Channel: Shaolin Kung Fu

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Description: Shaolin Kung Fu emperor's long-range form (太祖长拳: taizu chang quan) by old man Liang Yiquan __________________ - combat strategy: this style teaches soft fighting, specially against groups of opponents. its main tactics are: tactic 29 - "fleeing is the first plan (走为上策)." against (group of) opponents, the first tactic is to retreat or flee back. tactic 30 - "lure the tiger leave the den (调虎离山)": lead the opponent to follow your will. for example, to lead him to a direction, hardly force him to the opposite, he naturally opposes and so follows your actual will. tactic 31 - "to catch one, let him off (欲擒故纵)": when the opponent forces hardly, don't oppose, but follow softly. tactic 32 - "let one climb to the roof, then remove the ladder (上屋抽梯)": follow opponent's move softly, then at a proper moment turn his move hardly against himself. against a group of opponents, lure the individuals leave the group, to keep distance, do soft short-range retreats and hard long-range attacks, and try to sweep multiple opponents at the same time. these involve a harmony of 'soft & hard' short- and long-range moves. __________________ - history: Song dynasty (960-1279): Zhao Kuangyin (赵匡胤), the first emperor of the Song dynasty, had previously studied at Shaolin temple in his youth for a short period. after becoming the emperor, in 961 AD, he commissioned monk Fuju (福居), the chief of martial monks of Shaolin temple, to improve and standardize Shaolin kung fu styles. Fuju invited famous martial experts from various areas and Zhao Kuangyin also sent the famous army generals into the gathering. after a few years of work, they combined their knowledge with Shaolin kung fu and compiled the best styles they could. the first style they compiled was Zhao Kuangyin's main martial style, which was later named the 'grand emperor's long style (taizu chang quan)' in his honor. older Shaolin styles and these new styles were officially recorded into a book named 'Shaolin kung fu manual (少林拳谱)' which was kept in the library of Shaolin temple and updated generation after generation. __________________ - note: there are various other forms and styles named 'taizu quan' or 'chang quan' in Chinese kung fu, and they are historically and technically different from Shaolin chang 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