The Stone Lock

Another compound strength training exercise using the Stone Lock- Shi Suo - which was one of the original exam subjects for people hoping to become military officers of the imperial army. Thus, most Chinese martials artists used to practice it in earlier dynasties, but today, no traditional schools of wushu have maintained this training method. The tradition - along with many others - is kept alive by Shuaijiao fighters. This movement is demonstated by Coach Liu Haoxue - 11 time national c