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Chin ' Na or Nah Kham Technical Features
In the sense of " capturing ", " locking "( CHIN) and " blocking ", " stopping "( NA), is contained all the technical importance of this Kung Fu section. From the strokes of its Chinese characters, you can translate“ a hand that grasps and blocks like the claw of a bird that won ' t leave its prey”. When you talk about Chin ' Na you don ' t refer to a traditional fighting method, but a technical background present in all Chinese martial art styles. There are styles such as Tang Lang, Pa Kua or Tai Chi Chuan where Chin ' Na is particularly studied in depth; but in any case, Chin ' Na is also present in the rest of the styles.
The classification of techniques of this system is often simplified to five areas:
FEN JIN or ZHUA JIN = grabbing and dividing muscles and tendons.
CUO GU o YU GU = disordering the bone arrangement. BI QI = blocking the air circulation. DIAN MAI = blocking the energy flow. DIAN XUE = interrupting the blood flow. In fact, within this subdivision there are several details that open up a sophisticated and endless technical picture. Some of the keywords that regulate the technical attributes are: GRASP, BLOCK, PUNCTURE, RUB, TWIST, COMPRESS, ROTATE, BREAK, DIVIDE, SQUEEZE, STRIKE. Each of these actions can be used in the Chin ' na.
In its most advanced levels, the Chin ' na always developes these principles and seeks the path of energy, of CHI: as if it was trying to follow, grasp, hit a breath of wind. The neophyte must emphasize principles of SOFTNESS and YIELDING. " When an opponent pulls from you, you push him, when an opponent pushes you, you pull from him ", so that the energy circulates nonstop to flow and lead the forces. Precisely in order to exploit these principles, especially gentle and circular movements were developed, against those harsh and direct.
JOINTS, MUSCLES, TENDONS, ARTERIES, VEINS, CARTILAGES, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, NERVOUS AND ENERGETIC CENTERS: each one of these body parts can be exploited by the Chin ' na, since it tries to apply the various techniques on the entire body of your oponent, preferably in close situations like those of " melee ", and also in blow fencing.
The possibility of controlling and immobilizing the opponent through the grips and leverage effects, numbing him and making him