The Secret to Real Kung Fu Power
Unlock the Hidden Force Behind Kung Fu—Master Internal Training
Kung Fu is not just about speed and strength—it’s about power that comes from within. Many beginners make the mistake of focusing on external movements while neglecting internal training (內功訓練), the foundation of explosive strikes, endurance, and resilience.
🔥 What You’ll Discover in This Guide:
- ✔ Why brute strength fails in real combat and how breath control (氣功) unlocks true power
- ✔ Tendon training secrets (易筋經) that give Kung Fu masters their legendary force—even at old age
- ✔ How softness (柔) generates greater striking power than muscle tension
- ✔ Iron Body and Cotton Body training to absorb strikes and redirect force effortlessly
- ✔ The combat advantages of internal training: fight longer, hit harder, and become untouchable
💭 Ever wondered how Kung Fu masters can hit with bone-crushing force yet stay completely relaxed? The answer lies in internal training.
Internal Training in Kung Fu: The Key to Real Power
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The Drunken Boxing Project: Semester 4
This ten week session begins intermediate Drunken Fist. The second Drunken Fist form is taught covering new movements like Drunkard toasts the Moon and Lightning Legs in detail. Applications of the four types and four layers discussed alongside body methods training for lower and middle Dantian. The First five of the ten core principles are discussed in depth. These principles are strategy methods for combative applications of Drunken fist on live opponents. Interception, Controlling the Terrain, Patterns/Habits, Stepping Past, and controlling the diameter of the Sphere. The 18 Ghost Steps are also covered. This is the Sixth of the Ten principles and is based completely on studying footwork. The 18 steps create opportunities to kick and throw opponents with 'Cutting Legs' methods.
The Drunken Boxing Project: Semester 3 STAFF
The Drunken systems first weapon is the staff. This ten week session covers three different sets: - The Dragon Pole (Long Pole Fighting) Form - Dragon on the Lotus (Dragon Pole on Lotus Steps) - The rare Drunken Guan Dao. Guan Dao is an ancient Chinese calvary weapon. A six foot staff with a two foot blade on one end and a spear head on the other. Traditionally a heavy weapon and difficult to train with the form creates body connectivity as well as teaching the use of the weapon. The form is done with a simple six foot staff (or broomstick!) teaching the 'Heaven and Earth' double ended staff system. The staffs 'Secret exercises' are also covered outside the forms. Dragon pole: Nine Directions/18 Strikes, Row the Boat, 'Sun' Character circles, The moon has Three Rings, Black Dragon wags Tail... Double Ended Staff: Single and Double Hua (Flowers), Sweep the Floor, Dragon whips Tail, 'The Box'...
The Drunken Boxing Project: Semester 2
These ten weeks are devoted to two training methods. A second secret section of the Drunken form taught only to disciples of Ma Qinglong. The form is a study of the eight secret exercises with combative applications and Qigong. In an effort to preserve the entire style this is being shared publicly for the first time. Secondly the internal Iron Palm system Daoist Heavy Hands is taught with detail. The system is not a typical body hardening type of iron palm but a method for releasing the bodies own weight through the hands. No toughening of the hands is done. The system includes three methods: 12 posture qigong, Light-as-air exercises, and the Five Elements Iron Palm (bean) bag striking. This qigong helps to build the intangible heavy force of Drunken boxing