chun player's library.
Erle Montaigue
January 23, 2001
The following is the listing of the Table of Contents from the book. The page numbers are left out.
Contents:
Cautionary Note to Reader
Acknowledgements
Forward
Chapter 1
Introduction:
What is Kung Fu
What it takes to Master internal Kung Fu
Wing Chun with or without Chi Energy?
A Principle Centered System
Chapter 2
Learning about your chi
Teacher as a guide: An invitation to learn
Energy – Learn by doing
Relaxation
Two Keys: Attending and Intending
Hard and Soft Chi-kung
HARD CHI-KUNG TRAINING
SOFT CHI-KUNG TRAINING
Four Levels of Relaxation
Chapter 3
Wing Chun an Energy System
Assumptions of energy skills
Wing Chun: An advanced energy system
Chapter 4
Beginning with the Root
Four Standing Exercise
8 Pieces of Brocade
Breathing
Standing meditation from Shaolin
Dissolving and Marrow Washing
Normal and Reverse Breathing Techniques
Beginning the Standing Meditation
Advanced Standing Meditation: Bone Marrow Washing
The Advanced Standing Chi-kung Exercise of Sil Num Tao
Four keys: Relax, Root, Breathe, and Focus
The Tan Sau
The Wu Sau
The Fook Sau
Chapter 5
Learning to Move with Chi
Stepping
Turning
Wing Chun Kicking
1. Kicking Seeds
2. Kicking Principles
3. Soft, Internal Kicking Power
4. Kicking Targets
5. Kicking as Stepping
The Different Energy Expressions of the Three Boxing Forms
Chapter 6
Using Chi as a Weapon
The slap or sinking palm
Thrusting palm
Releasing energy through the fingers and toes (Biu Tze)
The short punch
The Yin and Yang manifestations of energy
Chapter 7
Chi Sau Purpose and Attitude
Learning a language or competing
Putting the Chi back into Chi Sau
Single Chi Sau the most important
Developing Deep Connectivity Through Chi Sau
THE 12 PROGRESSIVE STAGES OF "BEING" INTERACTION
1) POSITIONING: To occupy a strategic advantage
2) BALANCING: To maintain continuity and integrity
3) STICKING: To stay with what is
4) SPRINGING: To awaken and enliven the connection
5) DIRECTION: To close your shield and open his
6) WEIGHTING: To presence energy into the weapons
7) KU: To control the bridge
8) LISTENING: To Know what is
9) EXTENDING: To connect with what is
10) FOLLOWING: To stay with what is
11) JOINING: To interact with what is
12) LEADING: To influence what is
Double chi sau a conversational exchange
Freeing technique through principles
Chapter 8
Advanced Wing Chun Energy Training With the Wooden Dummy, Long Pole, & Butterfly Swords
Unlocking the secrets of the Dummy
Stages of dummy skills
Energy in the WC weapons
The 6 ½ point long pole
The 8 Slash swords of Wing Chun
Chapter 9
Wing Chun and Dim Mak
Dim Mak within the whole of Wing Chun
More than a touch?
Moving beyond the dummy
Principles that Unlock Dim Mak within the Dummy Form
Angle and Direction
Attack a Single Meridian
Yin and Yang
The 24 Hour Energy Cycle & the "Inner" Reverse Flow
Special Points
Fa-jing Energy Release-- Releasing energy to block energy
Refining to a touch (Uncle David)
Combining point Sequences from the Dummy Form.
Which motions do what?
First Sequence:
Second Sequence:
Third Sequence:
Fourth Sequence:
Fifth Sequence:
Sixth Sequence:
Seventh Sequence:
Eighth Sequence:
Ninth Sequence:
Tenth Sequence:
Concluding Remarks
A Final Invitation:
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