What are the original animals of Kung Fu?

[Red J]

Check out these two sites that cover the Shoalin animals of Tiger, Leopard, Crane, Snake, and Dragon. Both sites are very informative and can probably give you what you are looking for.

 

Hey, my first Karate Forum link!

 

http://www.cyberus.ca/~badger/animals.htm

 

http://www.shaolin.com.au/animal.html

[jiu-jitsu fighter]

in the original northern shaolin there are five animal forms, the tiger

 

the crane

 

the leopard

 

the snake

 

the dragon

[Ali]

Even being a Chinese, I

 

cannot reply when Chinese imitate

 

animal to form Kung Fu style.

 

But if written information, this need

 

to trace back to East Hon Dynasty (1st century),

 

a famous doctor imitate birds' movement

 

to form "5 bird play" <---- literal translation.

 

which is some sort of "Chi" Kung.

 

And later many Kung Fu master also

 

imitate different animals.

 

Even same animal can enlighten

 

many guy.

 

For example, praying mantis can

 

divide into South and North.

 

And later become 7 or 8 school.

 

All their founders are from different origin.

 

In my best knowledge, Hung Kar have

 

10 animals, namely, Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Leopard, Crane,

 

Lion, Elephant, Horse, Monkey, Bill <--- (I don't know how

 

to type this, this is only sound, a legendary animal of small size

 

tiger with wings)

 

Hsieng-I also has some different animal like Bear and swallow.

 

Shaolin also has Dog-Fist. which is emphasis

 

on ground-fight. Unlike BJJ, this would not go into

 

mount or guard. But with something like swissor-leg

 

and low kick.

 

In short, I am not trying to insult anyone.

 

But be careful, I see some tapes broadcasting

 

about Chinese Kung Fu with animal styles is

 

unreal. I forget about the name of that tape

 

but the tape is to introduce martial art around

 

the world and interview many martial artists.

 

In middle of that tape, a Chinese with little pigtail

 

demonstrated with his Black student the

 

application of Dragon, Tiger, Crane, Snake

 

and Leopard one-by-one.

 

His black student throw slowly a typical Kungfu

 

or Karate straight punch and stopped.

 

That Chinese do conservatively 3 or 4 silly move

 

to finish his attack and screaming on the same time.

 

Later, he demonstrates his big mixture of

 

animal styles, probably 7 - 8 animail syle

 

in a form lasted only 1 mins.

 

 

 

Just like Chinese herb can be treasure, but

 

if you are not familiar with that would be

 

easily cheated.

 

Good Luck everybody.