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Northern
Chinese Kung Fu - Yan Qing Quan
'Yan
Qian Quan' is
also known as 'Mi Zong Quan'.It's one of the ancient forms of
kung fu in the North of China.
There
are several stories about its origins. The first is that this style
was created by a monk of the northern Shaolin temple in the province
Henan. First it was named 'Mi Zu Quan'. But the religious name
of the monk, called 'Jinnaluo' was 'Yan Qing', and one
often referred to the style using this name.
The
second story said that during the early Tang dynasty 'Yan Qing'
and 'Cheng Zhijing' of 'Xikang' killed someone in an
accident and fled to the Shaolin temple. In the Shaolin temple they
learned Shaolin kung fu. 'Yan Qing' called it 'Yan Qing Quan',
while 'Cheng Zhijing' called it 'Mi Zong Quan', when
they passed it on to others.
The
third story says that 'Lu Junyi' from Hebei province learned
Shaolin kung fu in the northern Shaolin temple, during the Song
dynasty. All the competitions he entered he won, thanks to his inner
strength. Because of his reputation he was asked by many to take them
on as his disciples. He refused. One day he found one of his servants,
'Yan Qing', practising kung fu. He was very impressed by his
talent and accepted him as his disciple. Later on 'Yan Qing'
reformed the style, and called it 'Yan Qing Quan'. But the 'Yan
Qing Quan' style was banned by the authorities when 'Yan Qing'
joined the 'Liangshan' rebellion, and therefore the style was
renamed 'Mi Zong Quan'.
The
fourth story states that 'Yan Qing' shook off the government's
soldiers by disguising his footprints in the snow when he was being
pursued. Therefore later on people called his style of kung fu 'Mi
Zong Yi', 'The Art To Cover One's Traces'.
The
fifth story says that an old monk went to a hill one day, and found
some monkeys playing a game. Their natural and nimble movements
impressed him so much, that he created 'Yan Qing Quan' when he
came back.
Which
of the stories is the true story is unknown, but all the stories trace
back the origins of this style to the Shaolin temple.
Originally
this style had over 100 routines, with and without weapons.
Some
of the forms in this style are : Mi Zong Quan, Mian Zhang Quan, Zhai
Kou Zi, Yan Qing Jia Zi, Lian Shou Quan, and Tao Huan San.
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