 Ship Pal Gae
Forms are soft and hard. Develops flexibility, coordination, strength and speed. The mind, body and weapons used must be as one. Strong eye contact is maintained with the opponent, and movements are usually offensive. The hands and feet are used in all different directions, with both angles and circles.
Ship Pal Gae means 18 Weapons.
Though there are hundreds of Chinese weapons, Ship Pal Gae incorporates the main 18 Chinese weapons. The principles learned from the practice of these 18 weapons will give the practitioner the foundation of understanding necessary to perform the movements of all the Chinese weapons.
In the beginning students learn weaponless movements necessary to develop the strength, coordination, concentration, timing and internal development necessary to be able to practice with real weapons without accident or injury. Next the student learns a short series of movements with the weapon to learn basic control, timing and understanding of how to move the body with the weapon. Once a basic foundation is developed then the student begins to learn longer forms and advanced movements to develop higher levels of internal and external health.
The correct practice of Kong Su helps to provide the practitioner with a basic ability for self defense and a solid foundation of external development. Kong Su also gives the practitioner a basic level of understanding and ability in order to learn higher level forms and movements.
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