Long fist style

This page was last edited on 2 August , at Compared to wine or cafe lattes, it is tasteless. Or it's purely an external style, shallow and solely physical. Furthermore, because the different groups of students oftentimes had no contact with one another, primarily due to the monks being in hiding and the oppressive Manchu rule, the students of monks who shared common specialties still ended up developing unique, although similar, styles. Additionally, he passed on techniques of strengthening the body and mind, and developing internal energy. Perhaps I am naturally gifted and have a bright kung fu future. Jia men chang quan Our jia men chang quan system "Islamic style," named for the the Chinese Muslim ethnic minority community from which it originated contains three forms, in contrast to other systems with ten or more.

The Long Fist style is not really a Shaolin style although it was influenced by the various Shaolin styles. The forms of the Long Fist style emphasize fully extended kicks and striking techniques, and by appearance would be considered a long-range fighting system. Others emphasize defense over offense, noting that nearly all techniques in Long Fist forms are counters to attacks. Long fist's well rounded training makes it an excellent choice to start out one's kung fu training. Archived from the original on 16 December Nothing could be further from the truth! Zhai Yao was created later, and is a compilation of the most important techniques and combinations of the system.

Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. Jia men chang quan Islamic style long fist , as handed down to Master Kurt Wong by Master Adam Hsu, is one style in a very large family of styles covered by the name Long Fist. Views Read Edit View history. Archived December 8, , at the Wayback Machine.