Hou (quan) gun 猴 (拳) 棍 Monkey(fist) staff Bezdziones stilius

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Description: Monkey Kung Fu (猴拳) is a Chinese martial art where the movements imitate monkeys or apes in fighting. One of the more acrobatic kung fu styles, movements often include falling, lunging, grabbing, light art jumping, and tumbling. The staff features prominently in its weapons training, with practitioners using it for attack, defense, and even climbing it like a pole[1] to gain height in combat. The flamboyant movements and sometimes comic actions of the monkey style has made it a popular subject in Hong Kong martial arts movies. Hou Quan Hou Quan (猴 拳), literally 'Monkey's Fist' or 'Monkey Boxing', is recorded in part as early as the Han Dynasty(206 BC--AD 220) where it was performed as a part of the Mi Hou Wu dance in the Emperor's court.[2] Hou Quan was less focused on Monkey mimicking than later styles, and may have been an elaboration of monkey techniques from Tai Chi Quan, with esoteric names such as 'White Monkey Exits the Cave', or 'Frightened Monkey Steals the Peach'. Contrary to popular beliefs, there are actually a number of independently developed systems of Hou Quan. Examples includes Xingzhemen (行者門) named after the protagonist Sun Wukong of the popular Ming dynasty novel Journey to the West, Nan Hou Quan (南猴拳) or Southern Monkey Fist originating from the Southern Shaolin Temple as well as the more well known Tai Sheng Pek Kwar Moon (大聖劈掛門). Each style has its own unique approach to the expression of how to incorporate a monkey's movements into fighting. Hou Quan may have contributed to other styles as well. For example, Wang Lang, the 17th century founder of Northern Praying Mantis Boxing (tanglang quan), was said to have borrowed the footwork of the Monkey style to complement the extremely fast handwork of Praying Mantis Kung Fu.[3] [edit] Tai Sheng Men Tai Sheng Men, or Monkey Kung Fu, was developed near the end of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911)by a fighter named Kau Sze from a small village in Northern China. Legend states that while serving a sentence in prison, he observed a group of monkeys from his cell. As he studied their movements and mannerisms, he found that they combined well with his own Tei Tong style. While exact circumstances of Kau Sze's inspiration remain legend, upon his release he developed his new style of fighting and dubbed it 'Tai Sheng Men' (Great Sage) in honor of the Monkey King Sun Wukong in the Buddhist tale Journey to the West. [edit] tai shin mun [edit] Pek Kwar Pek Kwar Kung Fu dates back to the Ming Dynasty some time around 1500.It was widely taught in the army because it is practical, direct and powerful. Pek Kwar concentrates on upper body, forearm, fist, low stance training and total body co-ordination. "Pek" means "chopping or downward arm or fist attack" and "Kwar" means "swinging or upward arm or fist attack," in Chinese. Loosely translated it means "axe fist". Also written as Piguaquan. [edit] Tai Sheng Pek Kwar Tai Sheng Pek Kwar (大聖劈掛門) was developed by Kau Sze's student, Ken Tak Hoi. Already schooled in the art of Pek Kwar (Axe Hand), Ken found that it worked well in conjunction with Tai Sheng techniques. After his years of studying with Kau Sze, Sigung Ken Tak Hoi then combined the styles to the more modern Tai Sheng Pek Kwar studied today. Roger Smart of Western Australia is the only master of Tai Sheng Pek Kwar (pronounced Tai Sing Pap Kwar) of non chinese ethnicity. He was also amazingly a closed door student of "The Monkey King" Grandmaster Chan Sau Chung himself, and continues to teach this style among others in Australia. [edit] Techniques There are six variations of monkey kung fu developed as part of the Tai Sheng Men system, and still utilized in the later Tai Sheng Pek Kwar system (although the Crafty monkey variation described below has been absorbed into the Lost monkey curriculum in Tai Shing Pek Kwar and Bak Si Lum among others, hence there are only five variations listed, in these systems): Drunken Monkey uses a lot of throat, eye and groin strikes as well as tumbling and falling techniques. It incorporates a lot of false steps to give the appearance it is defenseless and uses a lot of off balance strikes. The practitioner waddles, takes very faltering steps and sometimes fall to the ground and lies prone while waiting the opponent to approach at which time a devastating attack is launched at the knees or groin areas of the opponent.In drunken monkey you use more internal energy than any other. It is one of the most difficult monkeys' to master and also the most powerful. Stone Monkey is a "physical" style. The practitioner trains up his body to exchange blows with the opponent - Stone Monkey uses the monkey's Iron body method. It will leave an area exposed on its body for an opponent to attack, so it can attack a more vital spot on the body. Lost Monkey feigns a lot. He gives the appearance of being lost and confused to deceive the opponent into underestimating his abilities, and he retaliates when least expected. The hands and footwork change and flow from each other at will. All monkeys are sociable animals and so they live in troops or family groups. They are also very territorial by nature and so when they wander into the territory of another troop there is normally a fight possibly resulting in death to the trespassers. This technique incorporates the fear, nervousness and mischief of a monkey who has wandered into a neighboring territory, in that it attempts to pick and eat as many fruits and insects as can be found in the new territory as is possible while nervously looking around before scurrying back to its own home range. Standing Monkey or Tall Monkey is a relatively conventional monkey that likes to keep an upright position and avoid tumbling around. This style is more suited for tall people. Tall monkey likes to climb body limbs to make attacks at pressure points. It is a long range style. Crafty monkey is very deceptive, it uses different faked emotions to lure opponents into attacking. By pretending to be scared for example it lulls the opponent into a false sense of security and waits for the opponents guard to be down, then suddenly attacks when not expected. This variation is not listed in the Tai Shing Pek Kwar system, instead it appears to have been absorbed into the Lost Monkey curriculum. Wooden Monkey mimics a serious, angry monkey that attacks and defends with ferocity. The attitude of this monkey is more serious, and its movements are noticeably less light than the other monkeys. Wood monkey likes to grapple and bring its opponent to the ground.
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stu22aus ::: Favorites That looks like a lot of effort...I think I'll just buy an AK-47... 07-07-11 09:07:42 _____________________________________________________
Medracin ::: Favorites It isn't about being able to kill someone, it's about fitness and self-defence 07-07-20 09:37:38 _____________________________________________________
jamesto447 ::: Favorites i kno,in kung fu u need dicipline,it not about killing,it also helps u in alot of stuff 07-07-24 01:04:55 _____________________________________________________
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