eagle claw kungfu

kzshin · Orange Belt

last time I heard from an TV interveiw with a Shiao Ling monk in Taiwan, Eagle claw is pretty much lost.

ovine king · Brown Belt

pretty much lost?
google "gini lau".
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TheAnimal · Orange Belt

Hahaha! I think right after the guy claimed that nothing can beat his eagle claw, the camera zoomed in unsteadily on his face, he moved his hand so quickly that you could hear the air whistle, and then he made a funny face and grunted. Don't forget the chinese flute playing in the background.

KF Dude · Orange Belt

Ali · Blue Belt

Form is just the example of how to apply your skill.
Kung or training method is more important in practical skill,
e.g. Pushing up with 5 fingers, Grasping and throwing sandbag about 25kg
(Using the whole body) & etc.

Without basic physical strength, all skill of Chin na is surely flowery skill.
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nanfeishen · Yellow Belt

On a training trip to Foshan in Guangzhou (Southern China) i was fortunate to be able give Eagle Claw a try.
My Grand master teaches at the Chin Woo Athletics Institute, and at 80 has picked up a fair wealth of knowledge. He showed me 10 runs of repeat exercise, based on Tan Tui runs for Eagle Claw.
He said their are two ways to hold the hand , 1) the whole hand is shaped like claw, the four fingers held together and bent at the the second knuckle with the thumb underneath also bent at second knuckle, or, 2), the baby finger and ring finger are tucked in like making a fist and only the middle , forefinger and thumb are used to make the "claw".
The system incorporates short, medium and long range movements, quick lively stepping , at times short hopping techniques for shifting of weight from leg to leg, the shorter techiniques are representive of the legs of the Eagle grabbing and tearing , the longer the wings of the Eagle.
Each time he grabbed me to show a technique, the thumb of the grabbing hand seemed to find a pressure point and the discomfort associated with each grab certainly proved that an intimate knowledge of the various pressure points, (and not just the obvious ones) , was required to master this system.
I unfortunately didnt go much further, as my main focus became Tai Chi, but it was certainly an impressive system, but obviusly required a lot of study of anatomy from a traditional chinese point of view.
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Kajukenbopr · Pre-Black Belt

i dont know about deadly, but it was taught to the emperors guards in china. it must be a decent style if it was to be entrusted as the emperor's protection
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TaeKwonDo Afficianado · Yellow Belt

the animal, what movie is that from?

thanks,
tom

Kill Jill · Orange Belt

About a year ago, I was watching a very interesting TV series about the history of Hong Kong cinema. Of course they had a slot for the 'kung fu' movies. Of note, was that the directors and actors explained how they made up many kung fu/wushu names for their scenes on the spot as there was no existing style to match the actions they were trying to achieve. Thus, there are a lot of fancy kung fu names that were purely improvised for the movies. I had thought that eagle's claw was one of them, but perhaps not.
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