Shaolin Kung Fu Combat Styles: 6. big defensive-intent form (长护心意门: chang hu xinyi men) 2/3A

instructor: Wang Zongren
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- combat strategy:
the defensive style, with a pair of small and big forms, qixing quan and chang hu xinyi men, teaches to "counter". its main tactics are:
tactic 5 - "rest at ease while the host treats (以逸待劳)": defend opponent's attacks with either dodges or simple short moves.
tactic 6 - "turn from guest into host (反客为主)": when the opponent attacks, he puts you in the closest range inside his guard, this is time to switch from defense to attack.
tactic 7 - "remove the firewood under the pot (釜底抽薪)": counter opponent's attacks by targeting a weaker part of his attacking limb. for example, instead of waiting to block his hand, suppress his move by intercepting his biceps, or instead of waiting to block his foot, hit his shin, and so on.
tactic 8 - "remove the ladder after the ascent (上屋抽梯)": attack areas that are exposed due to opponent's move. for example, when he punches, let his body turn well, then attack his exposed side, or when he kicks, let his leg raise well, then attack the other, supporting leg, and so on.
these involve defensive dodges advancing into sharp short-range countering moves.
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- history:
Song dynasty (960-1279):
'chang hu xinyi men' was first created by monk Hui Wei (惠威) in the early 1100s. it first had about 36 postures. his disciple, monk Hai Zhou (海舟), increased it to about 66 postures.
Yuan dynasty (1279-1368):
in the late years of the dynasty, monk Jinnaluo (紧那罗) increased it to 72 and monk Zi An (子安) to 82 postures. monk Jue Xun (觉训) also improved it.
Ming dynasty (1368-1644):
monk Tong Xiang (通祥) improved the form.
meanwhile, after the Yuan dynasty, some Daoist concepts, like astrological notions, were introduced into Shaolin temple via outsider visitors. one of these was the astrological notion of the 7 stars, that is, another name for the big dipper constellation, which in Chinese martial arts refers to any formation that resembles the shape of the big dipper, like the closed-guard formation of the arms in 'qixing quan' (7-star form). Shaolin monks developed qixing quan sometime before the early 1600s by combining Shaolin xinyi ba style, which imitates daily and farming activities by using harmonious arm movements in small-frame stances, with rooster-imitating gestures, postures, and moves, and this 7-star concept. these small-frame 7-star and rooster notions were also combined into the chang hu xinyi men form.
Qing dynasty (1644-1912):
in the mid 1700s, monk Ji Ran (寂然) removed 28 repetitive postures from chang hu xinyi men form and added 30 new postures and it became about 84 postures in total.
in this way, Shaolin defensive style was developed.
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- note: there are various other forms and styles named 'qixing quan' or 'xinyi quan' in Chinese kung fu, and they are historically and technically different from Shaolin quan. these are just different styles with similar names.
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