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instructor: monk Deyang, from Shaolin temple


Shaolin kung fu power style (炮拳: pao quan):

'strategy': power counts. the "empty city strategy (空城计)" is that you should keep calm with no signs of fear or anxiety, like an empty city with no pretense of offense or defense. it works by frightening weaker and stronger enemies in a disability of estimating your hidden powers. when the enemy is weaker, the saying is "use fire to plunder (趁火打劫)," i.e., you use power and the enemy could not resist. this involves use of shear power in movements. when the enemy is stronger, the saying is "borrow a corpse to resurrect the soul (借尸还魂)," i.e., turn useless things into actual powers against the enemy. for example, you can bring a usually useless part of your body into fight. instead of using just one arm at a time, use both arms together or in close succession. this doubles power in attacks and defenses. this is the main strategy of Shaolin power style.

'history': there are historical records that Shaolin monks performed a pao chui (cannon hammer) style in an exhibition in presence of the first Tang dynasty (618-907) emperor. however, pao quan was first officially compiled in the 960s AD in the early Song dynasty under the supervision of chief monk Fuju. this was the small form. in the mid Qing dynasty (1644-1912), in the early 1800s, monk Zhanju combined pao quan techniques into a base of small and big hong quan, tong bi quan, luohan quan, and some other materials to create the 'big pao quan'. specially, there was a set called Shaolin xinyi ba, which is still widely practiced in the Dengfeng area around Shaolin temple. this set imitates daily and farming activities by combining standing and small-frame stances with the pounding moves of the arms and fists, which use whole the body to generate explosive power. Zhanju combined xinyi ba moves into the small and big pao quan and perfected them.
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