2. What Does It All Mean?
• What is an external style?
• Well that is very simple an external style
means that it builds and draws on the
external energy of the body. Meaning your
yang Qi(ji) the energy produced by the
body for work and motion.
3. What Does It All Mean (con.)
• What is a hard style?
• I hard style has broad longer range
movements often favoring kicks and
footwork over punches and close range
techniques.
4. Martial Zen
• It has long been the philosophy of Shaolin
Buddhism to achieve enlightenment by
conditioning the body mind and spirit
through consistent condition of the body
and meditation. By creating a strong,
centered body the Qi will follow and you
will reach Martial Zen.
• Martial Zen is achieving enlightenment
through the cultivation of a skill set.
Whether it be cooking, martial arts, or
painting.
5. How It Was
• Traditionally they conditioned the body
through strict regiments of demanding
chores.
• the monks would carry water from wells or
travel outside the monastery down
treacherous mountain pathes to retrieve it
and then slap at the bucket till it was
empty.
• They would spend hours doing routines of
rigorous movements.
6. The monks also would practice weapon
routines for hours to perfect their
technique.
They condition the body by striking each
other with poles or breaking bricks on the
tops of their heads.
Also they would hold stances atop high
posts for hours and balance upside down
doing hand stands.
7. • When the monks were not conditioning the
muscles of the body with training, they
were conditioning the muscles of the brain
by writing and reading poetry, practicing
calligraphy and meditation through
mantras and visualization.
• there were also a large number of more
style specific exercises the monks did to
train and enhance their skill and health.
8. Why Did They Do It?
• It all probably sounds very brutal, intense
and unnecessary but everything had its
purpose.
• For example, carrying water provided
them water from which to drink, cook, and
do cleaning, and the journey down and up
strengthened all the muscles in their body
from hiking down and back. filling the
buckets and carrying them up
strengthened their backs, shoulders and
arms.
9. • The varying seasonal temperatures and
cold water helped to acclimate them to
changes in temperature. Slapping the
water also developed to develop power in
their strikes.
• The punching, kicking, jumping and
leaping involved in the routines worked to
also condition all parts of the body. ( Legs,
arms, abdominals, lats, traps, shoulders,
etc.)
10. How Do We Do it?
• Quite obviously as times have changed so
have training methods.
• I used a combination of bands, weights,
toning balls, and machines to strength
training
• I also do ball drop exercises, yoga mat
conditioning and sparring to condition the
body to increase endurance and the pain
threshold.
11. A Lesson In Martial Anatomy
• In martial arts we use many of the major
muscle groups of the body.
• These are the Deltoids, Lats, Traps,
Abdominals, Glutes, Biceps, Triceps,
flexors and extensors of the hand, Quads
and etc.
13. Muscles
• There are three types of muscle fiber used
to movement, work or training.
• Slow Oxidative: also called slow twitch.
These fibers require oxygen.and have
high endurance
• Fast Oxidative Glycolytic: also called
intermediate twitch. These fibers require
oxygen and sugar. They have moderate
endurance and are quick and powerful
14. • the last is called Fast Glycolitic: These
fibers require sugars. they have a low
endurance but are very powerful.
15. Basic Nutrition and Biochemistry
• Water is one the body's most precious and
influencial components. Our blood,saliva, saline,
mucus, and sweat are all water based fluids.
• it makes up 40-60% of you total body weight,
and 72% of your muscle weight. What?! Yes
your body stores water and carbohydrates as
Glycogen in your muscle tissue.
• This explains why 60% of your diet sould be
Carbohydrates(CHO)
• Complex CHO include whole grains, fruits,
vegetables, pasta and flour.
• Simple CHO Syrups, jellies, and cakes.
16. • Your muscles use water and carbohydrates to
fuel your day to day existence.
• It is commonly thought that if I am gonna be big
and strong I need protein. Protein should occupy
10-15% of your diet. It is used for long term
repair and fuel of the body.
• The simplest form of protein is an amino acid.
There are nine essential amino acids
• Complete proteins, are lean meats, eggs, milk,
etc.
• Incomplete proteins are things like cereals, nuts,
and beans.
17. • Fats are also an essential part of our diet. They
promote healthy skin, insulate from hot and cold,
and protect the major organs.
• Fats also story energy for the body.
• Unsaturated and saturated fats are important
though a greater percentage of Unsaturated fats
prevents risk of heart disease. (less than 10%
should come from Saturated fats)
• Unsaturated fats are oils like Canola, Corn and
Olive oil.
• Saturated fats are meat, milk, cream and butter.
18. • Vitamins and minerals are an important
part of our body's processes as well.
There are water soluble and fat soluble
vitamins. Like B vitamins and vitamin C.
Fat soluble include A,D, E, K. the
dangerous thing about fat soluble vitamins
is that overconsumption can be fatal.
• Minerals like Iron, zinc, Copper,
Potassium, Magnessium, and Sodium are
builders, activators, regulators, and
controllers of the body's metabolic
processes.
19. Northern Shaolin Tan Tui
• Tan Tui was originally named Longtantui meaning "Northern Spring
Leg".
• It original in longtan temple in Shandong province. Shandong
province is famous for the cultivation of major Buddhist, Taoist, and
confucian culture.
• Longtan temple ( or the temple at Dragon's lake) is famous for its
contribution to martial arts and early chinese culture.
• The style is nearly 3,000 years old.
• It orginally was composed of eight forms. As knowledge and use of
this style grew schools have added to the number. In some places
10 forms are taught and in much of the world 12 forms are taught. It
is used as an exercise routine to build the breath and lungs and
strength the lower body back and core.
• I practice an Eight form system. This is all based on preference.
20. My Tan Tui History
• I started learning Tan Tui my Sophmore year of high
school from a book in the library. I would wager I started
for the same reason any 15 year starts a martial art.
• After I developed circulation issues due to damage to my
spleen I began to practice the forms for health. Since
that time I have increased my study and practice to
everyday.
• Were it not for martial arts and Chinese medicine who
knows where I might have ended up.
• Seven years later I am a practitioner of two styles and a
certified, registered, and insured instructor. I started my
journey only to help myself, but I continue you it to help
cultivate your sense of self.
21. Links, sources and books
• Visual aid taken from http://www.e-
missions.net/cybersurgeons/?/index
• the complete book of Shaolin by Wong Kiew Kit is a
wonderful source of history.
• The Kung Fu Handbook by Grandmaster Peter Warr is
the original book I started learning Wu Shu from.
• Shao-Lin Chuan: The Rhythm and Power of Tan Tui by
Grandmaster Simmone Kuo is a great source for
supplementary exercises and training, as well as insight
to inspire and move you.
• This is the link to Peter War's Wu Kung Federation a
phenomenal source of martial arts knowledge
http://www.peterwarr.co.uk/wu-kung/tan-tui.asp
