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Shaolin Martial Arts
The Shaolin kung fu is not a creation of one person, but an accumulation of works by
millions of people. Shaolin martial art is the pearl
of Chinese wisdom, which was handed down by numerous generations of
Shaolin was divided into five major schools: Hen Na
(Song Shan) shaolin, Fu Jian
shaolin, Guang Dong shaolin, Si Chuan shaolin and Hu Bei shaolin.
Shaolin began with many small schools and styles
within the Shaolin art. It also can be divided
respectively into northern and southern shaolin style
as well.
Shaolin kungfu
has a vast content and numerous forms. There are some important aspects of gong
fu such as: internal kungfu, external kungfu, hard kungfu, light kungfu, qi gong, etc. The
internal kungfu mainly focuses on practicing the
strength of one's body; the light kungfu focuses on
the jump especially; qi gong includes practise and maintenance of qi. Shaolin Gongfu includes
hand-to-hand defense as well as the use of weapons. There are forms: staff, spear,
broadsword, straight sword, various other weapons, combat, equipments,
performance sparring, sparring with weapons, etc.
Sadly, in time, many forms and soft-hard combination kungfu have been lost. According to some statistics, 234
kinds of boxing and 137 kinds of equipments/weapons exist, having been passed
down from early generations. Many other styles of kungfu
have been passed down as well.
1. Shaolin Boxing
Boxing is the origin of martial arts. Shaolin kung fu fist has the following forms: luo
han quan, xiao hong quan,da
hong quan, shaolin wu quan,
zhao yang quan, lian huan quan,
gong li quan,tan tui, rou quan,
liu he quan,nei gongquan, tai zu chang quan, pao
quan, di tang quan, shaolin quan,
mei hua quan,
tong bei quan, jin gang quan, qi xing quan,
xin yi quan,
fu hu quan, drunken fist,
monkey fist, fan zi quan,
eagle fist, chicken fist, puma fist, crane fist, dragon fist, tiger fist, snake
fist, duck fist, dog fist, mantis fist, toad fist and so forth.
The performance sparring has san he quan, yao shou liu
he quan, ti da liu he quan,
fifteen he li wai heng pao, twenty four pao, shaolin dui quan, a hundred and eight dui quan,
hua quan settled sparring, jie tan tui etc.
Shaolin boxing is hard, strong, fast
and according to the Chinese is "filled with softness inside." It
also is plain and practical with every action, both attack and defense as well
as in pose. As the old saying goes: practise in a
place where only a cow can lie; such is shaolin
boxing, you're not limited by the place and its size. The shaolin
style embodies a word -- hard. It is practiced with both attack and defense,
but mostly attack. The form is not only beautiful, but also practical. The
stride is flexible. Shaolin teaches you actions
forward, actions of retreat, reaction and to punch directly in front of you. On
body and fist, it is required that the arm is not too straight and to keep all
the forward and backward motion natural. The foot technique must be stable and
flexible, the eye technique requires staring at the opponent's eyes and for the
breathing, the Qi should be "down to your dan tian'" before the Qi is released. "The action is as fast as a flash, a
spin- like a turning wheel, a stance like pine and jump like a fly." Shaolin boxing is divided into two schools, Southern, which
emphasizes fists, and Northern, which emphasizes legs. There are many styles
also within both Southern and Northern Shaolin.
2. Shaolin
Staff
Shaolin staff has the following forms: drunken
staff, monkey staff, feng huo
gun, qi mei gun, da gan zi,
qi mei gun, da ye cha gun, xiao ye cha gun, shaolin gun, xiao mei hua gun, yun
yang gun, pi shan gun, yin shou
gun, wu hu qin yang gun etc.
Performance staff sparring has pai gun,chuan suo gun, liu he gun, po yun shi er
lu etc.
The staff is practical and forms and sparring can include several people. Staff
practice has strong rhythm and an involved technique. It is fast, bold and
swift; it can not only strengthen body, but also win the battle. It played an
important role in fighting for generations.
3. Shaolin Spear
Spear was the king of the martial equipments in the old times. The shaolin spear school has shaolin
qiang, wu hu qiang, ye zhan
qiang, thirteen qiang, ti lu qiang,
lan men qiang, jin hua shuang
she qiang, twenty four ming
qiang, twenty seven ming qiang, thirty one ming bao hua qiang,
thirty six qiang, liu men qiang shi, shi
qiang jia, six lu hua qiang,
bao hua qiang,
etc.
The settled spear sparring has spear vs spear,
hand vs spear, double broad sword vs
spear, zhan qiang, liu he qinag, thirty six spear po fa settled sparring, twenty
one ming qiang poke each
other etc.
There is a poem for shaolin spear: body technique
like cat, poke like fighting with tiger and in a line, spear like an arrow from
a bow, retract the spear like a tiger, jump for a step like climbing hills, one
hand maneuvers the spear like a tiger, the other hand as a fulcrum, now spear
like picking dragon." The eyes look up and body technique should be
natural: block, capture, pick jerk, sweep etc. These actions all have important
meaning in Gong Fu.
4. Shaolin Broadsword
For over a thousand years, the broad sword has been one of the most important
martial art weapons. Thus every action in broadsword needs to be brave and
generous.
Shaolin broadsword has the following forms: chun qiu da dao, meihua
dao, shaolin single
broadsword, shaolin double broadsword, fen yong dao, xue
pian dao, bao yue dao,
pi shan dao, shaolin road one broadsword, road two broadsword, liu he single broadsword, road six broadsword, road eight
double broadsword, tai zu crouching dragon
broadsword, ma men single broadsword, swallow tail broadsword, mei hua shuang
fa dao, di
tang double broadsword, yun tang dao,
dan dao chang
xing dao, wu hu shaolin
zhui feng dao, etc.
The performance broadsword sparring has broadsword vs. broadsword, er he double broadsword, chop each other single broadsword,
chop each other big broadsword, single broadsword vs. double broadsword
etc. The characteristics of using broadsword are winding head, twisting body,
chopping, sweeping, poking, slashing, bracing, picking and so on. And there are
sayings like: watching hand when playing single broadsword, watching footwork
when playing double broadsword, watch poking hand when playing big broadsword,
chopping, slashing, cutting and poking are all like furious tiger.
5. Shaolin Straight Sword
Straight sword technique is ancient and prestigious, handed down from ancient
times with characteristics: elegant, robust and strong.
Shaolin straight sword technique has the following
forms: da mo jian,
qian kun jian, lian hua jian,
tai yi jian, drunken
straight sword, dragon shape straight sword, flying dragon straight sword, white
ape straight sword, ti pao jian, liu xuan
de shuang jian, qing feng jian,
walking dragon straight sword, martial double straight sword etc.
Performance straight sword sparring has er
tang jian, wu tang jian dui ci, shaolin
jian dui ci etc. The
straight sword poem:"Straight sword is the blue
dragon one, do it calmly when practicing and let the Qi
follow the straight sword, eyes follow the tip, make the Qi
down to the lower body and then it will be stable, body technique natural, move
straight sword like flying swallow, land straight sword like wind stopping,
retreat straight sword like flower and poke like steel staple."
6. Other Shaolin Martial Arts Equipment
Shaolin martial equipments are numerous and varying
in long, short, hard, soft, with hook, with spine and with blade and difficult
to count. Beside the spear, staff, broadsword, straight sword above, it still
has fang bian chan, e mei ci, yue
ya chan, double hammer, big
axe, double axe, san jie gun, shao
zi gun, qi jie bian, jie
jie bian, double whip, dao li jia
bian, sheng biao,tiger head double hook, ji tou gou, mei
hua dan guai,
liu he shuang guai, horse teeth spine, turtle ring, shuang
jian, qian kun ring, chan zhang, feng
mo zhang, bow and shield, and so on.
7. Weapons, Performance Sparring, and Weapons vs. Boxing
Forms of equipment settled sparring and equipment vs. boxing include snatch broadsword
with empty hands, snatch spear with empty hands, single broadsword vs. spear,
snatch dagger with empty hands, stuff vs. spear, hake vs. spear, shao zi gun vs. spear, broadsword
vs. spear, double broadsword vs. spear, qi mei gun vs. spear, dan guai vs. spear, shuang guai vs. spear, guai zi vs. qi mei
gun, tiger head hook vs. spear, horse teeth spine vs. spear, tao san huan vs. spear, fang bian chan vs. spear, yue ya chan
vs. double spear, yue ya he
jian, san gu cha vs. spear,
fang tian hua ji vs. spear, san jie gun vs.
spear, big broadsword vs. spear, san jie gun vs.
double spear, e mei ci vs.
spear, etc.
8. Shaolin Combat Technique
Shaolin combat technique is divided into ancient
techniques, which means traditional combat and modern which is divided into San
Da and actual combat. The ancient techniques include shan zhen
yi shen ba,
hu bu ba,
you long fei bu, dan feng chao
yang, shi zhi luan ba, ye di
tou tao, hei hu tao
xin, lao hou ban zhi, jin
si cha fa, ying men tie shan zi, bo bu
pao and so on.
Shaolin boxing nowadays features these kind of movements; boxing and Buddhism as a system,
combination of spirit and movement, aggressive attack together with violent
strikes and proceed or retreat with parts of the body. Generally speaking, Shaolin forms are short and the routine of the movements
are mostly linear. The requirements of Shaolin
actions and stances are as follows: straight head and follow the movements of
the body (with extremities), eyes focused on a point, use great awareness, open
chest and straighten back, and for the knees, hips and toes they are all
pointed slightly inside to protect the groin. The shoulders should be relaxed,
and the arms slightly curved when attacking. Make sure that when you are
attacking you don't forget to defend yourself and use decisive, strong, swift
defense in event of another's attack. Keep your balance at all times, be flexible when moving and stable when stationary.
The footwork should be low when proceeding with attack, and high when
retreating to coordinate the entire body. All movements should be fast!
9. Shaolin QiGong
Qi gong has a large influence on shaolin
kungfu. Qi gong was taught
in the Shaolin temple, and includes: yi jin
jing, xiao wu gong, zhan zhuang
gong, yi shou yin yang fa, hun yuan
yi qi gong, da zuo, etc.
10. Combination of Soft and Hard GongFu
There are many Shaolin styles to practice the
combination of soft and hard kung fu. For example, the martial aspects of xie gu
fa, chin na fa, dian xue
mi fa, duan da shou fa,
all kinds of medicine methods, jiu zhi fa and so on.
Beside the Shaolin martial arts above, there are
seventy-two other important kinds. They are distinguished by being either
internal (i.e. xi ying gong) external (i.e. tie niu gong), soft (i.e. zhu sha zhang) or hard (i.e. tie bu shan).
shaolin Kungfu basic trainning
One. hand style and technique
palm
P1 P2 P3 P4
P1 front standing palm P2 side standing palm P3 inversing stang palm
P4 turnning palm
P5 P6
P5 facing upward palm P6 horizontal palm
claw
claw variouses
in different types and techniques, such as dragon claw,monkey
claw, eagle claw, tiger claw and five-flower claw etc.
P7 P8
P7 dragon claw P8 monkey claw
P9 P10 P11
P9 eagle claw P10 tiger claw P11 five-flower claw
hooking hand
hooking hand is seldemly used in shaolin boxing, while it is widely used in mantis boxing,five-animal boxing, wuzi
boxing etc.(P12)
P12
fist
Being the most commonly used hand type in shaolin
boxing, fist has two
variations. (P13\P14)
P13 P14
P15 P16 P17
P15 biao fist P16 yang fist P17 yin fist
P18 P19 P20
P18 crashing fist P19 chopping fist P20 flying fist
elbow
elbow is the complement
of hand technique. holding fist and curving elbow
rushing forward the opponent's chest or abdomen is called rushing-heart elbow.（P21）
P21
Two. foot type and trainning
method
foot plays an important role
in shaolon boxing
foot type
It is sorted in three types: stretching tight foot, flat foot and hooking
foot.
foot technique and
training method
P22 P23 P24
P22 step-on foot P23 swing-outside
foot P24 splashing foot
P25 P26
P25 hooking foot P26 whirlwind foot
P27 P28
P27 both flying foot P28 crossed foot
Three. body type and trainning method
straight body, sideward
body, slanted body, contract body, turn-over body, turnning
body, facing down body, facing up body, rolling body.
Four. eye technique
apparent technique, hidden technique, empty technique, full technique,
angry technique, meditation technique, wave technique, narrowing-eye technique.
Five. footwork and foot technique
footwork
P29 P30 P31
P29 bow stance P30 horse-riding stance P31 empty stance
P32 P33 P34
P32 insert stance P33 sideward-leg stance P34 rest stance
P35 P36
P35 combining stance P36 T-style stance
foot technique
foot technique is one of
the important basics in shaolin boxing.
forward step, retreat step,
jump step, arrow step, flying step, moving step, vertical step, hoping step.
Six. Leg technique
training of leg technique
P37 P38 P39
P37 front stretch P38 side stretch P39 higher side stretch
P40 P41 P42
P40 backward leg P41 highest lever front stretch
P42 highest lever side stretch
P43 P44 P45
P43 crouch holding P44 sleep holding P45 hang holding
P46 P47 P48
P46\P47 to-the-back holding P48 side split
P49
P49 front-back split
commonly used leg technique
P50 P51 P52
P50 treading leg P51 front kick P52 side kick
P53 P54 P55
P53 reverse kick P54 front-flipping leg P55 empty-flipping leg
P56 P57
P56 swing-outside leg P57 swing-inside leg
P58
P58 front-sweeping leg
Seven. Jump technique
jump technique is a kind
of sports that combines with foot technique and leg technique.
Eight. Acrobatic technique
P59 P60
P59 wheel-turning P60 flying-turning
Nine. Training of stance kungfu
P61 P62
P61 horse-riding stance P62 bow stance
*Here is the specific address to the
academy in english.
Kunyu Mountain Shaolin
Martial Arts Academy
Muping District,
Postal Code: 264100
*Chinese address:
昆嵛山少林武术学院
中国山东省烟台市牟平区
邮编：264100
Telephone: 0086-535-4693197
0086-535-4693144
Fax: 0086-535-4693598