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Dragon Style Kung-Fu:
PRINCIPLES

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There are four basic principles of Dragon style kung-fu:

Floating
Sinking
Swallowing
Spitting

All Dragon style movements incorporate at least two or more of these basic principles.
Central to all movements is the notion that energy is gathered, merged with intent which originates in a calm mind.

 All this is guided by relaxed breath.

Energy is drawn from the ground through the soles of the feet.

It moves upwards through the legs which are planted in a particular stance.

It gathers at the "kwa" or lower belly region (the junction of the femur and the pelvis). This is the region of the body where Dragon style movement originates.
Here, the energy needs to be mixed with the right intent. directed by a calm mind.

For the intent to flourish and the mind to be goal directed, calmness needs to be present.

The key to calm of mind and clarity of intent is the right breath. One should practice breathing from the lower belly area and to relax the breath.

As the area in the lower belly relaxes through calm breathing, the mind, too, will relax.

Mind, intent, and energy can the unite and be expressed in a powerful physical manifestation of a Dragon style movement.

A mastery of these concepts is essential to high level kung fu.

If the lower belly area ("kwa") is not relaxed, energy from the earth will not rise in the body from the earth;
the mind will not calm down and will not merge with the intent.

The result will merely be an insubstantial, mind guided body movement, not an effective Dragon style movement

 

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