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A modern shuai jiao match. One fighter is trying to "sweep" his rival with a leg hook. Shuai jiao (Chinese: 摔跤 or 摔角; pinyin: Shuāijiāo; Wade–Giles: Shuai-chiao) is the term pertaining to the ancient jacket wrestling wushu style of Beijing, Tianjin and Baoding of Hebei Province in the North China Plain which was codified by Shan Pu Ying (善撲营 The Battalion of Excellency in ...
Jiao Di became a sport during the Qin dynasty (221–207 BC). The Han History Bibliographies record that, by the Former Han (206 BC – 8 AD), there was a distinction between no-holds-barred weaponless fighting, which it calls shǒubó ( 手搏 ), for which training manuals had already been written, and sportive wrestling, then known as juélì ...
For example, most Northern styles are said to emphasize kicking, Southern styles have a reputation for their intricate hand techniques, Shuai jiao practitioners train predominately in full-body close-range techniques, Eagle claw fighters are noted for their grabbing expertise, and Wing Chun focusses on hitting (with the hands/elbows).
''Naoyang(挠羊)'' means to ''carry like sheep or cattle'', and ''Jiao(跤)'' means to throw and wrestle using the legs. This was the traditional folk-wrestling style originally based on Chinese Jiao di(角抵), meaning ''horn-clashing'' where soldiers would wear horned headgear to butt and wrestle their opponents on the battlefield ...
According to Shuai Jiao Grandmaster Liang Shou Yu, "In the past, San Shou competition was held on the Lei Tai, a 24 x 24-foot (7.3 m) platform 5 feet (1.5 m) high. Victory was decided when an opponent was thrown off the Lei Tai or knocked to the floor. Therefore, Shuai Jiao is an important part of San Shou fighting.
Chang's family roasted chickens, and their business provided sufficient income to allow him private lessons with Zhang Fenyen, a local businessman and Shuai Chiao master who practiced baoding shuai jiao as instructed by Ping Jinyi. Chang distinguished himself early among Zhang's pupils as a promising martial artist.
Others emphasize defense over offense, noting that nearly all techniques in Long Fist forms are counters to attacks. Long Fist uses large, extended, circular movements to improve overall body mobility in the muscles, tendons, and joints. Advanced Long Fist techniques include qin na joint-locking techniques and shuai jiao throws and takedowns. [1]
Jet Li uses baguazhang when playing Gabriel Yulaw on The One. Baguazhang also inspired the Hyuga clan’s gentle fist-fighting style from Naruto. Ling Xiaoyu of the Tekken series of games is said to practice Baguazhang and Piguazhang styles. [18] Ashrah uses a variation of baguazhang in Mortal Kombat: Deception.