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OK... the sifu I talked to teaches these styles in san francisco and I know NOTHING about them besides bagua zhang and mantis. I just wanted to hear your guy's opinions on some of the styles as some look really interesting but I have no information on them and cant eevn find info in google like on pi kua zhang. Here's the list of styles copied and pasted from teh website.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]CHANG QUAN: Long Fist style[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]This is one of the most well known Northern styles. It is characterized by bold, expansive movements, and offers a complete training system that servers as a good foundation for other styles. Hence, chang quan is considered the "Mother" of Northern kung fu styles. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]BA JI QUAN: Eight Ultimate Fist[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]This dynamic style is known for its powerful and effective usage techniques. Taught to bodyguards in China over, ba ji is deceptively simple in appearance and is designed to deliver maximum power in the most efficient way. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]PI GUA ZHANG: Splitting Deflecting Palm[/FONT]
Originating in Chang County of Hebei Province in Northern China, pi gua techniques are soft and relaxed, resulting in whip-like power. Pi gua zhang is often taught as a companion style to bajiquan.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]BA GUA ZHANG: Eight Trigram Palm[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]A relatively new style, composed around the end of the Ching dynasty, ba gua is a sophisticated kung fu system that uses the palm, circular walking and twisting movements. Our training is from the Yin Fu branch of ba gua. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]TAI JI QUAN: Grand Ultimate Fist[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]Chen Style is the original tai ji quan, and has its roots in practical applications. It includes both slow and fast movements, and hard and soft movements.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]MI ZONG QUAN: Lost Track Fist[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]A unique and less well known style, mi zong is characterized by its elusive movements, often changing direction and angle.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]TANG LANG QUAN: Praying Mantis Fist[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]A most practical and effective kung fu style, praying mantis has several branches. Our curriculum includes the Seven Star, Six Harmony, and Eight Step styles[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]XING YI QUAN: Hebei style[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]Simple and direct, xing yi is an effective kung fu system. It consists of five basic elements, which are expanded into a number of forms to develop the usage techniques.[/FONT]
This is the Sifus website http://www.adamhsusf.com/Index.html
So what do you guys think? What style do you favor and why do you favor it? Would love to hear opinions on these systems as I'll be taking Chang Quan as the cirriculum (with the class) and then another style in personal training.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]This is one of the most well known Northern styles. It is characterized by bold, expansive movements, and offers a complete training system that servers as a good foundation for other styles. Hence, chang quan is considered the "Mother" of Northern kung fu styles. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]BA JI QUAN: Eight Ultimate Fist[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]This dynamic style is known for its powerful and effective usage techniques. Taught to bodyguards in China over, ba ji is deceptively simple in appearance and is designed to deliver maximum power in the most efficient way. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]PI GUA ZHANG: Splitting Deflecting Palm[/FONT]
Originating in Chang County of Hebei Province in Northern China, pi gua techniques are soft and relaxed, resulting in whip-like power. Pi gua zhang is often taught as a companion style to bajiquan.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]BA GUA ZHANG: Eight Trigram Palm[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]A relatively new style, composed around the end of the Ching dynasty, ba gua is a sophisticated kung fu system that uses the palm, circular walking and twisting movements. Our training is from the Yin Fu branch of ba gua. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]TAI JI QUAN: Grand Ultimate Fist[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]Chen Style is the original tai ji quan, and has its roots in practical applications. It includes both slow and fast movements, and hard and soft movements.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]MI ZONG QUAN: Lost Track Fist[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]A unique and less well known style, mi zong is characterized by its elusive movements, often changing direction and angle.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]TANG LANG QUAN: Praying Mantis Fist[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]A most practical and effective kung fu style, praying mantis has several branches. Our curriculum includes the Seven Star, Six Harmony, and Eight Step styles[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]XING YI QUAN: Hebei style[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, adobe-helvetica, Arial Narrow]Simple and direct, xing yi is an effective kung fu system. It consists of five basic elements, which are expanded into a number of forms to develop the usage techniques.[/FONT]
This is the Sifus website http://www.adamhsusf.com/Index.html
So what do you guys think? What style do you favor and why do you favor it? Would love to hear opinions on these systems as I'll be taking Chang Quan as the cirriculum (with the class) and then another style in personal training.