Attention: Sifu Henry Gong's new book and video "Forever Young, The Secret Blueprint" is AVAILABLE NOW! You can preview the book's cover by clicking on the links below. There are three sizes depending upon your download speed. The best quality will also require Adobe's Acrobat Reader. ======================================= Lower Spinal Rotation (LSR) is a system developed by Sifu Henry Gong in which turning the lower spinal column creates efficiency and maximization of power for the various techniques used in Shaolin Long Fist Kung Fu. This also strengthens the lower back muscles and enhances flexiblility, which helps to prevent back muscle strains and injuries, the bane of many athletes. Sifu Gong has recently completed a book and video which details and explains his method of LSR. This book explains how to perform LSR and how to apply LSR to almost any type of body motion where efficiency, speed and maximization of power is needed to perform a task. The method in this book generalizes LSR so that it can be applied not only to martial arts, but to almost any type of body motion, whether it be a sport, exercise or a simple "every day" task. If you'd like more information about this book, please contact Sifu Gong by email at henrypgong@copper.net. Recently, Sifu Gong was invited to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Delaware to lecture about his method of LSR. There he explained and demonstrated LSR and its application to body movement and martial arts. The interest that MIT expressed about LSR is especially noteworthy. They are studying human body movement (Biomechanics) and applying these movements to robotics. Biomechanics is the study of mechanical movement as it applies to living systems. The researchers at MIT are hoping to apply biomechanics to create walking robots. Below are Henry's own words as to how he became involved with MIT: "One day I was watching a cable television program on the Discovery Channel. "The highly educational program dealt with humans, animals and insects, and were shown walking and running. The program explained how the hips and legs moved while walking and running (gait analysis). The end of the program showed robots from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) that could walk, jump, and even do a front flip. "After thinking about the program for a while, I thought that the program never mentioned the importance of the lower spine in addition to the hips and legs. I decided to telephone MIT and I reached Daniel J. Plasma, one of the major members of the Leg Laboratory staff. He was involved in the gait analysis television program. "Dan found my thoughts about the lower spine very interesting. I told him that I would be in the Boston area and would he like me to lecture on the subject of Lower Spinal Rotation? He was very happy and promised to tell other colleagues, including members of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. "All of the audience participated in the seminar. After the seminar, Dan said, 'Thank you so much. It was great to have you here, that was awesome.' " Below are hyperlinks to photos and documents of these visits. Queens Borough Library (Bayside) Seminar: Be tall and breathe: 01 Incorrect posture, not tall and cannot breathe: 01 The Human spine: 01 Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Letter of appreciation: Dan Paluska University of Delaware: Always keep your back straight and be tall: 01 Contact Sifu Gong at: henrypgong@copper.net ® Lower Spinal Rotation and LSR are registered trademarks of Henry Gong. 2004C |
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