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Shaolin kung fu in the thousand Buddhas hall!

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Xingyiquan and Fitness and Longevity:

Gao Tuanjiu, a disciple of Shang Yunxiang, is 108 years old

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Fight breakdown from Dark Science #138-139. Ling fighting with her Baguazhang style is one of my favorite things to paint.

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Since Tumblr is completely devoid of kung fu content nowadays, have this (terrible) video of me doing Baguazhang that I posted to Red Note back in February.

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Northern Shaolin Kung Fu: Secret Highlights from the Johnny So → Ken Hui → Sifu Kisu Lineage

1. Lineage & Legacy

Great Grandmaster Johnny So brought the refined core of traditional Northern Shaolin to North America, preserving rare forms and combat strategies from pre-Communist China.

Grandmaster Ken Hui, a direct disciple of Johnny So, codified the system with deep emphasis on precision, breath-work, and internal alignment, ensuring the preservation of its classical integrity.

Master Sifu Kisu carried the torch into modern times, fusing cultural reverence with cinematic clarity, helping transmit Northern Shaolin principles to new generations through both martial instruction and popular media (notably Avatar: The Last Airbender).

Secret Highlights of the Northern System

**1. Dynamic Power from the Ground Up

Core stances like Ma Bu (Horse Stance) and Gong Bu (Bow Stance) are trained to channel earth-rooted explosive power—the hallmark of true Northern Shaolin.

Movement emphasizes elastic energy, with springy footwork and whipping strikes—like a steel bar wrapped in silk.

2. Hidden Internal Mechanics

Though seen as an “external” style, the So-Hui-Kisu transmission includes internal breath cultivation, Dan Tian control, and Yi (intent) training.

Rare Nei Gong drills were passed quietly through the lineage to enhance vitality, strike precision, and combat calmness.

3. Deceptive Simplicity in Combat

At the higher levels, less is more: crisp, linear strikes conceal deep joint locking, nerve attacks, and redirection techniques.

The use of disruption tactics—attacking rhythm, breath, and vision—makes this system uniquely disorienting for opponents.

4. Weapon Forms as Internal Maps

Forms like the Kwan Dao, Staff, and Straight Sword (Jian) aren’t just external drills—they’re keys to body mechanics, qi flow, and battlefield mindset.

Each weapon form refines a different aspect of the practitioner’s psychology and biomechanics.

5. The “Shaolin Animal Spirit” Integration

The animal systems (e.g., Tiger, Crane, Snake, Eagle, and Dragon) are not merely performance metaphors; they’re taught as embodied archetypes that awaken different fighting intelligences.

Master Ken Hui was known for encoding these animal energies deeply into foundational drills, while Sifu Kisu emphasized their practical application in real combat and performance.

6. The Secret of Stillness

True mastery in this lineage demands the ability to return to stillness in motion. This is trained through meditation, breath-holding forms, and mind-intent focus during fast routines.

Stillness becomes the anchor from which explosive speed and accuracy emerge—“Move like lightning, return like water.”

💎 Cultural & Spiritual Dimensions

The lineage emphasizes the moral code (Wu De) of the warrior: humility, respect, loyalty, perseverance, and compassion.

There’s a quiet yet profound Taoist and Chan Buddhist influence in the training, especially in energy cultivation, awareness, and compassionate strength.

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👐 Northern Shaolin: The Hidden Power of a Warrior Lineage 🐉

Descended from Great Grandmaster Johnny So, refined by Grandmaster Ken Hui, and embodied by Sifu Kisu—this is Northern Shaolin like you’ve never seen it. 🥋🔥

💥 What Makes This Lineage Unique?

⚡️ Explosive Grounded Power – Stances rooted in the earth, strikes that snap like thunder.

🧠 Internal Secrets – Breath, intent, and energy flow passed down quietly from master to master.

🐅 Animal Spirits – Tiger. Crane. Dragon. Not just forms—fighting archetypes.

🗡 Weapons as Energy Maps – Each weapon form unlocks deeper control, not just cool moves.

🧘‍♂️ Stillness is the Key – From silence comes speed, precision, and calm in the chaos.

🙏 Wu De: The Warrior Code – Humility, loyalty, respect, compassion. It’s not just how you fight—it’s how you live.

⚔️ This isn’t sport.

🛕 This isn’t watered-down.

🔥 This is Northern Shaolin in its purest, most dangerous, most beautiful form—preserved through a legacy of real warriors.

➡️ Train with those who carry the flame.

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Fromsoftware Dolls

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Shaolin Temple (Zambia) 🔥👊 @bright_max999 👈

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My OC JinLan(金嵐).

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Just a Barbarian and her bestie 🥰

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revenant and recluse

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Miaodao by amazing Zhang Han Liang 🔥🥰😍

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Compact Guan Dao, skillfully demonstrated by Zhang Hanliang.🔥

Technically, it's a compact version of the Qinglong Yanyue Dao (Green Dragon Crescent Blade), with a shorter handle and a blade shape closer to the Zhan Ma Dao – the classic anti-cavalry saber.

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Ryu Minami 👈🔥