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KUNG FU TRAINING: A WOMAN'S PERSPECTIVE |
There is a large misconception in people's minds of martial arts being for men only. Many women are put off from attending classes as they believe they will be confronted by large aggressive men, all beating each other up to prove who is toughest... |
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THE TIGER CRANE COMBINATION |
When the wandering aesetic Ta Mo, or Daruma Taish, as he is otherwise known, settled outside Shaolin Tze, he found that most of his disciples were too weak to withstand the austere ways of Buddhism, a life that consisted of long fasts and frugal living. To offset this, he introduced a set of exercises known as Tat Chuen. These exercises helped the monks to build themselves physically and condition their bodies and minds to adapt more easily to the rigours of the Buddhist way of life... |
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TIGER CRANE KUNG FU |
All the different groups of pugilistic art have some objective. Each of these groups have their own specialties and their own usefulness. A lot will depend on the individuals' intelligence, diligence and concentration in pursuing with the training. There is no limit in the training of the Chinese Pugilistic Art. There is no such thing as a person who is a fully qualified practitioner. One is always learning... |
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THE FORMS OF THE TIGER CRANE SYSTEM |
The style of Kung Fu taught at the Nam Yang Pugilistic Association, founded by Grand Master Ang Lian Huat in 1954, is the Tiger Crane Combination Style. The style, as passed down by Grand Master to his successor, Master Tan Soh Tin, consists of eleven basic hand routines, (often called forms, patterns or sets), which constitute the basic training of the art, and numerous more advanced routines. The time which students spend on each routine will vary according to the individual, but a depth of understanding of the techniques presented in each routine does take time to develop... |
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THE WHITE CRANE SOFT ART |
The White Crane Soft Art was taught to me by my Master Ang Lian Huat, who learnt this form of art from his Master Miao Sian Meng, from the Chuan Chew Shaolin Temple. Literally translated the name should be'Frost and Sun White Crane Soft and Gentle art', I will refer to this as the Shuang Yang White Crane Soft Art... |
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SHAOLIN YONG CHUN WHITE CRANE - TIGER AND CRANE COMBINATION - AN UNTOLD STORY |
In the world of Chinese martial arts, much is owed to the Shaolin Temples. From the southern Shaolin styles, it is well known that there are five main ancestral systems ( w u ) ( z u ) . Hard or soft, ( g a n g ) or ( r o u ) ) each system has its own advantages and techniques. However all systems follow the same basic principles in order to reach the pinnacle of martial arts... |
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