| Shaolin Kung Fu is one of the most popular and | | | | opponent or attacker. With so many difference |
| respected martial arts because of its history and | | | | stances and forms, many students find that there |
| realistic applications. However, Shaolin Kung Fu is | | | | is a lot to remember mentally, and a lot for the |
| very complicated and has a lot of moves to learn. | | | | muscles to have to remember as well. This is |
| Using a Shaolin training DVD can help a practicing | | | | why a Shaolin training DVD can be such a big help. |
| martial artist learn the moves and techniques in | | | | It allows you to go back and review any stances |
| their own home and have the movements | | | | or information that your body has trouble |
| captured on video to be seen again and again. It is | | | | remembering, or your mind has trouble recalling |
| hard to pick up moves from only a few | | | | quickly. |
| demonstrations, and a teacher rarely has enough | | | | There are many slight variations of Shaolin Kung |
| free time to live with you and show you | | | | Fu and they can contain everything from |
| techniques any time you wish. With a Shaolin | | | | punching, kicking, throws, joint locks, grappling, and |
| training DVD you can review techniques and | | | | weapons training. Having a teacher to go over the |
| movements until you have them down. | | | | moves with you is a huge help. Sometimes it is |
| Shaolin Kung Fu is an External form of Chinese | | | | impossible for a student to know if they are doing |
| Kung Fu. This means that it deals with the hands, | | | | a motion correctly without a teacher to help them |
| the feet, the body, the eyes, and the stances. It | | | | and explain what they are doing wrong. But when |
| is practical, and physical. The Internal forms of | | | | your teacher is not there, a Shaolin training DVD |
| Chinese Kung Fu deal with the mind, heart, and | | | | can be the next best thing and can allow you to |
| spirit. Shaolin Kung Fu pays special attention to | | | | review movements as much as you want. |
| stretching and using stretching to develop speed, | | | | I really like the Kung Fu: Shaolin Kung Fu |
| range of motion, and defensive tactics. The | | | | Foundation Form DVD because it breaks the |
| different advantages of each stance are also | | | | moves down so they are easy to understand and |
| very important. Using a Shaolin training DVD you | | | | replicate. The DVD explains the reasoning behind |
| can review the different stances, pause the DVD, | | | | the movements so that I can make sure I am |
| and make sure you have the stance in your | | | | doing a move functionally correct. The Kung Fu: |
| muscle memory like it is second nature. | | | | Shaolin Kung Fu Foundation Form DVD can help a |
| Different forms can be used in different situations | | | | beginner, or an experienced martial artist. |
| and used to react to the movements of the | | | | |