Inheritance of Shaolin Wushu and Inspiration to History

History and Heritage:

Shaolin martial arts, as the first sect of Chinese martial arts, is also very famous in novels and movies. In those days, the Shaolin Temple movie made people all over China to be crazy about Shaolin Kungfu. Many people wanted to go to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, but it was not so easy to enter Shaolin Temple. Of course, many people could not endure the arduous training of Shaolin Temple and give up. But the Shaolin Temple is not only famous now. The history of the Shaolin Temple in the past was very successful. There are different opinions on the Shaolin Temple in the past, not only the North and South Shaolin, but also the location of the South Shaolin. Obviously we know that the South Shaolin is in Fujian, most of Some people also think that the Southern Shaolin is in Putian, and we can also find the actual remains, but at the historical level of archaeology, if there is no literal and written mention and evidence, we cannot rashly say that it is the Southern Shaolin. Shaolin! Southern Shaolin is very important for the development of martial arts in the south, of course the martial arts schools in Fujian are, but our Guangdong martial arts are also very influenced by Southern Shaolin. There are rumors in Guangdong that there are thirteen schools of five fists, of which the famous five fists are Hong, Liu, Cai, Li, and Mo also originated from Southern Shaolin. Other well-known martial arts in Guangdong, such as Wing Chun, Cai Li Fo and so on, will have something to do with Southern Shaolin. Legend has it that Southern Shaolin was only allowed by the emperor at the time when the monks of the Northern Shaolin Temple came down to build the Southern Shaolin. There are differences between North and South Shaolin. Nanquan has three battles, and the northern leg is famous. There is a Chinese saying, Nanquan, North Leg, East Spear and West Stick. Many schools in the South and North also call themselves Shaolin Biography. At that time, it was so famous that it was able to gather many masters of boxing techniques in Shaolin to discuss and learn each other's martial arts. In history, Shaolin also exchanged marksmanship with the Emei School, and exchanged marksmanship with Tan Kuimen. It can be seen that Shaolin gathered the essence of various boxing techniques at that time.

Political Relations:

As the ancestral home of Buddhism, Shaolin is also related to Chinese politics. Legend has it that Zhao Kuangyin, also a famous Song Taizu, also practiced martial arts in Shaolin. Tang Taizong Li Shimin was also helped by Shaolin, and the Tang Dynasty was able to stabilize. The Qing Dynasty was also wary of Shaolin, and it was even said that Shaolin had been burned to prevent anti-Qing activities. On the other hand, it is said that Shaolin was created by Bodhidharma, and there is also another rumor that Shaolin martial arts is related to India. It is even said that Japanese karate masters once communicated with the martial arts schools of southern Shaolin and Fujian to create what is today. Famous karate. Shaolin Wushu is broad and profound. It is also known as the three major schools of Chinese Wushu together with Wudang and Emei. There are also rumors that there are four major martial arts schools in China, namely Shaolin, Xingyi, Bagua, and Taiji. In terms of novels, it is said that Taiji master Wudang Zhang Sanfeng came from Shaolin. The monk Xuezhiyuan was also rumored to be from Taoist Huolong Zhenren, and he learned from Chen Heng of Huashan Mountain. In the era of the Republic of China, Shaolin was burned down again during the war between the warlords. During the Cultural Revolution, there was no public practice of martial arts. At that time, its martial arts lacked and needed to be excavated and preserved. The representative of the current Chinese martial arts - Shaolin Boxing real? Of course, it is not uncommon for martial arts to disappear in the history of the world or because there are no descendants, but Shaolin Kungfu, an important component of Chinese martial arts, is certainly worthy of being passed down.

martial arts secrets:

The history of Shaolin Wushu was mentioned earlier, this time we will talk about the composition of Shaolin Wushu. Shaolin martial arts is an actual combat kung fu that requires long-term training. It requires a Buddhist background and Shaolin martial arts to be profitable. Therefore, we have a phrase called "Chan and Wu Yi". Shaolin martial arts was good at boxing when it was born, and later used sticks. Different from most other sects, because of the Buddhist background of Shaolin Temple, killing was forbidden, so sticks became the weapons commonly used by Shaolin monks.

In a large number of Hong Kong comics and novels, it is mentioned that Shaolin has a lot of martial arts secrets, including what martial arts 72 stunts, the four magical arts and so on. At the same time, some people say that to exit the Shaolin Temple, you need to wear 18 bronze figures, pass through the wooden figure alley and so on. In fact, 72 stunts certainly exist. Although many of them are lost, they are actually some hard qigong. Although they are difficult to learn, they are definitely not the peerless martial arts mentioned in the novel.

Gate Fist/Fisting Features:

Shaolin Boxing is really famous, Qixing Boxing, Changhu Xinyimen Boxing, and a lot of pictographic boxing, including Tiger Boxing and so on. Shaolin Boxing is short punching and lean, punching in a straight line, punching the ground lying on the cow, walking like a cat and moving like a tiger.

According to statistics, the composition of Shaolin martial arts is very large, and there are more than a thousand sets of routines. Usually, Shaolin monks will learn one or two as their specialty, but not all of them, and focus on learning one set. Legend has it that Shaolin boxing was created by the innovation and hard work of Shaolin monks in all dynasties. Therefore, Shaolin Wushu is not only an important culture in our country, but also a martial arts school that concentrated the efforts of ancestors of all dynasties. Because of the blessing of Buddhism, Shaolin martial arts do not kill, and basically focus on capturing opponents, making them lose their offensive ability.

Shaolin Temple has the so-called housekeeping boxing, which is a boxing method that Shaolin monks must practice to protect the temple. Qixingquan is one of them, and it is also one of the basic martial arts routines of Shaolin martial arts. The technique of Qixingquan is that the Qixing claws are used for grabbing. While restraining the opponent in the technique, he attacked with the leg technique. Shaolin Qixingquan has the characteristics of Shaolin boxing, punching the ground lying on the cow, and at the same time, the speed is fast, and the body is like a line. It has a long history, and its true creator is unknown. Legend has it that Qixingquan was inspired by the Big Dipper in the sky.

Seven-star boxing, attacking and defending as one, with palms in the hands as the grabbers, and bows on both sides of the punches, the momentum is inevitable, and you sit firmly with empty steps. Walking the chicken step, one hand is on the top and the other is on the bottom, and the bottom is on Huyin to block the attack of the upper body. The leg method is used to attack the opponent's bottom plate, and only used to make the opponent lose balance.

Newcomers to Shaolin Temple mostly learn Qixingquan first. Qixingquan, Changhu Xinyimen and Liuhequan are all Shaolin housekeepers. Since ancient times, the Shaolin Temple has been invaded and has a record of helping the royal family. Therefore, in addition to Buddhism and Taoism, Shaolin monks must understand boxing and the use of weapons, and use them when necessary. Since Shaolin Boxing is blessed by Buddhism, it is usually mainly used to lose balance. It does not advocate killing people to take life, but to make the opponent stop resisting and continue to have aggression as the main application. The seven-star claws are similar to eagle claws, grabbing the opponent's elbow, kicking the opponent's knee, grabbing the back of the head, and falling to the ground.