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Welcome to 2012 and the start of the training year. At the end of last year, in class, we had a discussion about putting some form walkthroughs online for members. Well here they are! These clips are completely unedited so sometimes I do go off on strange tangents but the correction follows so not too […]
Over 1500 years ago, a Buddhist monk, named Bodhidharma (Pu Ti Da Mo in Chinese, or most commonly Da Mo), travelled to China to spread Buddhist teachings. After an unsuccessful meeting with the local royalty Da Mo travelled to a newly established monastery on Song Mountain called Song Mountain Young Forest Monastery – Song Shan […]
Shaolin Lien Huan Quan (Shaolin Linked Rings Boxing) is the second level fist form. Shaolin Lien Huan Quan is the second in a series of three introductory fist forms in the Shan Men Shaolin Quan curriculum. The three forms are Wu Bu Quan (Five Step Boxing), Lien Huan Quan (Linked Rings Boxing) and Lien Huan […]
Shaolin Xiao Hong Quan is probably the most well known fist form from the Song Shan Shaolin Monastery. Xiao Hong Quan was developed during the Qing Dynasty and remains a major style in Shaolin Monastery to this day. When the monastery lost its library in the fire of 1928 almost all of the martial manuscripts […]
Shaolin Lien Huan Quan, Shaolin Linked Rings Boxing, is a classic Shaolin Temple form of moderate popularity today. As the form is reasonably short many students learn this form before Xiao Hong Quan. In many schools this form is now replacing Wu Bu Quan as the first form taught to beginners which is a pity […]
Ninth Step 1 – open hand transition Right fist opens and, initiating with the fingers, the hand hooks around to the outside right. Press the floor away with the feet to rise up but keep the body slightly crouched. Eyes follow the right hand. Function Against a grip to the wrist the hand circles in […]
Eighth Step 1 – Look under the raised arm. Function At the conclusion of the previous movement the raised arm exposes the ribs to possible attack. Look to observe the incoming attack. This movement reminds you that in any position there are points of weakness. By knowing the weakness of a technique the risk can […]
Seventh Step 1 – transition of weight forward After holding the previous position for a split second push through the knuckles of the extended arm and allow this push to continue until your weight is over the front foot. The rear leg draws up behind and the rear leg transfers the weight forward to the […]
Transition 1 – walk through Shift the body weight forward and onto the right foot and pivot to the right to step into a Thunderbolt Step, with both feet parallel and weight evenly dispersed across both feet. The left arm sweeps horizontally across until it finishes on the straight line of the form. The right […]
Fifth step 1 – Crouch step transition Continue the momentum of the previous movement, turning the left foot out to the front. Move the weight through from the right leg to the left and push out strongly with the right leg to bring the body up and forward with strong intent up and out through […]