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Shaolin Kung Fu has 10 Styles/15 Forms. the flood style is the 2nd style. it has a small & big pair of forms, which are the 2nd & 3rd of the 15 forms.
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- moves:
00:00 Form
01:15 1. Gather Forces
01:39 2. White Cloud Covers Peak (Short: White Cloud)
01:59 3a. Fierce Tiger Crouches
02:41 3. Phoenix Twines Wings
03:06 4a. White Clouds Around Peak
03:48 4. Clouds Cover the Big Dipper
04:13 5. Carry with Shoulder Pole
04:45 6. Hold the Moon in Arms
05:07 7. Soaring Cannons
05:47 8. Lean and Straddle Tiger
06:07 9. Wind Shakes Lotus Leaves
06:39 10. Big Dipper
07:06 11. Clouds Cover Big Dipper
08:13 12. Shoulder Pole⁵
08:40 13. Hold the Moon
09:00 14. Beauty Looks into Mirror
09:15 15. Double Swallows Fly
09:59 16. Turn Back to Gaze at the Moon
10:22 17. Old Monk Rinses the Laundry
10:56 18. Hold Little Tiger's Head
11:27 19a. Tiger Jumps at River Basin
11:57 19. Phoenix Wings
12:20 20. Phoenix Wings x 2
12:56 21. Big Dipper Turns
13:20 22. Turning Cannon
14:03 23a.
14:18 23. 2 x Slap Kick
14:48 24. Double Swallows¹⁵
15:10 25. Heaven Guardian Pounds Mortar
15:26 23. Hidden Cannon
15:50 24. Ancient Tree with Gnarly Roots
16:16 25. Twin Dragons Surf the Sea
16:27 26. Two Dragons Play with a Pearl
16:53 27. Deep-Sea Cannon
17:33 28. 3 x Spear Hands
17:52 29. Sparrowhawk Flies to Woods
18:35 30. Front Kick
18:50 31. Lotus Kick
19:01 32. Big Dipper
19:20 33. Hold Tiger's Head
20:00 34a. Leaping Tiger
20:25 34. Double Swallows¹⁵
20:46 35. Among Dancing Flowers, Hero Sits on Mountain
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- "defense" strategy:
safety first; defense is the most important factor in a fight. in Shaolin kung fu, defense comes out of active covering moves rather than static guards:
tactic 2 - 'covering':
"cover up from the sky to cross the sea (瞒天过海)" – cover your body and limbs that get into opponent's range while attacking and defending, advancing and retreating. open hands cover a wider area, and a shrunk body is easier to cover, so lower your body when moving close to the opponent.
tactic 3 - 'suppressive cover':
"mud water to catch fish (混水摸鱼)" – overwhelm the opponent with covering moves to lower his chance against your defenses and attacks.
tactic 4 - 'aggressive cover':
"pilfer a goat on the way (顺手牵羊)" – seize opportunities to use covering moves as attacks whenever possible.
these involve a continuous flood of covering moves of the arms and the legs around your body. in this style, each and every move is closely accompanied by the preceding and superseding covers of the same and other limbs, teaching you how to keep cover in almost any situation. big hong quan is tactically more aggressive than small hong quan.
after you learn this style, you see that luohan 18 hands moves have been bare-bones and open so that your body was recklessly exposed to the opponent.
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- history:
Song dynasty (960-1279):
Zhao Kuangyin (赵匡胤), the first emperor of the Song dynasty, resided in Shaolin temple for a short period when he was traveling to exchange martial art knowledge with the monks. he later gave them notes on the combat styles that he practiced. Shaolin monks developed the 'big hong quan' based on one of his styles.
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- note: there are various other forms and styles named small or big 'hong quan' in Chinese kung fu, and they are historically and technically different from Shaolin hong quan. these are just different styles with similar names.
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Shaolin Kung Fu tutorial:
- bodybuilding: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB9EB410ECABF43C8
- techniques: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6fQ8a5mXbyMpvEXB9C4j_NoVWmhf5zsz
- styles: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8F75C68BF1246C2B
- weapons: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE48D537F756421A2
Shaolin Kung Fu has 10 Styles/15 Forms. the flood style is the 2nd style. it has a small & big pair of forms, which are the 2nd & 3rd of the 15 forms.
__________________
- moves:
00:00 Form
01:15 1. Gather Forces
01:39 2. White Cloud Covers Peak (Short: White Cloud)
01:59 3a. Fierce Tiger Crouches
02:41 3. Phoenix Twines Wings
03:06 4a. White Clouds Around Peak
03:48 4. Clouds Cover the Big Dipper
04:13 5. Carry with Shoulder Pole
04:45 6. Hold the Moon in Arms
05:07 7. Soaring Cannons
05:47 8. Lean and Straddle Tiger
06:07 9. Wind Shakes Lotus Leaves
06:39 10. Big Dipper
07:06 11. Clouds Cover Big Dipper
08:13 12. Shoulder Pole⁵
08:40 13. Hold the Moon
09:00 14. Beauty Looks into Mirror
09:15 15. Double Swallows Fly
09:59 16. Turn Back to Gaze at the Moon
10:22 17. Old Monk Rinses the Laundry
10:56 18. Hold Little Tiger's Head
11:27 19a. Tiger Jumps at River Basin
11:57 19. Phoenix Wings
12:20 20. Phoenix Wings x 2
12:56 21. Big Dipper Turns
13:20 22. Turning Cannon
14:03 23a.
14:18 23. 2 x Slap Kick
14:48 24. Double Swallows¹⁵
15:10 25. Heaven Guardian Pounds Mortar
15:26 23. Hidden Cannon
15:50 24. Ancient Tree with Gnarly Roots
16:16 25. Twin Dragons Surf the Sea
16:27 26. Two Dragons Play with a Pearl
16:53 27. Deep-Sea Cannon
17:33 28. 3 x Spear Hands
17:52 29. Sparrowhawk Flies to Woods
18:35 30. Front Kick
18:50 31. Lotus Kick
19:01 32. Big Dipper
19:20 33. Hold Tiger's Head
20:00 34a. Leaping Tiger
20:25 34. Double Swallows¹⁵
20:46 35. Among Dancing Flowers, Hero Sits on Mountain
__________________
- "defense" strategy:
safety first; defense is the most important factor in a fight. in Shaolin kung fu, defense comes out of active covering moves rather than static guards:
tactic 2 - 'covering':
"cover up from the sky to cross the sea (瞒天过海)" – cover your body and limbs that get into opponent's range while attacking and defending, advancing and retreating. open hands cover a wider area, and a shrunk body is easier to cover, so lower your body when moving close to the opponent.
tactic 3 - 'suppressive cover':
"mud water to catch fish (混水摸鱼)" – overwhelm the opponent with covering moves to lower his chance against your defenses and attacks.
tactic 4 - 'aggressive cover':
"pilfer a goat on the way (顺手牵羊)" – seize opportunities to use covering moves as attacks whenever possible.
these involve a continuous flood of covering moves of the arms and the legs around your body. in this style, each and every move is closely accompanied by the preceding and superseding covers of the same and other limbs, teaching you how to keep cover in almost any situation. big hong quan is tactically more aggressive than small hong quan.
after you learn this style, you see that luohan 18 hands moves have been bare-bones and open so that your body was recklessly exposed to the opponent.
__________________
- history:
Song dynasty (960-1279):
Zhao Kuangyin (赵匡胤), the first emperor of the Song dynasty, resided in Shaolin temple for a short period when he was traveling to exchange martial art knowledge with the monks. he later gave them notes on the combat styles that he practiced. Shaolin monks developed the 'big hong quan' based on one of his styles.
__________________
- note: there are various other forms and styles named small or big 'hong quan' in Chinese kung fu, and they are historically and technically different from Shaolin hong quan. these are just different styles with similar names.
__________________
Shaolin Kung Fu tutorial:
- bodybuilding: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB9EB410ECABF43C8
- techniques: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6fQ8a5mXbyMpvEXB9C4j_NoVWmhf5zsz
- styles: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8F75C68BF1246C2B
- weapons: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE48D537F756421A2
