Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Page 17

Kung Fu
A Grand Master of Kung Fu teaches Chin Na
Two volumes to analyze one of the most lethal and least known techniques of
Chinese Arts. But for Sifu Cangelosi there is only one Kung Fu, in which styles
are just branches of the same trunk and a true martial artist should study them
all.
This time, he offers us a work on Chin Na, the art of gripping and controlling
the opponent. Chin Na is not a traditional combat method, but a sophisticated
and extensive technical background present in all styles of the Chinese Martial
Art, emphasizing Tang Lang, Pa Kua or Tai Chi Chuan, among others. Over the
centuries, it has undergone a technical refinement incorporating joint levers,
pressure on nerve points, tendon and muscle blocks, respiratory and blood
chokes, projections and some blows and percussion.
In its more advanced levels, Chin Na always seeks the path of the energy, of
the Chi, and becomes a formidable weapon whose power and efficiency can be
modulated, thus maintaining the most complete respect for the opponent. An
excellent alternative to solve, with no damage, a confrontational situation. In this
first volume, Sifu Cangelosi focuses particularly on levers at the elbow joint with
the arm extended.
In the second installment, Master Cangelosi approaches joint levers from the
shoulder, to the wrist and making a special emphasis on the fingers.
The school of Sifu Cangelosi extends throughout Europe and has achieved the
recognition of seriousness and the highest
status within the sector. In fact, his efforts
to bring back Kung Fu to the place it
deserves in the West after years of bad
press are just priceless.
Extremely educational, in this video,
Master Cangelosi explains with a broad
view each technique from very different
perspectives, displaying the great
teaching talent that has always
characterized him.