Shaolin Soft Boxing - Softcover

Shaolin Soft Boxing is an inner strength exercise of the Shaolin School of martial arts. It is said to be created originally by HuiKe, the second master of Shaolin Temple, consisting of 3 sets of soft boxing exercise. It is taught only to the senior monks of the temple and only within the temples compound, not to be spread to the outside world. This form of exercise consists of gentle and forceful continuous movements with combination of mind, strength and proper breathing. It is one of Shaolins advanced forms, with the superb combination of Shaolin quint essential qualities and Taiji poetic charm. The movements with its high and low postures performed at a smoothing speed especially suitable for the middle aged and elderly people. The boxing of Shaolin takes forceful movements as main, and there is little boxing of inner strength and sensitivity with soft movements as main spread in the society. The movement speed of Shaolin Soft Boxing is between Shaolin Boxing and Taiji Boxing. Its forceful, soft, but not slow. The skills such as Luohan Carries Basket On the Arm, the Languid Monk Lies On Pillow,and One Hand Inserts Joss Stick are the Shaolin classic skills which conquers the forceful with the soft and which makes one win with technique. This book adopts the three-dimensional teaching method of diagram, words and video. The authoritative are invited for technical performance and teaching demonstrations, guaranteeing the learners to gain the real technical method transmission.