What's the difference between the training of someone who exercises regularly and the training of a martial artist? Body builders may look strong but be inflexible. Yoga practioners may be flexible but ask him or her to perform a martial art’s kick and they have no power or speed. This is one of the reasons why there are a variety of Shaolin exercises and forms. We train our whole body in a very focused way so every exercise we do increases power, speed, flexibility, endurance, and reaction time.
At the Shaolin Temple we build up our fitness level from our inside out, not from the outside in. Fitness is much more than good stamina. Strength is much more than being able to lift heavy weights.
Suggested Training Plan
The training plan below covers all of your Shaolin Training in one workout. This is not for beginners, you need a level of fitness to be able to do this.
1) Run, skip or cycle for twenty minutes to make your body hot.
2) Raise each knee a hundred times to loosen your muscles.
3) Stretch your legs and hips.
4) Practise the five fundamental Shaolin kicks from Shaolin Workout 1.
5) Do some push ups to train your upper body and / or some exercises from Qigong For Upper Body.
6) Do some traditional punches to stretch out the muscles from Shaolin Workout 1Repeat 2) – 6) three times.
Once you have finished this training do some traditional forms, shadow box or do a workout from one of my workout of bootcamp DVDs.
Qigong
After you have gone through this training plan, finish your training with the most important exercise of all; Qigong. The power of your martial art's comes from the power of your Qi. Qigong enhances the power of all the external training you have done, awakening the energy matrix of your body.
The Power Of Qi
Many athletes especially long distance runners and cyclists know that it is their mind as much as their body that gets them through the race. Once their mind has given up then they too will give up and they won’t be able to continue and complete or win the race. Even though they understand the power of their mind, they don’t understand the power of Qi. This is why they end up retiring when they're in their thirties. They don’t look after their internal organs. Shaolin Monks train as hard as Olympic athletes but their training deepens as they get older. Why? Because they do Qigong.
Bone Marrow Cleansing Massage
Once you've finished your Qigong then do the Instant Health massage with the bamboo brush. If you've been using the bamboo brush for a few years and you're not feeling as much benefit then it may be time for you to progress to doing the Instant Health Massage with the Metal Massage Brush. The metal massage brush is about the price of six massages but it will give you a lifetime of massages. Many people mistakenly believe that the metal brush is only used for body conditioning but at the Shaolin Temple we use it for bone marrow cleansing.
As we age, not only do our bones and muscles shrink unless we exercise to prevent them but also the blood cells produced by our bone marrow slow down. This is because the marrow becomes dirty. Through using the metal brush we cleanse the marrow and stop this reversal.
Start off by warming up with the bamboo brush then move on to the metal brush. This heavier brush creates vibrations in the bones and helps to cleanse them so even though you are still doing the Instant Health massage it is having a much more powerful effect. This is where the name "Bone Marrow Cleansing" comes from.
Whether you use the bamboo brush or the metal brush, you'll find that you will suffer from less injuries and muscle aches after your training.
This combination of training which is unique to martial arts is what makes you a martial artist and only by training in this very specific way can you become a martial artist and realize your body’s true, natural potential.
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