Posted in Martial on 01/01/2011 01:52 pm by Jason Parks
Wu Xing Ba Fa Quan (Eight Laws of the Five Animals Boxing) Wu Xing Ba Fa Quan teaches the concepts and foundations of Shaolin Five Animal Gong Fu. The interaction of the Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake and Dragon give this form its character. This form teaches the student how to seemingly change personality to change […]
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Tags: animal styles, crane, dragon, forms, jibentaolu, leopard, level 6, shaolin, snake, tiger, wu xing ba fa quan
Posted in Martial on 12/11/2008 03:45 pm by Jason Parks
Over time many different styles of Crane have evolved and as with any other martial systems, styles have been created as others have died out. Thankfully there have been those Masters who have taken their original practice and evolved new styles for us to explore. One such teacher was my Crane teacher, Shifu De Chuan. […]
Posted in Martial on 11/24/2008 11:31 am by Jason Parks
In the world of martial arts one animal style has managed to be both widely revered and rarely practised. The animal style of Bai He Quan, the White Crane Fist, is considered to be the foundation of many of the modern systems of Kung Fu as well as for Okinawan Karate. The Crane style is […]
Posted in Martial, Scholarly on 08/08/2008 02:19 pm by Jason Parks
In the world of martial arts there are few styles that capture the imagination in the way that the animal styles do. Even though these systems are famous, and often commonly practiced in Gong Fu, they are commonly misunderstood and misrepresented. In addition to our other articles I will be offering a series of articles […]
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Tags: animal styles, ape, bear, bird, crane, deer, dog, dragon, drunkard, duck, eagle, elephant, fish, hawk, leopard, lion, mantis, monkey, phoenix, rooster, scorpion, shaolin, snake, swallow, tiger, toad, turtle, white ape