Tiger style

Tiger style represents one of the five shapes used his fists in the south Chinese kung fu systems.
During the reign of Emperor Cien Long of the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Li Yuen Yung Kang, from the village gathered skradającego imitating the movements in search of food, running, jumping and throwing his victim to a tiger, making them the Tiger style of kung fu. He handed style of Shao-Bei Li, who after learning he founded his own school of boxing in Fuzhou. The time passed it Zhy He Zhou Yue Hou from the village, and handed it to Jin Zhou Tian Shy, in turn, passed it to Dan Bao Liu, and Liu Zhan Tian Mr Shy, who among many students educated in this style in Fuzhou Zhang Tian - you and Tao Jian - the heirs of the current style.

In 1877, Japanese Jiou Ren Liu during his stay in Fuzhou where he met by chance Zhy Zhou He. Acknowledging his mastery in the pit Tiger asked to teach. Following the adoption of a student, he studied with him for over thirteen years, and when in 1910 he returned to Japan, joined the Tiger-style techniques with folk, indigenous methods of fighting the Japanese, creating a new style of fighting "empty hands" called Ti Dao Liou Shou Gun, which up to now spread to many countries around the world.

"Tiger against modliszce" Slawomir Pawlowski and Fashi-Shi Xingzhi
(picture made in the Shaolin temple).

Characteristics of style

Boxing Tiger was the imitation of animal movements, so practice this art its very attitude must seem very dangerous, and its technology must be firm and strong. He says that the practitioner during the unloading force tightens the jaw until the teeth creak, a terrible, wild eyes, is like a hungry tiger descending from above. Other Chinese adage says that the tiger came down the mountain into the valley to kill, or not go down at all, which clearly reflects the nature and spirit of the animal. Practices should be like a tiger coming out of the woods at night, looking as if he were king of the animals, creating the atmosphere of threat, fear and anxiety among all other creatures, and attack like a hungry tiger staring at the goat.

The intentions of the mind (Yi) arises strength of spirit (Shen), and physical strength (Li) comes with a deep breath. In the course of training must be with the exhaust naprê ¿aæ body, the shoulders should be firm and strong cross-section. Power is accumulated under the arms. During the exercise technique Chi energy continuously flows through the body, not exhausted their stocks. Practitioner moves in certain positions with menacing eyes, striking his hands, like a bad tiger coming out of the woods with rage drapiący claws surface rocks. In a style dominated by manual techniques, depending on body posture (Shou Ji), creating a five variable shapes fists and hands. During the struggle inflicts mostly strong and hit hard.

Often used technique tiger claws, because they allow the tricks but blows, jerks, and above all the strong pressures on the plexuses and customs strike vital points the finger at the enemy.


Shaolińskiego statue of a monk practicing the style of a tiger (left)
and Tadeusz MAŁŁEK presenting in the Shaolin
technique to form "36 Hands" tiger style of Fujian Province.

Style technique requires the use of deep breaths and exhalations, as necessary, but the passing of live free and natural breathing, combined with cries. The style uses a thirteen foot position, which is considered to be the most important Gong, and Shuang-Bu-Gong.

Tadeusz MAŁŁEK dopracowujący in Fuzhou nuances of the first forms of
tiger style San Zhan "under the guidance of Master Li Ming Zhai.

The most important task is the so-called hands. "closing the gate" in close cooperation with the legs, enabling closer to the opponent.

Slawomir Pawlowski in Ritan Park in Beijing.

Inner strength (Nei Jing) requires a low diaphragm breathing, lowered as far as Dan-Tien, will power then develops chi energy, and raise the Chi energy Jing, who through the work of the mind emanate, gradually mastering the points of your body, allowing it to produce any portion thereof. Jing breath raises and distributes it throughout the body. During the movement focuses on the so-called connection. harmony with one six. These six harmony are:
The three external harmonies: Shen Ji, Ma (body, content, attitude)
Three internal harmonies Jing, Chi, Shen (jing, energy and spirit). Twice used the word Shen spelling and has a distinct accent, marking time - body, spirit in the second case (przyp. cars.)

Luohanów statues in one of the pavilions Shaolin.
The first figure to the right in the position of a tiger.

Forms style:

San-John (three fighting), Sy Men (four gates), Wu Ji (The five attitudes), Ba Fen (eight locking gate), Gan Gua (trigram threshold), the San Shy Liou Shou (Form 36 hands), Bai Yi Lin Ba Shy (Form 108 techniques), San Zuei Tuei Da Zhan (three clubs fighting for two people - that form a double), Wu Bu Tou Tui Lien (Form five steps in practicing the art of the head).

One of the many techniques modeled on the movements of the tiger
occurring in Shaolin Quan Luohan.
Picture was taken in a park in Beijing RITAN.

Summary

Techniques modeled on the movements of the tiger can be found in many kung fu systems, both called. northern and southern. In some styles, such as the Hung-Gar, or Hu Long Pai - Tiger techniques are the basis of style, in others, such as the Shaolin Wu Xing Quan, Chow Gar, Luohan Quan Hung Kuen or are part of a technically diverse systems. Undeniably, however, is the spirit of the tiger often determines the victory, whatever the style, how we practice.
Willing to step up their information on the Tiger-style, I refer to the book Darius Muraszko Fri Kung-Fu Hu Long Pai-Hu Quan Tiger Fist, ed. Slupsk 1994 years.