Painful Video Explores Kung Fu Masters Practicing the Tradition of "Iron Crotch"
Here’s a fascinating and painful video for you to watch that puts a focus on Chinese Kung Fu masters practicing the dying art of “Iron Crotch.” And yes, it’s exactly what you think it is.
The practice involves someone standing in front of a swinging log that’s capped with steel in order to take a blow to the crotch while using Qigong breathing practices to help diminish the pain. It sounds like that Qigong breathing practice involves yelling and grunting.
The ancient tradition requires years and years of training in order to withstand both the physical and the mental anguish of having your crotch repeatedly smashed with a giant swinging log.
The move involves a log, capped with a steel plate, measuring 2 metres (6ft 7in) in length and weighing 40kg (88lbs) that is swung through the air before it is smashed into the crotch area of the practitioner. …Wang Liutai, a 65-year-old kung fu master who has been practising “iron crotch” for around half a century, said the move does not hurt and has no effect on fertility if done with the right methods and sufficient practise.
As you might imagine, fewer and fewer people are interested in the tradition of “Iron Crotch.” It’s not hard to figure out why. But there are Kung Fu masters who are dedicated to trying to keep it alive:
That’s why Wang and his fellow masters started to actively promote their style of kung fu, adopting the swinging log device in 2016 to demonstrate the iron crotch technique where previously villagers had kicked, punched, or used bricks or sticks. Their efforts have helped them gain several new students in cities across the country who learn using social media or custom-made videos posted online.
Check out the video below for more information and footage of these Kung Fu masters having their nuts smashed.
Via Boing Boing