筋是功能之本，骸是功能之基，氣是功能之源
Fascias are the origin of capability, the skeleton its foundation, vapours its source.
筋骨之強弱，肌肉之堅脆，皮膚之厚薄，腠理之疏密，各不同
The
sturdiness of the bones and the fascias, the firmness of the flesh, the
thickness of the skin, the density of the lineaments, are each not alike1.
Before
starting with the Bamboo training, one has to realise where this new realm of training comes from. Being an oral tradition, there are still a
lot of training in Chinese martial arts which haven’t been put into writing or systematised. Furthermore, with the decline of such old
practices, a lot has been lost, including independent practices, such as
animal walks, which disappeared and spread out, becoming a particular training in different styles. Bamboo, Iron and Cotton, BIC, wasn’t an independent practice, just some training for already transformed bodies.
