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Mastery Derives from Hard Training
As a matter of fact, the majestic Shaolin kung fu only can be mastered through extreme, almost unimaginably difficult training. What is the secret? The answer lies in years of perseverance. The devotees persist in training year-round, even during the hottest of summer and the coldest days of winter. They awake before dawn and finish training when the moon hangs high. They race up and climb down stairs a thousand meters high, naked to the waist in winter, and practice on stakes, and in robes in the summer they lift the “stone lock?each weighing as much as 50 kilos. They hang themselves upside down with perfect composure. They turn their heads into “iron?by hitting against wood. Light exercise can be trained on the edge of a cauldron or a bamboo basket; and beating water in a vat or a pool is part of the basic training for the iron sand palm exercise. They do not stop training even while eating, walking, sleeping, and offering tea to guests. They rise early in the morning, do the iron broom exercise while sweeping the ground. They practice the skill of iron fan while fanning in hot summer. They use their stomach as a chopping board when cooking, and they crush walnuts on their head.

In the depth of Mt. Songshan there are secret training grounds equipped with wooden stakes, sand bags, and sand pits ?the cradle of many masters of Shaolin kung fu. These are located by brooks surrounded by beautiful scenery, thus favoring the tough training.

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