Iron rings

[Hung gar]

More hung gar.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cle54_Twc8k

[Mulong]

Aren't you having fun; if I may ask, how long have you been training in huhng ga?

[Hung gar]

Two and a half years

[Mulong]

Good luck in your journey. (You lucky so much data is public now.)

[Hung gar]

Thank you for the encouragement.

[Golden Spider]

Hmm, that was cool. I think I'd like to learn that form some time, as I haven't learned any ring sets yet.
~ Maybe I should get started. Thanks for posting the link.

[Laukarbo]

hehe..that is not a "ring set" ...thats one of the pillar forms of Hung Kuen...
the rings are just an extra tool to build upstrength and endurance...

[Golden Spider]

...didn't refer to the vid. as a set. See 1st half of sentence.

~I'm assuming that there are formal "sets" for rings...
So, what is the history/mythology of "iron rings"? Just auxillary training, or what? Anyone inclined to share?
Thanks again.

[Sicilian Tofu M]

Here is some info http://www.hungkuen.net/training-rings.htm

[TenTigers]

in Jook Lum, we use rings that are an inch thick and weigh over eight lbs each. I use two on each arm for the form and barely get through it, but some exercises use three. I bought ten...ya gotta have goals.

[Sicilian Tofu M]

TenTigers, where do you get them?

[TenTigers]

I bought them from a supplier of industrial hauling, and crane stuff. He sold the last of them to us for 30 a piece, but he said his supplier raised them up to over sixty bucks each. These are used as couplings for cranes. At that price, you could probably go to an iron shop and have them made up.

[Sicilian Tofu M]

Thanks for the good idea

[David Jamieson]

rings are auxiliary training in a lot of southern kungfu.

some people have fashioned sets for their own style, but any set can be done while wearing rings to increase the difficulty and to further the strength and understanding of the practitioner.

[TenTigers]

I work out wearing rings, a charm bracelet, and a blue chiffon sari.

[David Jamieson]

the sari's probably a little over the top.

[morkelkey]

Hi dear friends, I am working on the wristbands project. I am search new idea and new design in bracelets. You will sawing in my next post. If you have any idea about wristband then please share with us.

[TenTigers]

I think these would be excellent suggestions and big sellers
chinese characters reading:
1) Mo Lum Yat Ga
2) Siu Lum Hung Kuen
3) Sup Fu Mo Gwoon
4) Rik Kellerman

[GeneChing]

Read about them here: Training With a Ring to It: From Shaolin to Hung Gar, Weighted Rings Toughen the Body (http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=450) by David Jamieson

Get them here: Iron Rings - Medium/Large (http://www.martialartsmart.com/45-42.html)

[David Jamieson]

I should probably do a follow up to that article. Maybe more involving their use in a set.

[SteveLau]

Yep, the video shows the entire hand set of Hung Gar I-Pattern Taming Tiger. The skill level is good, but there are rooms for improvement. For example, the move in the early session, after he had executed a double palm down, he should then execute an upper arm block and the other hand a lower cut. But he only execute an upper arm block. Also, the audio record shows that the master did not make much sound vocally. That is not much internal skill is shown.

P.S. If the rings are made of iron, then dropping them on the floor (concrete floor) is not a good idea. Even copper ring might be damaged in such way.



Regards,

KC
Hong Kong

[sanjuro_ronin]

in Jook Lum, we use rings that are an inch thick and weigh over eight lbs each. I use two on each arm for the form and barely get through it, but some exercises use three. I bought ten...ya gotta have goals.

Looking through this thread for views on iron rings I found this...
Dude, they have to be more than an inch thick, 1" thick round bar is 2.67lbs per foot and if you used 2ft to make a ring it would be a ring that is over 7.5" in diameter and it would only weight 5.34 lbs...
It's more like 1.25" thick.

[TenTigers]

Looking through this thread for views on iron rings I found this...
Dude, they have to be more than an inch thick, 1" thick round bar is 2.67lbs per foot and if you used 2ft to make a ring it would be a ring that is over 7.5" in diameter and it would only weight 5.34 lbs...
It's more like 1.25" thick.
ok, howz this:? They're really fat and heavy. Not unlike my ex....

[SevenStar]

ok, howz this:? They're really fat and heavy. Not unlike my ex....

you leave Gene's sister out of this!

[David Jamieson]

I saw a super hot female yesterday and for some reason my wedding ring felt really heavy... :p

[jo]

Rings add weight that is not "static", and leave the hands free to articulate different strikes and techniques.

-jo