Snake style

"SHE Quan - snake in STYLE KUNG FU


"She" is a snake.

People "always" instinctively afraid of snakes. Not without reason. Even the Chinese name for this animal's "She" (pronounced "six") sounds like a hiss or rustle. In the Christian tradition identifies the form of a serpent of evil. In the Bible the devil in the form of a serpent tempted Eve, which consequently led to the exile, "our first parents" of paradise. In many of the paintings or sculptures, we see a scene depicting the Virgin Mary trampling on the serpent, which symbolizes her bezgrzeszność and victory over Satan. Many features of the snake also has a mythical dragon. For Christians, he was a former second creature utożsamianym with all that bad, siejącym death and destruction. Similarly, in this case, the subject of many sacred images is a scene showing the figure of St. George fighting the dragon. Looking objectively, snakes are not inherently evil beings, but like many other wild and predatory animals - simply dangerous. To the Chinese, both a mythical dragon, the snake is not real and is associated with evil. Both creatures are part of the Chinese Zodiac, circling about them a lot of beautiful stories and legends. Hoses may be useful: Medical uses the venom of many species to manufacture their drugs, and snakes living in the wild by hunting wild rodents and other pests of field crops, contributes to the decline in their numbers, and increased yields. In China (mainly southern) snake meat is considered a delicacy, and willingly consumed.
She monk Su Gang performing the form of monk She learner Gang Su



History, variety and style characteristics of the hose.

Snake style, like many other systems of Chinese kung fu, has two distinct branches, namely: "northern", derived from the Shaolin temple in Henan Province and the "southern" - popular in the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhenjiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan and Taiwan.

Northern-style variety was probably created in the Shaolin Monastery in Henan Province. The beginnings of the style are associated with the figure shaolińskiego monk Cheuh Yuen, founder of the Five Animal style "Shaolin Wu Xing Quan. Built by the system includes techniques of imitating the movements of the crane, tiger, leopard, dragon and snake. Since the inception of the system, to create a distinct style of the snake was only a small step.

Shaolińskich in the words of the monks, the monastery is situated among the mountains for centuries to operate in an environment of wilderness, isolated from the hustle and bustle of civilization, and is surrounded by many commonly occurring species of snakes. Then led to the temple only sandy road, at which the roadside stones often wygrzewały the snakes. Wandering monks walk it like they had not limited opportunity to observe the behavior of these animals. On the basis set up to develop and they developed the monastic way of a serpent. Now snakes around the house were almost completely exterminated, and the monks, to meet them and see, must go on long hikes in the mountains.

Southern-style variety, based on the same basis as the north, but the movements occurring in them are more cost-effective technique performed on the circular arcs of smaller, often asking them to strike technique, "the language of the serpent" - ie, two-finger hand, and manual techniques much tighter to protect the central line of the body, "Zhong Shen.
style style snake snake


These differences, characteristic for most systems, the so-called "southern" stems from the practical to adapt them to the requirements of the fight. The variations of "southern" removed all the "ornaments" and "kwiecistość 'movements were kept to a minimum. This decreased obviously spectacular southern variety of this style, it has increased the economy of movement and brilliance. A good boxer who practice southern style hose must be handled in practice techniques like a "thief" stealing time ever and inches. The idea is to implement technology as soon as possible and the shortest line to the target. It is this philosophy has forced technical changes between the northern and southern branch of the snake style.

Characteristics of the style of the Snake

Robert W. Smith in his book Fri "Secrets of Shaolin boxing" wrote:

Snake in the kung fu represents the cultivable energy "Chi". Practicing movements emanating mastery, combined with rhythmic inhales in a row and exhalations. "Hose Chi completely penetrate his body, so when he touches anything, his touch is as flexible and strong. This enables it to produce a strength we have the strongest of men. An old proverb says: "The best steel is used in the manufacture of springs"

(This is so because of its elasticity and strength)

"The whole body of practicing moves infinitely soft and flexible, yet firmly and unflinchingly. Two fingers move like a forked tongue snake."

Snake style is one of the most orthodox systems of Chinese kung fu. According to legend, one day the Buddha called all the creatures that gave him tribute. Only twelve of them responded to the call. Among them was a snake, who bowed to the Buddha as the sixth, after the dragon. Buddha, wishing to honor bestowing him being respectful, gave successively, each of them one of the twelve cyclically consecutive years. That is why the snake is the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac, and its year is always the year of the dragon. According to the Chinese calendar, 2000 was the year of the dragon, and in 2001 entered a period of years the snake. The Chinese believe that the mythical dragon and snake share many common features: for instance, the dragon has a hose body and its movements are similar to the movements of a huge snake.

Buddhists concern surrounding wild snakes. They believe that they exist in the world due to conditions karmiczych are therefore not inherently neither good nor bad.

In terms of philosophical snake figure represents spiritual development. Conceptually shaoliński style snake has a structure of mobility and technology, which is like the result of the merger of two widely separated systems of Chinese kung fu, ie, Chen Taijiquan and Wing Chun. Body movements and the principles of power generation and the triggering hose style are very similar to those found in Chen taijiquan, and manual techniques show many similarities to the movement style of Wing Chun. If this call will fill gestures imitate the movements of the snake, we have very close to the snake style practice.
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Grand Master Shi Su Gang
teaching the author of one of the main leverage on the Chinese "style hose.
"The defender is" doing it all the time to protect the central line of her body,
while facing front towards the aggressor, which is set in a disadvantaged position for him.

To the characteristics of the two branches of the style of hose include:

1. Strike hands are fast and strong. Hand movements mimic flexible, hose body in tact and full of violent force attacks.
2. Boxer-style snake moves its body mimics snake behavior. Palm imitates his head, his fingers tongue movements, snake tail and legs.
3. Impact fingers are directed into the eyes, throat and other susceptible to injury points on the human body. (Attack of the finger in the eye produces in the victim unconscious defensive reflex involving mrużeniu or closed eyes and stopped or withdrawal is. These are obvious factors favorable for the attacker.)
4. Snake style is based on the suddenness and speed. The attacks are sudden and quick up to resemble a snake attacking quickly. Tactic style faithfully reflect the words of Sun Tzu:

"Attack the head, the tail when attacked,
Tail strike if attacked head
Attacking both the head and tail when the body is under attack "

5. Adept style snake defends arms bent at elbow joints. This means he can hit series of unexpected and instant dźgnięć fingers, spring blows the palm heel, and melee to use dynamic forearm and elbow. During the movement of Chi energy flows from the interior of the body, passes through the hands, reaching up to the fingers and accumulating in their power to the beats.

style style snake snake

Smooth and fast block the kick (left)
and rapid counter-attack with his fingers in his eyes (right).

In some techniques, two fingers are shaped like teeth jadowych snake. Asks them not only blows (for example, in the eyes or the muscles between the costal), but also perform tricks, jerking and overthrow the enemy (eg, grabbing the back muscles). Flexible and elastic movement techniques are in themselves a great way to developing tendons and muscles. Fingers are involved in dźgających shocks, the soft body parts chwytach opponent szarpnięciach and levers "chin in". The style is a lot of circular movements, "and calling at developing", twisting the body and instant hits such as "shatter the whip" (fa jing). High efficiency of the above. Techniques is due to the shape of the "hand of the serpent".

Attack blows the fingers

Impact hand fingers are considered extremely dangerous and effective in many fighting systems. In practice, some styles of kung fu places a strong emphasis on protecting the center line of his own body and attacking points lying on it at the enemy. Protection of this line are not only individual techniques, but also tight throat. A good boxer immediately see and use to their benefit even the smallest gap in the throat of an opponent, or the wrong setting. In the case of a gap, is likely to perform a direct attack with fist blows przebijającymi (it may of course be combined with simultaneous kick in the knee for example). If a perceptible gap is minimal (about the width of one or two centimeters), and punch at it does not fit, the attack should be carried out using the strokes of the fingers. The theory says the snake style:

"the gap with a width of a finger can fit your hand blow snake"

In the case of improper Garda setting, a successful attack can be carried out using the ability to "bridge", "overlay" or trick. Possibilities are many. The snake style dźgnięcia asking the four joined fingers, for example, "Chu Dong Xing She" - ie "Snake wypełza the hole, two fingers, for example," Bai She Tu Xin "- ie" white snake comes into, or forefinger. Attacks carried out with low, lurking position. Snake style practice during the spiral motion, as a result of obroku and twist your body reaches a position sometimes "crossed legs", or unusual, because almost kneeling leg zakroczną "reverse bow and arrow." Fighting pulls it down, or leans sideways and kicks the opponent's strike, then Strikes. The movements are fluid hose stylist, and violent attacks "like a falcon on pigeon shooter." It strikes attacked the entire impetus of the body, such as the Royal Cobra attacker.

The practice style exercise techniques performed on a wooden "dummy", a long, two-sided, horizontal, and rotating the arm and the dummy "Five Animals" with three movable arms.
Completion

A person who practices the style a snake in the performance of individual techniques is trying to imitate the fluidity trunk movements of this animal, hands mimic the movements of his body, hands, moves his head, and fingers - language.

Technical style is the secret exercise techniques with the use of "elastic force". Skill that can be purchased only by prolonged and proper exercise techniques, individual style, with a partner. The science is extremely important: the direction of application of force and against the opponent's technique, dynamics and speed of action, ability to rapid relaxation of tension and its muscles and proper "timing" of traffic.

To understand what is the strength of resilient, learn and use it successfully, you must use technology to its feel for the person. When the defender uses the elastic force, striking the hand of the aggressor or leg, or he, is rejected as from a catapult. Only then can see what it is, and what we are trying to master the skill. Shares between the snake stylist, and movements of the reptile has a number of analogies:

Snake bites - stylist punched and kicked.
Snake fee and stews - stylist grabs, locks techniques "Chin Na", perform and upheavals of the body.
Snake moving smoothly, swiftly and flexibly, freezes and compresses before attacking - stylist is trying to move effect and combat the use of an elastic force.
Snake attack without inhibitions, with determination, trying to bite - stylist attacks violently, using the technique "poisoned hand, striking the vital points, as the eyes, throat, neck, neck, groin, etc.


At the end I would like to add that the practice and mastery of style, the snake requires a large physical fitness, and flexibility skoczności. For those who based their practice on strength rather than agility and flexibility, this system will be learning raises many problems.