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Your fitness level is also important in the execution of every technique that you will learn throughout the course of your study. What good are all the punches, blocks, and kicks you are going to do you if you don’t have the strength or the stamina? There is an old Chinese saying: If all you do is forms and no training in energy when you get old you will have nothing.

Warm Up

Neck Turning

Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart and gently turn your head from left to right. Be sure not to turn the head in a quick or jerky motion.

Triceps Stretch

Raise your arm up in a bent position. Using your other hand for support, gently pull your arm to stretch the triceps muscle. Hold this stretch for 30-45 seconds. Repeat sequence with other arm.

Shoulder Stretch

Lift the arm up and bring it gently across the chest while using the other hand for support. Be sure not to lift the shoulder of the stretching arm. Hold the stretch for 30-45 seconds and repeat the same methods with the other arm.