“Attack like waves of the ocean crashing against the beach.”
Pek Sil Lum, or Northern Shaolin, is one of the oldest and complete systems of Kung Fu. Pek Sil Lum’s earliest roots are generally
associated with Tamo, the Indian Budhidharma master, who came to China in the 6th Century and taught healthful exercise as well as
Buddhist theory. Since then, the Shaolin system have evolved into many styles.
Pek Sil Lum stresses balance of large, fast-flowing hand strikes and kicks. It was developed as a long-range fighting style emphasizing
kicks over hand techniques. This style of Kung Fu stresses full extension of the limbs so that kicks and punches are extended as far as
possible without losing balance or power.
Practitioners of Pek Sil Lum generates power from a combination of great speed and large, flowing movements. They control their bodies
so that they stay relaxed and fluid as they move yet able to deliver powerful blows by conditioning and focusing their movements. A
Pek Sil Lum fighter pictures his hands and feet as strong and compact as stones while his arms and legs are ropes.
A Pek Sil Lum practitioner is known for acrobatic but devastating kicks. Pek Sil Lum’s kicking techniques covers everything from a basic
front toe kick to a jumping back kick, from a low sweep to a tornado kick. This style of Kung Fu is suited for the student who is agile and
flexible, who has good endurance and speed, or who wishes to develop such traits.
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