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Kung Fu- The Many Styles

The martial art known as Kung Fu is very old,time towards the more traditional block and
yet very powerful. There are severalcounter  routines.
different forms involved with Kung Fu, that
only add to the power and mystique. Below,Hung  Gar
we will go over a majority of the different
styles  and  forms  that  make  up  Kung  Fu.Hung Gar is more or less an adaptation of the
Tiger system of Shaolin that emphasizes close
White  Crane  stylequarter techniques. Hung Gar isn't much on
distance fighting, although it is very
The spirit of the White Crane has led to whateffective in close quarter situations, such
many martial artists consider to be the mostas alleys and in small rooms. It is a very
graceful system of Kung Fu. The pattern forstrong system, teaching stylists to handle
the White Crane style was patterned after athemselves properly in areas where other
crane bird often found in marshes and openmartial  arts  seem  to  fail.
plains. The White Crane defense forms and
attacks are nothing short of amazing, oftenPraying  Mantis
known  as  "deadly  beauty".
Nearly 400 years ago, a man named Wang had a
Although the techniques within the Whitevision. Using a praying mantis that he was
Crane style can take years to properlyable to capture, Wang studied it's movements.
master, they simple and to the point. WhiteBy using what he saw, he created and founded
Crane stylists are masters of self defense,the style of Praying Mantis. Wang perfected
although they are taught to avoidhis own martial art style by continuing to
confrontations. Even though a stylist canobserve both the offensive and defensive
handle himself in any situation, he willmovements of the praying mantis, and using
avoid a fight at all costs and only reactthem  with  his  style.
with physical action when he is left with no
choice.The  Monkey  style
Wing  ChunEven though it is thought of a comical
approach to martial arts, the Monkey style is
From a Chinese standpoint, Wing Chun is theactually one of the deadliest martial arts
essence that the opponent will attack,systems in the world. This style dates back
absorb, and then neutralize the attack.to the 1840s, when missionaries were first
Then, the opponent or attacker will back off,allowed  passage  into  China.
pursue, then counter - disengage his
restriction from arms, and then retaliateThe Monkey style all began when a peaceful
with  a  deadly  and  penetrating  force.maned named See resisted arrested after
accidentally killing an officer of the law.
This philosophy will take years to fullySee was sentenced to prison for his crime,
understand, and years of practice to master.where he spent all of his time watching the
Technically speaking, Wing Chun uses a steadyprison apes. He found them amazing, and
and never ending forward flow of energywould watch them from his cell, which his
that's based on the principle that a straightalso  helped  to  pass  the  time.
line is the shortest distance between two
points.Over his ten year prison sentence, he studied
the way the apes moved, paying very close
Offensively, Wing Chun is all about aattention to how they defended themselves and
combination of intercepting and straightfought each other. Then, when he was
lines with deflecting arcs. In general, itreleased from prison, he adapted his style,
is an aggressive close quarter style thatbecoming known as the Monkey Master. A lot
pushes offensive attacks and takes the fightof people joined him along the way, and began
right to the attacker. In other words - Wingto learn his Monkey system which is still
Chun doesn't care nor does it put a lot ofvery effective today.



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