Tim,what are the animal shapes in song style,and what makes it diffrent from the rest.?
Hello Harry,
By 'shapes' do you mean the Twelve Animal Forms?
The Twelve Animals forms are the Dragon, Tiger, Monkey, Horse, Water Skimmer, Chicken, Hawk, Swallow, Snake, Tai Bird, Eagle and Bear.
The Shan Xi stles in general are characteristically done in a relatively 'soft' manner, there is alot of movement in the waist and the power is generated in waves from the hips. In addition, the techniques are based on absorbing incoming force rather than stopping it and countering with the natural movement which occurs during the neutralzation of the attack.
The key to the application of the techniques is the ability to 'stick' to the opponent.
Thanks Tim,By the way could you tell us about your Song style which you do,due to i know a guy who does xing yi from the song hu chen lineage and would like to see the two styles application and technique.?
The Shan Xi Xing Yi Quan I studied is from the same lineage. Song Hu Chen's student Dong Xiu Sheng taught Li Gui Chang. I learned from Li's student, Mao Ming Chun.
Tim,do you have any history on the style which you could display on your site,or a lineage chart to show the Family over time.?