![]() ![]() wǔxíngbāfǎquán 五形八法拳 "Five Form Eight Method Fist"). in the absence of other animals such as the horse or the monkey as in T'ai chi ch'uan or Xíngyìquán) is either rare in Northern Shaolin martial arts-and Northern Chinese martial arts in general-or recent (cf. ![]() ![]() The five animal martial arts styles supposedly originated from the Henan Shaolin Temple, which is north of the Yangtze River, even though imagery of these particular five animals as a distinct set (i.e. 'Five Forms')- Tiger, Crane, Leopard, Snake, and Dragon. In Southern styles, especially those associated with Guangdong and Fujian provinces, there are five traditional animal styles known as Ng Ying Kung Fu (Chinese: 五形功夫) Chinese: 五形 pinyin: wǔ xíng lit. In Chinese martial arts, there are fighting styles that are modeled after animals. ![]()
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