Northern Shaolin ‘Longfist’ Kung Fu Forms: Yi Lu Mai Fu, Shaw Fu Ien and Shih Tzu Tan

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‘Longfist’ Kung Fu

‘An inch longer; an inch stronger!’ runs the important thing maxim of Shaolin Longfist (Chang Chuan) Kung Fu. This long-range Kung Fu comes from the traditional battlefields of Northern China and is a part of the Changquan household of kinds. The battlefield notions of hanging, stabbing, sweeping and chopping and so on at long-range have been extensively systemised and codified at Bei Shaolin Si, the Northern or ‘Grandfather’ Shaolin Temple and have been first made public at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. This text considers a few of the stylistic options current in three of its Center Degree kinds and sequences commonly practised in modern Kung Fu and Wu Shu.

Imperial Connexions

The Northern Shaolin Temple’s martial help of gifted, in a position and far-sighted Emperor-to-be Li Shi-Min (later, Emperor Taizhong) was important to the profitable institution of the Tang Dynasty, thought of the apogee of Chinese language tradition to this point. These occasions mark the start of Nothern Shaolin Kung Fu’s enduring fame and recognition as Emperor Taizhong acknowledged this instrumental help from the Temple and its preventing Monks in some ways (”The Shaolin Temple’, 1982, starring Jet Li, is a high quality abstract of occasions.

Basic Zhao Kuang-Yin, who established the Sung Dynasty (960-1279 CE) drew extensively on his Northern Shaolin Kung Fu coaching within the furtherance of his personal Imperial ambitions. Ultimately reigning as Emperor Tune Taizu, his personal systemised interpretations of this turned standard and well-known. The highly effective, long-range and direct options of his legacy triggered him to be acknowledged because the Founding father of ‘Longfist’ Kung Fu.

‘Longfist’ additionally encourages long-range and strategic considering in its adherents congruent with its outgoing and expansive stylistic options.

Degree 2 (Intermediate Degree) Kinds

Yi Lu Mai Fu/First Manner Of Ambush

A demanding kind requiring a larger diploma of athleticism than Gung Li Chuan, its many purposes embody quite a few surprises or ‘tips’ designed to outwit and ‘ambush’ unwary opponents and extra superior kicks resembling ‘Shain Feng Tui’ the Twister or Whirlwind Kick. Yi Lu Mei Fu represents the beginning of Degree 2 Kinds Coaching and mirrored within the refined methods its purposes could entice unwary opponents together with the sudden reverses and counters constructed into footwork patterns like Xing Bu (Animal Steps). At practically 130 strikes lengthy Yi Lu Mei Fu incorporates plenty of important sub-routines that are the important thing to buying proficiency..

Shaw Fu Ien/ Roaring Tiger Fist

Albeit with a gap sequence evocative of Yi Lu Mai Fu, a few of the ideas of Northern Praying Mantis (or ‘Tang Lang’) are outlined on this kind and mixed with ‘longfist’ rules this could s. Low, deep stances add energy to a few of the kind’s leaping strategies and the ‘iron-broom’ or floor-sweep can also be launched. Typically, Shaw Fu Ien helps college students develop energy and pace and enhances their timing.

Shih Tzu Tan/’At The Crossroads’

Though the shape’s opening sequence is similar to that of Yi Lu Mei Fu its subsequent developments are in numerous instructions altogether. A hid knife-attack options in its purposes plus, jumping-kick assaults to the decrease limbs and footwork designed to evade and encircle opponents. Many strategies exploring features of Yin/Yang Concept testify to the shape’s extra superior standing together with double, ‘U’ or Ox – Horn Punching, stepping backwards while attacking forwards, leaping excessive to kick low’ and blocking to the entrance after which attacking tom the rear.

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