Back to Basics Part One! One of the essential methods of power generation in Five Element Tong Bei Fist 五行通背拳，”Shaking the Body” (Yao Shen 搖身). Over time, these methods of training will gradually stretch and strengthen the connective tissue and allow one to generate power from the feet, through the spine and out to the hands without being impeded by tension in the body.
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