Bone Strenghtening

[Bob]

Not a good idea?
https://youtube.com/shorts/x9QC-Oc_WwU? ... iixuS4WhMw

[Bao]

Those who do bone conditioning all go around with pain when they get older. Sure, you can go around and impress people, but unnecessary as a fighting skill and not worth the price.

[windwalker]

Not a good idea?
https://youtube.com/shorts/x9QC-Oc_WwU? ... iixuS4WhMw

most CMA practices were not specifically designed as health practices to begin with,
They were designed to enhance the fighting and combative skills for the practitioner, regardless of health effects later on...
depending on level of practice, focus, the amount of changes to the mind body, greatly depend on effort, level and focus.
True for any high level activity, more so for things said to be combative based...

If one's focus is on usage, the practice can be quite different from those who's focus is not. .

Times Change

She asked the Professor why he hadn't taught me more, and he said that my leg was shaking like a pipa string. ' She said that times change, and the Professor shouldn't teach me like Prof. Yang taught him.

After this, the Professor began to teach me the next postures. Later, he changed his teaching style when he came to the United States.

Sam Kekina, an old surfer and boxing champion.

Not much written about Sam,,, one of my first taiji teachers he used to hit coconut trees in Hawaii to toughing his fist..
He was told to stop the practice and practice taiji otherwise he might lose the use of his hands...

Do agree that such practices depending on how practiced, and herbal medication's used can and might damage the body



Something I often wonder about...