Hmm, the first CMA style I ever saw was called Chi-Lin. Then I saw another school, a hung gar school called Chi-lin.
But neither of these were like any Hakka boxing I’ve ever seen.
What is the hakka Chi-lin system? Is it in the same family as SPM, Bak Mei and Lung?
Just curious…
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Very Rare
I’ve only seen a bit of it and it was done at such close range that I could’nt really describe it except to say it was like the sucking in of SPM and the participants stuck together very tightly. I believe they where practicing pre-arranged drills but I cant say for sure.
I’ve come across one individual, Patrick Hodges of Hawaii who I believe also does this system, his mother was Hakka. I dont know of any one else. I did hear that there once was an article on this system but dont know if it was in chinese or english. Sorry STF
What is Hakka Chi Lin Kung Fu style
What is this style called Hakka Chi Lin style ?
It’s Hakka unicorn style (well, qi lin isn’t really a unicorn, but that’s how it is translated most of the time)…I can’t help you more…
Does Anybody Know anything about the History of the Hakka Unicorn style kung fu
Does anybody know anything about the history of the Hakka Unicorn style kung fu and i dont mean the Unicorn dance the Hakka Unicorn Kung Fu style is what i am talking about ?
This is what Laine Nakachi said about the Unicorn Kung Fu style and Dance
In Honolulu , we also do the unicorn dance , clubs .Clubs like the Chinese Physical Culture Association ( Jung Moo Tai Ouk Oui) in Honolulu .The unicorn dance ,if you did’nt know,came with it’s own system of self defense.It’s called the unicorn dance.Which is a close range type of fighting method.When the unicorn dance is being performed , it as it’s own footwork and stances.In self defense situations the footwork is to trap the opponents leg,while the unicorn practitioner can move in and overcome the opponent.The system has it’s own chi kung exercises too.It’s a rare form of kung fu , the man who teaches it don’t teach any more .
If I’m not mistaken the unicorn bows forward like a lion.But when bowing backwards,it moves in a circular motion.
But go and visit the lion dance web site , it’s filled with information on lion ,dragon,peyau ( round face lion ),northern lion,and so forth.Take Care
Sil Lum Kuen
P.S. Although , I’m not from the Chinese Physical Culture Association.I’m with another kung fu / lion dance club in Hawaii.Bye.
what is hakka?
A chinese people that ruled during the Ming Dynasty who were overthrown by the Ching and then they went to south china and other places in china .
i thought the members of the ming royalty were of hans?
Hakka Unicorn Kung Fu
Has anyone ever heard of this style? I was reading a little about it and it seems really similar to wing chun, bak mei, and souther mantis. Any practitioners in here want to shed some light and give some background on this style. I am really curious to see how it differs from the other mentioned southern styles.
thanks
Hakka unicorn
Hakka is a generic term for a certain style of arts. I think it means “guest” as the Hakka people were migratory. A lot of the Southern styles are Hakka; Lung Ying, Pak Mei and Chow Gar to name a few. Not sure about Wing Chun. It is a Southern, close range style (like the others mentioned) but I don’t know if it is a Hakka style.
Hakka are non Han Chinese from the south.
[QUOTE=mkim680;1176900]Has anyone ever heard of this style? I was reading a little about it and it seems really similar to wing chun, bak mei, and souther mantis. Any practitioners in here want to shed some light and give some background on this style. I am really curious to see how it differs from the other mentioned southern styles.
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there r no such things as unicorns in Chinese mythology - what u r talking about is a “qilin” (in Japanese, “kirin”)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin
it’s just another typical way of elevating a given style from being called something like “stuff we do in our village”, to a more mystical pedigree
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it’s just another typical way of elevating a given style from being called something like “stuff we do in our village”, to a more mystical pedigree[/QUOTE]
This, THIS and MORE THIS !!!
[QUOTE=sanjuro_ronin;1176998]This, THIS and MORE THIS !!![/QUOTE]
^This.
AM I DOIN IT RITE?
The 2 characters does stand for Guest Family.
History used this term but refered this group as out siders.
At one time this group like many up northern lived in a housing type enviroment known as a hutong.
Up in norhtern china there are tourist who have interest in this type of culture take hu tong tours.
No sure which dynasty there was a hu tong that for some reason offended the goverment.
This group ran and start to live and hide in the mountains and always moving their settlement.
This the hakka idea.
This hakka people I dont means they are from the north.
I means to write they live in a clan like place just like the one movie Shaolin mantis, the tien clan.
[QUOTE=taai gihk yahn;1176993]there r no such things as unicorns in Chinese mythology[/QUOTE]
That’s correct! They all live in my backyard. 
[QUOTE=mooyingmantis;1177108]That’s correct! They all live in my backyard. :)[/QUOTE]
Dunno about that, I have a set of four that performs as the rainbow fart squad on a regular basis.
Hakka and kung fu
From what I have seen most of the Hakka Kung Fu is similar. As far as words and names I tend to get very confused most of the time. I practice Southern Praying Mantis which partly is Hakka. When you get into the history it is almost like a Wuxia Novel.
In Jook Lum Tong Long Pai they celebrate with a Unicorn dance (similar to the lion but a different beast entirely). The man who taught me Chuka told me he was given the choice between learning the Lion Dance or the Unicorn dance. Here is a video of a jook lum unicorn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHK9IopVevU
I also learned (years ago) a Lao Gar form that utilized “Unicorn Stepping”. Sometimes translations from Chinese to English especially the very specialized Kung Fu Chinese language, seem to be more like slang. When I lived in Singapore my Cantonese and Mandarin tutor caught on that I had learned what he called “Kung Fu talk".
Regardless I am no expert on the Chinese language, but when it comes to these names often they are a convenient word thrown in there to explain a concept. Does a Chinese Lion dance Lion look like a real lion? What the hell is a Fu Dog?
As far as Hakka Unicorn Kung Fu goes I have never heard of it. But there are a great many things I have not heard of LOL. One possible explanation is in the way schools often name themselves. It could be a Hakka basted school that uses Unicorn stepping or some other unicorn form that is actually a part of a system…
I hope this helps…