Monday, April 06, 2009

  • Chinese Stone Lock Exercises


    • A look at an original chinese source detailing some of the many exercises which can be done with stone padlocks. They share many similar movements with kettlebells, but, as you can see, there's a lot more to stone lock training than that.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Monday, April 06, 2009

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    Wednesday, March 11, 2009

  • Chinese Stone Padlocks in Action


    • The Shaolin Monks referred to traditional stone lock training as Shi-Suo and have been using them for centuries. These stone weights are lifted, pressed, thrown and caught in a variety of ways in order to build upper body strength and stamina. Based on how they are used, stone locks are obviously a distant relative of the kettlebell.

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    Posted by John Wood @ Wednesday, March 11, 2009

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