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80. MING’S STYLE OR SYSTEM: MINGHAIQUAN. This is an Emei Style, created by a monk named Minghai. Minghai was a Shaolin Temple monk who migrated to Sichuan province and studied Sichuan Wushu. Later, he combined Shaolin Wushu with the indigenous Sichuan Wushu and became Minghaiquan. There are seven known barehanded routines and two Pudao routines (Shou 424).

 

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81. MO or MOK FAMILY FIST: MOQUAN or MOK GAR. This is a Southern Style. This style was created by a Buddhist Chan priest, Shishan of the Fujian Shaolin Temple. It is popular Southern Style in Guangdong Province. Some of the known routines include:
Mojia Zheng Zong Quan
Zhuang Quan
San Zhi Bi
Sui Shou
Shuan Long Chuhai
Zhi Shi Quan

 

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82. MONASTERY STYLE: SENGMEN. This is one of the most well-known Emei Styles. Emei region of China is a Buddhist utopia filled with temples. Thereby, the name Sengmen was coined. Legend has it, that this style was based on Shaolin Wushu. After the Shaolin Wushu migrated to the Emei Mountains, it gradually developed into what is known as Sengmen. This style focuses on Qinna and short range applications. There are over forty known barehanded routines and over twenty weapon routines and many training methods.

 

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83. MONKEY STYLE: HOUQUAN. Houquan is believed to have existed several thousand years ago. It was recorded in the Ming Dynasty book, Jixiaxinshu by Qi Jiguang, Houquan is an imitation style mimicking the movements of a monkey. It is also known as Dashengmen (Shou 402).

 

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84. MONKEY NORTHERN STYLE: LITERALLY GREAT SAGE CHOPPING AND RAISING: DAI SING PEK KWA. This is the Northern Monkey Style. This Style was founded by Gan Duk Hoi; incorporates the Deih Sing style and the Pek Kwa style into one fighting system.

 

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85. MOTHER AND SON STYLE: ZIMU NANQUAN. Zimu Nanquan: This is a southern style. This style was created by Peng Ying who was a Wudang Taoist. He participated in the Keju, an imperial Chin civil service examination were he passed the martial examination. During the reign of the Emperor Guangxu (1875-1908), the emperor sent him to represent the Qing Dynasty in Europe and America for seven years. When he returned he was awarded a military office in Beijing. There are six known barehanded routines, three weapon routines, and two training methods (Shou 483).

 

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86. NANZHI’S FIST OR SYSTEM: NANZHIQUAN. Legend has it, that Nanzhiquan was created by Nanzhu, a monk from the Fujian Shaolin Temple. Nanzhi escaped from the Southern Shaolin province after the temple was burned by the Qing army. Nanzhi escaped to Guangdong Province and taught his Wushu to his students. There are over twenty different barehanded and weapon routines (Shou 428).

 

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87. NIGHT TRAVELER SECT STYLE: WU DANG NEI-JIA
A style like Wu Dang .

 

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88. NINE FIST: JIU QUAN. The number nine has a special significance to the Chinese , perhaps since it is the largest single digit. It si the number of the Emperor, so everything imperial is laid out in nines. No one remembers the founder, dynasty. Three of its most famous exponents are only remembers the founder, dynasty. Three of its most famous exponents are only remembered by their nicknames Yao Si Gao Sang (eagle), He Hu Xing San (Black Tiger) and Er Hu Su San (Hungry Tiger).

 

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89. NORTHEAST REGIONAL STYLE: XIBEI DIFANGUAN. It is also known as Lanzhoudifang Laobashi and Bamen (Eight Gate or Eight Door). This style is an embodiment of many other styles. These famous styles include:
Paoquan
Siquan
Jiu HuanZi
Tongbeiquan and
Fengshoubakuai

 

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90. NORTHERN SHAOLIN: BAK SIU LAHM, BAK SIL LUM (BEI SHAOLIN). This style is attributed to Gan Fenchi, a layman discipel of the Shaolin Monk Cha Yuan (Secular Name Zhu Fu), who both lived under the reign of Emperor Yong Zhen(1723-1735).

 

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91. OX OR COW FIST: NIU QUAN: A style developed in Fujian Province.

 

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92. PLUM FLOWER FIST (NORTHERN): MEIHUQUAN. This is a Northern Style. Legend has it, that Meihuaquan was created at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. There have been over 16 generations of this style. Its training is often done on posts partially buried in the ground in a plum flower pattern, thereby, the name Plum Flower Fist. (Shou 424).

 

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93. POWER TRAINING FIST: GONG LI QUAN. This style was founded by Chao Lian (1675-1748) in Shanxi province, and it is often adopted by other styles, like Tantui, as an introductory set. In the initial stage, it is practiced very slowly with deep horse stances to develop stamina. The pronunciation of Gong Li is similar to bow and arrow, so it relies heavily on bow and arrow stance, as well as the theory of dynamic tension based upon the physics of drawing a bow. Like a bowstring, tension is increased by a slow pulling, then released instantly, the snap of the bow and the arrow striking its target are results of this release (Burr 46).

 

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94. PHOENIX EYE FIST KUNG FU: CHUKA SHAOLIN. A southern kung fu style that makes use of the phoenix eye fist strike.

 

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95. PIERCING FEET: CHUOJIA. This is a Northern Kung fu Style. This is a style that focuses primarily on the applications of the feet. Legend has it, that WuSong, a hero of the Song Dynasty used Chuojiao to defeat his adversary. Wu Song was also known for his heroic feat in killing a man-eating tiger with his bare hands. “Wu Song Strikes the Tiger” is a very well-known story in Chinese folklore. Wu Song is credited as the founder of this style. (Shou 385).

 

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96. PRAYING MANTIS (NORTHERN) KUNG FU: BAK TANG LANG QUAN. This is an imitation style mimicking the movements of a praying mantis. There are many Legends surrounding its creation.
continued to absorb the essence of other styles and created many variations of Tanglangquan.
Today, there are several different styles of Tanglangquan Shuaishou
97. PRAYING MANTIS (NORTHERN) KUNG FU EIGHT STEP BRANCH: BA BU TANG LANG QUAN. This is the Eight Step branch or school of Bak Tang Lang: Northern Praying Mantis

 

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98. Praying mantis (northern) kung fu seven star branch: Chut sing tang lang quan.

 

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99. PRAYING MANTIS NORTHERN, SIX HARMONIES : LIUHE TANGLANGQUAN
The Liuhe TangLang or "6 Harmonies Praying Mantis" it's one of the youngest schools of the Mantis.
Popular in the regions Zhao Yuan and Huang Xian of the province of the Shangdong, is considered a soft mantis.
This style is described, at times, as steel wound in the cotton.
The style is a hybrid of the style of the 6 Harmonies (Liuhequan) and of the the 7 Stars Praying Mantis (Qixing Tanglangquan).
The Liuhe Tanglangquan has 6 forms of mantis and a form of the short fist of the 6 Harmonies (Liuhe Duan Chui), further to a number of lines that are similar to the Tan Tui.

 

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100. Praying mantis (northern) kung fu plum blossom or flower branch: Mei hua tang lang chuan.