{"id":2064,"date":"2020-07-29T18:30:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T08:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barrypangkungfu.com\/?p=2064"},"modified":"2021-08-30T20:06:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T10:06:03","slug":"lung-ying-na-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barrypangkungfu.com\/zh\/lung-ying-na-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Lung Ying Na Ma: Essential for power"},"content":{"rendered":"

Na Ma<\/em> (or “pressing horse”) training is the key to Lung Ying\u2019s legendary power and stability. Practiced correctly in coordination with the hands is the one thing that students must master before learning anything else.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With a strong connection to the ground, martial artists can extract maximum force from their techniques. In \u9f99\u5f62<\/a>, this is achieved whilst not sacrificing mobility. In some styles, mobility is achieved at the expense of a strong base, limiting power to hand speed combined with a floating, hopping body mass. Na Ma<\/em> training delivers far more than just the feeling of your body weight on the ground, it delivers the feeling of grip and stored energy for rapid forward motion.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grandmaster Lam Yiu Gwai<\/a> famously spent four years developing his leg strength and stance stability. This gave him two benefits that no-one could match. First, lightning-fast entry speed that meant he was on top of his opponents before they could raise a guard. Second, his hands could remain relaxed whilst his base delivered the power. This enabled hand speed and sensitivity that was described as \u201cfluid, like water\u201d by his student Wu Hua Tai<\/a>. Opponents could not get any leverage on his arms, whereas he could redirect their energy with ease.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophisticated martial arts like Lung Ying (and also \u548f\u6625<\/a>) require patience and progressive learning, in the correct sequence, to obtain true mastery. Once Na Ma<\/em> training is well established, students can then learn the basic Sup Luk Dun<\/em> form. This teaches them how to release the power in multiple directions. Once comfortable with the form, students can\u00a0 practice Chuk Sarm Dim<\/em> with a partner. This teaches them how to create (and close) gaps on opponents, break guards with the Kup Sau<\/em> and transmit lifting power against resistance from a partner.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such was the importance of this training, that if anyone approached Lum\u2019s school claiming to be good at Lung Ying, the Grandmaster would simply say: \u201cShow me your Na Ma\u201d. They would protest, offering to demonstrate an advanced form such as Lung Ying Mor Kil<\/em>, but he would insist. He knew that without the correct basics, time spent on advanced techniques is wasted. In Lung Ying, the basic Na Ma<\/em> stepping appears in every single form<\/strong> as a constant feature. This speaks volumes for its importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch the video of Wu Hua Tai demonstrating:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n