SIFU DANSAC’S KUNG FU SECRETS
by
SAMUEL Z JONES
Copyright Samuel Z Jones 2011
CHAPTER ONE:
NIHAO!
INTRODUCTION
Hello Laui! Nihao! I am Sifu Dansac, I am Kung Fu Master! Maybe you are remember him Sifu from such novel as “They Call Him Anomynous” and such on-line phenomeneomon as him Sifu Dansac webcam show. Even if you do not, it is okay; you have found him Sifu now, and soon you will be ninja.
Welcome to him Sifu Kung Fu book! Here you Sifu will elucidate all deep and secret matter relating to ancient mystery that is Kung Fu, sometime call the mystic art of breaking him mugger face.
Yeah, that is what you all want to learn, Laui; everyone study martial art is really want be like Samurai Ninja Jedi and make smackdown with mugger and all him friends. You knowit true Laui, do not lie to you Sifu now.
One very important thing need to understand him Sifu teachings, Laui; you Sifu is Chinese. Therefore, it will aid greatly the understanding of you feeble Laui mind if you would at all times imagine him Sifu soothing voice in you mind as sounding like demented shouty Chinaman!
Do not worry, Laui, you will get the hang of it.
By now you may be wondering, “What is this Laui business?”
LAUI IS YOU!
That right, you all are Laui. Laui is Chinese word, rough translate into English as ‘round eyed crazy foreigner‘. That mean you Laui, with you crazy foreign ways. Sifu constant amaze by strange Laui behaviour, call you crazy for the things that you do. Perhaps day come that people in crazy nation of the west act civilise and not like Mad Hatter at Tea Party, but until then you will all be Laui in you Sifu’s eyes.
STORYTIME
What are ninjas? Some would say ninja is only member of secret cult of ancient Japan, and that no westerner can ever truly be ninja. When Sifu come to UK, him stay in dirty flophouse infest with rat. Huge rat, Laui, big as little dog, and very fearsome. Rat live under floorboard in Sifu room where him sleep at flophouse, and it keep him awake all night. Sifu very disturb by rat, but him not know what to do. Sifu consult ancient wisdom, ask what would Fu Manchu do? Answer come to Sifu from higher realm of Kung Fu consciousness; Fu Manchu would hire ninja to kill rat. So Sifu seek ninja, but find none, for they are invisible. Instead, Sifu meet old man who own illegal handgun. Sifu observe old man powerful chi and take him to room infest by rat. Old man put one bullet in gun, point at floor and fire. Bullet go through floorboard, kill rat stone dead between the eyes, one shot, right in the face. Was this old man not ninja?
CHAPTER TWO:
CONCEPTS
MARTIAL SCIENCE
Martial Science is foundation of all real Martial Arts. Serious Martial Artists read Book of Five Rings by Miamoto Musashi already know about Martial Science. Musashi most famous swordsman of Samurai Japan. Him so great, him stop using real sword at age thirty, and use bokken wooden sword instead, and still him win fights until him sixty years old. Yagyu Munenori and other Yagyu-clan Samurai also use term ‘Martial Science’. Sun Tzu ‘Art of War’ about Martial Science too; all greatest masters of Kung Fu and Martial Arts study Martial Science.
Like other Science, Martial Science deal only with what is proven fact in Martial Arts. By fact, Sifu mean what actually work against what in reality does not. Many styles all over world tied up in ideas and theories. Some theories are hundreds of years old, others are new. One theory, very popular, is that one martial art better than any other; Karate man say Karate best, Judo man say Judo best, Tai-Chi actually mean ‘King Martial Art’, but Martial Science teach us first principle that Martial Artist himself must be the best; style not really matter. Weak Martial Artist cannot become strong by claim him style better than any other. Strong Martial Artist recognise strength in other styles; Tae Kwon Do very good for kick, Judo very good for grapple, Kendo obviously very good for sword.
To win sword fight, Karate man must first learn use sword; to win boxing match, Judo man must first learn punch. Obviously, to win at wrestling, Tae Kwon Do man first must learn wrestle. To win in real fight, Martial Artist must be prepare to use all weapons of him body and mind, as well as all weapons of him environment, to win.
This second principle of Martial Science; there is no right or wrong Martial Art, there is only what works and what does not. In real fight, there are no rules; style not matter in real fight, and man cannot say “Hey, you cheat” if him lose. Art of War teach us that there is no cheat; there is only strategy.
Third principle Sifu will explain is that Martial Science not just about fight; Martial Science about whole world, everything in world; principles of leverage the same whether man use sword or dig with shovel. Human anatomy and biology not change between eat food and win fight; Martial Artist who understand anatomy make better technique than man who think it all work like magic. Martial Artist who eat well and exercise have strong body; Martial Artist who eat burgers and never go to gym get fat. This is Martial Science. Martial Science also about way people think; way man think in fight the same as way man think rest of the time; same habit of thought, same brain, same emotional reaction. So to understand man in fight, Martial Artist also understand way man think whole time of his life. Martial Science all about way of nature, natural way to fight, natural way to live; nature been around for millions of years, so nature oldest teacher of all. All best masters in history ever learn from nature first and other teacher second. Martial Science not just concerned how young man win in fight; Martial Science concerned with how man live his life and survive many years, even into old age. Obviously, old man not as fast or strong as young man; if old man can win fight against one, two, three or even more younger man, then old man must use strategy and better knowledge. All this is Martial Science.
Miyamoto Musashi say that true mastery not learn from teacher or book; real Martial Artist only become master by learn from nature and himself. Yagyu Munenori agree, and so do Ninjas.
Finally, ancient Kenshi Banzo in old Zen story live in mountaintop. Student of Banzo say; “If I train every day, how long until I am master?” Banzo say ten years. Student then say, “What if I train twice as hard? When will I be master then?” Banzo say twenty years. Student finally say, “What if I train day and night and think of nothing else? How long must I train then?” Banzo say; “The rest of your life.”
This is Zen Koan, like a riddle, but Sifu think answer pretty obvious.
CHI
Chi familiar concept to many Martial Artist. All style Kung-Fu and many other style Martial Arts have Chi. Some styles have no Chi. Layman term, Chi is breath or life-energy of human body. More Chi make better technique than strength or aggression. Very strong Chi allow small old man overcome larger, stronger and younger man.
Concept of Chi originate with Yoga in India. Language of ancient India called ‘Sanskrit’; in this ancient language, word for life energy and breath is ‘prana’. Ancient Yogi Gorak Nath send him disciples all over world, especially to China and places like that. On long travels, ancient travelling Yogi meet early Kung-Fu masters and other Martial Artists. For learn defend themselves and discover Martial Arts Secrets, ancient Yogis share teachings of Gorak Nath. This knowledge Sifu find in ancient Yogic scroll call ‘Hathapradipika’, which is available translate into English. Hathapradipika say Chi or Prana only one of eight energy make up human body and everything that exist. Pa-Gua Chang, Tai Chi and other Kung Fu also teach eight energy system. Other evidence also support origins of Martial Arts in ancient India; meditations practise by Ninja in Japan even today are in Sanskrit, using same words and language as ancient Yogi. It matter of common sense say Yogi walk through China reach Japan, while comparison any text Yogic and Martial Art philosophy reveal common heritage of idea and development. Only difference is that Yogi is pacifist, him never fight at all, while Martial Artist will pass-a-fist on him enemy when decide is best thing to do.
Martial Artist develop him Chi like muscle with breathing technique. Different style have many different technique to make many different Chi. Easy way make small Chi is technique call ‘Waving Hands Like Clouds’. This Tai Chi trick; first ‘Stand Like Tree’, with feet hip wide apart and back straight, bum tuck in, shoulders back but relax. Relax complete, no tension at all. Lift arms up in front, arm straight but not lock, palms facing toward you chest. Breathe out slow, breathe in slow, relax breath and not tense arms. Begin make circle slow with hands, one hand then the other, medium circle with whole arm. Originate movement in waist and hips, allow body slightly sway like tree in gentle wind. Focus on hands and sense of feel and touch; slowly become aware that hands can sense each other as they pass in the air, even without touch. Slowly, this feeling grow until hands feel surround with bubble like magnetic field. This technique help flow of Chi, as well as relax from stress of modern world. Some student have trouble feel Chi this way. Sifu answer to student who complain is; “If it not work, then you do it wrong! Relax more, be more slow!” Stupid Laui expect become Kung-Fu master overnight, like Power Ranger or something.
Many powers attribute to Chi, from make man strong and fast without muscles, all the way to make ancient master immune to knife and sword. Chi use keep man healthy, keep him fit; if man is ill, Chinese medicine investigate flow of Chi to find what is wrong. Some things Sifu hear about Chi amazing, cannot be true; other things him have seen and learned for himself are still amazing, but Sifu know them to be true. Sifu once meet Ninja with power to burn enemy by touch of fingers; Sifu meet Aikido master who stop man still like statue by gentle touch. Sifu meet young man who claim see Chi like heat-haze in air around fist and hand. Sifu meet old man one time in China, old, old man, who turn 1,000 back flip every morning and say chi keep him young. Sifu meet many strange master with many strange power; Chi is real experience to Martial Artist. Diligent practice by all student will eventually reveal Chi; every style have it own secrets of inner energy. What Sifu have explain today only small part of deep philosophical discussion of what is Chi; today not discuss how Chi move or different shape of Chi, transfer from one body to another or how to dissipate enemy Chi. As Sifu always say, history is key to unlock future. That right, Laui; wise hunter study him prey, learn what him do. Stupid hunter make stuff up in him own head and go hungry all winter.
CHAPTER THREE:
UNARMED COMBAT
PUNCHING