Kung Fu: what to learn before Chin Na
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Fighting strategy
Self-defense: why/when groin kicks do not work
Let’s start from the basics: are kicks good for self-defense? Although with due exceptions, in our self-defense method (read Personal defense: the S.A.F.E. method), we strongly discourage beginners and not-practitioners from implementing kicks higher than the knee level. Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see […]
Self-defense: when am I authorized to react?
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Ground fighting [MINI-GUIDE]
How to deal with a fight on the ground: a free mini-guide In terms of self-defense, ground fighting is at the same time: Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our home study classes here Learn Kung Fu online: a beginner-to-expert course). This […]
Martial arts: mental training in everyday life
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The combat scenario: how to control it
What is a scenario? We call “scenario”: Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our home study classes here Learn Kung Fu online: a beginner-to-expert course). In order, a scenario can be: In these scenarios, our level of attention changes from 0 to […]
Martial arts real-time strategy: how to
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Self-defense: are pressure points effective?
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Learn how to fight with a knife
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Fighting lessons (for beginners)
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The study of the opponent [MINI-GUIDE]
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Combat: how to avoid telegraphing my moves
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Quick reasoning in combat: how to develop it
What is the connection point between strategy and instinct? In mental terms, the sooner we become aware that any type of combat is a real-time chess match, the sooner we understand the importance of a mind capable of (relatively) complex quick reasoning. Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course […]
Martial arts: does speed matter?
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Defensive footwork, move smart and stay safe
Martial arts fast tips: defensive footwork, move smart and stay safe You have to learn to master balance and footwork to evade attacks effectively. Pivot, shuffle and angle yourself to control the fight’s rhythm.
Combat: exploit timing to strike
Martial arts fast tips: exploit timing to strike You have to learn to anticipate opponents’ moves and counter swiftly. How? Learn to recognize the openings to turn their attacks into opportunities for your own strike.
Combat energy efficiency: preserve and dominate
Martial arts fast tips: energy efficiency, preserve and dominate If you don’t train every day for several hours, don’t waste even the minimum energy on unnecessary movements. Use your resources efficiently, for useful strikes and a lasting defense: let fatigue the adversar.
Ground fighting basics: a secret treasure
Martial arts fast tips: basic ground fighting techniques, a secret treasure Learn the basic submission holds and escapes. Against a normal person, even if you are not an expert, grappling skills will give you an overwhelming advantage on the ground.
Self-defense: do not use the wrong kicks
Martial arts fast tips: self-defense, do not use the wrong kicks Until you are not well trained in dynamic combat contexts (and used to throw a minimum of 30 kicks per day), never hit with the legs above the knee level: the risks far outweigh the benefits.
Martial arts, combat range: control time & space
Combat range management: exploit time and space In a dynamic scenario, when our body learns to instinctively feel and understand the basic striking distances: We can start to fight at a more tactical level. Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our […]
The most effective combat technique
How to discover our personal, most effective, fighting technique A good fighter aims to know the highest possible number of techniques but he / she truly masters only a few ones; between these, there is one that he / she can: Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners […]
How to excel in combat
Martial arts fast tips: how to excell in combat The practitioner who excels in fighting is not the one who can mechanically reproduce the greatest number of techniques but rather the one who has understood the few (but crucial) principles that govern them and has passed every single day of his / her life to […]
The best way to fight
From a mental point of view, what is the best way to address fight? Our reasoning starts with a parallel with combat sports, where there is a figure (which most people rarely recognize as they should): the coach. Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see […]
What is the less effective fighting technique?
Martial arts fast tips: what is the less effective fighting technique? Excluding everything that is fake or too choreographic, the only real discriminant is the personal level of mastering: the number of contexts you have tested it, the experience you have to adapt it to the present scenario, the capability you have to recognize the […]
Trapping’s basics: distract and hit
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Trapping’s basics: cross and hit
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Trapping’s basics: bounce and hit
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Trapping: manage the opponent’s reaction
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Timing: the secret of combat effectiveness
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The 5 most common trapping errors
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How to know if a combat technique is truly effective?
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How to be unpredictable in combat
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How to counterpunch
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3 effective tips to dodge any attack
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How to stop a tackle in a fight
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Quick self-defense tips: how to protect the fingers [VIDEO]
Basic fast and simple self-defense video tips
Is Chin Na effective?
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The 3 winning mindsets of a fighter
The mindset of the warrior: 3 rules These are the best ways to see a fight (whether it is for self-defense or sports competitions): Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our home study classes here Learn Kung Fu online: a beginner-to-expert course). […]
Fighting stance: high, middle or low? When and how
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Friction: the best way to move during a fight
Combat movement In terms of spatial movement, we have already mentioned some of the most important aspects to consider: Static and dynamic balance (read How to improve balance: tricks and exercises and The concept of Dynamic Equilibrium) Rooting (read Kung Fu rooting: the pyramid concept) Basic footwork (read ) … Note – This article has […]
How to learn to fight: all the steps
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Self-defense: how to defend against knife attack
How to face a knife attack In this practical self-defense tutorial, we see what to do when someone tries to stab us and especially how to prevent it. Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our home study classes here Learn Kung […]
Self-defense: how to defend from a punch
How to defend against a front punch In this practical self-defense tutorial, we see how to face one of the most common (low-level) types of aggression: the classic backward overloaded front punch (the one that we see in all the camera-caught self-defense situation that we can find on the web). Note – This article has […]
TRAPPING’s BASICS: Control and Act
A trapping method to slow down or stop a fast fighter Continuing with the trapping topic (read Trapping’s basics: move and hit), we move to a slightly more complex type of interaction: “control and act”. Note – We do not repeat what we have already said in the past tutorial. This is the path we […]
Khabib vs Mcgregor fight: a psychological analysis
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Trapping’s basics: move and hit
The attack is the best defense (sometimes) We continue with the trapping topic (read Trapping) with the first simple type of interaction we teach, the one we call: “move and hit”. A note by Master Kongling – Let’s imagine to face an adversary with a certain martial arts preparation, trapping is almost useless against a […]
Standing stamina: what is and its development
What is standing stamina? In our Kung Fu, with “standing stamina” we refer to the capability to maintain static positions: it is the complementary opposite of what we call “dynamic equilibrium” (read The concept of Dynamic Equilibrium). To possess a good standing stamina skill means to be able to: Remain in a specific position without […]
Unpredictability: combine liquid & solid moves
The unpredictability of unstable harmony in combat The abnormal wave that leads the ship to inexorably crash against the rocks. Normally, the fighting styles that use soft (liquid) structures do not combine with those that use the rigid (solid) ones and vice versa but 6 Dragons Kung Fu tries to trigger a sort of “unstable” […]
9 teachings from the movie Batman Begins
Can a Hollywood movie transmit something useful in terms of martial arts? Everything can teach us something, the discriminant is the interpretation we give to what we catch through our senses. A good martial arts practitioner should always be: Openminded enough to catch even the smallest lesson from the most unexpected circumstances Rational and smart […]
Combat training: the speedball exercise
Combat training (intermediate level) An example of execution of Hanging Speedball exercise In this video, we show a practical example of the Hanging Speedball (read Basic tools: the Hanging Speedball) exercise (in the particular case, Master Kongling practice with an advanced configuration, ideal for intermediate / advanced practitioners). This training is one of the fundamental […]
How to immediately improve endurance
Fighting tips (beginner / intermediate level) How to increase the duration of your fighting performances In this video, we talk about a few small changes that are easy to apply both for the beginner, both for the expert but capable to elongate your combat endurance. Whether you are completely out of practice or training seriously, […]
Why 90% of your blows can be predicted
Fighting tips (beginner / intermediate level) How to become unpredictable in combat In this video, we talk about some of the most common tactical errors in combat and how to fix them (read also The 10 most common combat mistakes). The good news is that: these basic fighting concepts are instantaneously implementable. The key to […]
Forget everything you know about multiple opponents fighting [MINI-GUIDE]
A free mini-guide about multiple opponents fighting In pure terms of self-defense, even the mere fact of being attacked by a single aggressor automatically puts us at a disadvantage and the reasons are 2: The first is that if he / she has chosen us, he / she is probably inclined to think that he […]
Trapping
What is trapping in martial arts and what is it for? Trapping is a type of interaction widely used in Wing Chun (under the name Phon Sao) and in Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do: It consists of “capturing” the adversary through a tactical mobilization of our limbs (not necessarily grabbing him with our hands) It […]
Why professional fighters do not block / parry the blows?
Why professional fighters do not seem to use too many parries and blocks? Before starting, a few premises: After a certain level, every fighter has his own methods (preferred techniques, etc., read A 6DKF for each one) and his tactics are children of his psychophysical attitudes, training and reasoned choices It is not true that […]
MMA vs Tai Chi 10 seconds knock out: an explanation
The truth about a fight which has “upset” the foundations of Tai Chi from China to the United States A note by Master Kongling – Initially I was not so much interested in dealing with such a trivial subject but given the number of questions I’ve received, I decided to make a small effort sharing […]
The 10 principles of Tai Chi
An explanation of the most important concepts of Tai Chi Even if 6 Dragons Kung Fu has a lot of differences with Tai Chi (Taiji), it is very useful to analyze the core concepts of this incredibly complex and fascinating style of Kung Fu. Probably the teachings that we are going to share cannot be […]
Use of legs in a street fight
Should we use legs in a street fight? Let’s forget for a moment our legs and let’s imagine talking about a bazooka. Does it make sense to use a bazooka in a battle field (against similar war machines)? Of course yes, but only if: We are able to use it in the right way It […]
Self-defense: evaluate the opponent’s preparation [MINI-GUIDE]
Is it possible to instantly assess the dangerousness of an adversary? In a self-defense scenario, is it possible to recognize the preparation level of a potential aggressor only looking at him / her (his / her stance, way of moving, etc.)? No. We cannot be sure. We can try to read some of the most common […]
Flexible weapons: how to defend with a Nunchaku
Are flexible weapons for attack only? Flexible weapons like the Nunchaku (or erroneously “nunchuks”) are very versatile for the attack but in martial arts, we rarely see them discussed in defensive terms. Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our home study […]