MenteReligieuse Posted October 24, 2004 Author Posted October 24, 2004 As far as I know about dragon style...it incorporates all traditional shaolin anymals... Tiger's aggression, crane's grace, snake's visciousness, leopoard's speed, eagle's ...claws? I think it's just a state where you take all the animal's benefits into the same style.
Drunken Monkey Posted October 24, 2004 Posted October 24, 2004 like i said, depends on what style you train. what you said was just one version of dragon. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
gojuchad Posted October 28, 2004 Posted October 28, 2004 i only have a few to choose from since my art is derived of different types of kung fu but one of the is crane. so i have to say that is my fav it is really powerful and beuatiful. Draw close to god, and god will draw close to you. James 4:8
dingyuan Posted October 30, 2004 Posted October 30, 2004 I am not so sure because my style doesn't have any animal form, but from what I know Tiger style is really powerful and it can crack bones easily. What's the deal with this Crane style, why is it so popular??
xiong chuan Posted October 31, 2004 Posted October 31, 2004 I was under the impression that Baji was based on bear and tiger motion.
dingyuan Posted October 31, 2004 Posted October 31, 2004 Step of the bear and strike like a tiger. " Strike like a tiger" doesn't mean our strike are in tiger form but rather just fourious like a tiger.
Red J Posted October 31, 2004 Posted October 31, 2004 I am familiar with the strikes and mentality of "Tiger", but what is the essense of the "Bear" step? I had to lose my mind to come to my senses.
MenteReligieuse Posted October 31, 2004 Author Posted October 31, 2004 Step of the bear and strike like a tiger. " Strike like a tiger" doesn't mean our strike are in tiger form but rather just fourious like a tiger. I am very interesed in Baji quan. As far as what I have been told, and read here and there. It is similar to tai chi (taoist response to tai chi perhaps? dunno which came first or if they are connected at all). It concentrates on circular movements and step-work. the translation means "the 8 fists of the organigram" or something like that, could you extrapolate on what the 8 fists are? Also is this trained in slow controlled movements (like tai chi) or is it explosive like other MAs...if you wish you can answer me in PM or a new thread if you don'T want to highjack this one (though it is my thread and I wouldn't mind at all). And....not enough ppl voted! More votes!
dingyuan Posted October 31, 2004 Posted October 31, 2004 Actually what you are saying is Bagua not Baji, Baji is called "8 extreme fist" it is nothing like Tai Chi for it's violent and linear I would say it will be the direct opposite of Tai Chi.
MenteReligieuse Posted October 31, 2004 Author Posted October 31, 2004 oh my, your totally right....I got mixed up between the names sorry.
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