How to dodge punches: prepare the body for the “U” motion Before starting to train our reflexes to recognize and avoid punches, we must accustom our body to the calibrated and explosive movement of a basic dodge (read Dodge attacks). Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on […]
Coordination has to be a constant in martial arts. Here is an exercise that helps us to have greater mastery of our body: Let’s take a pencil / pen and a sheet of paper (A4 size) Let’s create in our mind a state of relaxation and concentration With one hand, let’s grasp the pencil and […]
The second exercise to build a good muscle chain After the first exercise (read Exercise 1 for the abs to develop the muscle chain), it is now time to see the second one useful to condition our muscle chain (read Use the body power: the muscle chain). Note – This article has been asked by […]
Conditioning to pain: a simple but effective exercise After having familiarized ourselves with the concept of “pain tolerance” (read Acceptance and prevention of pain), it is now time to make a new step toward a real impact conditioning for combat. Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on […]
A multitasking practice to develop physical and mental coordination In 6 Dragons Kung Fu when we talk about coordination we do not refer only to the capability to master more or less complex motor skills but also to the ability to mentally focus on 2 (or more) different and simultaneous tasks. Note – This article […]
Why condition our body to resist pain One of the most basic aspects that a true martial artist should learn to manage / reduce is pain. We cannot panic or remain powerless at the slightest contact, no matter if: Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon […]
At the base of multitasking: mental coordination With “mental coordination” we normally refer to the ability to process information, plan / organize actions and make decisions in a coherent / effective way. Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our home study […]
See everything, do not look at anything: the applications As we seen in the past articles (read The overall view: see everything, do not look at anything and What we need to develop the overall view) the overall view is a fundamental skill for any kind of practitioner: In self-defense – To see what happens around us (unexpected aggressors, […]
The basic concepts of stealth walking As Ninjutsu teaches us, the same concepts that we have introduced talking about invisibility in the crowd (read Be invisible in the crowd: divert attention), return in stealth walking: Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend […]
An exercise to develop the soft touch skill 6 Dragons Kung Fu has no juggling purposes but a basic level of dexterity is absolutely fundamental: especially managing sharpened weapons. During combat is not so strange to lose the control of ours or opponent’s weapon and this eventuality must be managed in the correct way. Particularly in the […]
Is the overall view a suppressed instinct? Continuing the discussion about the overall view (read The overall view: see everything, do not look at anything) we want to start to understand how to develop it. The first things to know are that: The overall view is a skill that most of the animals possess (especially if […]
How to build a good kinetic chain (for martial arts) The best way to develop our muscle chain (read Use the body power: the muscle chain) is by conditioning the muscle memory (read The muscle memory) of our body in groups: Note – This article has been originally asked by one of our Core Course […]
A very interesting exercise (not for beginners) to develop the ability to grab / catch / dodge / manage human limbs is the 6 Dragons Kung Fu’s Dynamic Water Bottle training. This evolution of the fabric cloth practice (read Basic tools: the cloth) is a workout that implies: A considerable speed and accuracy (spatial intelligence) A basilar […]
The benefits of constant change conditioning After the explanation of what we mean by “constant change” in our Kung Fu (read Same exercises, different execution) we want now to share a few practical ideas on how to make our training: Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on […]
How to kick remaining stable: a few simple tips In this tutorial, we want to share a few effective tricks to immediately improve our balance while kicking (read also How to kick (simple explanation)). Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend our […]
Reach a target with a dart (or a stone, or a knife or any other object) with calm and concentration is useful but only covers a small part of what we really want to learn. We are not preparing to become jugglers, almost immediately we have to project ourselves in the real context, we have […]
All disciplines that include the intensive use of physical faculties of the human body (in particular those involving the fight) expose us to the risk of injuries. Potentially even in simple workouts, we are constantly in danger of suffering more or less serious accidents, it is inevitable. This is something from which the true martial […]
The improvement of toe performance As we said in Why train fingers and toes, quite often the importance of the toes is underestimated but their contribution to the economy of a fight has not to be underestimated (for balance, to direct the body inertia, etc.). Note – This article has been asked by one of […]
An advanced practice to build stamina, reflexes, speed and spatial intelligence In our school, after the first 3 basic tools (read ): the next most effective tool to develop good martial skills (read All the skills of 6 Dragons Kung Fu) is certainly the Tennis ball. Note – This article has been asked by one of […]
Hands strengthening for combat Conditioning: why and how? In martial arts terms, at least basic impact conditioning (read Conditioning check for the impact) of the body is a key aspect for those who want to: Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on Patreon (see how to attend […]
After understanding what is the dynamic equilibrium, here we have 3 exercises that can help us to develop it (10 minutes each): First exercise (do not drop down) Let’s find a place away from potential obstacles The starting position is standing (we can not move our feet) Let us fall in random directions (right, left, […]
What is Dynamic Equilibrium? Before learning how to strike we must learn how to push, before learning how to push we must learn how to lean on. In 6 Dragons Kung Fu (like it happens in many other martial arts) leaning, pushing and hitting are concepts that blend with each other continuously (read 6DKF’s interactions: from the […]
A wooden dummy cannot move Before starting, it is important to stress that: This is not a classical training and this is not the Wing Chun or Jeet Kune Do’s wooden dummy (read The 6 Dragons Kung Fu’s wooden dummy) The practice with the wooden dummy is an extension of one of the core technical […]
When we fight our senses show us targets, specific positions to be reached or take to defend or attack, but, once made our movements towards these “destinations”, we find out that the ones we reach are often different from where we really wanted to be. In 6DKF we train to reach progressively higher and higher […]
In combat, power and speed are not enough to reach the excellence Contrary to what many think, power and speed, alone, have nothing to do with prevailing: in any type of martial clash (read also The 6 types of martial clash). Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners […]
In 6 Dragons Kung Fu’s trapping method (read Trapping [MINI-GUIDE]), we generally try to avoid as much as possible to grab the opponent with our fingers but when we have to (or when we have a good opportunity): we want to be sure that our grip is not only solid but also able to directly […]
Express the maximum performance of the body That of the metal sphere is a very important concept in 6 Dragons Kung Fu: it allows even a total beginner to easily release a lot more power than the one he / she could normally gain access to. Note – This article has been asked by one […]
How to empower the perception Our goal is not so much to become able to fight in the darkness but to learn to do not base our fighting capability on the sight, to listen to the other senses and mental faculties like: Spatial intelligence – With wich, we can create a mental map of the […]
Dragon Motion: a step forward Continuing the Dragon Motion’s exploration started in Dragon Motion: the swirling movements, we want to deepen some of the peculiar aspects of this technique and give some of the basics to start its development. Note – This article has been originally asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on […]
Swirling movements Many of the 6 Dragons Kung Fu’s fighting movements (not all, read for example The best way to hit first) follow “swirling trajectories”; this choice (as for a lot of other oriental styles of combat) is not for artistic purposes, the idea is to reach a higher level of body control, useful to: […]
We said that the fingers have to be trained for resistance, flexibility, agility and power, here are some exercises (one for each of these skills): Resistance, take a bag of rice (0.5-1kg), let’s close it well and while we grab (with great force) with one hand, with the other we have to hit it with […]
The main concepts related to balance First of all, we must introduce a few definitions. Given a “perfectly flat” ground: Center of gravity – It’s the point of application of all weight forces on a body Point of support – It is the point where is projected the center of gravity onto the ground (eg. […]
Train fingers and toes In the economy of typical martial arts physical conditioning (read Physical conditioning: how it works), toes and fingers are almost always ignored. 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 […]
Basic tools: the cloth, the most unorthodox but effective training tool of our school The most crucial technical practice of 6 Dragons Kung Fu (read ) is one that we perform by throwing and hitting a cloth on the fly. Note – This article has been asked by one of our Core Course practitioners on […]
Why improving our striking skills is crucial Beyond the focus of each martial art (fighting on the ground, throws, etc.), if we need to fight in a real self-defense scenario (read What is the difference between real fights and combative sports), the primary technical sector to count on is and always remains striking (kicks, punches, […]
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What are focused on the 6 Dragons Kung Fu’s combat skills? 6 Dragons Kung Fu is a style of life before then a martial art but it has been created to give the opportunity to all of its real practitioners (read You can call yourself a 6 Dragons Kung Fu’s practitioner if…) to acquire high-level […]
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