Sifu Wong Kiew Kit’s Home Page
Shaolin Wahnam Video Series
How to Think and Act as a Master
Review of the Special Shaolin Kungfu Course of 16th to 22nd April 2007 – Part 16
SHAOLIN FIVE-ANIMAL SET
Gist of Shaolin Forms and Essence
Single Dragon Emerges from Sea, a pattern to generate energy flow and internal force
Of all the martial arts in the world, Shaolin Kungfu has the most extensive range of techniques. While there are also techniques that fall outside the “Five Animals”, the “Five Animals” represent the gist of Shaolin techniques.
The “Five Animals” are Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Leopard and Crane. Each animal has its characteristic form and movement.
More important than their outward forms is their inner essence. The Dragon trains Spirit, the Snake trains Energy, the Tiger trains Bones, the Leopard trains Strength, and the Crane trains Essence. This kungfu tenet, though often mentioned, is little understood, and lesser still experienced.
“Tiger trains Bones”, for example, means that Tiger patterns train internal force and all the qualities that are related to internal force, like courage and righteousness. If a practitioner only performs Tiger patterns but lacks internal force, he misses the essence of his training. If he has internal force but not qualities like courage and righteousness, he attainment is skin-deep and has not reached the bones.
Please note that you can download the video clips onto your own computer and view them at your leisure. Place your computer pointer at the picture or one of the links, and right click. Choose “Save Target As”. Select the directory or sub-directory where you wish to keep the video clip. Click “Save”.
A picture series of the Shaolin Five-Animal Set with names of its patterns can be found here
Review of the Special Shaolin Kungfu Course from 16th 22nd April 2007
-
1. Returning to the Basics
2. Form, Force, Flow and Element of Threat
3. Reviewing the Basic Combat Sequences
4. Devising Strategies Using Combat Sequences
5. Applying Strategies for Effective Combat
6. Free Sparring with Prescribed Conditions
7. Combat Sequences to Train Spontaneous Attacks and Responses
8. Using Strategies and Tactics in Attack and Defence
9. It is Heartening to see so Many People Using Kungfu in Free Sparring
10. Felling and Gripping Techniques in Shaolin Kungfu
11. How Sequence Training and Chi Flow Enhance Combat Efficiency
12. The Tiger-Crane Set - Manifesting the Hard and the Soft in Shaolin Kungfu
13. The Dragon-Tiger Set - Crystallization of Two Wahnam Traditions
14. The Dragon-Form Set - Demonstrating that Softness Can be Very Powerful
15. Shaolin Monkey Set – Symbolizing Spiritual Path from Cheekiness to Enlightenment
16. Shaolin Five-Animal Set – Gist of Shaolin Forms and Essence
17. Shaolin Pakua Set Set – An Exclusive Set Fit for Kings and Generals
18. Combat Application pf Pakua – Sharing Secrets for Combat Efficiency
19. Beginning to Learn some Monkey Tricks
20. Refining Techniques in Combat
21. Some Examples of High level Combat
22. Collective Effort for Greater Benefits
23. Can Sophisticated Kungfu Techniques be Used in Combat?
24. Skills are usually More Important than Techniques
25. One-Finger Shooting Zen – the Treasure of Shaolin Wahnam
26. Raising Levels of Techniques and Tactics in Combat
27. Bringing Combat Skills to More Sophisticated Levels
28. Monkey Techniques are Flowing and Agile but can be Very Devastating
29. Flowing with the Opponent's Momentum
30. Beware of the Monkey Tricks
31. Marvelous Techniques Beget Marvelous Techniques
32. How to Raise your Level of Combat
33. How you can Defeat your Opponents
34. Employing Sophisticated Kungfu Techniques to Enhance Combat Efficiency
35. Systematic Training is Essential for Combat Efficiency
36. Raising Combat Efficiency from Basic to Advanced Levels
To be continued
Intensive Courses and Regular Classes
- Intensive Chi Kung Course
- Intensive Shaolin Kungfu Course
- Intensive Taijiquan Course
- List of Certified Shaolin Wahnam Instructors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
times since 25th October 2007