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Traditional Shaolin Martial Arts refers to the formal Chinese Martial Arts originating at the Shaolin Temple. This curriculum includes the Shaolin Styles of Northern Shaolin Long Fist (Chang Chuan) and Southern Shaolin White Crane (Pai Hou Chuan), Traditional Martial Arts emphasize development of proper fighting skill required to defend ones self as well as spiritual and mental development.
This style is classical so the curriculum consists of Bare Hand and Weapon Sequences, Reaction Training (Weapons as well as Bare Hand), Iron Body Conditioning, Full Contact Fighting, Chi Na, Grappling, Mental Awarness, Meditation and many other aspects of Traditional Training.This sytem is orientated towards the total martial artist not only the developmentof sport skills.
NORTHERN SHAOLIN
Northern refers to the Chinese Martial Arts that originated at the Shaolin Temple in Hunan Provenance China. Northern chinese styles such as Chang Chuan emphasize kicking and long rang fighting techniques. Chang Chuan includes in its repertoire sequences from styles such as Snake, Tiger, Praying Mantis, White Ape, Pao Chuan Zha Chuan, Tan Twe and Emperor Tai Sui's LChang Chuan to name a few. Traditional Weapons make up a large part of this system Thay include Sword, Saber, Staff, Spear, 9-section whip, Halberd, Double Hook Swords 3-sectional Staff and many other weapon variations. Since kicking is emphasized stretching and flexability are fundemental.
SOUTHERN WHITE CRANE
Southern refers to the Shaolin temple in Fukien provenance China were this style (also known as Fukien White Crane) originated. Fukien White Crane is a More obscure style than its counterpart Chang Chuan. White Crane is a short range boxing style with the fighting postures imitating the movements of a crane and generating the power from the waist in a whp like manner.. This system includes several bare hand sequences and weapon sequences, White Crane does not have as many sequences as Chang Chuan but every movment in the forms is applicable in several variations. The other unique thing about this style is the use of Chi Na in almost every application. Chi Na is this styles speciality.
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