Shaolin Chain Fist is a famous routine of Shaolin boxing. It is widely spread because of its compact structure and strong technical performance.
In two installments, we will introduce the Shaolin serial boxing routines and the use of actual combat combat.
1. Shaolin Serial Boxing Routine Drill Video (Omitted)
Second, the explanation and demonstration of routine single action
Preparatory type
Stand with both feet together, hands naturally drooping at the sides of the body, looking ahead; Open your left foot, shoulder-width apart, hold your fists at your waist, shake your head to the left, and look to the left front.
First Style: Left Punch Right Punch
Continuous (preliminary); Step the left foot to the left into a horse step, bend the left arm to block outward, and look to the left front; Then turn left into a left lunge, punch forward and punch your right fist, wrap your left fist at your waist, and look ahead.
Second Style: Cross-leg punch
Connecting (1st style: left hand right punch); Lift the right knee, hook the tip of the right foot, press the leg forward, and force the heel; At the same time, rush forward with the left fist, the right fist is closed at the waist, and the force reaches the left fist; Look ahead.
Third Style: Horse Step Punch
Connecting style (2nd style: cross leg punch); The right leg falls forward into a horse step; Then twist to the left and turn around, rush the right fist to the right, force the fist face, and the fist heart down; At the same time, the left fist is tucked away at the waist; Look to the right front.
Type 4: Bomber gun
Follow-up style (3rd style: horse step punch); Fold the right foot to the left foot and shake the foot downward, squatting with both legs bent at the knee; At the same time, the right fist and the left palm are combined with the front of the abdomen; Look ahead.
positive direction to demonstrate the GIF diagram
GIF in the opposite direction
Fifth Style: Horse Foot Fight
Connected (4th type: Bomber gun); Jump to the right and turn 180 degrees while changing steps, and step into a horse; At the same time, bend your right arm and punch your left fist; Look to the left front.
Sixth Style: Roll over and push left and right
Connecting type (fifth type: horse step fighting); Roll on the right step into a right lunge; At the same time, the right palm is pushed out from the waist to the abdomen, and the left palm is closed at the waist; Then hit the left palm, and the right palm is closed around the waist; Look ahead.
Seventh Style: The Picker Hands Change into Servant Hook Hands
Connecting style (sixth style: rolling left and right to push palm); Swing the left hand back into a hook hand, swing the right hand to the left block back to the left chest and shoulder, turn the upper body 90 degrees to the left, squat with the left leg, and straighten the right leg into a right servant step; Look to the right front.
positive direction presentation GIF
Demonstrate the GIF diagram in the opposite direction
Eighth Style: Hook hand lunge push palm
Connecting (7th style: Pickle hand becomes servant step hook hand); The left leg is straightened, and the center of gravity of the body moves forward rapidly, forming a right lunge; At the same time, the right palm is hugged from the left chest to the right to the back, forming a hook hand, and the left hand changes palm to push forward; Look ahead.
Ninth Style: Cross-legged
Connecting Style (8th Style: Hook Hand Lunge Push Palm); Lift the left knee forward and bounce the left leg, while the right hand pats the surface of the left foot, and the left palm is folded around the waist; Look ahead.
Tenth Style: Lunge Fight
Connecting (9th style: cross leg); The left foot falls forward into a left lunge; At the same time, the right arm is flexed and the left palm is struck forward; Look ahead.
Third, the actual combat use of moves
“First Style: Left Punch Right Punch, Second Style: Cross Leg Punch, 3rd Style: Horse Step Punch” is a combination of three moves in actual combat combat
The enemy punched me in the head with a right swing; I use the “left hand right punch” to block the enemy’s right swing fist and hit the enemy’s heart nest with the right straight fist; Immediately use the “Cross Leg Fist” to hit the enemy in the face and kick his abdomen; Immediately afterwards, he hit the enemy in the abdomen with a horse step fist. Three consecutive attacks.
The use of “Fourth Style: Fighter Cannon” in combat combat
This move is a move to prevent leg falls. The enemy attacks our middle plate with a front or side leg or kick; We dodge sideways, while holding the enemy’s calf with our right hand and pushing the sole of the enemy’s foot with our left palm, throwing the enemy out.
The use of “Fifth Style: Horse Foot Fighting” in actual combat combat
The enemy attacks our upper plate with straight or swing punches; We flex our right arm to block while punching the enemy in the ribs or abdomen with a left punch.
“Sixth Style: Roll Left and Right Push Palm” is used in actual combat combat
The enemy attacks our abdomen with a straight right fist; Our side immediately holds the chest and abdomen, and at the same time pushes the enemy’s right hand to the left with the right palm, then strikes the enemy’s chest and abdomen forward, then closes the right palm, and hits the enemy’s chest and abdomen again with the left palm.
The use of “Seventh Style: Turning Picker into Hook Hand” in actual combat
The enemy hit me in the crotch with his right leg, and our side immediately defended with a left hook; The enemy then punched me in the face with his right hand; We turn left and block with our right arm; The enemy retracted his right foot, and then attacked my head with his left fist, and we immediately crouched into a servant step to dodge, with our right hand protected in front of our chest.
The use of “Eighth Style: Hook Hand Lunge Push Palm” in actual combat combat
After the defeat of the previous consecutive attacks, the enemy kicks our right leg with the left leg or attacks our head with the left leg; Our side immediately got up and made a right lunge, blocking the defense with the right hook hand outward, while hitting the enemy in the abdomen with the left palm.
The use of “Ninth Style: Cross Leg” in actual combat combat
We hit the enemy in the crotch and abdomen with our left leg and plunge the enemy’s eye or throat with our right palm.
In practical application, it can also be combined with virtual and real. Inserting the eye or throat is a false move, and kicking the crotch is a real battle; It can also be kicked in the crotch as a false move, and inserting an eye or throat as a real move.
The use of “10th Style: Lunge Fighting” in actual combat
The enemy attacked me in the head with his right fist; We step up the left into a left lunge, and at the same time raise the enemy’s right arm with our right arm and hit the enemy in the abdomen with our left palm.
1. Explanation and demonstration of routine single action
Eleventh Style: Turn around and fight with a lunge
Follow-up style (10th style: lunge fight); Jump, turn back to the right, and step into a horse after landing; Turn left while blocking with your right hand; Then block outward with the left hand, rush forward with the right fist, and form a left lunge with both legs; Look ahead.
Twelfth Style: Double Grid Hand Lunge Double Punch
Connecting style (11th style: turning around and fighting with a lunge); Kick the enemy with both feet forward, leap forward and protect your head with your hands in a grid; Legs fall to the ground in horse steps, fists tucked away at the waist; Immediately turn left, legs change from horse steps to left lunges; At the same time, both fists rushed forward from the waist; Look ahead.
Thirteenth Style: Bounce leg clap lunge top elbow
Connecting Style (12th Style: Double Grid Hunge Double Punch); Double fist palm, the left fist changes palm to raise to eye height, then the right leg pops forward, and at the same time slaps the right foot surface with the right palm downward, and the left palm is closed on the left waist to form a palm guard; The right foot falls forward into a right lunge; Turn the body to the left, bend the right arm in front of the abdomen, and change the right palm into a fist and the left palm and the front of the abdomen to strike; Then turn right, into a right lunge, right top elbow; Look ahead.
Fourteenth Style: Flirting with the Palm
Connecting style (13th style: snapping leg to slap foot lunge top elbow); Turn back left and make a left lunge; At the same time, the left arm is blocked downward, the left arm is bent at the elbow, and the left palm is pressed down on the chest; Then the right palm strikes forward and down; Look ahead.
Style 15: Imaginary step fighting
Connecting Style (14th Style: Flirting with the Pubic Palm); Fold your hands in front of your abdomen, and at the same time close your left foot next to your right knee, and then step forward into a right imaginary step; At the same time, the right hand becomes a fist and the arm is raised on the head, and the left fist rushes forward; Look ahead.
Sixteenth Style: Hold your head and sit on a mountain
Connecting (15th style: imaginary step fight); The left foot opens to the left into a horse step, then the right foot steps to the left foot, the feet jump to the left, and in the vacating stage of the left jump, the elbows are bent in front of the abdomen; Feet land on the ground in a horse’s step, then the right arm is bent on the elbow on the head, the left arm is bent on the left knee, and the head is thrown to the left, looking to the left.
Close the momentum
Connecting style (16th style: holding the head and sitting on the mountain); Step with your left foot to your right foot, while your hands become fists at your waist; Then the fists are folded at the sides of the legs, and at the same time the head is turned to the right and the eyes are looking ahead.
Second, the actual combat use of moves
The use of “Eleventh Style: Turn Around and Lunge Fight” in actual combat combat
The enemy strikes me in the head with a left swing on the left step, and we block with our right arm; The enemy then continues the attack with a right swing fist, while our side blocks with our left arm, and then hits the enemy’s heart with a left bow and right punch.
The actual combat combat combat combat of “12th Style: Double Frame Hunge Double Punch”
The enemy strikes our head with a double peak in the left step, blocks the defense with both arms, and then hunges the enemy in the ribs or abdomen with a lunge double punch.
“Thirteenth Style: Kick Legs, Lunges, Lunges, Elbows”, combat combat use
I confused the enemy with both hands, and when the enemy’s attention was on my hands, our side immediately kicked the chest and abdomen of the enemy’s center line with my right leg; Our side continued to pursue, falling forward with our right foot, attacking the enemy’s chest and abdomen with our right lunge and right elbow.
The use of “Fourteenth Style: Flirting Palm” in actual combat combat
The enemy punches me in the chest with a straight fist, and we block the defense with our left arm downwards, while we smash the enemy’s lower body with our right hand.
If an enemy attacks me with a split palm or fist, my left arm will be raised and I will strike with my right hand.
You can also use this move to attack actively, swinging your left hand down or forward to confuse your opponents. When the enemy’s attention is divided between the left hand and the middle plate, we seize the opportunity to provoke the enemy’s lower body with our right hand.
The use of “15th Style: Imaginary Step Fighting” in actual combat combat
This trick can be used in conjunction with “Fourteenth Style: Stirring the Palm”. After our side counterattacked with a provocative palm, the enemy punched me in the face with a straight left fist, and we immediately put our right arm on the frame, and then hit the enemy in the abdomen with a straight left fist.
“Holding the head and sitting on the mountain” and “closing the momentum” are routine actions, and the actual combat usage will not be introduced here.
