what is the name of the kung fu with all the different animal styles?

Question

s it shaolin or somthing?

Answer 1

yes its called shaolin you were correct. shaolin is a method of kung fu based on 8 postures and 5 animal forms Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Crane and Lepoard.

Answer 2

some stances in kung-fu are named after animals. those seem regularly in Southern varieties of kung fu. it truly is because of the fact people training martial arts observed the way the animals stood or moved and mimicked their variety. There are different stances, like "horse driving stance", that's based on the area of the physique at an identical time as driving a horse. There are additionally varieties of kung fu named after animals. they're at the same time customary as "5 Animal" variety. The animals the varieties are in line with are the Tiger, the Crane, the Dragon, the Leopard and the Snake. The Southern variety Hung Kuen is in line with risk the crucial 5 Animals variety.

Answer 3

You are most likely thinking of Shaolin five animal system but there are many animal systems in kung-fu.

Answer 4

it's Shaolin Wushu, yes you are correct, there are at least 18 different Martial Arts disciplines (Bagua, Drunken Boxing, Eagle Claw, Hsing I, Hung Gar, Lau Gar, Monkey, Praying Mantis, White Crane, Wing Chun and Tai Chi Chuan) based on this one disciplines name.

the five animal disciplines are just a small part of the whole. Some disciplines put most of their focus into the belief of the harnessing of qi (or chi) energy, while others concentrate on competition and exhibition.

it was based around the Bodhidharma a visiting indian Buddhist monk who noticed the monks were falling asleep during meditation and devised a series of exercises to boost their physical stamina that was later developed into this discipline although there is evidence of martial arts being practiced in ancient india long before the developnment of the Shaolin martial arts tradition.

The fighting disciplines that are practiced today were developed over the centuries, after incorporating forms that came into existence later.

Answer 5

shaolin kung fu which was practiced by monks in china was developed over centuries using different movements and styles based on certain animals ie tiger, snake, monkey,and even praying mantis!

Answer 6

Shao Lin is the one with 5 animal styles. Someone listed them, so I needn't repeat it. It also has 5 family styles. There are unorthodox animal styles too, e.g. Mantis, Monkey, etc. Most esoteric is the 5 Venoms style based upon 5 animals that have poison supposedly: Snake, Scorpion, Centipede, Spider and Toad. I like the Toad best, for it is difficult to hurt a master of it.

Answer 7

Yeah, it's called kung-fu.

Answer 8

thought they all had animal styles in them? No?

Answer 9

zoo fu

Answer 10

No its zoo-fu.