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  2. Luohanquan - Wikipedia

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    [1]: vol2,p2 [3]: p1 In Shaolin, this style is called "inborn Luohan's 18 hands" (先天罗汉十八手; xian tian luo han shi ba shou), [2] [4] because it was the style with which Shaolin kung fu was born. Monk Shi Deqian, in his efforts to document Shaolin martial arts collected 8 forms of the 18 hands of Luohan into his "Encyclopedia of ...

  3. Eighteen Arhats - Wikipedia

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    Ink rubbing of the stele commissioned by Qianlong depicting Asita. The upper right shows the inscriptions of the eulogy given by Qianlong. Originally, the arhats were composed of only 10 disciples of Gautama Buddha, although the earliest Indian sutras indicate that only 4 of them, Pindola, Kundadhana, Panthaka and Nakula, were instructed to await the coming of Maitreya. [1]

  4. List of tai chi forms - Wikipedia

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    48 - Old Combined Style Competition Form [4] 48 - Chen Shi (Chen style) Xinyi Hunyuan Taijiquan (48 Form by Feng Zhiqiang) 49 - Yang Family Demonstration and Competition Form ("Short" Form) 49 - Wu (Hao) short form; 50 - Lee-style short form; 53 - Fu style advanced tai chi; 54 - Wu Jianquan family competition form; 56 - Chen Competition; 56 ...

  5. Baguazhang - Wikipedia

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    Baguazhang emphasizes circular movement, allowing practitioners to flow, harmonize and evade objects and opponents. [8] This is the source of the theory of being able to deal with multiple attackers and find solutions to seemingly complicated scenarios, within training or in daily life.

  6. Fujian White Crane - Wikipedia

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    For purpose of self-defense, this form uses various body parts (elbows, fingers, legs, palms, fists) and weapons, as well as movements that are coordinated, flexible and strong. [ 1 ] Fujian White Crane places emphasis on evading the enemy attack, to bait the aggressor to open themselves for practitioner's own attacks.

  7. Qigong - Wikipedia

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    [32] [33] As a form of gentle exercise, qigong is composed of movements that are typically repeated, strengthening and stretching the body, increasing fluid movement (blood, synovial, and lymph), enhancing balance and proprioception, and improving the awareness of how the body moves through space. [34] Static practice

  8. Yin-yang-style baguazhang - Wikipedia

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    Each posture has 3 Chengs and total is 24 Chengs. The Lion Form Palms routine is divided into two parts and each part includes four postures. The characteristics of the Lion Form Palms: the movements are smooth, dynamic, powerful. It is like a lion playing with a ball, and intimidation.

  9. Baduanjin qigong - Wikipedia

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    The Baduanjin qigong (八段錦) is one of the most common forms of Chinese qigong used as exercise. [1] Variously translated as Eight Pieces of Brocade, Eight-Section Brocade, Eight Silken Movements or Eight Silk Weaving, the name of the form generally refers to how the eight individual movements of the form characterize and impart a silken quality (like that of a piece of brocade) to the ...