Lian Gong Mi Jue: Secret Methods Of Acquiring External And Internal Mastery (Shanghai, 1930)

The book was written by Jin Yi Ming and Guo Cui Ya. The first edition of the book was issued in August of 1930. The book was printed by the Publishing House Hua Lian in Shanghai. The book covers "External" (WAI GONG) and "Internal" (NEI GONG) training methods practiced by traditional schools of the "Shaolin Family" (SHAOLIN PAI).

Today as in the ancient time special exercises aimed at acquiring "Internal Mastery"(GONG FU) are one of the most important elements of Shaolin monks training. Those exercises is the core of the Shaolin martial training, they are the key to the true summit of mastery. An old proverb says: "If you exercise only the technique (style) but ignore special training you will be a nobody till your old days." "Special training" implies particular exercises for developing both WAI ZHUANG - "External Power" and NEI ZHUANG - "Internal Power". Those exercises (training procedures) are collected under a common title - LIAN GONG, literally "Exercising to Acquire Mastery".

The first part of the book presents exercises which belong to the section "External exercising" (WAI GONG) aimed at the development of the "External Power" (WAI ZHUANG). It includes exercises for the development of "Hardness" (YING GONG), "Lightness" (QING GONG) and "Flexibility" (ROU GONG).

The second part of the book deals with the development of the "Internal Power" (NEI ZHUANG): the description of massage according to the method NEI ZHUANG XING GONG, the method "Rinsing marrow" XI SUI, some formulae of drugs to increase the level of the "Internal Power" are given.

Undoubtedly, the book will be useful for serious practitioners of traditional styles of Chinese Martial Arts who are eager to reach genuine mastery.

About the Author

Jin Yi Ming was a well-known author and publisher of Chinese Martial Arts books. Born in Jiangsu, China. Engaged in traditional styles of Chinese Martial Arts from his childhood. He studied under the famous martial arts masters Tang Dian Qing and Sun Lu Tang in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic Era of China. In 1920, he graduated from the Jinling Police Academy. Jin Yi Ming was also the Vice Chief of the Editorial and Review Board for the Central Guoshu Academy in Nanjing.