She Quan

[prodigal676]

Im very interested in learning she quan or any martial arts similar to it. Does anyone know where I could look for a school in Los Angeles or have any suggestions to similar alternative martial arts? I need to learn to defend myself, and from what I've heard She quan is a way to quickly put your attackers out of commission. please help if you can!

[xiong chuan]

She as in serpant style?

[prodigal676]

She Quan, or Snake Fist, is a style of Kung Fu that imitates the movements of various snakes. She Quan is strong, yet soft in such that the fighter imitates the suppleness of a snake’s body in order to achieve powerful attacks. She Quan techniques and movements relies on speed to be effective.

 

Finger strikes to the eyes and other vulnerable pressure points of the opponent’s body is emphasized in She Quan. Attacks are extremely fast, mimicking the natural speed of an actual snake’s attacks. She Quan practitioner use an upright, mobile stance and rely less on horse stance than most other styles of Kung Fu.

 

The She Quan fighter do not trade blows with the opponent. Using fast, alternating hand jabs, the She Quan fighter drills at an opponent, sidesteps counterattacks, and drives home his final blow. The strikes fly quickly, in succession, hitting the same opening over and over.

 

Kicks in She Quan are low, snappy, and aimed at the shins, knee, or top of foot. The mobile stance of a She Quan practitioner allows for rapid advances and sidestepping footwork. She Quan is most commonly practiced in some southern provinces of China and Taiwan.

[dingyuan]

You can learn Hung Gar, I believe there's a snake form in there.

[MenteReligieuse]

...or Shaolin.

 

(My Jong Law Horn has it too since it is also part of Shaolin)

[dingyuan]

There's also Xing Yi Quan, they have 12 animal forms I believe snake is one of them.

[Zhong Gau]

southern snake styles are rather difficult to learn in a pinch.

 

Xing-yi's 12 animals are principle movement factors -additives, if you will, for other strikes.

 

when i first started with my sifu he taught me yang style 88manuever form. the first time i had to defend myself i used the brush knee push technique on some dope, broke his sternum and pushed him onto his back about twelve feet from where i hit him.

 

if you're just trying to defend yourself start with in to out pinwheel blocks like two fans operating at high speed. when the opportunity presents itself turn a block into an uppercut to the solar plexus/throat/chin/nose area.

[MenteReligieuse]

Broke his sternum?! Thought a broken sternum was fatal.

[Zhong Gau]

cracked it. one good line about five inches long. the radiology indicated it did it just right with little debris on the heart sack. the guy who attacked me said it felt like his heart stopped and he told the guy who was with him to check his pulse. he was trained in wing chun and wah lum.

[MenteReligieuse]

Broken sternum from a taichi technique...hmm maybe I'll check it out since my sifu teaches it as well...