4 extremes principle
XIAO HONG variation
Rare weapon OX Horn crutch
I was born in the year of the OX so this caught my eye , tho I’ve heard this weapon be called other names, I have only seen this form done with this title. nice, insightful video either way.
Dengfeng iin the 60’s/ Luohan Quan importance
absolutely LOVE this video. when people as why I’m fascinated with Luohan Quan, its a two part answer. the first part, I always say that Shaolin is the home of Luohan’s on Earth, its the Luohan making temple, and I’m radical about that opinion of mine lol. the second part to my answer is that Luohan Quan IS Shaolin Quan and is the signature historically. Luohan Quan is the epitome of the “moving sutras” and the repetitions of certain postures and transitions are actually transformative postures for the body which make it more poise for long term meditation.
If I’m not mistaken the MINIMUM prescribed time period for sitting meditation was two hours. and thats just to get the engine going.
Dhyana masters could sit for time periods that would be called science fiction today, yet is fact and due to their training in wugong and qigong.
no difference from dhyana masters in india who are yogis and enable themselves to sit for long terms thru various deep yoga practices.
the practice of Luohan Quan even extends to Japan, Korea, etc…thats for another thread tho. if anyone want to take that ride with me lol
bac to Shaolin, for arguments sake, I will say
Fists from the QiXing sect and Xinyi sect (QiXing Quan, Chang huxinyimen Quan,) (XinYiBa), and Hong boxing are most popular, yet are all branches of Luohan quan altered or added to.
Same with Tong Bei Quan, Zhao Yang Quan, Pao Quan, even Taizu Chang Quan, are all altered Luohan quan. some retain more Buddhist nature than others. Shaolin had a lot of outside influence in its history from people who were near and dear to the temple, mostly.
GM Zhu Tianxi
I’ve met Gm Zhu Tianxi. He was on the Shaolin Kung Fu 2000 tour, which we sponsored (note that the DVD has a special exclusive demo that GM Zhu did at the old TC Media studios, just for us).
I also wrote a report on that tour and on GM Zhu in our July 2000 issue: “When Mountains Meet-San Francisco Hosts Shaolin Kungfu 2000”
Check it out Djuan. 
[QUOTE=GeneChing;1318923]I’ve met Gm Zhu Tianxi. He was on the Shaolin Kung Fu 2000 tour, which we sponsored (note that the DVD has a special exclusive demo that GM Zhu did at the old TC Media studios, just for us).
I also wrote a report on that tour and on GM Zhu in our July 2000 issue: “When Mountains Meet-San Francisco Hosts Shaolin Kungfu 2000”
Check it out Djuan. ;)[/QUOTE]
Amituofo !!
Wu Nan Fang Acadamey
Hu ZhengSheng explaining some Tong Bei principle