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Each of the warriors specializes in an animal kung fu and possesses a Cantonese animal name: Fu (Tiger), Malao (Monkey), Seh (Snake), Hok (Crane), Long (Dragon), and Ying (Eagle). When Grandmaster is killed by their former brother Ying (Eagle), the warriors must seek their past and change Ying and the Emperor's heart.
Eagle Claw proponent Leung Shum does this as well and goes so far as to claim Zhou was a full-fledged Shaolin monk who trained Yue Fei inside of the temple itself. [7] Leung believes Zhou taught him "Elephant Style" which the general later expanded to create the "'108 Locking Hands Techniques' or Ying Sao (Eagle Hand)."
Southern Dragons kung fu is essentially an internal qi cultivation method, but initialization training produces closer results to that of a hard, external style than the delicate approach an internal (like tai chi or baguazhang) would. In learning the moves of the style, the student will strike hard, block hard and rush into each position, with ...
In the Kung Fu Panda franchise, supporting characters the Furious Five consist of a crane, snake, monkey, mantis, and tiger. [10] Additionally, their predecessor Tai Lung was a leopard whose name meant "Great Dragon". [citation needed]
Other styles include: Choy Li Fut, Fujian White Crane, Dog-style kung fu, Five Ancestors, Wing Chun, Southern Praying Mantis, Hak Fu Mun, Bak Mei and Dragon-style. There are sub-divisions to Southern styles due to their similar characteristics and common heritage. For example, the Fujian martial arts can be considered to be one such sub-division.
The Kung Fu Diaries: The Life and Times of a Dragon Master (1920–2001) is a work of fiction, combining aspects of biography, historical fiction, and guide to instruction purportedly from a collection of diaries or papers left by a Kung-Fu Dragon Master. [76]
The Secrets of Eagle Claw Kung Fu: Ying Jow Pai comments, "...Ngok Fei’s techniques, known as Ying Kuen, acquired a fierce reputation throughout China. Known as the '108 Locking Hand Techniques' or Ying Sao (Eagle Hand), the system consisted primarily of handwork, varying from simple blocking and punching to more complicated grappling ...
Bak Fu Pai ("White Tiger Kung Fu") [8] Tiger Kung Fu / Shadong-style Tiger [9] Bak Hok Pai ("Tibetian White Crane") [10] Hop Ga Kuen [10] Bak Mei Kung Fu ("white eyebrow") [8] [7] Baoquan (Leopard fist) [6] Bei Tui ("Northern Legs") [11] Black Crane Kung Fu [12] Changquan ("long boxing") [12] [13] Chaquan [12] [14] Chin Na; Choy Gar [15] [16 ...