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monday, novemberS, 1978
daily nebraskan
UNL kungfu students learn healingand brick breaking
By Kim Wilt
Despite the popular notion that students of martial
arts are aggressive fighters, breaking bricks with their bare
hands, some UNL students are learning a "softer", more
internal style of kung fu.
In early 1977, Jack Anderson, a junior education ma
jor, began studying in Kansas City with Dale Shigenaga, an
instructor in the art of hsing-i (pronounced shing-ee), a
form of kung fu.
As interest grew and more people became interested,
Anderson invited Shigenaga and a pupil of his, Tony
Franklin, tacome to UNL to give a demonstration. In
the spring of 1978, Anderson and some friends who were
interested in the study of hsing-i, brought Master Hsu
Hong-chi, a highly respected teacher of martial arts, from
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Taiwan to UNL to teach them more about this ancient
Chinese form of self-defense.
Twice a month
After seeing the interest expressed in hsing-i, Master
Hsu suggested that the students travel to Kansas City on
a regular basis to study at Shigenaga's school.
Since last August, that is what Anderson, and about six
of his friends, have been doing twice a month.
Now, Shigenaga has moved, and Franklin, his former
pupil has taken over the school. Last weekend, he flew to
Lincoln to study with the group and help them perfect
the difficult, intricate moves and breathing exercises that
make up hsing-i.
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Franklin, 23, explained that hsing-i is a more internal
style than karate, and is used to not only build up
muscles, but to strengthen and benefit inner organs as
well. The study of hsing-i also involves the knowledge of
Chinese medicine, he said, which can be used to treat
colds, heal broken bones, and bruises, and treat other
complaints.
Also doctors
"Most kung-fu masters were also doctors," Franklin
said, which helped them to heal students who were
injured while practicing. Also, he said, the masters could
earn money by practicing medicines, as most of their stu
dents were poor peasants, and could not pay for the
lessons.
One example of Chinese medicine, Franklin said, is a
"moxibustion stick," which is composed of twelve
ground pressed herbs, and burned like incense. "It smells
a lot like marijuana," Franklin said, "but it won't do any
thing for you."
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Franklin said the stick warms the skin "like super Ben
Gay, if you want to think of it that way," and can help
broken bones heal faster. He said he also had bruise medi
cine and medicine to help a cold sufferer.
Although he began studying hsing-i because he was
"bored and fat," Franklin said that he rapidly became in
terested in it, and now hopes the art will become known
all over the United States.
"I enjoy teaching, and the art itself," he said, and
would like to see the school grow.
"However, I don't want it to get to be too business
like. I want a personal contact with each student."
Hole burned in floor
at Architecture Hall
A fire in Architecture Hall Friday afternoon burned a
hole in the floor on the west side of the building,
according to district fire chief Neil McPherson.
The fire began in a radiator pipe, where repairmen were
working on the radiator valve, McPherson said. The
workers must have cut something which sparked the fire,
he said.
Students noticed smoke and someone pulled a fire
alarm.
The fire was extinguished quickly and no injuries were
reported. The fire was contained between the first and
second floors and there was minimal damage to the area.
McPherson said.
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