Shaolin Kung Fu Combat Styles: 14. sunny form (昭阳拳: zhao yang quan)

instructor: monk De Yang
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- combat strategy:

the groundward style, with a pair of forms, mei hua quan and zhao yang quan, teaches "ground fighting". its main tactics are:

tactic 21 - "plum substitutes withering peach (李代桃僵)": substitute tactics when they fail. for example, you may fail to penetrate opponent's guard.

tactic 22 - "decorate the tree with fake blossoms (树上开花)": keep your failed tactic on display. if you completely switch to the new tactic, the opponent would shift guard to counter it. thus, still keep trying to penetrate opponent's guard, though in failure.

tactic 23 - "to steal beams, barter the pillars (偷梁换柱)": instead of opponent's upper body, target his lower body. lower body, though not as sensitive, is not as closely guarded as the upper body and is an easier target.

tactic 24 - "chain tactic (连环计)": chain moves together to increase their chance, so if one fails, the other succeeds. combine moves that aim to open opponent's upper body guard and those that attack his lower body, simultaneously or consequently.

these involve simultaneous or consequent combinations of multiple high and low moves by upper and lower limbs.
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- history:

Qing dynasty (1644-1912):
in the early 1800s, monk Zhan Ju (湛举) created the 'sunward form' (朝阳拳: chao yang quan, which also means the morning sun) based on a combination of various other styles. he later improved the overall strategical level of the form and renamed it to 'bright sun form' (zhao yang quan, which also means the noon sun, which is brighter than the morning sun).
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