Animal Symbols in Martial Arts
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
- Animals in martial arts are perhaps one of the most intriguing flavors of culture humans have put into fighting systems. We draw many inspirations from nature, and the martial arts is no exception.
Whether it be to mimic a movement, observe grace and beauty, or to find a deeper psychological symbolism, animals appear in different systems across the world in all shapes and forms.
Today we're going to explore just a handful of different examples of animals in martial arts.
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I've always found Fu Jow Pai (Tiger style) to be effective in terms of clawing the eyes & throat, trap & grab a kick/punch - which I love to use in sparring...I'm surprised that it actually works when pressure-tested just right. Great content Mr. Dan! 👊🥋🇨🇳
In my style of Uechi-Ryu, we focus mainly on Tiger and Crane, with those two representing the dichotomy of hard/soft, and a lot of our forms being derived from those animal forms in chinese martial arts
Always cool to see another Uechi-Ryu practitioner! I know some people like to emphasize the dragon elements in our style, but I tend to agree with your view as the footwork and maybe the breathing are the only things I can really see being classified as “dragon.”
@@elzaygrande I like all 3 elements of Uechi Ryu. The fusion of Southern Tiger and Southern Crane along with Southern Dragon. All 3 of which look nothing like their Northern counterparts. The hand claw used in Uechi Ryu also comes from Southern Dragon styles, but not the only thing.
Here is a comparison of Sanshin Kata across 2 styles of Southern White Crane, Goju Ryu, and Uechi Ryu - ruclips.net/video/mWh-uhw4C9s/видео.html
Five Ancestor Sanchin - ruclips.net/video/a_iO5gFB3aQ/видео.html
Southern Dragon Kung Fu "Lung Ying Kuen' - 7 Dragon Moves - ruclips.net/video/EILuF1U2LzI/видео.html
Dragonstyle Kungfu Techniques Application and Power Direction - ruclips.net/video/JDtQfLzN04k/видео.html
@@elzaygrande Chow Ga Kung Fu (Southern Mantis) Sam Bo Jin form also gives the impression of Sanchin principles. ruclips.net/video/NStMkhjuQrI/видео.html
However research gives the impression that South Group Mantis Fist (Nan Pa Toro Ken) is the foundation to Uechi Ryu.
@@elzaygrande Worth a look...as it gives the impression that Southern Mantis (Nan Pa Toro Ken) is the source of Uechi Ryu. In China, Uechi Kanbun (the founder of Uechi-Ryu) studied the Shuu Family which, was pangainoon or "half-hard, "half-soft" form of Chinese Kempo known as (South Group Mantis Fist). This style originated in the Shaolin temple in southern China. It combined the seven animal forms of Shaolin, which included the tiger, crane, dragon, leopard, snake, mantis and cobra. Contemporary Uechi Ryu emphasis the tiger, crane and dragon. The tiger uses short, powerful movements, to develop the bones, tendons, and muscles. Dragon movements are flowing and continuous and improve spirit, alertness and concentration. The circular movements of the crane form develop control, grace and balance.
@@candidob8683 I think the same could be said of Goju-Ryu, which also translates as hard soft style of Karate (originally known as Naha-Te in Okinawa).
35 year practitioner of Tai Chi and Shaolin Kung Fu. Both utilise the 5 animals of Shaolin, though Tai Chi takes a little more observation to pick out the various animal styles in the form. While I've learned elements of all 5 animals, I tended to gravitate toward Tiger and Crane. They fit my body structure and personality better than the other 3. The aggressiveness of the Tiger Style is complimented by the grace of the Crane Style which is why they are often taught together. Similarly Snake Style is often taught alongside Leopard because the two styles compliment each other. Dragon is unique in many ways because it embraces the power of the Tiger, but utilises the wisdom usually associated with a dragon. I've dabbled with Monkey and Mantis as well, which are also often taught together, but both those styles favour smaller and very agile people.
You should do a similar video about systems that embrace nature and/or philosophy as a symbol.
Please keep these kind of videos coming please. I really geek out on this kind of stuff. Also, I’m surprised that BJJ hasn’t embraced jaguars and pythons or boa constrictors as symbols of the art based in its origins and the symbolism of how cats roll around when they fight and how the snakes mentioned squeeze the life out of their prey.
I've always thought of a powerful constrictor to be the perfect symbol for Jiu-jitsu. 🥋🐍
When I look at Kenpo I see a Hard/Soft style. Techniques that both either use force against force and/or borrow and/or deflect force. This is also evident in the footwork in that some techniques may favor force while others will go with. So the animals that come to mind when thinking of power and principles.... Tiger for hard power, drawing more on muscular strength for power and is used for force and against force. Crane for soft power, drawing more on structure and body positioning as a source of power to deflect and/or redirect force. Combing the two in time you gain what Chinese call JIN, or subtle body power. Essentially a synergy which is created when Technique, breath, structure, power are in harmony. This would be in line with Dragon in which would be more the continuous flow of technique. The ability to transition not only from one technique to another but also transitioning from different types of power. This is what I see when I look at American Kenpo.
Thanks Sensei Dan for the shout out!
Of course! I figured you weren't much of a fan of the Cobra ;)
Great episode ; When I studied Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu we used the Five animals and we did use some that were not known like the elephant: One of the signature moves is said to have taken from the elephant’s trunk : the move is like a high speed forearm strike and when applied correctly could really damage an opponent :
Oh nice, any suggested video to look at for Elephant? I hadn't heard of that one. Very cool indeed!
@@ArtofOneDojo : Not sure I will check with my former Sifu
Yes. List EVERY animal style, especially in kung fu.
Great subject & video Dan. I've always seen myself more of the Jaguar/Black Panther as it has the properties the Tiger & Leopard. I would so love a break down additional animal roots & symbolism of martial arts. Especially Genbu the Black Turtle Suzaku the Red Phoenix, Seiryu the Blue Dragon & Byakko the White Tiger aka the 4 guardian beast of Japan.
I would pick an owl. Binocular vision, binaural hearing, and wings designed for silent flight. Its basically the stealth fighter of birds. Cool topic, cool vid!
Cool animal choice! Owls are super graceful and powerful. They are my Wife's favorite animal.
@@ArtofOneDojo Funny enough I just casually looked up owls on Wikipedia and played the 3 to 5 game (how far from your original subject can you get in 3-5 clicks using just links) and learned that Wisconsin (where I live) had the largest munitions plant by capacity in the country at one time and would have made the Dairy state a prime target for a nuclear attack during the cold war. Kind of fitting as the owl is often depicted as a harbinger of death to many cultures, including Wisconsin native tribe the Ho Chunk, and the land the plant was on was originally Ho Chunk territory, crazy!
Fun topic, Dan! Being raised in Hawaii, some animals that might make good "avatars" would be wild boar, shark, or sea turtle. Wild boar would make a good fighting style as those buggahs are aggressive and can run you down if you're not careful. Of course, you gotta be hiking around in the mountains to encounter them. Not much chance of wild boar in Waikiki (unless it's roasting in an imu at a tourist luau...)
I’m curious what sea turtle style would be like…..strong defense?
I'm curious in the turtle style as well. BTW, Waikiki is gorgeous! My Wife and I went to Hawaii for our honeymoon, stayed in Waikiki for 5 days and then up at the North Shore at Turtle Bay for another 4. Loved both!
Personally with the American Kenpo ties myself, and I just got a tiger and dragon tattoo like the burning urn thing. I love the tiger and dragon. However, I like to think of the a wolf or a loyalty, family and friendship, teamwork, protection, wildness, freedom, instincts, playfulness, and other noble traits for my 10tth planet Jiu Jitsu. Please talk more in depth about animal styles. This is so awesome💯
We in Balintawak Eskrima we have Carabao logo symbolizes every practitioner of the art, Carabao is a good animal where it help farmers and it was peaceful but if you hurt it and it become angry, it'll attack you and even might injured or kill you by stomping and charging by its horns. It symbolizes Balintawak practitioner as peaceful and never start trouble unless if it's necessary.
I wouldn't mind taking a look at lesser known kung fu styles like Monkey and Praying Mantis.
If I had to choose an animal to base a fighting style off of, I would go for the wolf with it's quickness, ferocity and direct attacks.
If I were to choose an animal to represent me in the martial arts, it would be the fox. A wise and clever creature which gains more knowledge the longer it lives. I've seen a lot through my training, and I'll only see more the longer I go.
Nice choice! Perhaps we'd be a better species if more PEOPLE gained more knowledge the longer they lived. I like this one :)
If I had to pick and animal to represent my style I would choose the golden dart frog.
If I had to choose an insect it would be the iron clad beetle.
I look forward to seeing future videos on this subject! Very thought provoking!
If you wanna talk about going down the rabbit hole, I think there's a lot of missed conversation around animal forms and exercises in Indian and Southeast Asian martial arts. It's usually not as straightforward as it is in Kung Fu, they tend to be practices more like yoga or chi gong, designed to condition the body more than to teach an unorthodox fighting technique. And it's also interesting to see the different cultural interpretations of the same or similar animal through that martial arts lens.
Yes, Dog Fighting Kung Fu I have heard of. Have you heard of the Toad style of Kung Fu? That is another cool one. My sensei Jess Mills (1940 - 2011) taught me the basics of the 5 animals of Shaolin that was incorporated in Shuri Ryu - Tiger, Leopard, Crane, Snake, and Dragon; along with two "Hidden Animals" of the Pheonix (your favorite) in the Pheonix Eye fist technique and the Toad in leaping and striking movements. He gave me the name of the "Ram". My favorite animal, though, is the Tiger. Another animal I would want to be is the Shark as I also love to swim. Great video. The animals are some of my favorite practiced moves in the martial arts. It breaks up the monotony of training and brings out an artistic and creative side. Oss. Master K, MA
As someone who is practicing Wado Ryu, I would love more of a break down of the symbolism, as well as the history of it as well! I love your history videos!
In bagua we have the lion, qilin (giraffe), snake, rooster, dragon, bear, phoenix, and monkey.
I’m actually teaching some giraffe moves today which involves swinging your forearms around as strikes, locks, and throws.
In Arnis, however, we usually refer to the crab as a sort of patron animal. Since the Filipino martial arts emphasize angular sideways stepping, weapons (claws), and so on.
Interesting mix. I'm curious to know how the Phoenix is implemented.
@@ArtofOneDojo (Tried sending some links but RUclips deletes outside sources. Ain’t that annoying?)
Most Asian martial arts have “bird” movements. Notice how the snake/crane of Wing Chun is just a more linear version of the snake/crane in Taiji. Also, the crane kata in goju ryu, for example. Bagua has the same crane/phoenix movements just done through its circular methodology.
Here’s a Yin style practitioner working some basic phoenix. ruclips.net/video/6g81oJwJDFg/видео.html
If you go on Teachable, the Association for Traditional Studies sells all the instructionals for the phoenix system in one package for $50. Each of those eight animals represents a subsystem of martial arts and can easily take up several years of study.
Enjoy!
Great topic and great point of views, personally the animal I love the most is The Orca Whale. Not for the killier part, but for the colors, the knowledge, the harmony of creating and being in pods of with other Orca Whales. They hunt together and come up with a strategy for hunting. Thanks.
King of the Sea! Awesome animal choice.
BJJ uses sharks, roosters, and gorillas for imagery in our art. Sharks come from the Rickson quote, "the ground is my ocean I am a shark and most people dont know how to swim" Roosters were implemented on the first Carlson Gracie patches because he loved cock fighting later being replaced by the dueling bulldogs. And SBG uses the gorilla in its patch. Me personally I like Jerry Tyson with his "weapon base Xing Yi Quan" rather than adopting a skillset of an animal he adopts a skill or concept taken from man made weapons such as a gun or artillery. Man did conquer animals with weapons after all. Loved this video!
I LOVE the shark concept....it's one of my favorite animals too!
Awesome video Sensei Dan. My favorite animal styles are Dragon and tiger.
In Goju-Ryu, there is a lot of influence of the Crane style, but I suspect other animal styles contribute as well, since it is a hard soft style of Karate.
In the Gao system of Baguazhang that I do, has animal gestures/postures that I've found have varying degrees of application.
Dragon, Lion, Unicorn, Sparrow, Snake,Boar, Monkey, Flying dragon, Phoenix.
And every student usually finds an animal posture they tend to lean towards. I enjoy Unicorn and Sparrow because they flow well with my prior experience in Tang Soo Do.
I loved this episode and I would absolutely adore it if you went more into the animal systems and the derivatives that came from them as well as hybrid such as Hung Gar and Choy Li Fut.
The imperial Kung Fu thing that you're talking about sounds really cool but I'm not sure about their validity because that is a lot of systems and derivatives to all be taught in one spot. But it's hard to discern so I'm going to give it an open mind. And they are real though, I absolutely would not mind training there
Please break this down further into individual videos on particular animal styles. it's so fascinating! Needs to be done to further understand the origins and modern applications of these historical and incredible styles and philosophies! Greetings from the UK :)
We do intend to! Sometimes we'll put out an episode like this to gauge interest. We definitely do plan to delve more into the animals. A couple of years ago we did one on the Shotokan Tiger, and I'd definitely like to do more like that, but with other animals.
@@ArtofOneDojo As a Kyokushin kareteka perhaps my style does not have much animal style based heritage (?) but always eager to enrich my knowledge if the world of martial arts in general. As always, looking forward to your next video. Oss!
If possible could you do a video on Wado Ryu karate. I'm a black belt in this style and you really hear that much about it. Great content as always. Thanks for everything that you do.
Great video as usual. I hope someday you and Master Ken will do a video together.
The fundamental quagmire I see in animal styles is that humans and other animals (be it tigers, snakes, mantids) are entirely different both in terms skeletal and muscular development as well as reflex.
For practical combatives humans are optimized to fight like humans. Even our closest primates like chimpanzees are vastly different than humans.
Sure we can get inspired by animal movements but I think R&D into what works most efficiently for humans is the way to maximize benefits. This why the arts we know of that are highly effective, like judo and grappling based arts, work so well because it takes advantage of the functionality of the human limbs and the way they can be optimized for power, speed and leverage. To fight like a tiger you have to possess the speed, reflexes, power and anatomy of a tiger.
Now for visuals, like sport wushu, wow there is nothing more stunning than watching someone doing a monkey with quarter staff form.
Whenever I think of the animal styles, I think of monkey, dragon, snake, eagle and mantis.
I’m surprised Dan didn’t mention the Mantis and the monkey styles of kung fu
Mr. Dan, you forgot the main animal most styles use; and that is the ram, wich represents any style who uses the closed fist (The ram represents the closed fist).
Dog style kungfu is created by a man name Pete Mitchell, also known as Maverick. The principle of his art can be summed up in one statement: "don't think, just do".
Monkey kung fu is quite fascinating
For me, my animals would be Wolf, Pheonix and Dragon
For me it would be the raven from the pagan background of the Norse mythology. Odin's two ravens, Hugin and Munin, each day flies out into the world to see what is happening and at night returns to Odin's throne and tells him of what has transpired. Always seek knowledge and learn from others to keep yourself from getting stuck.
Love it! The origin to Elf on a Shelf perhaps?
Can you make a video about Uechi Ryu karate and maybe about Ashihara Kaikan?
That would be really awesome
Very interesting video! I train Shotokan Karate, and I've always been fascinated by the symbolic meaning that each animal can have.
As for myself, even though my style is represented by the tiger, I have always found myself more particularly drawn to the wolf or dog, especially in regards to the dicotomy in the use of violence.
I quote the story of the two wolves battling inside each and everyone of us: basically representing good vs evil, and the one we feed shall be the victor.
Just like the wolf, which can embody the violent predator who preys on helpless victims, we can also evoke its sense of loyalty and protection of the pack against exterior threats. It fascinates me in that regard, that we as martial artists may ultimately have to resort to violence in order to stop an attacker from harming ourselves or our loved ones. In order to battle the wolves, you may have to become a wolf yourself.
So, if I were to choose an animal to represent myself, or the way I view martial arts in my life, I would definitely choose the wolf as a symbol.
(Two wolves locked in battle in a circular, yin-yang like crest, would be badass!)
there is also pray mantis style!! Awesome video tho!!!
I choose the wolf cause loyalty,swiftness, adaptive
Oh man.... I have a phoenix tattoo. I was gonna say Eagle at first, as a representation of my veteran roots and western take on TMA. I'm not sure my style of fighting matches the mannerisms of an Eagle or any bird of prey... I'm gonna be meditating on this all day
The flying cockroach. Only when its wings spread does it inspire fear even among the manliest men. This action represents courage and trust in techniques in application so that they can be used to full potential.
Oh those things are horrible! lol
I will always bring up my favorite of the animal kingdom - Crocodilia. Stealth, hidden and unexpected. If there is no way to avoid a violent encounter why give your opponent any chance at all?
I friggin' love Alligators! I'd love to see a martial arts style based off of them. I actually made a short film called "SENSEI... ALLIGATOR" but it's more of a comedy.
@@PhilipAJones The only style I have found is if you search crocodile and silat. Never have seen the Hsing-I though I have heard of it from from a few sources.
For tranditional martial arts like animal styles must have special athletic skills and years training in street fight and also we know 20% works of any martial art on street
Kuk Sool Won had aspects of mantis style, furthermore Pencak Silat has techniques inspired by animals such as “forest goat” and “Siamese cat”
Hey great video as always. I thought that for your entertainment I would give you some other stuff on animals to look at. My Kempo linage is not thru Mr. Parker but does do the 5 animals. My Hsing Yi does have the 12 animals, but something you might find unique is the 17 animals in the Little Nine Heaven System. If you look at my channel I posted them. Mind you I am doing them very poorly since the video is the day I learned each form. We video'd them so that we wouldn't change them when we went home to train. Sorry they aren't done very well.
Very interesting! I took a quick look, very cool to see some different variations. I'm making a note to go back and look into this further, thank you for the suggestion :)
@@ArtofOneDojo Oh this is the first bagua system I learned and the video is two weeks into training. Ma Wei Chi was killed by Dong Hiaichuan's other students. This has a single palm change and 7 animals. ruclips.net/video/YHEKEi55fow/видео.html I hope you enjoy, I love learning.
Dragon and Phoenix are mythical animals. As me i always loved and liked the Phoenix, Fenhuang in chinese, wich represents male and female as well as ying and yang so in Chinese culture it has much more meaning. In western culture the phoenix is as you described which i love the concept too. Now if a were to chose a real animal i would chose the Bear ...half they life is sleep(hybernate) and work a little lol but is a fearless fighter and determined when attacking, i t will not let you alone untill you stop moving, kind my way of figthing ,😂
Well, see the symbols used in chinese martial arts tend to be yin an yang relational. Like Ed Parker choose dragon yang and tiger yin on his.
Didn’t Fred Villari use the 5 animal system?
This is simply amazing Sensei Dan, always academically well analysed, described, chronicled and presented. Without disrespecting any Kung Fu or Wu Shu master, teacher or practitioner, I personally have only ever wanted to learn, only the Tiger 🐅 Kung Fu style and possibly that of the Leopard 🐆 Kung Fu style, given that personally wild cats or felines are my favourite animals in particular, the Tiger.
As you have described the attributes, that symbolise and characterise the Tiger and the Leopard Kung Fu styles, those are characteristics that I myself identify with and aspire to maintain and exhibit, in terms my very own martial arts philosophy. While in Kyokushin Karate we do not have Kung Fu animal forms (katas), patterns per say, we do however have some elements from it, such as the cat stance (neko ashi dachi), the crane stance (tsuru ashi dachi), as well as the horse stance (kiba dachi). In addition to that we have the crane beak strike (keiko) though for whatever reason it has been translated into English as chicken 🐔 beak strike, then the Leopard 🐆 fist 👊 or half fist as you have described it here (hiraken) which it loosely translates in English as flat fist. Aside from that the only kata in Kyokushin Karate, that is clearly named after an animal is Garyu (臥龍) [Reclining Dragon] 🐉 🐲 which is a creation of Sosai Oyama Masutatsu himself, that has no resemblance whatsoever, to any of the Chinese Kung Fu, Dragon styles and variations. Nevertheless the philosophical principles and origin, as well as influences of Chinese Kung Fu are very evident in our Karate style.
When I watched the iconic 1990s, martial arts film of ThePerfect Weapon, as a kid I always wanted to see a display of the Tiger and Dragon forms, when the master asked his student to show him the Tiger 🐅 and he wisely countered his student's strike with that of the Dragon 🐉, before he told him that the Dragon is wise with always other options, before he sent him away from the school and told him to go on his own path and journey to discover and learn the dragon for himself.
Speaking of the Snake and Eagle Claw Kung Fu styles, animals metaphorically represented in the Cobra Kai series, have you ever seen, the classic Hong Kong Shaw Brothers Studios film, The Five Deadly Venoms Sensei Dan? That film had the Snake, the Centipede, The Toad, The Lizard and The Scorpion Kung Fu styles, of which surprisingly enough the choreography advisor for those styles of the film, was the world renowned Wing Chung Kung Fu master, Leung Ting of which is one of my favourite Kung Fu films of all time.
Outside of Kung Fu animal styles themselves, I have seen other martial arts such as Muay Boran a precursor to nowadays Muay Thai, where they too showcase animal style movements such as the monkey 🐒 (Hanuman) or the elephant 🐘 as seen in Tony Jaa's worldwide films' sensation such as the Ong Bak trilogy movies, also his two Tom Yum Goong (The Protector) films, where she shows elephant 🐘 type of grappling, trapping, breaking, throws and strikes. Then of course the martial arts styles of Pencak Silat, practiced in Asian countries such as Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia, which also have animal forms at times in their combat systems. I would definitely like to see an episode of Wado Ryu Karate if possible, Osu🇲🇽🇦🇺🥋!
I have chosen the Raven for my style
My dead studio used a monkey, bird and dragon a Chimera.
Uechi-ryu is tiger, crane, and dragon
You forgot the mantis! Fear the bug!
I have been working in the dragon làir for the last 17 years.
Phoenix program was when the CIA was aloud soldiers in Vietnam and the coarse for being allot like your philosophy they gathered up what belonged in the mad house or destined prison candidates in 30 days familiarize them with automatic weapons and work on to some extent work a processes of their mind then ship them out to over there as phoneixs.
Some strange religions have believes that super natural phoenix will appear at some points every 500 to 1000 years
I'd like to see mantis or monkey styles
My style and potential clan structure focuses on the scorpion and the frog, just like the story from L5R for the Scorpion Clan. It teaches to be unassuming all the time, and to combat threats to society that plague many a citizen for the true crimes of society are the ones that you least expect.
I’d be interested in the dragon. Only because it’s not an actual animal that you can study & watch. I wonder what was the idea behind it.
My spirit animal would have to be a mole sloth chicken 🦡🦥🐓…since I’m blind as a bat, takes me forever to crawl off the tatamis and I have the sting of a feather 🪶😜🙏
Hey feathers are no joke! I HATE leaning on feather stuffed couch pillows...the little jerks have sharp stems/follicles/roots of evil.
Is there a Swift style as in Swift birds, 'cause I like Swifts
Szkoła gdzie się uczę nazywa się shen long więc.
Deeply disappointed that you completely forgot the greatest of all the martial arts animals: The Panda.
It wouldn't have been fair to all the other animals. They'd be bamoo-zled.
Lion
I personally like sloth style Kung Fu. Basically you sit on the couch and watch RUclips videos all day and eat. Or sleep in your bed for most of the day. Good stuff. 😉
Ha! Love it!
Probably a wolf and a bear
Imperial Combat Arts: are they based in Denver?
Yes, I believe that they are.
@@ArtofOneDojo - I looked them up on YouT for research. They have 1 vid = 23 seconds. I subscribed to see if they have more & unsubscribed a minute later! Your vids are comparatively so much better!
@@ArtofOneDojo - just watched your Xing Yi Quan 2 parter. Any thought of doing a Baguazhang vid?
00:01 Sir...SIR, could you slow down, please? L.o.l.
slow down?
If I was to choose an animal representative for me, I’d say koala bear. Cute, deceptively vicious, and can really screw up your ecosystem.
Awesome choice! Could we pay you in Eucalyptus in exchange for teaching us?
@@ArtofOneDojo absolutely, but your lessons are free of charge. And it was either koala bear or honey badger
@@robertnguyen9493 Honey badgers are badass. I hear they don't give a S*** :P
@@ArtofOneDojo yeah there’s a RUclips channel called action figure therapy. And one of them is an Army Ranger with a pet honey badger named Stanley.
But in all seriousness, this was a fun video. And if I was to open any kind of dojo or gym, I’d use a mongoose or honey badger as the animal representative.
Where human style martial arts?