Qigong Challenges & Stunts

[GeneChing]

Here's a thread starter for ya.

Chinese Fruit Vendor Increases Sales By Posting a $300 Kung Fu Challenge
Max Chang - 16 hours ago



A local Hangzhou, China fruit vendor has found an ingenious and almost magical way to attract new customers — post a kung fu challenge.
Sun Yu seems to love two things — speaking English and practicing kung fu. He majored in English at the Anhui Agricultural University and practices kung fu during his breaks — Sun even calls his business the “Qigong Supermarket.” Qigong is an ancient spiritual practice that focuses the mind, body and breathing for meditation, martial arts training, and health purposes.



To attract more customers in the past, he offered to give anyone a 50% discount if they could speak fluent English with him. After being criticized by his mom for losing money over that challenge, he put out another: Sun will give anyone who can knock him over 2000 RMB, which works out to about $322. He posted a sign that reads, “5 yuan for a try; 2,000 yuan if you knock me over.”
So far, no one has been able to knock him over, but sales-wise, he’s attracted over 100 new customers with his marketing strategy who think they can knock down a kung fu enthusiast.
Sun hopes to one day demonstrate his talent for kung fu on a local reality show.

[Mor Sao]

Nice way to use your skills to market another business.

[David Jamieson]

I'll have 6 lemons and the combo b punch to your throat with assorted kicks in the balls.

5 dollars!?

[GeneChing]

...yet parallel...sort of...

China’s “Human Punching Bag” teaches us all what true pain is
Master Blaster
12 hours ago



Xia Jun fell under the media spotlight recently for his unique offer of one punch for 10 yuan. Setting up shop in front of train stations around Beijing he laid out a cardboard box and wore a white shirt with “Human Punching Bag: 1 Punch, 10 Yuan [US$1.60]” scrawled down it.

Far from a *******-type stunt that we might have seen before, it’s hard to believe that anyone after hearing Xia’s story actually would have taken him up on his offer. In fact, it’d be hard to resist giving him at least 100 yuan and a hug instead.

Those who come across Xia would first notice the deadly somber expression on his face and pictures of his once healthy son taped to his donation box sitting on a folding table. The table itself is draped with several documents from various clinics that Xia’s son has visited. These were the bills he would have to overcome to save his boy’s life.



In between punching sessions Xia would visit his child who had been hospitalized for myeloid leukemia treatment. Once the boy was diagnosed, medical staff informed the family that in addition to years of treatment a bone marrow transplant would be required.

Although, the success of the transplant looked promising, the cost of the surgery alone would come to 700,000 yuan ($113,000). It was a price that Xia couldn’t come close to affording. Even if he sold his house he would still be deeply in debt. So he took to the streets and threw himself on the mercy of strangers.



At first Xia was only begging for donations to help his ill son, but he found that although some were willing to hand over money, most simply scoffed at his sign. They had just assumed his plea was a another sob-story con to boost panhandling.

So, in an effort to appeal to the jaded masses, with little time to spare and nothing left to lose, Xia decided to throw his own body on the line and gave donors the right to pummel him if they would be kind enough to donate.



It’s uncertain how effective the Human Punching Bag campaign was by itself. However, once the media in China learnt of Xia’s plight, word began to spread fast. Suddenly, not only did donations begin to pour in, but many reached out to him offering their sympathy and promises of more money to help his son through the lengthy treatment.

It had gotten to the point that Xia couldn’t keep his phone charged because of the sheer number of messages of support that came through it. When he went for his daily visit to his son, there would sometimes be up to 20 other people also visiting with a kind word. In a touching show of community spirit, it was as if people from all around were rallying for the Human Punching Bag and his son.



Miraculously in a rather short period of time, 800,000 yuan ($129,000) had been raised. It was enough to cover the transplant as well as some associated medical costs. Not only that, many had pledged to continue donating throughout the two years of Xia’s son’s treatment.

Normally, this would be the part of the story where we say that Xia’s son is currently doing well after surgery, but unfortunately life doesn’t always go the right way. After receiving the transplant the boy’s condition began to worsen until the doctors finally gave him one month to live.

And so, Xia and his family left Beijing to return to his hometown. He told the media that they would spend the rest of the time they have together taking the boy everywhere he wants to go. It’s the only way he knows how to deal with the worst blow anyone would ever have to take.

[David Jamieson]

The guy who was willing to take a beating for real to get something helpful for someone else.

That's real courage in my view.

[GeneChing]

There are some really odd ways to make a living in China...

Look: Father-daughter duo make a living 'walking on blades'



A 13-year-old teen from Wenzhou has turned heads with a painful-looking trick: the ability to walk on blades. She's been pulling off the performance since the age of seven, and her father is now encouraging her to drop out of school and pursue a full-time career in blade-walking—a move that we're sure could only end well.



The girl's father, Xie Jikui, began learning magic tricks at the age of 10 and made a living through his acrobatic performances. After an unsuccessful marriage, he became the sole caretaker of his young daughter.

Xie took his daughter to every one of his performances, and when she was old enough, she began assisting him. By the time she was seven, he started teaching her how to balance herself on the two blades.

"Walking on blades has always been a man's stunt; I wanted my daughter to stand out in the field," he said.



"It kind of scared me when I first started practicing and I got injured several times," young Xie told reporters during an interview with Wenzhou City News on Monday. "But I love acrobatics and magic, so I'll never give it up."

During the interview, her father asked her to stand on the blades while waving two five-liter bottles in the air to “make the performance more visually attractive".

Over the past years, the Xie family has lugged their "family heirloom" all across China, usually setting up performances at bars or outside of night clubs. The girl's father quit blade-walking a while back and has now become his daughter's "agent".

Every performance earns them around a couple hundred yuan.

By Maggie Wong

[GeneChing]

Yes, there is video. And yes, this made my Monday.

The most bizarre party trick ever? Woman allows friends to use a sledgehammer to smash BRICKS piled up on her crotch

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Chinese woman lies on her back as two others hold her legs wide apart
A brick is placed on her crotch and a woman smashes a hammer down
The lady squeals as the brick can be seen crumbling in the strange trick

By HARRIET MALLINSON FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 10:09 EST, 22 August 2016 | UPDATED: 10:09 EST, 22 August 2016

This must one of the strangest party tricks of all time - and not one many of us will fancy trying at home.
In a truly bizarre scene, footage from China shows a woman lying on her back with her legs wide open as others smash bricks using a hammer... on her crotch.
A group crowd around to watch the unusual form of entertainment and at one point even a young child can be seen spectating.
Ouch! Bizarre moment women allows bricks hammered on crotch


In a truly bizarre scene, footage from China shows a woman lying on her back with her legs wide open as others smash bricks using a hammer... on her crotch


Two women hold her legs apart while a third dressed in a pink floaty gown wields what seems to be a sledgehammer

According to a caption alongside the video, the woman was 'showing off her vulva strength' - the result of years of practice.
Two women hold her legs apart while a third dressed in a pink floaty gown wields what seems to be a sledgehammer.
Large bricks are placed directly onto her pelvis and a countdown begins before the pink-clad woman taps the hammer down onto the brick.
An squeal can be heard before the assembled crowd guffaw at the spectacle.
The bricks seems partly smashed and bits tumble away as the man announcing the stunt asks the horizontal woman whether it hurts.
Unsurprisingly the Chinese woman replies that it does but amazingly agrees for the act to be repeated.
Again the hammer is swung down onto her nether regions before she is allow to rest her legs down.


Large bricks are placed directly onto her pelvis and a countdown begins before the pink-clad woman taps the hammer down onto the brick


The bricks seems partly smashed and bits tumble away as the man announcing the asks the horizontal woman whether it hurts - she says yes but is happy for act to be repeated


Again the hammer to swung down onto her nether regions before she is allow to rest her legs down. One woman then presses down on her bent legs as though to improve her flexibility

However it seems the unusual ordeal is not over as one of the woman seems to be pressing down on her bent legs as though to improve her flexibility and prepare her for another round.
It's not known whether the woman sustained any injuries.
The video has been shared to Weibo - China's equivalent of Twitter - and video-sharing site LiveLeak where it has been viewed several thousand times.

[GeneChing]

Follow the link for the vid. Roseville ain't that far from us.

Abs-olutely spectacular! Clip captures painful-looking moment ripped martial arts master, 40, shattered enormous wooden stick using only her six pack
Amitis Pourarian, owner of THE STUDIO Martial Arts & Fitness in Roseville, California, is hit with a 1 x 2" stick of wood in a recent video
Upon impact with her washboard abs, the stick snaps right in half, leaving her standing strong
By VALERIE SIEBERT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 18:50 EST, 7 September 2016 | UPDATED: 22:05 EST, 7 September 2016

This woman brings abs of steel to a whole new level.
Master Amitis Pourarian, 40, owner of THE STUDIO Martial Arts & Fitness in Roseville, California, is 7th Degree Black Belt and was a member of the 2000 US taekwondo team.
So, it's no surprise that the woman is in phenomenal shape - a fact that she demonstrates by completing incredible feats on the studios YouTube channel.
A tough karate girl breaks a stick using only her abs


Taking a swing: Master Amitis Pourarian (right), owner of THE STUDIO Martial Arts & Fitness in Roseville, California, breaks a 1 x 2" stick of wood using her abs in a recent video clip

One such a video shows Amitis actually breaking a 1 x 2" stick of wood using nothing but her midsection - and a bit of kinetic energy.
The clip, filmed earlier this year, shows Amitis standing in front of what appears to be a photography backdrop.
Amitis is wearing the pant portion of a dobok - the uniform worn by martial arts players - and a black sports bra, showing off her washboard abs.


Bringing it in: The clip shows a man in a dobok first taking a slow test swing at the woman


There it goes: Amitis takes a solid stance with her knees bent in preparation for the impact

The takes a solid stance, with her knees wide and bent and her hands holding the back of her head.
To her right, dressed in a full dobok, stands a large man holding the very long wooden stick.
He gives the stick a slow test swing to aim straight at Amitis' midsection, stopping just before hitting her.
As he swings, the woman appears to be performing some deep breathing exercises in preparation.


Straight to the middle: The stick hits the 7th Degree Black Belt athlete right in her abs


We have a winner: The stick breaks right in half, leaving Amitis standing strong and the audience letting out a loud 'whoa!'


Done and dusted: The clip ends with Amitis raising her arms up in victory

Finally, with a grunt, the man swings the stick with full force straight at Amitis' abs.
Upon contact with the woman's muscles, the stick breaks right in half, with the outer chunk hitting the backdrop before falling to the ground.
A resounding 'whoa!' can be heard from those looking on and a quick flash is seen on impact, suggesting someone snapped a shot of the big moment.
The clip ends with her lifting her arms in the air in victory.

[GeneChing]

Now my job doesn't seem so bad...

This Guy Gets Punched in the Stomach for a Living
By Jamie Fullerton
September 20, 2016


Photos by the author

I've only been in Xie Shuiping's disconcertingly spotless and almost completely unfurnished apartment for ten minutes, and he is already preparing to whip it out. After pouring me some green tea, he suddenly stands up, lifts his shirt, and arches his back, thrusting his stomach forward as he slaps it loudly with both hands. This abdomen is slightly famous: the source of Xie's power and income. He looks down at it and pats it fondly.

A T-shirt hanging up in his living room in the city of Anlu, in China's east central Hubei Province, bears a slogan in Chinese characters: "Xie Shuiping: King of being beaten." It summarizes his job description pretty accurately. For the past 16 years, Xie, 49, has been making serious money charging people all over China to punch his stomach as hard as they can, claiming that he feels no pain there. "Some people are just curious and want to make friends with me through punching," he says, pulling his shirt back down over his gut. "Others want to challenge me."

Xie's bizarre career path has brought him a modest amount of fame in the country, with news reports about his unique "skill" and videos of various people pummeling his torso being shared a lot on social media. He started his career as a "human punchbag," as he's been dubbed in the press, in the year 2000, letting audience members at a supermarket's promotional dance and singing performances in China's southern Guangdong Province whack him for small change. Having moved to Guangdong to work as a construction laborer, he soon found that these performances were more lucrative.

Over the years, as news of his ability spread, he performed (got punched onstage) in bars for cash and was enlisted by various companies to promote them by doing endurance stunts. One particularly daring stunt involved him having a truck driven over his chest. "That was for a ceramic tile company in Inner Mongolia," he says. "I've never done anything more dangerous than that, though. I also let the company's staff punch me."



Sitting in his home in Anlu, he explains that his stomach's resilience allowed him to haul himself up from a tough existence of laboring in Guangdong, where he struggled to make rent and was regularly threatened with eviction. He has said that he can usually earn around $3,000 a month from his stomach punch antics, but can command up to about $6,000 for a big-performance series.

Xie says that the extraordinary resilience of his gut is the result of genetics plus practicing kung fu and qigong, a set of ancient Chinese breathing, posture, and meditation techniques. His grandfather's brother, he explains, also practiced kung fu and made money by challenging people to punch him. Xie himself became aware that he was special—or at least that a particular part of his body was—when he was around 16. "I realized that I could always win when fighting with other kids. I never felt any pain."

He claims that he hasn't felt pain from punches any time since that life-changing realization. "I have been challenged by many martial-arts masters and boxers and have never experienced any injuries. I was once on [state TV network] CCTV and got punched by a boxer—they took me to the hospital afterward for a physical test, and the results showed I was in perfect condition. Even from the boxer's punch, I didn't feel any pain at all, just a shock of pressure and a warm and comfortable feeling inside."

Xie only feels uncomfortable during his challenges when punters go rogue and aim for his mush instead of his stomach. "There were some challengers who punched me in the face, trying to embarrass me, which made me decide to place my arms in front of my body to defend," he says. He adds that he didn't punch back, despite the obvious temptation. "Normally I react to these kinds of people by just giving them a hug."

Although Xie claims that 16 years of being heavily beaten for a living has not affected him physically, the lifestyle seems to have taken its toll on his personal life. His wife and two grown-up daughters have tried to convince him to get a more conventional job to no avail. His wife, along with one of his daughters, now lives in Guangdong, and it is unclear if she and Xie are in a marital relationship beyond the paperwork.

I ask if he feels he is sacrificing his dignity by making such a spectacle of himself, and he reacts with friendly nonchalance. "No. I get more excited as I receive more punches. Before my family thought my job had no dignity, but their attitude changed. Now they neither support nor oppose it."

He may not currently have anyone to share it with in Anlu, but Xie's job has allowed him the chance to buy the shiny new apartment we meet in today. However, as he is paid gig by gig (and often punch by punch), his is not a job with a reliable pension plan. With Xie set to edge into his 50s soon, I ask him if he is considering how long he can keep on being a human punchbag for.

Turns out, he's just getting started. "Eighty years old would not be a limit for me," he says with a laugh. "Actually, as I get older, I am getting better. If the market is good, I will keep going."



I'd like to think that in 30 years time there would be few people in China willing to land a punch on an 80-year-old man, although I admire Xie's optimism about the long-term resilience of his body. But immediate, relative financial security aside, does all this make him happy and fulfilled?

If his claim of feeling no pain is true, zipping around the country doing performances is surely more fun that working all hours of the day on a construction site for pitiful wages, as he did before. Xie's own social media feeds are filled with photos of him onstage, stomach out, suggesting a strong sense of pride.

Does he enjoy the lifestyle as much as his photo exhibiting suggests? "Not really," he says. "I just say my life is OK. There's no sense of achievement. Singers get paid better than I do, have more respect, and no risk." Turns out that social media photo feeds may not be accurate indicators of happiness levels after all. Who knew?

Before I head off, I consider asking Xie if he minds me giving his stomach a little whack, just so I can find out what all the fuss is about. But, frankly, the day has been weird enough already, so I decide to leave it.

Follow Jamie Fullerton on Twitter.

[GeneChing]

Not this Wang Baoqiang.

Practicing martial arts and worshiping Jet Li doesn't quite count as qigong, but I didn't know where else to put this.

It’s the real life Magneto! Chinese man claims he’s a human magnet and can hold a KILO of metal on his chest

Wang Baoqiang from China says he discovered his ability in May this year
He had read an article on a 'magnetic man' in India and tried the stunt
Wang says he is the only one out of his friends and family with the ability

By SOPHIE WILLIAMS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 11:19 EST, 4 October 2016 | UPDATED: 14:45 EST, 4 October 2016

A man in China claims he is magnetic and can hold a kilo of metal on his chest.
The man from Shaoxing, east China's Zhejiang province, was pictured showing off his magnetic ability by sticking objects such as metal spoons and spanners to his chest.
Wang Baoqiang says he only found out he had the ability to stick objects to his chest in May this year after reading about another man who could perform the task.


Impressive: Wang Baoqiang discovered his ability to hold objects on his chest in May this year

Wang told reporters at zj.QQ.com that he saw that someone in India could attach a metal spoon to his body and decided to try it for himself.
He used a metal wrench and found that his chest was magnetic.
Wang says he asked friends and family to see if they were also magnetic but discovered he was the only one.
The 54-year-old claims that he can hold a kilo of metal on his chest.
He said that during his youth, he worshiped Jet Li and practiced martial arts although he doesn't think this was the cause of his magnetism.
Wang says he went for a medical examination and all the indicators were 'normal'.


Talent: Wang says he is the only one out of his friends and family who is 'magnetic'

Chinese web users have been commenting on his story since it emerged.
One user wrote: 'I just tried it. That's why I broke my iPhone 6s.'
And another said: 'Maybe he became sticky after not taking a shower for years.'
While another user commented: 'Would he suffer lung problems?'
Wang is in fact far from the only man with magnetic powers.
In 2013, Etibar Elchyev from Georgia broke the world record for the highest number of spoons stuck to a person.
He managed to secure 53 metal spoons on his neck and chest and lifted a man sitting on a car hood that was magnetised to his chest.


In 2013, Etibar Elchyev (pictured) from Georgia broke the world record for the highest number of spoons stuck to a person


Elchyev also lifted a man sitting on a car hood that was magnetised to his chest (above)

[GeneChing]

I'm posting this on the Qigong Challenges & Stunts thread because it's the only reference to Taierzhuang on the forum. What is it about this place that there's such a focus on qigong?

Also copying it to the 2018 Year of the EARTH DOG thread because it's a CNY thing.

Actually, I just like the clunky translation.

The Sixth Grand Temple Fair of Taierzhuang Ancient Town Was Grandly Held.

Between the New Year’s Day and the Lantern Festival, fantastic performances of various kinds will be held in Taierzhuang Ancient Town, including ten-thousand-lantern display, fire dragon and steel sparkle dance, folklore show parade, spring festival flash mobs, overpass busking, stunts performed by rare talent, Shaolin Kungfu and many other eye-catching shows. All of these festive events will definitely provide you with a pleasant sense of the Chinese New Year atmosphere!



Throughout the festival, tourists may enjoy the dazzling and glorious fire dragon and steel sparkle performances at the Fu Xing Square—steel sparkles are splashed into the sky and instantly rain down like meteor showers; shirtless dragon dancers perform wildly with all kinds of skillful twists and turns, both brilliant to the mind and pleasant to the eye. In addition, visitors will undoubtedly feast their eyes with various kungfu performances like Shaolin 8-part Internal Kungfu, Praying Mantis, Kids Kung Fu (Tong Zi Gong), traditional Shaolin Boxing, hard Qigong, pictographic boxing, Shaolin Eighteen Weapons Grand Contest. Besides, folk tourism teams consisting of stilts, Bei Ge dance (a form of Chinese folk dance in which an adult carries a kid on the shoulder), bamboo horse dance and dragon dance thread their way through streets and lanes, presenting one fire festive parade after another. The Spring Festival flash mobs at both the West and East Gate of the ancient town will give the tourists a great impression as well



From the second to the fourteenth day of the Chinese lunar January, our ancient town will be star-studded, inviting a dozen of figures including Liu Lanfang, Hou Yaohua, Li Jindou, Chen Hanbai, Fang Qingping, HeYunwei, Liu Ji and so on. They will present the audiences with a special performance for thirteen consecutive days, with a special show thrown by a star each day, accompanying you with joy and happiness throughout the holiday.



Between February 8 to March 2, awesome performances will delight you at the Temple of Emperor Guan: sideshows, martial arts, acrobatics and Qi Gong are performed by experienced artists on the Buyun Bridge; traditional folk exclusive skills include Golden Bell cocoon, steel bar neck-wrapping, blade-mountain lying, stone-breaking on the chest, human pyramid, fire eating and fire breathing, contortion, Diabolo juggling and acrobatic flips. All these breathtaking performances will surely be mind-blowing and enjoyable to our guests.

During the legal holidays, the whole street is covered with man-made snow along the river from Leisure Inn to Lan Ting *****house Musem. The mix of the antique, classic buildings and the beautiful snow is bound to impress any visitor with the fortune to enjoy the scenery. No other place is more suitable for the tourists to take photos.



When the night descends, visitors have the privilege of appreciating the colorful, gorgeous lanterns of different shapes and styles. On this year’s lantern show, we have themes related to the coming dog year like “Celebrating the Auspicious Dog Year” and “Fortune Dog Greeting”; as well as the combination of both fashion and traditional folklores as “Coral Sea” and “Best Wishes”. The multi-colored, glamorous lanterns will be a feast to your eye when lit up.

We look forward to your staying here at the Taierzhuang Ancient Town from the New Year’s Day to the Lantern Festival, welcome!

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Hold the phone...Lan Ting *****house Musem?

[GeneChing]

There's a vid if you follow the link.

That's how you play with fire! Incredible footage shows man blowing out 15 candles by punching the AIR

Video captures the 27-year-old snuffing out all candles in 10 seconds
Reports say that he has practised Shaolin kung fu for more than a decade
He can also break wooden stick and a nine-pound stone with bare hands

By JULIAN LUK FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 07:09 EST, 13 October 2016 | UPDATED: 09:45 EST, 13 October 2016

This is the incredible moment a young Chinese man manages to extinguish 15 candles with air punches.
Chen Jia, 27, can be seen punching out the candles in less than 10 seconds in the clip.
The footage was uploaded to Chinese video sharing site Miaopai on October 12.
Impressive man puts out candles by using the air from fist pump


Chen Jia, 27, is about to use inner energy to punch out the 15 candles placed in front of him



He reportedly deployed a Shaolin move named 'Sun Ray Fist' to give air punches repeatedly
Chen comes from China's Henan province which is the birthplace Shaolin martial arts.
Shaolin Kungfu is known as China's largest school of kungfu.
Chen said that he was often challenged by people who thought his skill was either 'fake' or 'impossible'.
In order to prove the authenticity of his stunt, another man wearing a black shirt, who was thought to be a reporter, is seen giving punches to the air in the video. However, he fails to put out the candles.
In the latter part of the video, Chen can be seen breaking a candle and a wooden stick by using a knife-hand strike.
He even manages to break a stone weighing almost nine pounds into two with his right hand.


Amazing moment: All fifteen candles were blown out in less than ten seconds


Another man is seen giving punches however he fails to blow out the candles

Chen said he mastered the technique four years ago and had practiced kung fu for a decade.
Chen told reporters at China News that he used a move called 'Sun Ray Fist', one of the 72 Shaolin Arts to punch out the candle.
The technique involves use of 'qi', a form of inner energy, to extinguish the candle lamp placed at least eight steps away, according to a Chinese government website that introduces national martial arts.


Chen chops a candle (left) before cutting a wooden stick in half (right)



Impressive skills: He was also filmed breaking a pebble in half using his bare hands

Chen claimed he had recently gained another skill from the 72 Shaolin Arts - to break rock with bare hands.
The reporter from China News took him to the park in order for him to showcase his stunt.
With a few punches, Chen managed to break a stone, weighing four kilograms (8.8 pounds), into two.
Onlookers stopped to watch his performance.
One witness, surnamed Zhao, doubted his claim and gathered two more stones for him to break apart.
'He also broke those stones,' Zhao said.
To maximise his hand strength, he practices doing push-ups using his fingers every day.
He also claims that he can do a handstand using one single finger.
This isn't the first case of videos showing people extinguishing candles with a punch.
Amir Khan, a famous boxer, punched off eight candles in just a single punch.

[GeneChing]

There's a vid after the link.

WATCH A KUNG FU MASTER SQUEEZING INTO TODDLER SHIRT IN DEMONSTRATION OF SUOGUGONG
Posted: Oct 17 2016, 2:50am CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr, in News | Also on the Geek Mind



Watch a Kung Fu Master Squeezing into Toddler Shirt in Demonstration of Suogugong
Credit: Xinhua

Meet the weirdest Kung Fu skill: Suogugong, the art of body shrinking.
If you think Kung Fu, Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan come to mind. You would not imagine to see a Kung Fu master who shows off how he can squeeze into a toddler's shirt. Well here it is. Watch a Kung Fu master how he puts on a tiny shirt and even sticks beer bottles under it to demonstrate the art of Suogugong. Suogugong means body shrinking.

To make his body smaller, this Kung Fu master is dislocating his bones. According to Xinhua, well-known Kung Fu master Wang Baohe trained this rare Kung Fu skill over the past 60 years.

Watch below a performance of this weird Kung Fu skill. This definitely helps to sneak through small openings, but I am not sure what else it is good for in combat.

Kung fu means in Chinese any study, learning, or practice that requires patience, energy, and time to complete. Master Baohe's body-shrinking skill hits that original definition of Kung Fu head on. It wasn't until the late twentieth century, that Kung Fu was used mainly to refer to martial arts fighting.

[GeneChing]

I'm trying to imagine a practical application of this and everything that comes to mind is rather prurient.

There's a vid behind the link...

Don't try this at home! Unbelievable moment Chinese man stops a rotating fan with his TONGUE

Footage shows man stopping fan blades with his fingers and his tongue
After seeing similar performances, the man started practisting the stunt
He can also put a spinning drill into his nostrils without getting hurt

By JULIAN LUK FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 13:43 EDT, 3 November 2016 | UPDATED: 14:09 EDT, 3 November 2016

This is the jaw-dropping moment when a daredevil Chinese man tried to use his tongue to stop a fast rotating electric fan.
The 62-year-old, named He Kuimin, could be seen sticking out his tongue while leaning towards the home appliance.
Incredibly, he successfully stopped the turning fan by putting his tongue between the blades.
Moment man called 'fan man' sticks tongue perilously into fan


Eye-opening: A man stunned the internet after he stopped a turning fan with his tongue


Incredible: He Kuimin, from Hunan, stuck out his tongue and leaned towards the rotating fan

Posted by Sichuan News Broadcast to Youku, a video-sharing platform in China, the footage shows the fan was placed in the middle of a room as the man made the attempt.
It had been turned on and the white blades were moving at high speeds.
Before he put his tongue into the fan, He Kuimin roared and stuck two of his fingers into the spinning blades.
The blades immediately came to a brief halt.
Afterwards, Mr He withdrew his fingers and the fan resumed working.
The skill is thought to be 'Diamond Finger', which is one of the 72 stunts from the Shaolin Kung fu in China.
Mr He can be heard breathing deeply after the performance.
Then, Mr He grabbed the fan with his right hand and stuck out his tongue
He pressed one button on the electric fan, a move believed to slow down the speed of the fan's movement.


Jaw-dropping: The fan had been turned on and the white blades were moving at high speeds


How does he do it? Incredibly, Mr He stopped the rotating fan by sticking his tongue in them
Then he slowly leaned towards the fan and used his tongue to stop the blades.
A noise can be heard clearly before the three blades were brought to a stop.
He Kuimin is originally from Hunan Province but now lives in Guangdong Province.
The video also shows another favourite act of the 62-year-old man who started practicing different stunts since his retirement, according to a Xinhua report.
He can be seen putting an electric drill into his nostrils.
It appears that his nose remained unhurt after he stuck a four-inch-long spinning drill into both nostrils.


Another stunt: Mr He is also able to put a four-inch-long spinning drill into his nose

[boxerbilly]

I'm trying to imagine a practical application of this and everything that comes to mind is rather prurient.

There's a vid behind the link...

Well Im all for sexual kung. At least until the cost of Viagra goes back down.