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51. Exercise "Stone Pile"
SHI ZHU GONG
Brief
description*
*Excerpt
from the book: Jin Jing Zhong. Authentic Shaolin
Heritage: Training Methods of 72 Arts of Shaolin. ISBN:
978-1440474170
Shaolin exercise
“Stone pile” is a “hard” exercise which strengthens the
“internal”. It belongs to basic Shaolin methods of the
“pile”-style exercises that specialize in strengthening
legs and is one of orthodox exercises. That exercise has
such a name because legs of those who train it become
like steadfast piles when the trainees reach the highest
degree of its acquirement. Even people who have great
physical strength can not throw (you) off your balance.
The man who practises a Martial Art pays a great
attention to leg strength because if legs are weak,
movements will be unsteady, and if movements are
unsteady, there will be no way to victory. At the first
stage, when leg strength is trained, one must train
oneself in the stance of “Rider”. It is necessary to
take stance of “Rider” at least ten times every day and
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... After
that, if you stand on a flat surface, you look like
bronze or cast iron which took roots. And if several men
try to throw you off balance, they will be like a
dragon-fly trying to shake loose a stone pole. Seldom
you will come upon a man who will be capable of moving
you a little bit. Both legs attain incomparable
firmness, their strength so differ from the legs
strength of ordinary people that it frightens them. But
burden and deprivations while training that exercise are
awful, they are greater than in other kinds of Shaolin
Gong Fu. It takes a lot of time to do the exercise and
it needs long training, 5 or 6 years at least. The
learner who is not fearless and without strength of
mind, whom hardships frighten, will not be capable
acquire it completely. Many who start to train that
exercise, after some short time, about half a month,
feel very sharp pain in their legs and stop half way. My
Tutor deeply regrets about it.
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