Zen Shaolin Karate. Nathan Johnson

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      Saam Chin Solo Sequence: Section One 78

      Saam Chin Solo Sequence: Section Two 91

      Saam Chin Solo Sequence: Section Three 92

      Saam Chin Applications 98

      Using the Palm-heel Strike 98

      The Midline 100

      The Significating Hand 101

      Evasion and Stepping 102

      Defense Against a Back-fist 103

      Defense Against a Lead-hand Straight Punch, Rear-hand Straight Punch Combination 105

      Defense Against a Front Kick, Rear-hand Straight Punch, Lead-hand Hook Punch Combination 108

      Chapter Four Nai FuanChin 112

      Nai Fuan Chin Grappling 115

      The Nai Fuan Chin Fist 115

      The Nai Fuan Chin Grips 117

      The Reverse-hand Grip 118

      The Overhand Grip 121

      The Underhand Grip 123

      The Combined Reverse-hand Grip and Overhand Grip 124

      The Combined Underhand Grip and Overhand Grip 125

      The Double Underhand Grip 126

      The Straddle-leg Stance 126

      Nai Fuan Chin Section One Solo Sequence 127

      Nai Fuan Chin Section One Application 136

      Nai Fuan Chin Section Two Solo Sequence 147

      Nai Fuan Chin Section Two Application 155

      Nai Fuan Chin Section Three Solo Sequence 164

      Nai Fuan Chin Section Three Application 175

      Chapter Five Pushing Hands 188

      Theories and Concepts 189

      Practicing Pushing Hands 190

      The Fixed Pushing Hands Drill 191

      Changing Sides 193

      Basic Changes 194

      Change One 195

      Change Two 198

      Change Three 201

      Introducing Saam Chin Boxing into Pushing Hands 203

      Defense Against a Lead-hand Back-fist Strike 204

      Defense Against an Upper-level Rear-hand Straight Punch 206

      Defense Against a Rear-hand Back-fist Strike 208

      Defense Against an Upper-level Lead-hand Straight Punch from a Crossed Position 210

      Defense Against a Middle-level Hook Punch from a Crossed Position 214

      Defense Against a Foot Sweep 217

      Defense Against a Front Kick, Lead-hand Straight Punch Combination 220

      Introducing Nai Fuan Chin Grappling into Pushing Hands 223

      Set One 223

       Set Two 226

      Set Three 229

      Chapter Six Final Thoughts 232

      

      Some Maxims 232

      Chu and the Watermelon 233

      Conclusion 237

      Acknowledgments

      My thanks go to my parents, James and Barbara Johnson; my wife, Eleanor May-Johnson; Elaine and Terry May; and sangha members (past and present) of Chithurst Buddhist Monastery.

      My thanks also go to Mr. Dave Franks, co-discoverer of the Nai Fuan Chin applications; Mr. Mike Stobart; Sensei Steve Rowe of Shi Kon Karate Kai; and the Three Unknown Men.

      Many thanks to Pat Stockley and Amber Matthews for the photography, and Shao Cheen Laine for her artwork.

      I am grateful to Mr. Patrick McCarthy, Director of the International Ryukyu Karate Research Society, who gave me permission to use the photos of Gichin Funakoshi and Choki Motobu, and the British Museum for the use of the photo of Chinese bronze statues.

      Finally, I would like to thank Meik Skoss for his editorial guidance, and the staff of the Charles E. Turtle Company.

      Foreword

      by Steve Rowe

      Chief Instructor, Shi Kon Karate Kai

       Contributing Editor, Traditional Karate magazine

      This book represents a milestone in the martial arts; it contains all the necessary ingredients to become a classic. Nathan Johnson has poured his heart and soul and a significant part of his training life into this work. He has 'burned the midnight oil' with his research into historical martial art texts and worn out the bodies and patience of his training partners in his quest to produce a generation of well-balanced karate-ka (karate practitioners).

      The concepts contained within these pages are well researched and practical. They make sense of many of the kata (preset solo martial art forms) movements practiced by modern karate-ka for no other reason—until now—than that they were 'traditional' or with applications that have obviously been made up after the original ones were lost. The whole of this text is imbued with the wisdom of the ancient masters and Nathan manages to communicate these precepts in such a way that they reach out from the pages and touch the heart as well as the mind. That in itself makes this book a classic.

      His research has broken all the barriers between the different nationalities and their prejudiced ways of presenting their own martial arts. In our workshops we have had people from many different martial backgrounds 'pushing hands' together under Nathan's guidance, exploring their similarities instead of their differences. It really does herald a new era where, instead of jealously guarding their 'secrets' from successive generations and allowing their art to disintegrate, modern instructors are sharing and learning from each other to improve their systems and then documenting them so they are not lost to those wishing to follow the way in the future.

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