What You Must Know About Kung Fu! The History, Development and Background of the Most Popular styles and the Legendary Figures...

1. Traditional Chinese Kung Fu
From China To Taiwan

2. GUOSU
(KUOSHU)
National
Martial Arts
of China
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3. Various terms which refer to Chinese martial arts:
•Kung Fu “Skill Attained Through Hard Work”
•Kuosu “Chinese National Technique”
•Wushu“Martial Techniques”
•Wuyi“Martial Arts”
Traditional Chinese
Martial Arts

4. Shaolin Wu-Yi InstituteTraditional Chinese Kung Fu
Northern Shaolin
Long Fist “Chang Quan”
The Traditional Northern Long Fist has been passed down by Fan Chi Sau
•Specializes in Kicking
•Middle and Long Range Fighting
•Trained at Nanjing GuosuInstitute
Southern Shaolin
Five Animals “Hung Ga”
The 5-Animals Hung Ga has been passed down by Chang Ke Chi
•King of the Southern Kung Fu Styles
•Specializes in hand techniques for middle and close range fighting.
Yang Style
Taijiquan“Tai Chi”
The Traditional Yang style Tai Chi has been passed down by Dr. Yang JwingMing
•Leader of the Soft Styles (Internal Kung Fu)
•Tai Chi (Taijiquan) translates as: Grand Ultimate Fist

5. Fan Chi Sau (1911-1991)
Northern Shaolin Long Fist
Fan Chi Sau competed and fought in the National Martial Arts Examinations and earned one of three fiercely contested spots allotted to his home province of Shandong for admittance into the elite NANJING GUOSU INSTITUTE where he learned the Long Fist style.
Master Fan was taught his family style “Hongquan” by his Grandfather Fan Zhen Bang.

6. Northern Shaolin Long Fist“Chang Quan”
Basic Hand Forms: Tan Tui, Lien Bu Quan, Gong Li Quan
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Intermediate Sequences: Er Lu Maifu, Xiao Hu Yuen, Shi Zi Tang
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Advanced Sets: Xiao Hongquan, TaizuChangquan, Si Liu Chaquan
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Taiwanese Long Fist: San Tien Quan, Jing Long Chuan

7. Taiwanese Long Fist
The Taiwanese Long Fist forms were added to the Long fist curriculum by later Masters in Taiwan. These sequences are different from the original curriculum taught in the capital city of Nanjing in 1928
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Some of the Taiwanese Long Fist sets include: San Tien Quan, Jing Long Quan and Feng Mu Quan
Chen ShueiTsai

8. 4Categories of Skill in Kung Fu
Chinese Martial Arts include four types of fighting techniques
•Ti (kick) used to counter lock
•Da (strike) used to counter lock
•Shuai (Wrestle) used to counter kick and strike
•Na (Lock) used to counter wrestling
Each category can be used to counter another

9. Southern Shaolin Hung Ga
Master Chang learned the Five Animals Hung Ga from the famous Hung Fist master LIN JIA KUN.
Master Chang taught the Five Animals Kung Fu style to Chen ShueiTsai.
Master Chang is famous for his skill with the Drunken style, Monkey and Snake Styles.
Chang KeChi
Chang Ke Chi

10. Lin Jia Kun’s Hung Ga
Hung Ga is the largest of the southern kung fustyles and is considered the King of Southern Kung Fu.
The 5-Animals Hung Ga is the closest representation of the classical southern Shaolin Temple style.
There are many branches of the Hung Family Kung Fu.
Master Chen ShueiTsai taught Lin JiaKun’sbranch of Hung Ga which is the southern style of kung futaught at Shaolin Wu-Yi Institute.
Southern Shaolin 5-Animals

11. Northern Long Fist and Southern 5-Animals
Master Chen first learned the 5-Animals Hung Ga from Chang KeChi
As a young boy in the late 1960’s.
He later learned Northern Shaolin Long Fist from Fan Chi Sau in the 1970’s.
Master Chen was known for his kung fuskill and was appointed as the
Chief Master of the Taipei Chinese Kung Fu Association by the Chairman
Dr. Huang Sian Teh. This position placed Master Chen in charge of physical kung futraining at the Association where he taught a curriculum of Northern Shaolin Long Fist and Southern Five Animals as well as Chi Kung and eighteen traditional weapons.
Chen ShueiTsai taught Master Silvio Azzoliniat the Taipei Kung Fu Association in the early 1980’s and accepted him as a closed door student and disciple.
Chen ShueiTsai
Chen ShueiTsai

12. Qing Dynasty into the Modern Era
•1911 Qing Dynasty Falls ending thousands of years of Imperial rule
•1912 Founding of the Chinese Republic and rise of the Nationalists
•1928 Chinese Government promotes the National Arts “Guosu” and opens the Nanjing Guosu Institute
•1949 Communist Party takes control of Mainland China and Nationalists retreat to Taiwan.
Traditional Kung Fu

13. SAN CAI JIAN “3 POWERS SWORD”
Three Powers
•Heaven
•Earth
•Man
Master Fan Chi Sau performs the San Cai Sword with
Master Fu Shu Yun. Both were graduates of the Famous Nanjing Kuosu Institute.

14. Yi Jin Jing –“muscle & tendon training form”, the first shaolin qigong form, created by Ta Mo
Qigong (Chi Kung) Energy Skill
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Xi Sui Jing –“bone marrow & brain washing”, internal shaolin qigong created by Ta Mo and trained after Yi Jin Jing
Ta Mo -also called Bodhidharma is considered the patriarch of Shaolin martial arts for his addition of internal training at the temple
Other qigong sets include Ba DuanJin “8 pieces brocade” and Chen Quan“Shaolin Qigong”

15. Chinese Martial Arts Training
Complete Traditional Kung Fu Training
Striking to counter Grabbing & Joint Locks
Throws & Sweeps to counter Striking
Joint Locking to counter Wrestling & Sweeps
Knowledge of the 4 categories along with attainment of the 3 essential skills (Speed, Power, Technique) will lead to formidable kung fufighting ability

16. “Train the body to slay the Tiger. Train the Spirit in order to capture the Dragon.”
Song Ching
Shaolin Monk / Qing dynasty

17. •Zhao KuangYin also known as Song Taizuwas the first emperor of the Song Dynasty and credited with creating TaizuChang Quanwhich is one of the advanced forms taught in the Northern Shaolin Long Fist curriculum
•Zhang San Feng was a legendary Taoist Master said to have created Tai Chi Chuan“Grand Ultimate Fist”
•Chee Sin was one of the 5 elders of the Southern Shaolin Temple and said to be the originator of the later 5-Animals Hung Fist, he was famous for his skill with the Tiger Style.
Legendary Figures

18. Chen ShueiTsai Famous Master of Northern Long Fist & Southern Five Animals Style
Chen ShueiTsai / Taiwan, ROC 1957-2003

19. Wu De: Martial Morality
•Humility
•Respect
•Righteousness
•Trust
•Loyalty.
•Will
•Endurance
•Patience
•Perseverance
•Bravery
“The taller the bamboo grows, the lower it bows.”

20. Huang Sian Teh
1919-2013
Huang Sian Tehwas appointed Chairman of the Taipei Martial Arts Associationin 1951. He was Chairman of the Association in the 1980’s and appointed Chen ShueiTsai as Head Instructor and Chief Master of Kung Fu Training during Master Azzolini’stime there. Chen ShueiTsai was Master Azzolini’steacher. Shaolin Wu-Yi Institute is a member of Taipei Martial Arts Association. Mr. Huang Sian Tehborn 1919, Fujian, was five years old when his uncle began to teach him the martial arts. He served in the army as a General during WWII. He was granted honorary Professor of Martial Arts by the Netherlands Royal Academy of Martial Arts. Huang Sian Tehdedicated his life to promoting Chinese martial arts through the Taipei Chinese Martial Arts Association where he served as President. His vision was of passing along the old ways of morality, respect and hard work through Chinese martial arts to the young. Mr. Huang Sian Tehpromoted Confucianism and martial arts throughout his life. Huang Sian Tehwas a Taiwan national treasure.

21. This booklet provides a quick overview of Chinese Martial Arts and Chi Kung.
It focuses on the main styles of Long Fist, Shaolin Five Animals and Tai Chi.
Allowing for a glimpse of the history behind the practice of Kung Fu.
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23. by Travis Alschbach
Shaolin Wu-Yi Institute
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