The Tree-Uprooting Skill (抱樹功, Bào shù gōng; literally: Tree-Hugging Skill) allows the practitioner to lift a weight of 250–350 kg with both arms. During training, the practitioner attempts to uproot a tree several times a day. Mastery of the skill is achieved when he succeeds in uprooting the tree.
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