Arts Chang Quan

Dim Mak

Dim Mak is an ancient art that comprises of hitting respective points on the body-known as “vital points” or “pressure points”- to cause injury, illness, or death. Although disputed, it is claimed that the art-famously described as “the death touch”-was produced by Chang San Feng, who likewise founded taijiquan. However, their close association with traditionalisti Chinese medicine, which has a recorded history of over 5,000 years, proposes that it is roots are much older.

The technique depends on striking precise emplacements along an suitable meridian (or artery) at a time when specific points are “open” and vulnerable to attack. To be a master of the art, a practitioner needs to have a sound understanding of acupressure points and circadian rhythm-the 24-hour biochemical, physiological, and behavioral routine of all living things.

Shrouded in secrecy

Because of the severe nature of the injuries it may cause, dim mak was only taught to the most progressed and trusted students. As a result, the art is considered to be highly secretive and has been the subject of much speculation and debate. For example, after the death of Bruce Lee, rumors flooded Hong Kong that he had been killed by a dim mak master. It is more likely, however, that these unfounded suggestions were fueled by fans engaged in a struggle to come to terms with the death of a legend in his prime.

Mizongyi

Of Shaolin origin, and belonging to the chang Quan School of martial arts, mizongyi’s most distinguishable motion is it is “fajing” (the discharging of body force). This is a spectacular technique that is brought when it comes to by the simultaneous twisting of the practitioner’s knees, hips, waist, elbows, and hands in a corkscrew like action toward an off-balance target. During sparring, it is mutual to see masters issuing fajing into their opponents and knocking them backward by up to 6 1/2 ft (2 m). Another characteristic is that practitioners are rather more than willing to engage in combat in order to establish their reputation as good fighters.

Jing Wu martial-arts school

Mizongyi has been growing in popularity since 1901 due to the deeds of Master Huo Yuanjia, who was a practitioner and head of the famous Jing Wu martial arts school in Shanghai. In tournaments and in arranged fights versus other masters, he discomfited martial artists from all over the world. Yuanjia and his school has been the subject of numerous films, in which Jet Li and Bruce Lee have played lead roles. Another possible reason for the style’s popularity is the well-known legend that tells the story of an ancient kung-fu practitioner who mastered the mizongyi style and joined the famed “Outlaws of the Marsh.” This was a group of bandits who revolted versus the emperor of the time and went on to do good deeds: robbing the rich and giving to the poor, and using their skill in martial arts to aid the weak and oppressed. Despite some attempts by the authorities to capture this group of martial outlaws, they proved elusive.

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