Méishān [jīn jiān] yǔ méishān Bà 梅山[金间]与梅山耙 (Rod & Trident) To see a Southern Boxer performing a double straight sword is not an every day thing. Art is second here to strong movements. This is definitely not a tournament performance. It is too organic with little emphasis on rolling the swords and all emphasis on…

Shuāng zhū liàn cáo 双猪恋槽 Double Pig Loves the Trough 是典型的南派拳术，无跌扑滚翻动作，腿法少，手法多，拳、掌、肘并用，攻防兼备，善于近身短打。本碟对双猪恋槽的套路做了详细的分解。 It is a typical Southern style of martial arts, lacking tumbling and rolling movements, with fewer leg techniques but more hand techniques, utilizing fists, palms, and elbows in combination, combining offense and defense, and excelling in close-quarters combat. This disc provides a detailed breakdown…

Làn cǎo chán má 烂草缠麻 Rotten grass wrapped in hemp (Staff) A classic southern boxing staff. It’s shape inspires the designation of “Snake’s Head” staff (one end thick, one thin). The poses are powerful, the movements controlled and strong. Most of the performance is yin/yin or both palms down holding position. Additional forms like the…

Méishān Tiě Chǐ 梅山铁尺 (Sai) Though we now know that Okinawan Karate was highly influenced by Southern Style Kung Fu there are few examples more convincing that the Sais. And this is probably the most involved and complex Sai set we have ever seen. Solid movements but a wide range of variations. Even a few…

Méishān yāntǒng 梅山烟筒 Long (Opium) Pipe This weapon is more common among Southern Chinese due to the “guest city” status of the English held area. How important was the Opium trade. Recent research estimates that 70 % of the Victorian era was financed by the great circle of England to India to China with the…

Huàméi tiào zhī 画眉跳枝 Thrushes leaping on branches The shape of the Mei Shan saber is very different from the standard. Thicker with less taper, and wider body it is definitely a hacking weapon. The set demonstrated is mostly like a standard saber with some moves peculiar to this weapon. Generally speaking this would require…

Méishān Hǔ Quán 梅山虎拳 Meishan Tiger Boxing 梅山虎拳是梅山祖先根据猛虎的形态、动作创编出来的一套象形拳术，本套路仿其形揣其意将虎威、虎勇、虎争、虎斗、虎形、虎态、虎神、虎韵、表现得淋漓尽致… 附加资料可能由生产商、供应商或第三者提供，并可能只有原文内容。 Meishan Tiger Fist is a set of imitative boxing techniques created by the ancestors of Meishan based on the form and movements of a fierce tiger. This routine imitates the tiger’s form and conveys its essence, vividly expressing the tiger’s might, courage, struggle, fighting, form, posture,…

Méishān Bǎndèng 梅山板凳 Bench A true Southern style bench form and not a bad one. Mostly thrusting and sweeping moves with very little of the extraneous movements you sometimes see. Very learnable. Good actions and a reasonable area for performance. Bench forms are like being in one of those wonderful restaurant fights that was a…

Méishān shuāng dāo 梅山双刀 (Double Broadsword) A true Southern style bench form and not a bad one. Mostly thrusting and sweeping moves with very little of the extraneous movements you sometimes see. Very learnable. Good actions and a reasonable area for performance. Bench forms are like being in one of those wonderful restaurant fights that…