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Chinese Kung Fu (External technique of Kung Fu)

Traditional Chinese martial arts are divided into internal and external family. External direction for the Europeans is more understandable; it is that which we have come to know as martial arts- "punches and kicks, variations of technique, uneven rhythm. External styles can be considered the attacking techniques.

External direction – is an effective way of training the aerobic system, coordination, it is the best way to train strength, endurance, speed (of the musculoskeletal system, flexibility…). The direction has existed for more than 5000 years. The highest honor the master of Chinese martial arts could reach - was the title “Master of life” who was considered a man who could do just about everything.
Chinese TV about our visit to Weihai

Every year, the students of Golden Dragon visit China. School conducts retreats in the homeland of Kung Fu. This is not a simple visiting trip- seminars of Golden Dragon are exhausting and students exercise for 8 hours a day, starting at 5 am. Golden Dragon has contacts with lots of Chinese masters. When we meet with them we exchange experiences and often meetings with transform into exhibition matches which are covered by local television.
Free download, limited time only (2011)

GOLDEN DRAGON’S CHIN NA FULL LENGTH VIDEO COURSE

videoWhat is Chin Na? A Chinese term describing techniques used in the Chinese martial arts that control or lock an opponent's joints or muscles/tendons so he cannot move, thus neutralizing the opponent's fighting ability.

Learn fast and powerful joint locks to control any opponent. Chin Na is part of almost all Chinese martial styles, and it can be a valuable addition to any other martial system.

Valery Prosvirov with instructors demonstrate useful techniques and applications close up, in slow motion and at regular speed, showing subtle variations for these effective techniques of Chin Na. Easily integrated into any martial style, Chin Na is the root of the more modern grappling arts of Aikido and Hapkido, and it is often trained by military, security and law-enforcement personnel worldwide.

Also you will find great training program which help you improve your body and increase stamina.

If you want to feel safe, you need to know effective and useful technics to stop aggression. Here is Valery collect simple technics which help you in life. It’s easy to use, and if you understand this principles, you can use it in different situations.

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Story of Oleg "How to stay healthy" (2010)

Sometime in the early July, I came home, as always troubled by shortness of breath. My general well-being was once again suggesting, yet again, a visit to the doctor. It was going to rain outside and the clouds began to cover the sky – needless to say, the weather matched my mood. I fell exhausted on a chair and thought: "I don’t want to live like this, I don’t want to die slowly ..." I realized that only I could save myself, that it was all about me, that I must start taking much better care of myself- thus began the story in which “Golden Dragon” School of Traditional Kung Fu played the main part.

I’ll begin by saying that currently I’m 40 years of age. I've pretty much has seen it all and has long since ceased to believe in fairy tales. If you have time and you wonder about your health, your life, then you’ll be interested in my story.

I’ll begin by describing the state in which I was in, about my health conditions, in short – there was no health:

 

Innere Familie des chinesischen Kung-Fu

Trainingsprogramm

- Tai Chi Chuan Yan Stil
- Quan fa (Methoden der körperlichen Entwicklung)
- Qigong (Methoden der Atemkontrolle)
- Qinna (Halten und Hebeltechnik)
- Philosophie und Psychologie in der Kampfkunst

Dienstag 19:00 - 20:15 Uhr

Gratis Probetraining

Ort:    Amar Das Kundalini Yoga Zentrum
          Kleine Stadtgutgasse 3 (Eingang Aloisgasse)
          1020 Wien

Kontakt: kir_nest@mail.ru Tel.: 0699 111 388 65

 
We have opened our classes in the new place.
Now the classes of Traditional Chinese Kung Fu take place in Amar Das Kundalini Yoga Zentrum
Kleine Stadtgutgasse 3 (Entrance Aloisgasse)
1020 Wien
Tuesday 19:00 - 20:15

The training program is: 

  • Tai Chi Chuan Yan style
  • Quan fa (methods of work)
  • Qigong (control over breathing)
  • QinNa (technique of catching and locking)
  • Philosophy and Psychology in martial arts
   
Martial Arts Made Simple. Moscow Times interview. (September 14, 2009)

Moscow Times, Autumn 2006
By Gregory Klemm.
Photo by Vladimir Filonov.

Valery Prosvirov, head instructor, Zolotoi Drakon

Discipline: Kung-Fu

How does kung-fu differ from other martial arts?

Traditional Chinese kung fu is a very complex martial art. There are throwing and hitting techniques, and pressure points and different types of self-regulation like breathing, health practices, and many methods of developing your body.

Why did you start learning kung-fu?

I loved fighting. I was 12 years old, and I loved to fight.

Have you ever had to use kung-fu in real life?

The Chinese Tradition

Chinese tradition is the special way of taking in the world, practically seeing the world through the eyes of Chinese. It might seem an impossible task for people who were not born in China. The Chinese think like that (not all of them though). But it is far from truth. To see the world without personal preferences but full of colours and shades is possible for everybody. According to the admonitions of old masters to attain this state one needs to have clear soul, modesty and honesty. If these qualities are possessed, according to the philosophy of Taoism (the main philosophy of all the Chinese) the master will appear in front of the person, who will help one to attain Ude – virtue, the warrior’s virtue.

The Main Concept

Internal and External are not two familys. There is no most important part of a whole, and by dividing a whole in parts we forever exclude the possibility of stepping on the path of wisdom and self-perfection. It can be compared to standing in front of a pile of bricks trying to imagine what kind of house they made. Difficult isn’t it? Division of Internal and External does formally exist, but only within the limits of one tendency. Here the External work is aimed at developing the outer strength (Li), flexibility, coordination, stamina etc. Internal work is developing of effort (Jing) and all that, covered by Chinese meaning Neigong (inner work): developing strength of thought, spirit and mind, power of chi etc. But it is important to remember that one without the other is nothing. Ing and Yang don’t exist without one another – those are the basics. And if you want to achieve something worthwhile those cannot be neglected. Dividing the styles into External and Internal families is complete rubbish, especially in the interpretation that is used today. It is strange, but there is an opinion (for some reason considered an axiom) that External – is a strength involving tendency requiring literally bull’s force to perform effectively. But even that would not be enough if you lack “inborn capacity”. And that Internal family is a “fine technique”, no force required, because there is “super chi” that will do everything instead of you, and no need for press-ups till unconsciousness. Talking about the use of it (in a fight and not only), it is being thought that the External can be used to fight, and the Internal is not applicable. Ravings of a madman, but people believe it. Why? The answer is quite simple – ignorance, that is: absolute lack of understanding what martial arts are.

Choosing the Style

The ancients used to say: possibility of choice is the worst illness of mind. Forgetting that modern people spend precious time in life looking for ones personal self, choosing clothes, things, which are supposed to define the invented image. They dash between “what to do” and “how to act”. Thinking that argument invokes the truth, they follow the path of “try and mistake” and eventually end up like Pushkin’s old woman: the wash-tub’s broken, tons of mistakes, and the truth’s still nowhere around. Certainly no-one in the world can avoid mistakes, but if one succeeds in stopping to think in clichés (like everybody) and pay more attention to oneself, but not from the position “I want”, but from the position “who am I”, “what am I capable of”(unbiased, not in dreams) and only after “what do I deserve”, then the number of mistakes will recede by numbers. And if you add on it the understanding that life is action, theorising and reasoning about the truth will disappear because you will see it instead. It’s easy. Try it. And now let’s talk about what should be considered when choosing the style in martial arts. From the first sight it’s a difficult task, because if you start to simply name all the styles, directions and tendencies, and then write a book about it, I’m afraid it will be longer than “War and peace”. The thing is that styles get invented and books get written by whoever’s mind it crosses. Many people start one thing and without reaching any worthy results “studying for long time, whole seven months” consider, that it’s not for them, so they start inventing their own bicycle (even if it’s got triangular wheels). Then they buy a patent, register a federation and there it is – another pile ready for the dump. But let us leave the inventers alone and look at everything impartially.