How Many Kung Fu Styles Have You Heard of ?

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40. FIVE FAMILY SYSTEM: NG GA KUEN This kung fu system is a southern style that combines many of the elements of Hung Gar, Choy Gar, Fut Gar, Lau Gar Lee Gar, Mok Gar,

 

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41. FIVE HANDED FIST: WUSHOQUAN. This is a popular Wushu trained by the people of Qingdao City of Shandong Province. The focus of this style is on practical applications rather than on forms. Each of their routines contains only a few techniques that are practiced individually or together as a short routine. The power expression of this style resembles Xingyiquan (Shou 460).

 

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42. FLOWER FIST: HUA CHUAN. This was said to mean opposing the Qing dynasty and bringing back the preceding Ming rule. Hua Quan has 120 forms of sanshou, 72 holding and strangle holding techniques, 36 leg techniques, 24 stances and 88 falling techniques. It is popular in hebei, Shandong, Gansu, and Shanxi (Burr 42).

 

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43. FOUR THROUGH HAMMMER: SI TONG CHUI. This style is believed to have been created in Huang Xian, Shandong province during the Qing dynasty. Although the actual origin is unknown, it is attributed to Feng Li Wang. A student named pian Shang Ting made great improvements to this style, as well as increased its popularity, so in some circles it is referred to Pian Jia Quan. Si Tong Chui emphasizes tearing, grabbing, stabbing and pounding hand techniques and relies heavily on solid stances. Practice begins with visualizing the generation of power.

 

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44. FULL HAND FIST: MANSHOUQUAN. The origin of this style is unknown. There are fourteen known barehanded routines and one weapon routine known as Nanyangdao (Shou 423).

 

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45. GANSU REGION STYLE: GANSU CHUAN
Original Gansu style Boxing An very strong presentation of Gansu region style centering on Cang County strong styles such as Pi Gua, Jiao Men, Ba Ji and Fan Zi. The PiQua particularly is strong. Gansu district since ancient times has been the scene of many a battle.

 

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46. GOLDEN EAGLE SYSTEM: JIN YING CHUAN 金鷹拳. This is a southern kung fu system that originated from the Fukien province and was brought to Taiwan during the late 19th century. The style was brought to Taiwan by the the Jin Ying Sifu Ah Sen-Sai.
Sifu Ah Sen-Sai
Sifu Ah Sen-Sai was an expert in Chinese medicine as well as being a great kung fu master. He was born in Fukien province. He moved to the town of Hsilo in Southern Taiwan that was a wealthy farming community that had many kung fu masters that challenged him often. Sifu Ah Sen-Sai became one of Taiwan’s great martial arts heroes.
Sifu Chen-Cheng
Sifu Ah Sen-Sai taught many students in the wealthy town of Hsilo his class was near the grinding mill of Chen-Cheng. Chen-Cheng was very strong but poor and was given the job of turning the grinding mill instead of a donkey. He saw the Golden Eagle class practice daily through his window. In his spare time he was able to learn some of their forms and techniques and he practiced them on his own. One day Sifu Ah Sen-Sai saw him practicing Jin Ying Chuan and he was impressed and made him his student.
Chen-Cheng became one of two of Sifu Ah Sen-Sai’s successors along with his Sihing Tsai Cho-Feng. After Sifu Ah Sen-Sai died the two successors of Jin Ying Chuan parted and opened separate schools. There are few teachers from Sifu Tsai Cho-Fengs lineage.
Cheng Chia-Miao is one of the most senior Jin Ying Chuan Sifus and is from the Chen-Cheng lineage. Sifu Cheng Chia-Miao is not only a Sifu of Jin Ying Chuan but also has studied Chang Chuan Xingyi, Black Tiger Kung fu and Chut Sing Tang Lang Chuan, Seven Star Praying mantis. Sifu Chen Chia-Miao has spent 10 years studying Chut Sing Tang Lang Chuan. He has great proficiency in Chut Sing Tang Lang Chuan, so much that his sifu Lu Chin-Han has made him assistant and designated successor.

Jin Ying Chuan appears to be a powerful southern style that shows similarities to the hand formation of ancestor southern white crane, the movement and jing of Xingyi, with addition of some tornado kicks. It is an interesting combination that has a good balance of hand and kicking techniques.

 

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47. GOOSE FIST: ER QUAN. Meaning Goose Fist. Er Quan was originated by Xie You San nearly two centuries ago in Puling Village near Yongtai. Accordingly, it is also known as Puling Er Fah. Yongtai is near the Dazhang Xi River in Fujian Province. Due to the surrounding wetlands, ther was ample opportunity for Xie to observe geese fist hand nad develop this style. Goose fist relies heavily upon finger strikes and emphasizes special’gong” or exercises to develop the fingers. It should be noted that this is distinct from Wild Goose Qigong, the popular school of non-martial qigong (Burr 54).

 

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48. GRAND ANCESTOR FIST (NORTHERN BRANCH): TAIZUQUAN. Legend has it, that this style was created by Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Northern Song Dynasty who reigned between 960 and 975. Taizuquan was recorded in the book, Jixiaoxinshu by Qi Jiguang in the Ming Dynasty. Taizuquan focuses on the five key words: gang, meng, jin, wen, and xiao (Shou 446).

 

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49. GRAND ANCESTOR FIST (SOUTHERN BRANCH, HAKKA SCHOOL): TAI ZU QHUAN . This is a southern version of Grand Ancestor Boxing. Though it is a southern style it still retains many of the element of its Northern counterpart. A very notable master of this style is Sifu Chong Khui Chong

 

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50. GREEN DRAGON FIST OR SYSTEM: QINGLONGQUAN. Meaning Green Dragon Fist. This style focuses on the application of the palms and fingers. These movements are described to look like a swimming dragon. Thereby, the name Qinglongquan was coined. There are three known barehanded routines and several weapon routines (Shou 433).

 

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51. GREEN FOREST STYLE: LULINPAI. Legend has it, that Liu Zhong attempted assassinate the Qing Emperor Yongzheng (1723-1735), but failed. Liu escaped to the Qingcheng Mountains and studied Wushu there, Later, he exchanged techniques with Wushu practitioners all over the country and absorbed the essence of different styles, and created Lulingpai (Shou 422).

 

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52. GROUND STYLE: DITANGQUAN. This style was recorded in the Ming Dynasty Martial Classic of Jixiaoxinshu by Qi Jiguang. Qi indicated the existence of ground fighting methods of Qiandie Zhang.

 

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53. HARD GATE FIST: NING MEN QUAN. This Southern style is localized to Jiangxi province. It has two different branches Ma Jia (Horse) and Hou Jia (Monkey). Ma Jia has a large frame character with big movements. Hou Jia uses small, tight movements. It is popular in Nanchang and Fengcheng in Jiangxi province.

 

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54. HEAVENLY MOUNTAIN SYSTEM: TIEN SHAN PAI. This is a northern style of kung fu that founded by a disciple of the T’ien Shan Szu temple. The boy wanted to be taught by the monks and was refused admission. The boy stayed over night kneeling in hopes of the monks changing their minds. During the night there was a terrible snow storm and the boy was buried in snow and his knees were frozen to the ground.
The next day the monks treated him and some of the skin of his knees tore and remained on the frozen ground. When the sunlight was bright in the morning the next day the patches of frozen skin melted and red mist rose from the thawed blood.
This dedication and determination impressed the monks and they accepted the boy as a disciple and gave him his new name Hung Yun: Red Cloud. They named him for the red mist of his thawed blood.

 

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55. HIGHEST LEVEL FREE EXPRESSION STYLE OF SHUSAN: WUJI XIAOYAOPAI. This style was created by the famous modern Master Liang Shou-Yu. The complete name for this style is Shusan Wuji Xianyaopai. Shushan is a term referring to the region in China that includes current day Sichuan and northern parts of Yunnan and Guizhou, and part of Shaanxi. The term Xiaoyao implies the stte of free expression at its highest level. The term Wuji implies the unlimited and unrestricted nature of the style.
This style is inspired by the Wuji and Xiaoyao styles that existed during the Song Dynasty. It was founded by Liang Shou-Yu and is based on his extensive Wushu background and experience in many Wushu styles

 

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56. HOOD FAMILY FIST: HOOD KHAR PAI
This Kung fu system was founded by a Shaolin Temple monk, Sik Koe Chum.
In 1940, Sik Koe Chum left South China for Medan, Indonesia; He moved to Singapore in 1947.
Finally in 1955, he made his way to Penang, Malaysia, to repair a temple there. This is where he settled and in 1956, he founded the Hood Khar Pai Kung Fu system in Penang.
Sifu Chum then dedicated all his time to teaching the Hood Khar Pai system until his death in 1960(P’ng 9).

 

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57. HUA MOUNTAIN FIST: HUAQUAN. This is a Northern Style. Legend has it, that this style was created by the Cai brothers during the Song Dynasty in the Sandong area. The Cai brothers wer prominent Wushu practitioners who taught their relatives their Wushu. Because their ancestors wer originally from the Hua Mountains, their style was later named Huaquan.
Another explanation for the naming of the style is believd to be from the training of Jing, qi, and hen. Jing, qi and and shen are also known as the three hua or the three pure essences. By combining the three hua into one it becomes Huaquan (Shou 404).

 

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58. HUNG BUDDHA FAMILY FIST OR SYSTEM: HUNG FUT. Hung Fut is a Southern Kung fu style, said to be a combination of Hung Gar and Fut Gar, that has its origins with a Buddhist master named Wun Lei in Fjian province. Wun Lei, born Lee Jo fun, added the low stances and strong hand techniques of Hung Gar to the more internal movements of Fut Gar to come up with his new style. Wun Lei passed Hung Fut down to his disciple Wong tong Kae, who then passed it down to his student Lee Chuen Yung. Ho Do Don was the fourth generation, who passed it on to Ng Hoi Tong, and it finally rached the twentieth century with Hug Ju Sing. Hugn Ju sing was nicknamed the White Haired Devil because, legend has it, his hair turned white when he was thirty years old, and his staff form was said to be so powerful it made him look like a screaming devil.
After his teacher died he spent an additional ten years at the Purple Bamboo Buddhist Temple in Canton with his senior classmate perfecting his art.
Hung Fut contains many forms including animal styles and 25 classical weapons. It stands out among Southern styles because it emphasizes left handed fighting techniques and striking first with the left hand, making it easier to surprise and opponent (Burr 58).

 

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59. HUNG FAMILY FIST: HUNG GA, HUNG GAR, or * HONG JIA. It is one of the major Southern Styles. This style was created by Hon Xi Guan of Fujian Province during the Qing Dynasty, It is also popular in Guangdong province and Southeastern Asian nations. Hong learned his Wushu from Zhishan, a Chan Buddhist monk from Fujian Shaolin Temple. Hong Zi guan was also the character featured in the novel Wangian Qing, written in the later part of the Qing Dynasty. Some well-known practitioners in Hung Gar include
Tie Qiaosan, Huan Feihong, and Lin Shirong Some its routines include
Huquan
Hequan
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