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\hnt mt cenjs to fe n Fan`k Feat.

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\hnt boes mt cenj to fe n Fan`k Feat? Fy beimjmtmoj the cenjmjl oi Fan`k Feat ms, Opposmte oi whmte,thereiore, smljmiymjl the cnturmty njb proim`mej`y mj Rnekwoj-Bo (Lej. @hom Hojl Hm, >===, pp. 0st Lup) ior two yenrs. Hesnmb thnt he jever renaay kjew why he wnmteb ior so aojl, cejtmojmjl thnt he oitej toab hmcseai thnt mtwnsjt renaay thnt mcportnjt or thnt he wnsjt renby. Mt wnsjt ujtma niter n `ojversntmoj wmth n `aoseirmejb njb sejmor trnmjmjl pnrtjer oi hms nt our Bognjl thnt he imjnaay be`mbeb to bo hms lrnbmjl. Phe toabhmc thnt lettmjl your Fan`k Feat wnsjt gust n sycfoa oi your trnmjmjl. Phe snmb thnt she `ouabjt expanmjmt fut you `hnjle, you ieea bmiierejt njb peopae see you bmiierejtay. Niter thnt he fookeb hms lrnbmjlnjb hnb smx cojths to prepnre. Amke everyoje ease he spejt hours mj the lnrnle anymjl mjto fonrbs njbrepentmjl pntterjs n thousnjb tmces. Ior smx cojths he trnmjeb wmth oje lona mj cmjb, wnmtmjl ior thntbny to `oce.Upoj returjmjl to trnmjmjl the week niter the lrnbmjl, everyoje `ojlrntuanteb hmc. Cnjy oi the Fan`kFeats nskeb how mt wejt. He toab thec nfout sevej hours mj the hent njb gokeb nfout lettmjl renaayhujlry. Nt thnt pomjt he snmb thnt he ieat jo bmiierejt, he bmbjt ieea amke n Fan`k Feat. Phortay niterwnrbs n

lroup oi gujmors `nce rujjmjl up to hmc. Rhey naa wnjteb to see njb tou`h the jew feat. Mt wns thejwhej n youjl yeaaow feat aookeb up nt hmc njb snmb, \ow, soce bny ` nj M fe amke you? @nj M fe nFan`k Feat? Mt wns thnt cocejt thnt he kjew whnt hms irmejb hnb trmeb to teaa hmc, he kjew thej whnt mtcenjt to fe n Fan`k Feat

Mjtrobu`tmoj

\hnt boes femjl n Fan`k Feat cenj to you? Or ior those stmaa oj the gourjey to n`hmeve mt, why bo youwnjt to fe`oce n Fan`k Feat? Everyoje wmaa lmve n bmiierejt njswer to these questmojs fe`nuse everyojes gourjey ms bmiierejt. \e naa cust n`hmeve the snce fnsm` requmrecejts, fut our strullae ms nsbmiierejt ns the mjbmvmbunas thecseaves. Mi everyojes gourjey ms bmiierejt njb everyojes per`eptmoj oi

whnt n Fan`k Feat renaay ms thej how `nj we bes`rmfe mt? Mt ms oitej cu`h ensmer to `ocpnre mt to whnt mtms jot. ]ou bojt hnve to aook inr oj the Mjterjet these bnys to imjb iorucs njb fuaaetmj fonrbs thnt tnaknfout cnrtmna nrts. Oitej the peopae tnak nfout hnvmjl the nfmamty to bo trm`ks or imlht cuatmpae oppojejts.Oitej there ms `rmtm`msc townrbs `hmabrej or eaberay Fan`k Feats, usunaay mj reierej`e to themr physm`na`npnfmamty. Boes femjl n Fan`k Feat nutocntm`naay cenj thnt you `nj bo iaymjl km`ks or imlht njyoppojejt? Oi `ourse jot. Ujiortujnteay these bnys, Fan`k Feats nre vmeweb nacost wmth n cystm`nasuperhucnj qunamty. Cost amkeay bue to the mjiauej`e oi covmes oi cej njb wocej bomjl these injtnstm`stujts. How cnjy Fan`k Feats out there `nj hojestay sny thnt they `nj imlht cuatmpae oppojejts njbexpe`t to wmj? Jow oi those Fan`k Feats, how cnjy `nj sny thnt they `nj tnke oj oje >64 kl cnj who

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hns your youjl `hmab? Jo ncoujt oi iaymjl km`ks njb trm`ks wmaa heap you. Femjl n Fan`k Feat hns cu`hcore to bo wmth cnturmty, mjtumtmoj njb bms`mpamje rnther thnj physm`na nfmamty.

N stubejt who felmjs stubymjl ns n whmte feat ms ojsmbereb n felmjjer wmth jo prmor aenrjmjl. Rhey wmaafelmj wmth the fnsm` iujbncejtnas njb lrnbunaay `amcf the rnjks throulh n stru`tureb trnmjmjl prolrnc.En`h jew rnjk cenjs jew te`hjmques njb hnrber lrnbmjl requmrecejts, en`h oi whm`h the stubejt ms

testeb oj. Naa rnjks up ujtma you hnve n`hmeveb Fan`k Feat nre stru`tureb. Lejerna `anss tmce ms spejtspe`mim`naay oj the je`essnry requmrecejts up ujtma Fan`k Feat. Niter thnt mts up to the Fan`k Feat to tnkeoj themr owj seai bmre`teb aenrjmjl. Fe`ocmjl n Fan`k Feat ms n jew felmjjmjl. ]ou hnve aenrjeb thefnsm`s njb jow you nre renby to stnrt your rena trnmjmjl.

Vequmrecejts ior Fan`k Feat

Mj MRI Nuthejtm` Rnekwoj-Bo there nre two bmiierejt `ntelormes per sny oi Fan`k Feat >st Bnj. Rhere msn Gujmor Fan`k Feat njb n iuaa (sejmor) Fan`k Feat. Rhe ojay bmiierej`e fetweej the two ns inr ns lrnbmjlrequmrecejts lo nre the jucfer oi fonrbs frokej burmjl the lrnbmjl. Ro felmj wmth the stubejt msusunaay `ojtejt wmth gust aenrjmjl the fnsm` te`hjmques njb ojay trnmj mj themr reluanr `anss tmce. Ns the

stubejt prolresses throulh the rnjks themr thmrst ior iurther kjowaeble mj`renses njb Rnekwoj-Bofe`oces nj mj`rensmjl pnrt oi themr amie. Ro n`hmeve the Vnjk oi Fan`k Feat n stubejt cust fe`occmtteb to the Nrt, n lrent bena oi hours njb hnrb work lo mjto njy lrnbmjl fut fy the tmce n stubejtn`hmeves the Fan`k Feat rnjk, Nuthejtm` Rnekwoj-Bo ms n pnrt oi Amie.

Ns the stubejt lrnbes throulh the Lup rnjks themr kjowaeble oi te`hjmques njb nppam`ntmojs mj`renses.Oj`e the rnjk oi Fan`k Rmp ms n`hmeveb the lrnbmjl syaanfus requmres the stubejt to n`tmveay trnmj ior ncmjmcuc oi smx-tweave cojths feiore they `nj lrnbe ior Fan`k Feat. Mj thms tmce irnce the stubejt wmaafe expe`teb to aenrj themr jew pntterj @hoojl-Coo, fut they nre naso lmvej ncpae tmce to perie`t thete`hjmques iroc prevmous Lup pntterjs. Rhe Lrnbmjl syaanfus ior Nuthejtm` Rnekwoj-Bo hns feejstnjbnrbmzeb mj thnt en`h persoj lrnbmjl ior the rnjk oi Fan`k Feat wmaa jeeb to periorc pntterjs,spnrrmjl, fonrb frenkmjl, seai beiejse nppam`ntmojs, theory njb wrmte n thesms. Rhe Tntterjs requmreb nreexn`tay the snce throulhout the worab, mj thms sejse Lejerna @hom hns aeit fehmjb nj Mjterjntmojna Ptyae.

Rhe te`hjmques n stubejt aenrjs here mj Nustrnamn nre the snce ns n stubejt mj Koren, Ejlanjb orPaovejmn. N Fan`k Feat stubejt `nj thereiore lo to njy other `oujtry njb periorc the snce te`hjmques.Ujamke Lup lrnbmjls, Fan`k Feat lrnbmjls nre `ojbu`teb mj irojt oi n Lrnbmjl Tnjea. Mj Nuthejtm`Rnekwoj-Bo thms pnjea ms cnbe up oi nt aenst oje Cnster njb 5 -9 Mjterjntmojnaay rnjkeb Pejmors.Rhroulhout the lrnbmjl en`h cecfer oi the pnjea hns the opportujmty to `occejt oj en`h mjbmvmbunasperiorcnj`e njb lmve posmtmve njb nt tmces jelntmve ieebfn`k to the stubejt lrnbmjl. \mth so cnjyeyes s`rutmjmzmjl every nspe`t oi n lrnbers te`hjmque oje `nj mcnlmje the prepnrntmoj thnt loes mjtoperie`tmoj oi ojeseai ns n cnrtmna nrtmst.

Mj the ioaaowmjl se`tmoj we nre lomjl to frenk bowj en`h nspe`t oi the Fan`k Feat lrnbmjl njb expanmjwhnt mt cenjs.

Tntterjs

Tntterjs nre the fnsms oi the Nrt iorc njb ns narenby stnteb they nre exn`tay the snce throulhout theworab. N stubejt ms `aoseay wnt`heb burmjl themr periorcnj`e oi pntterjs ns mt ms here thnt the exncmjer`nj guble jot ojay n stubejts physm`na nfmamty to exe`utete`hjmques, fut naso themr kjowaeble oi the nrtiorc. Ro aook frmeiay nt the Fan`k Feat pntterj @hoojl-Coo you see qumte n `ocpaex set oi te`hjmques.Rhe stubejt ms requmreb to periorc themr imrst iaymjl km`k njb n 094bel nermna turj njb lunrbmjl fao`k.Foth oi these coves naojl wmth the others mj the pntterj test n stubejts nfmamty nfove the aevea oi Lup

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pntterjs.

Ppnrrmjl

Rhe jext se`tmoj oi n lrnbmjl ms spnrrmjl, n stubejt ms requmreb to spnr mj n prebetercmjeb jucfer oi

roujbs. Rhe jucfer oi roujbs cny vnry samlhtay nt the exncmjers bms`retmoj (e.l. Nj oaber nbuat wmthmjgurmes cny jot physm`naay fe nfae to lo ns cnjy roujbs n >= yenr oab cnae wmth jo mjgurmes) Ppnrrmjlms nj mjbmvmbuna thmjl njb en`h persoj spnrs bmiierejtay to the jext. Rhe exncmjer lets to see whntte`hjmques n stubejt invors njb themr nfmamty to exe`ute njb s`ore n te`hjmque. Rhey `nj naso guble nstubejts imtjess aevea njb betercmjntmoj.

Frenkmjl

Fonrb Frenkmjl ms becojstrnteb to show the exncmjer thnt the stubejt hns the `orre`t te`hjmque tofrenk the fonrb. Mt ms wmbeay thoulht thnt n anrler persoj `nj frenk core fonrbs thnj n scnaaer persoj.Mj renamty mt ms the persoj wmth the `orre`t te`hjmque thnt lejernaay frenks the cost fonrbs. \mthout

`orre`t te`hjmque oje `njjot `rente cnxmcuc ior`e njb power to periorc the frenk. Mj n Fan`k Featlrnbmjl the jucfer oi fonrbs requmreb to fe frokej vnry oj the mjbmvmbuna. Ns nj exncpae Iecnaestubejts frenk iewer fonrbs wmth themr power hnjb njb ioot thnj cnaes, njb stubejts lrnbmjl ior nGujmor Fan`k Feat frenk iewer fonrbs nlnmj. Rhe te`hjmques useb to frenk the fonrbs nre corenbvnj`eb njb nt thms aevea the stubejt periorcs themr imrst iaymjl km`k over peopae to frenk n fonrb. Mi thestubejt su``essiuaay frenks themr fonrbs the exncmjer `nj see thnt the stubejt hns `orre`t te`hjmquenjb ujberstnjbs the theory oi power, frenth `ojtroa, equmamfrmuc njb fnanj`e. Naa mcportnjt nspe`ts oiRnekwoj-Bo

Peai Beiejse

Ptubejts testmjl ior Fan`k Feat cust becojstrnte nj ujberstnjbmjl oi themr nrt mj n pre-nrrnjleb seai-beiejse s`ejnrmo. Rhe s`ejnrmo cust `ojtnmj 6 to 0 nttn`kers njb cust anst ior n sntmsin`tory aejlth oitmce. Mt ms up to the stubejt to besmlj njb `horeolrnph the s`ejnrmo. Exncmjers wmaa aook ior `orre`t useoi te`hjmques, renamsc njb core spe`mim`naay themr reaevnj`e to Rnekwoj-Bo. Ujiortujnteay cnjystubejts cnke the cmstnke oi becojstrntmjl n s`ejnrmo usmjl pre-bocmjnjtay te`hjmques mjtrobu`eb fyother nrts or `hoosmjl te`hjmques thnt nre feyojb the stubejts `urrejt aevea oi trnmjmjl.

Rheory

Rhe anst requmrecejt oj lrnbmjl bny ms to njswer theory questmojs, nt thms pomjt the stubejt ms expe`tebto hnve n fronb kjowaeble njb ujberstnjbmjl oi naa nspe`ts oi prevmous lrnbmjl theory ns n stubejt

cny fe nskeb questmojs iroc njy oi the prevmous rnjks. N stubejt cust naso hnve n imrc ujberstnjbmjloi the Rejnjts oi MRI Rnekwoj-Bo njb cust persojmiy en`h oi thec. Nt en`h rnjk n stubejt ms requmrebto beamver njswers to questmojs oj the ioaaowmjl thmjls7

Rhe cenjmjl oi the pntterj @hoojl-Coo

@hoojl-Coo wns the lmvej jnce to Nbcmrna ]m Pooj-Pmj oi the Aee Byjnsty. He wns reputeb to hnvemjvejteb the imrst nrcoreb fnttae shmp mj >5=6 NB.

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Jucfer oi covecejts mj the pntterj @hoojl-Coo

04 Covecejts.

Venby Ptnj`e

Tnrnaaea Venby Ptnj`e.

Rhe cenjmjl oi en`h feat `oaor.

\hmte, ]eaaow, Faue, Veb njb Fan`k.

Amst the three Kmjlbocs oi Koren

Koluryo, Pmaan njb Fnek Ge.

Ve`mte the Hwn-rnjl \nrrmor obe

Fe Aoyna to your Kmjl.Fe ofebmejt to your Tnrejts.Fe hojornfae to your Irmejbs.Jever Vetrent mj Fnttae.Cnke n Gust Kmaa.

Ujberstnjb the Rheory oi Tower

Ven`tmoj Ior`e.@oj`ejtrntmoj.Frenth @ojtroa.Equmamfrmuc.Ppeeb.Cnss.

Rhe stubejt cust naso hnve n imrc lrnsp oj whnt nttn`kmjl tooa to use oj vnrmous vmtna spots oj thefoby.

Rhesms

Trmor to lrnbmjl n stubejt ms requmreb to wrmte njb sufcmt n thesms oj njy nspe`t oi Rnekwoj-Bo. Rhethesms lmves the stubejt the opportujmty to becojstrnte themr thoulhts njb kjowaeble oi the nrt iorc.Jot ojay boes thms procpt the stubejt to bo soce reiae`tmjl over themr cnjy yenrs oi trnmjmjl, fut mt nasolmves the exncmjer nj mjsmlht mjto the stubejts renbmjess to fe`oce n Fan`k Feat.

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Rhe Gourjey

Naa oi us felmj our trnmjmjl ior bmiierejt rensojs. \e naa bo `ojsmber the prospe`t oi fe`ocmjl n Fan`kFeat oje-bny, fut nt our imrst trnmjmjl sessmoj thnt lona seecs naojl wny nwny. Mj in`t the stubejt whofelmjs trnmjmjl wmth the spe`mim` lona oi fe`ocmjl n Fan`k Feat, nre usunaay the aenst amkeay to n`hmeve mt

fe`nuse they fe`oce bms`ournleb ensmay njb nrejt prepnreb ior the `occmtcejt requmreb. Cost oi usfelmj trnmjmjl ior seai-beiejse or ior imtjess, socetmces evej fe`nuse mt ms n `hnaaejle. \hntever therensoj, the stubejt ms nj orbmjnry persoj who felmjs the extrnorbmjnry gourjey oj the pnth tofe`ocmjl n Fan`k Feat.

Rhe \hmte Feat

Rhe whmte feat fy beimjmtmoj ms n felmjjer wmth jo prevmous kjowaeble oi Rnekwoj-Bo. Ns soce cnyrececfer femjl n whmte feat ms n very bnujtmjl expermej`e. ]ou hnve to stnjb bowj the fn`k oi the`anss njb everythmjl you bo ms frnjb jew. ]ou ieea `aucsy njb nwkwnrb ns you try to periorc thete`hjmques ns you aenrj thec. ]ou see the Fan`k Feats nt the henb oi the `anss njb they aook

mjtmcmbntmjl fe`nuse they nppenr so `ojimbejt. Ns n whmte feat, the stubejt wmaa aenrj naa the fnsm`iujbncejtna covecejts. Ptnj`es, fnsm` nttn`k njb beiejse te`hjmques nre brmaaeb out `ojtmjuousay, naamj prepnrntmoj ior the jext phnse oi trnmjmjl.

Rhe ]eaaow Feat

]eaaow smljmimes enrth iroc whm`h the panjt sprouts njb tnkes root ns the Rnekwoj-Bo ioujbntmoj msfemjl anmb (Lej. @hom Hojl Hm, >===, pp. 0===, pp. 0===, pp. 0

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Rhe Veb Feat

Veb smljmimes bnjler, `nutmojmjl the stubejt to exer`mse `ojtroa njb wnrjmjl the oppojejt to stnynwny (Lej. @homHojl Hm, >===, pp. 0st Belree Fan`k seecs amke n fml gucp. Oitej thestubejt who feameves thnt they beserve themr Fan`k Feat ms the oje who ms profnfay n aojl wny iroc mt.Cnjy stubejts see mt ns the ejb oi themr trnmjmjl, the hmlhest n`hmevecejt mj themr nrt. Mt ms ensy toujberstnjb thms cms`oj`eptmoj fe`nuse mt ms the anst `oaor feat the stubejt wmaa re`emve. Oi naa the luprnjks, reb feat becnjbs the lrentest lrowth njb cnturmty oi the stubejt ns they prepnre to fe`oceFan`k Feats.

Rhe Fan`k Feat

Opposmte oi whmte, thereiore, smljmiymjl the cnturmty njb proim`mej`y mj Rnekwoj-Bo (Lej. @hom HojlHm, >===, pp. 0===, Rnekwoj-Bo. Mjterjntmojna Rnekwoj-Bo Ieberntmoj.

@ojtrmfutmojs fy7Foosnfuc Nae`mn Anwrme (0rb Belree Fan`k Feat)Foosnfuc Lnreth Rocnsmjm (>st Belree Fan`k Feat)