Dog style

Origin

Style dog is one of the rare Chinese combat systems having a long history. It is said that during the Ming Dynasty, opposite the southern Shaolin temple, near the city of Quanzhou (Fujian province) permanent premises of female Buddhist Order "White Lotus", in which the nuns were taught style dog (Di Shu Quan) for self-defense techniques while maintaining the style secret. In the early years of the Qing dynasty rulers, both burned the Shaolin Temple and the Order of the White Lotus, as Buddhist nuns and monks took part in the uprising against the government of the Qing, which was to reinstate the deposed government in advance of the monarchy. Nuns and monks were forced to rozpierzchnięcia on all sides of China. One of the nuns called Mistress April has found refuge in the house of Chen family in the district Yongchun, where he was warmly accepted as a member of the family. Deeply moved by the old housekeeper at home courtesy of Chen, Master April gave his son the art style dog housekeeper, Mr. Chen Biao, as payment for hospitality. After a lengthy and urgent studies, Chen Biao led his technique to perfection, and taking care provided techniques for the priceless gift, for a long time did not allow anyone to know this secret. Style techniques have now passed from generation to generation, only male members of the Chen family. This custom was interrupted at the beginning of the twentieth century, when one of the descendants of Chen Biao Chen Ayin fled to Singapore in search of refuge after he killed in his village inhabitant of the village during the fight "to defend someone against injustice. In Singapore, he settled in the house of Chen Yijiu, and being grateful for the care it seems, likes to repeat history - taught him the later style of the dog. Chen Yijiu from childhood he was an avid fan of martial arts and has mastered a few of them: Dai style, style, drunken man, and the style of a dragon. When he met the core of the style of the dog, took up his study with great interest and greatly enriched it technically. Was therefore seen by the people of South Asia as a great authority in the field of martial arts, known under the pseudonym of supernatural leg due to the exceptional skills in the techniques of foot. Chen Yijiu left Singapore and went to Fuzhou in 1932, where he lives today. For his achievement style spread around Fuzhou, is now ćwiczony across the province and several schools abroad. Chen Yijiu most famous pupil is 45-year-old Chai Chu-Xian (Tzai Tzu-Shien) President and Secretary General of Association of Martial Arts in Fuzhou, president and chief instructor of the Martial Arts Center in Fuzhou. He practiced martial arts since 1961, and with the launch of studies on the AWF in 1974, he enrolled liuhe Quan (Quan Liu Fue) with Professor Zheng-Hong Fu, he learned the style of Huang Meigao crane. In 1978 he became a student of Lai Sheng Wang - one of the great masters of kung fu, learning style Zhilang-Men (Natural Style Chinese boxing). Well acquainted with the styles: Luohan Quan, He Quan, Bagua Quan, Fanzi Quan and Taijiquan. Is known for its expert use of the halberd, sword, spear, whip and rod. Promoting a broad style of Fujian province, the dog will probably be the heir to Chen style Yijiu.

Characteristics of style

Dog style, as a kind of imitation box belonging to the Southern Shaolin, characterized by variable and agile legs, and work zawziętymi and hyperemesis shares his fists. Essence of art is fully evident in the movements at a low level of work the legs. To master the technique, skill, legs, hands and body should cooperate. It is recommended that hand acted as a rope, his body went on the ball, waist and turned axis and the leg like a circle.

Basic principles of style

1. Neck bend forward and hold his head upright

As she lies on the ground, you should keep your head upright naturally, do not tilt in any direction, and only bend slightly forward while lying on his back, in order to achieve a better field of vision.
2. Inclination to draw back and chest

Should naturally relax and pull back a little chest to easily bend the trunk forward during the fall. This works well powstrzymująco from violent flushing chi energy and leads to the point of Dan Tien.
3. Keeping the shoulders and elbows abandoned

After a relaxed arm should be reduced, and the elbows have naturally lowered near the ribs. Lying on your side to support torso and forearm arm situated on the ground, according to the adage: "Rely on the elbow as the incidence stand, holding it in the trunk in order to minimize the impact on the exposed parts of the body and chest protection.
4. Bending the waist and buttocks download

Since the body weight rests mainly on the lawn during the buttocks, need to be downloaded by keeping them taut buttocks, in the meantime, bending the trunk forward and to maintain such a tilted posture, allowing agile and bystrzejsze use of technical skills.
5. Bend the legs and feet hooking

During the movements at a low level legs no longer meet the supporting functions for the body, but become important limbs in combat actions. It is therefore necessary to bend the hips and legs so as to attract the knee close to chest with bent feet in lying on his back, allowing the effective use of force in the offensive movements of their legs.
6. Tensing and relaxing especially important in shares at a low level

Should be to shrink the whole body before they stretch during the attack or defense.
7. Incidence is a typical characteristic of ground motion style.

It should be carried out swiftly and skillfully, and when he returns again to a higher level of lying, you must first roll a skill using the arm as the wheel axle on the market, because the force of the upper limbs significantly contributes to the smooth increase of the body from the ground. We highlight here: upheaval in the front, back and passive collapse.

Summary

Dog Style contains 18 forms of weapons and those without. Chen Yijiu among students, in addition to Chai Chu-Xian, a very high level represents Hingxiang Mrs. Zhang, and among the next generation of young followers are distinguished by their style: Weiqiang Chen and Hu Chengwu. Osiemdziesięciodwuletni Chen Yijiu today still able to perform flexible forms of style and nimbly.
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