Channel: Shaolin Kung Fu

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Description: Shaolin Kung Fu eastward style (关东拳: guandong quan) by monk Xing Sen __________________ - combat strategy: this style teaches feinting. its main tactics are: tactic 17 - "beat the grass to frighten the snake (打草惊蛇)": feint by moving a limb to make the opponent react in surprise. tactic 18 - "nothing becomes something (无中生有)": if the opponent reacts to your move, let it be a feint, if he doesn't react, make it a real attack. tactic 19 - "point at one, curse another (指桑骂槐)": if the opponent reacts and shifts guard towards your feint, suddenly redirect your attack to the opposite direction, which is open. tactic 20 - "hit eastwards, rush westwards (打关东闯关西)": or as is also said, 'feint eastwards, attack westwards (声东击西),' feint with a limb, but attack with another. feint with your left, but attack with your right limb, feint with your lower body, but attack with your upper body, etc. these involve abruptly changing moves from one direction to another. __________________ - history: Song dynasty (960-1279): Zhao Kuangyin (赵匡胤), the first emperor of the Song dynasty, had given Shaolin temple a series of notes on the combat styles that he practiced. Shaolin monks developed 'guandong quan' based on one of his styles. __________________ - note: there are various other forms and styles named 'guandong' or 'guangdong quan' in Chinese kung fu, and they are historically and technically different from Shaolin guandong 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