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Ying Zhao Pai
(鷹爪派)

Chan Tzi Ching performing a technique
Besides known as	Eagle Claw, Eagle Fist, Hawkeye Hand, Ying Kuen, Ying Quan, Ying Sao, Ying Shou
Focus	Chin Na, Striking, Grappling, Joint lock
State of origin	Greater Cathay
Creator	Yue Fei (attributed)
Famous practitioners	Lai Mentum Liu Shi Jun Liu Cheng Yous Chan Tzi Ching / Chen Zizheng Lau Kai Man Chian Jin Man
Parenthood	Shaolin kung fu (credited), Chin Na, (later on combined past Lai Chin)
Descendant arts	Yuejiaquan, Xing Yi Quan
Olympic sport	No

Eagle Claw (Chinese: 鷹爪派; pinyin: yīng zhǎo pài) is a way of Chinese martial arts known for its gripping techniques, arrangement of joint locks, takedowns, and pressure betoken strikes, which is representative of Chinese grappling known equally Chin Na. The style is normally attributed to the famous patriotic Song Dynasty General Yue Fei. Popular legends states that he learned martial arts from a Shaolin Monk named Zhou Tong and later created Hawkeye Claw to help his armies gainsay the invading armies of the Jin dynasty. It was passed down until the Ming Dynasty. Thus, the manner took on long range strikes and aerial jumps. During the Qing Dynasty, the military instructor Liu Shi Jun became known every bit the modern progenitor of Eagle Claw and taught many students. His pupil Liu Cheng You lot later taught Chen Zizheng who was invited to teach the style in the prestigious Chin Woo Athletic Association during the Republican era. The style spread every bit Chin Woo opened sister schools in other provinces. Today, it is practiced around the world.

History [edit]

While the details of the history change according to the teller, with names and places shifting as they tend to exercise in whatsoever oral history, in essence the story of Eagle Hook began in the Shaolin Temple and in Chinese military training, became a family unit tradition passed on from parent to child for generations and eventually shed its air of secrecy with the advent of public martial arts schools.

Yue Fei [edit]

The creation of the Hawkeye Claw method is normally attributed to General Yue Fei (1103–1141) who lived at a fourth dimension of conflict between the Southern Song Dynasty and the Jurchen tribes of the Jin dynasty. Despite being literate, young Yue Fei chose the military path because there had never been any tradition of total-fledged Confucian civil service in his family history.^[1] However, the Yue family was much as well poor to afford military lessons for their son, so the boy's maternal granddad Yao Dewang hired Chen Guang (陈广) to teach the eleven-twelvemonth-old how to wield the Chinese spear. And then a local knight errant named Zhou Tong (周同) was brought in to go on Yue's military machine training in archery subsequently he had quickly mastered the spear by the age of thirteen.^{[2] [3] [4]}

None of Yue Fei's biographies mention him learning boxing every bit a child, merely martial researcher Stanley Henning states "[Yue] near certainly did practice some form of blank handed fighting as a basic foundation for apply of weapons."^[v] However, he doesn't venture to guess if either of his teachers or someone else taught him boxing. Despite this, many modern day martial arts masters accept assigned Zhou Tong this position. For example, the internalist Yang Jwingming claims Zhou was a scholar who trained at the famed Shaolin temple and later taught Yue other skills beyond archery, such every bit various forms of internal and external martial arts. Yang believes this later led to Yue's creation of Eagle Claw and Xingyi, another fashion associated with the full general.^[6] The history that Yang presents does not mention the spearplayer Chen Guang and erroneously casts Zhou as Yue's simply teacher.^[half-dozen] Eagle Claw proponent Leung Shum does this also and goes so far as to claim Zhou was a total-fledged Shaolin monk who trained Yue Fei within of the temple itself.^[vii] Leung believes Zhou taught him "Elephant Mode" which the general later on expanded to create the "'108 Locking Easily Techniques' or Ying Sao (Eagle Manus)."^[8] There is no evidence that Zhou was ever associated with the Shaolin Temple, though.^[9]

The general's biographies are also silent near him creating any styles of his own.^{[ten] [11]} The historian Meir Shahar notes Yue'due south mention in the 2d preface of the Sinew-Changing Archetype (1624) is what "spurred a moving ridge of allusions to the patriotic hero in afterwards war machine literature". He continues, "By the eighteenth century, Yue Fei had been credited with the inventions of Xingyi Quan, and by the nineteenth century the '8 Section Brocade' and weapon techniques were attributed to him too."^[12] The Ten Compilations on Cultivating Perfection (Xiuzhen shi-shu) (c. 1300) assigns the creation of the Eight Section Brocade to two of the 8 Immortals, namely Zhongli Quan and Lü Dongbin.^[13]

Shape-Mimicking Fist [edit]

In Chinese, pronounced Xiàng (象) ways "shape, form, or advent". 象形拳, Xiang Xing Quan, literally ways "False Boxing" or "Shape-Mimicking Fist". It is a fighting technique which emphasizes the imitation of the offensive and defensive actions of a sure beast characteristic or celestial personage.

Xiang Xing Quan is an umbrella term for whatever martial arts that mimics feature/ forms/ movement/ activity from annihilation other than human being, and at that place are more than than i schoolhouse of kungfu practicing imitation battle. Example of the creature manner: Dragon, Tiger, Panther, Snake, Crane style (that falls under Hung Gar) Eagle Mode Chin Na, horse, Mantis Boxing and and then on.^{[ citation needed ]}

Shaolin [edit]

Co-ordinate to legend, in the belatedly Ming Dynasty Yue Fei'due south cloth is said to take fabricated a re-appearance at 1 of the sister schools of the Shaolin temple. Lai Mentum/Liquan Seng (麗泉僧), an skillful in the Bashanfan boxing method, encountered soldiers practicing the hand techniques that was called Yue Shi San Shou (岳家拳). Subsequently taking the fourth dimension to learn and master these skills he undertook the daunting task of assimilating them into his pre-existing Fanziquan sets. Some earlier exponents nicknamed it "Ying Quan/Hawkeye Fist" due to the numerous grabbing skills present.

Qing Dynasty [edit]

In 1644 the Ming Dynasty was overthrown and replaced by the Qing Dynasty. The primeval mention of a traceable lineage of Eagle Claw comes from the Liu Family unit of Hebei Province.

Liu Shi Jun and Liu Cheng You [edit]

Liu Shi Jun (劉士俊劉仕俊(1827？-1910) (fl. 19th century) of Xiong County, Baoding City, Hebei is considered the Sijo (founder/ancestor) of the yīng zhuǎ fān zi quán (鷹爪翻子拳). He took up martial arts at an early historic period and studied under several exponents of Shaolin kungfu, Fanzi, and possibly Chuojiao and Liuhe boxing which were around at the time. Around eye age, he learned Yue Shi San Shouand Fanzi from Fa Cheng - Fa Seng (法成僧)^[14] and Dao Ji Seng (道濟僧). He later was appointed as the armed services arts instructor for i of the billet in the capital metropolis of Beijing. He taught the troops fist and spear skills. His students were Liu Cheng You (劉成有), Liu Dekuan (劉德寬), Ji Zixiu (纪子修), Xu Liu, Ji De, Li Zhengsheng and others.

Liu Cheng Yous (劉成有) outset learned martial arts from his uncle Liu Dekuan (劉德寬), who had been a student of Liu Shi Jun when stationed in Beijing. He continued his pedagogy nether other prominent martial creative person of the region such as "Dong Xianzhou (Ba Shan Fan) and Yang Jingshan nicknamed "flying Legs".^[15] He later received avant-garde training nether Liu Shi Jun when he retired to his dwelling village. Liu Chen You turned out to be a very strict teacher and simply accepted a few students. The main 2 were Liu Qi Wen (劉啟文) & Chen Zizheng (陳子正). From them the system expanded and became popular when associated with the famous Chin Woo Association. Many of their students became prolific teachers that helped spread the organization throughout Asia were: Zhang Zhan Wen (张詹文) Liu Zhi Xiang, Liu Zhan Wu, Lei Peixian, Bao Xi Yong, Chen Become Qing, Guo Cheng Yao, Li Bao Ying, Liu Fa Meng, Zhang Jung Ting, etc

Chin Woo Athletic Association [edit]

The Chin Woo Athletic Clan was fronted by the famed martial creative person Huo Yuanjia in Shanghai. Its purpose was the dissemination of not only Martial Arts but sports and other educational systems to the public. The Eagle Claw system remained relatively restricted to the Xiong County, Baoding Urban center in Hebei until Chen Zizheng was invited to teach at the Chin Wu.

Later initial success with the first School in Shanghai, Chen went to his training brother Liu Qi Wen to offer his students careers every bit Martial Arts instructors in the Mentum Woo Association. In time, Hawkeye Claw was being taught in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guandong, Futsan, Singapore, Malaysia etc.

Lineages [edit]

Hawkeye Claw Kung Fu Claw Position.

There are three main Eagle Claw lineages known that nearly teachers/schools tin trace their style to.

1. Liu Qiwen (劉啟文) (Lau Kai Man)
2. Chen Zizheng (陳子正) (Chan Tzi Ching)
3. Zhang Zhan Wen (张詹文) (Chian Jin Man)

Lineages Outside Asia [edit]

United States:

• Shum Leung 岑亮 (NYC) - Teacher: Ng Wai Nung 吳惠農 (student of Chan Tzi Ching, Lee Pu Yin, and Lau Fat Mang 劉法孟)
• Lily Lau 劉莉莉 (California) - Instructor: Lau Fatty Mang 劉法孟 (student of Lau Kai Man)
• Gini Lau 劉曼雲(California) - Instructor: Lau Fat Mang 劉法孟 (educatee of Lau Kai Human being)
• James Lau Chi Kin 劉志堅 (Liu Zhikin) - Teacher: Lau Fat Mang (student of Lau Kai Homo)
• Fu Leung - Instructor: God Father & Lau Chi Kin

Brazil:

• Li Wing Kay 李榮基 - Instructor: Lau Fat Mang 劉法孟 (student of Lau Kai Man)
• Chan Kwok Wai 陳國偉 - Teacher: Zhang Zhan Wen 张詹文 (educatee of Liu Cheng You lot)
• Dagoberto Luiz de Sousa - Instructor: Lily Lau 劉莉莉 (student of Lau Fatty Mang)

Britain:

• Julian Dale 道志鸿 - Instructor #1: Fu Leung - Instructor #2 Gini Lau - Instructor #3 Chen Jun Xin 陳俊新 (educatee of Yin Zhi Jiang 尹志江 & Liu Shu Yan 劉書彦)

Training [edit]

How the Eagle Claw system is taught varies between each instructor'southward skill and experiences. What is consistent of an Eagle Claw Primary is their knowledge of the three core Hand sets of the way and the Spear.

• Xing Quan (行拳) is known every bit the "Walking Fist." This set consists of ten to twelve rows of techniques representative of what is today known as Shaolin Fanziquan.
• Lian Quan (連拳) is known as the "Linking Fist." A very of import set consisting of fifty brusque lines/rows repeting techniques on both the left side and correct side, in that information technology non just provides the exponent with an encyclopedic base of operations of the various seizing, grappling and joint-locks of qinna, simply it also incorporates diverse Qigong skills as well. Based on Older Fanzi Routines that were combined and restructured past the Eagle Claw Male monarch Chen Zi Zheng. Most have nicknamed this gear up the "Dictionary of Eagle Claw" due to the content containing probably xc% of the style's skills and techniques taught within 50 Rows.
• Yue Shi San Shou (aka Yī Bǎi Ling Bā Qín Ná 一百零八擒拿 – "108 Seize Grab" techniques) is considered the "heart" of the Hawkeye Claw arrangement. It is believed to be the original fabric passed down past the manner's legendary founder Yue Fei. This material has 108 different categories of skills/techniques that are trained to a level of perfection with partners. 1 thing to call up is that each sequence is merely an case of that category which contains numerous variations and offshoots.

• Qiang/Cheung (枪) -Spear is the main Weapon associated with the Hawkeye Claw Way. In that location is no consensus equally to what the original spear routine was every bit numerous diverse sets exist in the different branches. It is felt that there were mainly loose skills that one would do singularly then against an opponent. Legend tells us that Yue Fei's was called Li Quan Qiang (沥泉枪) which is still taught as part of the Yue Jia System preserved by Zhang LanYei, 26th generation inheritor of Yue Family Fist. Diverse sets and routines that exist(ed) are: three step spear, vi harmony spear, plum bloom spear, luohan spear, Shaolin Spear, Pear Blossom Spear etc. And with these single person routines there exist numerous partner sets that are paired against the spear: Empty Hands, Saber, Spear, Kwandao, 3 Sectional Staff, Daggers and straight sword etc.

References [edit]

1. ^ Wilhelm, Hellmut. "From Myth to Myth: The Case of Yueh Fei's biography," in Confucian Personalities, ed. Arthur Wright and Denis Twitchett. Stanford studies in the civilizations of eastern Asia. Stanford, Calif: Stanford University Printing, 1962, p. 149
2. ^ Qian, Ru Wen (钱汝雯). Biography of Vocal Yue, Prince of E (宋岳鄂王年), 1924
3. ^ Kaplan, Edward Harold. Yueh Fei and the founding of the Southern Sung. Thesis (Ph. D.) -- Academy of Iowa, 1970. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International, 1970., p. 13
4. ^ 周同 is the historical variant of Zhou's name. 周侗 is a variant often appearing in forms of fiction and martial arts manuals (Hsia, C.T. C. T. Hsia on Chinese Literature. Columbia University Printing, 2004, pp. 448-449, footnote #31).
5. ^ Henning, Stanley E., Thousand.A. "Chinese General Yue Fei: Martial Arts Facts, Tales and Mysteries". Journal of Asian Martial Arts. Vol. 15 #iv, 2006, pp. 30-35, p. 32
6. ^ ^{a b} Liang, Shou-Yu and Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming. Xingyiquan: Theory, Applications, Fighting Tactics and Spirit. Boston: YMAA Publication Heart, 2002, pp. fifteen-16
7. ^ Leung, Shum and Jeanne Chin. The Secrets of Eagle Hook Kung Fu: Ying Jow Pai. Tuttle martial arts. Boston: Tuttle Pub, 2001, p. 13https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Secrets_of_Eagle_Claw_Kung_fu.html?id=DBsfcUGZTcYC
8. ^ Leung: p. 15
9. ^ Kaplan: pp. 10-12
10. ^ Yue, Ke (岳柯). Jin Tuo Xu Pian (金佗续编), 1234 - Affiliate 28, pg. 16
11. ^ Tuotuo. Vocal Shi. [Er shi wu shi, 20]. [Beijing?]: Zhonghua shu ju, 1999
12. ^ Shahar, Meir. The Shaolin Monastery: History, Religion, and the Chinese Martial Arts. Honolulu: Academy of Hawai'i Printing, 2008, p. 168
13. ^ Shahar, The Shaolin Monastery, p. 160
14. ^ Fa Seng is recognized as a lineage holder of Bashanfan nether Li Gongran.
15. ^ Dong Xianzhou was the classmate of Facheng under Li Gongran and cousin to Bagua founder Dong Hai Chuan

External links [edit]

• History of Fanzi/Bashanfan. Satirio.com. Accessed 2/26/2010.
• History of Ying Men Quan. Satirio.com. Accessed 2/26/2010.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Claw

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