First, be advised that all of these VCD's are IN CHINESE ONLY. In our opinion that doesn't matter much because the instruction is clear and the quality of photography very good. But we will not accept returns just because people didn't read... IN CHINESE ONLY. Given that, these are really tremendous deals for the money. Each of these special VCD's can be played on a computer for full enjoyment. Made for PC's they are also Mac compatible by downloading Quick time (for free) and any similar VCD player program. Also playable on most DVD players. For less than $10.00? Wow!

Jin Gang Li Gong (Buddha Disciple Strengthening)

This appears to be a young person's school for traditional skills. Each of these VCDs emphasizes one aspect of the training but each VCD shows young people performing "hard " Chi Kung (Qi Gong) skills like breaking breaks with their heads, bending metal and so on. Be this as it may you probably have never seen such young practitioners demonstrating these skills. But pay particular attention to the Tui Nah (massage) section of the VCD's below..Jin Gang is supposed to originate in the Song Dynasty over 1100 years ago. It is a military heritage developed by Yu Hua Long. In the Ming dynasty his descendant Yu Xian was the Minister of Military Affairs. He was an upright official. His son, You Shen Xing, was one of the Crown Prince's instructors. The family has had many well known and respected instructors.

Demonstrator: Yu Xian Hua.

VCD#1336 Jin Gang 9 Kung Palm
Double VCD, VCD pricing, Chinese Only

Here are Chi Kung exercises in the martial tradition, not the watered down generalized moves associated with what for instance some are now calling "medical" Chi Kung. the elder teacher instructs his young students. The exercises are not difficult to learn but they have levels of difficulty in performance. These exercises are to induce the Chi to enter the entire body and therefore to encourage longevity and rejuvenation. . Double VCD

VCD#1337 Jin Gang 72 Massage Hands
Double VCD, VCD pricing, Chinese Only

For a long time we have been viewing selected VCDs on the art of Massage which in Chinese can be known as Tui Nah or An Mo. To those uninitiated in this, there is a good deal of massage involved in martial arts for everything from maintaining good limb flexibility to dealing with injuries. In this VCD teacher Yu sits there are monitors his students as they literally give massage treatments to clients. The organization of the massage technique and the straight forward methodology will be a good introduction to those in the martial field who wish to pursue this traditional aspect of the work. Some knowledge of the meridians would be helpful. A Double VCD.

VCD#1338 Jin Gang 72 Defenses
Double VCD, VCD pricing, Chinese Only

Here are many defenses shown by Shihfu Yu's young students. Many of these are based on Chin Nah and utilized strikes and throws. Most of these are appropriate to a class situation and are not what might be called "severe" though there are a number that show more intensity. Double VCD