As the legs sink into the earth, the ox bends the knee and extracts the limb – this is the squat-kick, and as the broad back carries the plough and the farmer – this is the back-raise of the gongfu practitioner. Finally, for many Hakka gongfu practitioners, standing in ‘Horse Stance’ (馬步 – Ma Bu) is actually holding the ‘Ox Stance’ (牛步 – Niu Bu).
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Russia: Systema – Relaxed, Aligned Hitting
Although fighting is an inherently ;violent’ activity, there is an implicit ‘peacefulness’ to this attainment and practice. Russian Systema is a martial art worthy of study and respect.
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 