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Dragon movements are gentle and flowing, yet very powerful

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Dragon Style is noted for its flowing movements. The Dragon movements are gentle and graceful but powerful. The uninitiated may find it hard to comprehend. How can one be gentle and graceful, yet powerful? The answer lies in chi flow and internal force.

Actually there is no lack of kungfu literature mentioning that past internal art masters, of course including women, were relaxed, gentle but very powerful – in combat as well as in their daily life. Even if they believe what they read, they may not believe that we in Shaolin Wahnam have these benefits too. As in many other aspects concerning kungfu, we should feel flattered rather than angry at their disbelief. They prove to us, though they themselves never mean it, we have achieved such remarkable results that many people consider impossible.

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Gentle, Flowing and Powerful

Peter and Adam are working out a combat sequence from their Dragon Form Set. Their movements are gentle and flowing, but powerful like a Dragon. How can they be powerful when they are gentle? It is due to their internal force.
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Hallmark of the Dragon Style

Peter initiates the attack. Adam responds with “Green Dragon Shoots Pearl”, neutralizing Peter’s attack and counter-striking at the same time. Peter applies the same tactic of “defence cum counter”, using the pattern “Swimming Dragon Plays with Water”. It is a good response, yet Grandmaster Wong improves it further with good body-movement, which is hallmark of the Dragon Style.
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Exploiting the Opponent’s Momentum

Grandmaster Wong uses the flowing movement of the Dragon to neutralize Adam’s attack and simultaneously counter-strike him. Nick responds in the same way. But Grandmaster Wong exploits Adam’s momentum, grips his hand, and strike his groin with a reverse-swinging fist.
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Exploiting an Opponent’s Strong Point

Adam responds excellently to Peter’s attack using the following movement of a Dragon. Grandmaster Wong shows how, at an advanced level, you can turn an opponent’s strong point against himself! Adam’s strong point is his flowing movement. Grandmaster Wong exploits Adam’s flowing movement to defeat him. Of course you need to be very skillful to do that.
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Enhancing Technique with Good Footwork

Adam’s application of “Swimming Dragon Plays with Water” to counter Peter’s attack (shown in the previous video clip) is a good response. Grandmaster Wong makes it even better by enhancing the footwork involved. By slightly shifting the back leg backwards, Grandmaster Wong can strike Peter, but minimize the risk of Peter’s counter-attack.
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1. Returning to the Basics
2. Form, Force, Flow and Element of Threat
3. Reviewing the Basic Combat Sequences
4. Devising Strategies Using Combat Sequences
5. Applying Strategies for Effective Combat
6. Free Sparring with Prescribed Conditions
7. Combat Sequences to Train Spontaneous Attacks and Responses
8. Using Strategies and Tactics in Attack and Defence
9. It is Heartening to see so Many People Using Kungfu in Free Sparring
10. Felling and Gripping Techniques in Shaolin Kungfu

11. How Sequence Training and Chi Flow Enhance Combat Efficiency
12. The Tiger-Crane Set - Manifesting the Hard and the Soft in Shaolin Kungfu
13. The Dragon-Tiger Set - Crystallization of Two Wahnam Traditions
14. The Dragon-Form Set - Demonstrating that Softness Can be Very Powerful
15. Shaolin Monkey Set – Symbolizing Spiritual Path from Cheekiness to Enlightenment
16. Shaolin Five-Animal Set – Gist of Shaolin Forms and Essence
17. Shaolin Pakua Set Set – An Exclusive Set Fit for Kings and Generals
18. Combat Application pf Pakua – Sharing Secrets for Combat Efficiency
19. Beginning to Learn some Monkey Tricks
20. Refining Techniques in Combat

21. Some Examples of High level Combat
22. Collective Effort for Greater Benefits
23. Can Sophisticated Kungfu Techniques be Used in Combat?
24. Skills are usually More Important than Techniques
25. One-Finger Shooting Zen – the Treasure of Shaolin Wahnam
26. Raising Levels of Techniques and Tactics in Combat
27. Bringing Combat Skills to More Sophisticated Levels
28. Monkey Techniques are Flowing and Agile but can be Very Devastating
29. Flowing with the Opponent's Momentum
30. Beware of the Monkey Tricks

31. Marvelous Techniques Beget Marvelous Techniques
32. How to Raise your Level of Combat
33. How you can Defeat your Opponents
34. Employing Sophisticated Kungfu Techniques to Enhance Combat Efficiency
35. Systematic Training is Essential for Combat Efficiency
36. Raising Combat Efficiency from Basic to Advanced Levels
37. Kungfu Philosophy and Swaying Willows
38. Hands Pave the Way, Kicks to Clinch Victory
39. Six Harmonies of the Double Tiger Claws
40. The Amazement and Effectiveness of Monkey Kicks

41. A Bag Full of Monkey Tricks
42. Gentle and Flowing, yet Very Powerful





To be continued

• Intensive Chi Kung Course
• Intensive Shaolin Kungfu Course
• Intensive Taijiquan Course

• List of Certified Shaolin Wahnam Instructors

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