Qing Gong
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:20 pm
Based on my travels, experience, and what was passed down by my da shi I have determined that it is highly likely that jumping rope is a fundamental practice of qing gong (lightness skill). I don't mean qing as a property of the body (ex 'song song song, qing qing qing, ...'), jin shen shu or anything like that but rather the jumping ability of wuxia. Or, am I?
Jump rope A)
Jump rope B)
Looks familiar? (B)
Looks familiar? (B2)
ok, so qing gong.
The reality of it is that you can use it to escape or to chase people who are escaping, yes, that is a big deal in the kind of architecture such as four walls house which is everywhere. There are some training methods which involve weighted shoes. There are other reasons like kicking (tantui) which is one secret reason why tantui is so important and why a rising kick is considered more valuable than a stomping kick (ex. Tantui No. 5).
The truth is, everyone with boots on the ground already knows, basically, how to start this, but no one really wants to undergo the training or spend the time and pain to get it.
There are some interesting training tricks you can do.
The uses can be almost infinite. See 57:01. Did you see it? This classic hop is a shaolin qing gong skill. 57:04, "ah, dui."
Look again at the short hop right before hidden hand punch; this is also like flying through the air suddenly.
You can also see this hop in a Flying Rainbow fan form; 0:20 after the down-block. This is extremely similar to xingyi beng quan and can be used to chase or to frustrate the opponent's positioning:
No 'special' materials need be used.
however, often there are ways to make them,
and even some which are passed down such as cast iron boots, with successive iron plate soles added as time goes by.
If you are interested in real kungfu, it is important to remember that people did not invent these before they did them. it is a process which you must experience. As you begin with jump rope, and walking with weighted shoes, and with jumping over ropes, fences and ditches, also walking with weights tied to you, both in water and out of water, jumping into and out of water also, you will often discover the next levels by yourself, because you will need to increase the difficulty by yourself.
Hopefully one day someone who is interested can make a breakthrough and bring back the traditional qing gong skills!
Jump rope A)
Jump rope B)
Looks familiar? (B)
Looks familiar? (B2)
ok, so qing gong.
The reality of it is that you can use it to escape or to chase people who are escaping, yes, that is a big deal in the kind of architecture such as four walls house which is everywhere. There are some training methods which involve weighted shoes. There are other reasons like kicking (tantui) which is one secret reason why tantui is so important and why a rising kick is considered more valuable than a stomping kick (ex. Tantui No. 5).
The truth is, everyone with boots on the ground already knows, basically, how to start this, but no one really wants to undergo the training or spend the time and pain to get it.
There are some interesting training tricks you can do.
The uses can be almost infinite. See 57:01. Did you see it? This classic hop is a shaolin qing gong skill. 57:04, "ah, dui."
Look again at the short hop right before hidden hand punch; this is also like flying through the air suddenly.
You can also see this hop in a Flying Rainbow fan form; 0:20 after the down-block. This is extremely similar to xingyi beng quan and can be used to chase or to frustrate the opponent's positioning:
No 'special' materials need be used.
however, often there are ways to make them,
and even some which are passed down such as cast iron boots, with successive iron plate soles added as time goes by.
If you are interested in real kungfu, it is important to remember that people did not invent these before they did them. it is a process which you must experience. As you begin with jump rope, and walking with weighted shoes, and with jumping over ropes, fences and ditches, also walking with weights tied to you, both in water and out of water, jumping into and out of water also, you will often discover the next levels by yourself, because you will need to increase the difficulty by yourself.
Hopefully one day someone who is interested can make a breakthrough and bring back the traditional qing gong skills!