Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Shaolin Kung Fu sunny form (昭阳拳: zhao yang quan)
of Shaolin Kung Fu 10 styles/15 forms, sunny style is the 8th of 10, with one form, as form 12 of 15.
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- moves & postures:
00:00 Form
00:48 1. Gather Forces
00:58 2. Drums Beat and Hero Sits on Mountain
01:53 3. Sword Hacks Demon
02:14 4. White Snake Jabs Head
5. Black Snake Jabs Head
02:30 6. Horse Steps Forward
02:39 7. Immortal in Meditation Cuts Demon
02:58 8. Present Sword to the Lord
03:29 9. Old Tiger Retreats
03:52 10. Cut Demon¹¹
04:27 11. Hero Sits on Cliff
05:10 12. Big Dipper Descends
05:39 13. Swallow Flies Upside-down
06:06 14. Hands Push Stele Down
06:31 15. Two Swallows Fly
07:02 16. Drag Moon out of Sea Bottom
07:35 17. Big Dipper¹²
08:01 18. Cannons Hit Heaven and Earth
08:29 19. Cloud Covers 3 Meteors
09:25 20. Sparrow Hawk Dives into Forest
09:43 21. Cannon Fires though Gate
10:02 22. Butterfly Twists in Forest
10:31 23. Cannon Gate²¹
10:55 24. Horse Rider Draws Bow
11:22 25. Fairy Salutes Goddess
11:46 26. Draw Bow²⁴
12:34 27. Fairy Salutes²⁵
12:57 28. Draw Bow²⁴
13:48 29. Hawk Dive²⁰
14:10 30. Golden Monkey Raises Moon
14:29 31. Duck Droops Wings
14:47 32. Black Dragons Come out of Cave
15:08 33. Cloud Covers Meteor
15:37 34. Scorpion Turns Tail
15:54 35. Two Swallows Fly
16:10 36. Turn to Gaze at Moon
16:43 37. Lazy Monk Lies on Pillow - left and right
38. Whirlwind Kick
39. Grab Roped Tiger
40. Tiger Comes Out of Lair
17:36 41. Thunder Guardian Pounds Mortar
17:58 42. Among Dancing Flowers, Hero Sits on Mountain
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- "feint" strategy (虚略):
opening opponent's guard is not only possible with the brute force of opening moves, but there are subtle tactics to do it without or barely moving and without force:
tactic 25 - 'hint feint':
"point at mulberry, curse locust (指桑骂槐)" – look or shout at somewhere while your move goes somewhere else.
tactic 26 - 'move feint':
"beat grasses to startle the snake (打草惊蛇)" – feint by shaking a limb to startle the opponent and disrupt his position, whether defensive or offensive.
tactic 27 - 'direction feint':
"feint to the east, attack west (声东击西)" – feint to a direction, but attack the opposite. feint to the left, attack right, feint down, attack up, etc.
tactic 28 - 'multiple feints':
"nothing becomes something (无中生有)" – after reacting to each feint, the opponent will be more hesitant to react to another feint. if the opponent reacts to a move, let it be a feint, if he doesn't, make it a real attack. there may be multiple feints before a real attack.
these involve abrupt moves and changing directions by various parts of the body. in this style, every move abruptly changes direction or is followed by another limb which moves abruptly in another direction, which with the eyes straying around, make it impossible for the opponent to distinguish between real and fake, teaching you how to open opponent's guard effortlessly without a real move in any situation.
after you learn this style, you see that the previous styles were lacking the element of surprise.
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- history:
Qing dynasty (1644-1912):
in the early 1800s, monk Zhan Ju (湛举) created the 'sunward form' (朝阳拳: chao yang quan) based on a combination of various other styles. he later improved the strategy of the form by combining it with the local guandong quan (eastward style) forms from the southern and eastern courtyards of Shaolin area—which were named after the slogan 'feint eastward, attack westward' and excelled in feinting—and renamed it to 'bright sun form' (zhao yang quan).
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- note: there are some other forms and styles named 'chaoyang' and 'zhaoyang' in the Chaoyang and Zhaoyang regions of China, and they are historically and technically different from Shaolin zhaoyang quan. these are just different styles with similar names.
Shaolin Kung Fu sunny form (昭阳拳: zhao yang quan)
of Shaolin Kung Fu 10 styles/15 forms, sunny style is the 8th of 10, with one form, as form 12 of 15.
__________________
- moves & postures:
00:00 Form
00:48 1. Gather Forces
00:58 2. Drums Beat and Hero Sits on Mountain
01:53 3. Sword Hacks Demon
02:14 4. White Snake Jabs Head
5. Black Snake Jabs Head
02:30 6. Horse Steps Forward
02:39 7. Immortal in Meditation Cuts Demon
02:58 8. Present Sword to the Lord
03:29 9. Old Tiger Retreats
03:52 10. Cut Demon¹¹
04:27 11. Hero Sits on Cliff
05:10 12. Big Dipper Descends
05:39 13. Swallow Flies Upside-down
06:06 14. Hands Push Stele Down
06:31 15. Two Swallows Fly
07:02 16. Drag Moon out of Sea Bottom
07:35 17. Big Dipper¹²
08:01 18. Cannons Hit Heaven and Earth
08:29 19. Cloud Covers 3 Meteors
09:25 20. Sparrow Hawk Dives into Forest
09:43 21. Cannon Fires though Gate
10:02 22. Butterfly Twists in Forest
10:31 23. Cannon Gate²¹
10:55 24. Horse Rider Draws Bow
11:22 25. Fairy Salutes Goddess
11:46 26. Draw Bow²⁴
12:34 27. Fairy Salutes²⁵
12:57 28. Draw Bow²⁴
13:48 29. Hawk Dive²⁰
14:10 30. Golden Monkey Raises Moon
14:29 31. Duck Droops Wings
14:47 32. Black Dragons Come out of Cave
15:08 33. Cloud Covers Meteor
15:37 34. Scorpion Turns Tail
15:54 35. Two Swallows Fly
16:10 36. Turn to Gaze at Moon
16:43 37. Lazy Monk Lies on Pillow - left and right
38. Whirlwind Kick
39. Grab Roped Tiger
40. Tiger Comes Out of Lair
17:36 41. Thunder Guardian Pounds Mortar
17:58 42. Among Dancing Flowers, Hero Sits on Mountain
__________________
- "feint" strategy (虚略):
opening opponent's guard is not only possible with the brute force of opening moves, but there are subtle tactics to do it without or barely moving and without force:
tactic 25 - 'hint feint':
"point at mulberry, curse locust (指桑骂槐)" – look or shout at somewhere while your move goes somewhere else.
tactic 26 - 'move feint':
"beat grasses to startle the snake (打草惊蛇)" – feint by shaking a limb to startle the opponent and disrupt his position, whether defensive or offensive.
tactic 27 - 'direction feint':
"feint to the east, attack west (声东击西)" – feint to a direction, but attack the opposite. feint to the left, attack right, feint down, attack up, etc.
tactic 28 - 'multiple feints':
"nothing becomes something (无中生有)" – after reacting to each feint, the opponent will be more hesitant to react to another feint. if the opponent reacts to a move, let it be a feint, if he doesn't, make it a real attack. there may be multiple feints before a real attack.
these involve abrupt moves and changing directions by various parts of the body. in this style, every move abruptly changes direction or is followed by another limb which moves abruptly in another direction, which with the eyes straying around, make it impossible for the opponent to distinguish between real and fake, teaching you how to open opponent's guard effortlessly without a real move in any situation.
after you learn this style, you see that the previous styles were lacking the element of surprise.
__________________
- history:
Qing dynasty (1644-1912):
in the early 1800s, monk Zhan Ju (湛举) created the 'sunward form' (朝阳拳: chao yang quan) based on a combination of various other styles. he later improved the strategy of the form by combining it with the local guandong quan (eastward style) forms from the southern and eastern courtyards of Shaolin area—which were named after the slogan 'feint eastward, attack westward' and excelled in feinting—and renamed it to 'bright sun form' (zhao yang quan).
__________________
- note: there are some other forms and styles named 'chaoyang' and 'zhaoyang' in the Chaoyang and Zhaoyang regions of China, and they are historically and technically different from Shaolin zhaoyang quan. these are just different styles with similar names.
