Drunken Style Kung Fu.pdf

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runken Style Kung Fu

Drunken Kung Fu is not a system in Chinese Martial

Arts, but a fighting form of Chinese Kung Fu. There

are many various Northern and Southern Drunken

Kung Fu forms. The description and movements of

this style symbolize a person who is under the

influence, and the movements as well as the

practitioner look clumsy and relaxed.

Legend has it that once a practitioner was involved in

combat, he would perform far better if he had a drink

between his countering and attacking. During the

form there is a lot of 'preparing for a toast' postures

asking for a refill. The hand and finger positioning

demonstrate as if the practitioner is holding a cup.

It is a very effective system when used as theDrunken practitioners movements of attack and

defense constantly surprise your opponent. Our form

offers counter and attacking movements from all

ranges, from groundwork to head level strikes and

above. In Zui Quan or the drunkard boxing, boxers

falter, waddle, fall and sway just like drunkards. Zui

Quan can be used for both fighting and maintaining

health. However, the drunkard boxers go

out of theirway

to stress the combative side of their style. They

blend a series of movements, actions and skills of the

martial arts and try to confuse their opponents with

special skills, which often lead them to surprise


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triumphs.

Execution of the drunkard boxing demands extreme

flexibility of the joints as well as suppleness, dexterity,

power and coordination all of which can be developedin the course of practice. The main feature of the

drunkard boxing is to hide combative hits in

drunkard-like, unsteady movements and actions so s

to confuse the opponent. The secret of this style of

boxing is maintaining a clear mind while giving a

drunken appearance.

Drunkard boxers are required to be responsive withgood eyesight and fist plays. They move in

unconnected steps but with a flexible body combining

hardness and suppleness. They have to be fast to get

the better of their opponents but their main tactic is

to feign defense while trying to attack and aiming in

one direction but attacking in another. Different

ranges of movements and expressions in the eye

demonstrate various degrees of drunkenness.

Drunken Style is a general term. There are many

forms of Drunken Kung Fu, such as Drunken Monkey

of Monkey form and Eight Immortals. The principle

concept behind Drunken Kung Fu is to move as if one

were half drunk.

Probably the most famous style is named as Eight

Immortals. The style refers to the ancient Chinese

concept of eight immortals. Legends tell of how they

were invited to an undersea kingdom to a banquet,

but all of them became drunk and rowdy. All the


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kingdoms guards attacked, their opponents seemingly

drunk, but the immortals created an impromptu style

on the spot and defeated the guardsmen. It is

supposedly this style, which is taught to people now.

Although there are numerous variations on Drunken

Techniques, some of the more famous ones are

fusions such as Five Drunken Animals based upon the

Five Animals techniques, and some of the drunken

weapon techniques, such as Drunken Staff

Techniques. The secret behind Drunken style kung fu

is the sudden release of power from awkward

positions. The footwork enables the exponent to

totter, sway and fall without harm, confusing his

opponent, rising up on the soles of his toes then

dropping down to crouched positions.

A common hand-form is the Cup-Form hand. I am not

sure if this translation is strictly correct, although it

is used as a hand-form, which represents the holding

of a small Chinese rice-wine cup or a jug. Even while

falling the exponent will strike quickly, feint then

counter-attack, or side-roll to safety.

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