Shaolin Kung Fu Combat Styles: 5. 7-star form (七星拳: qixing quan)

instructor: monk De Yang
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- combat strategy:
the defensive style, with a pair of small and big forms, qixing quan and chang hu xinyi men, teaches to "counter". its main tactics are:
tactic 5 - "rest at ease while the host treats (以逸待劳)": defend opponent's attacks with either dodges or simple short moves.
tactic 6 - "turn from guest into host (反客为主)": when the opponent attacks, he puts you in the closest range inside his guard, this is time to switch from defense to attack.
tactic 7 - "remove the firewood under the pot (釜底抽薪)": counter opponent's attacks by targeting a weaker part of his attacking limb. for example, instead of waiting to block his hand, suppress his move by intercepting his biceps, or instead of waiting to block his foot, hit his shin, and so on.
tactic 8 - "remove the ladder after the ascent (上屋抽梯)": attack areas that are exposed due to opponent's move. for example, when he punches, let his body turn well, then attack his exposed side, or when he kicks, let his leg raise well, then attack the other, supporting leg, and so on.
these involve defensive dodges advancing into sharp short-range countering moves.
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- history:
Song dynasty (960-1279):
'chang hu xinyi men' was first created by monk Hui Wei (惠威) in the early 1100s. it first had about 36 postures. his disciple, monk Hai Zhou (海舟), increased it to about 66 postures.
Yuan dynasty (1279-1368):
in the late years of the dynasty, monk Jinnaluo (紧那罗) increased it to 72 and monk Zi An (子安) to 82 postures. monk Jue Xun (觉训) also improved it.
Ming dynasty (1368-1644):
monk Tong Xiang (通祥) improved the form.
meanwhile, after the Yuan dynasty, some Daoist concepts, like astrological notions, were introduced into Shaolin temple via outsider visitors. one of these was the astrological notion of the 7 stars, that is, another name for the big dipper constellation, which in Chinese martial arts refers to any formation that resembles the shape of the big dipper, like the closed-guard formation of the arms in 'qixing quan' (7-star form). Shaolin monks developed qixing quan sometime before the early 1600s by combining Shaolin xinyi ba style, which imitates daily and farming activities by using harmonious arm movements in small-frame stances, with rooster-imitating gestures, postures, and moves, and this 7-star concept. these small-frame 7-star and rooster notions were also combined into the chang hu xinyi men form.
Qing dynasty (1644-1912):
in the mid 1700s, monk Ji Ran (寂然) removed 28 repetitive postures from chang hu xinyi men form and added 30 new postures and it became about 84 postures in total.
in this way, Shaolin defensive style was developed.
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- note: there are various other forms and styles named 'qixing quan' or 'xinyi quan' in Chinese kung fu, and they are historically and technically different from Shaolin quan. these are just different styles with similar names.
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So grateful for this instruction! These techniques used to be only for those who trained at the temple -- now, the world can learn them :).

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Thank you so much Mr. Deyang for providing this ancient instruction for the rest of the world to study, practice and benefit greatly from. You did not have to provide this instruction for free. God bless you Sir...

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[@ulti8106]

man at 9:00 it took me like 7 min just getting the whole movement right haha thanks so much for tutorial

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Bravo de 7 star du Shaolin!

[@Abdullah_muslim1]

Thank you shifu deyang now grandmaster de yang for this tutorial. To think a grandmaster will be teaching me this form is incredible

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Thank you so much for uploading this, it's exactly what I was looking for.

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[@Lightfu11]

Thank you for this tutorial i've been looking for this for a while now, i know now the beginning from the form.

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just one word its amazing

[@SilvertigerMA]

Xie xie ni. Was taught this form about 3 years ago at my Shaolin kung fu school in Rhode Island. Thank you shemmati10yt for presenting it on KZbin. Zijian.

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this is a very very great instruction of Qi Xing Quan

[@mrcead]

I remember this, I remember how hard it was to learn. I decided to practice XBox instead.

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very star💯

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/bow I'm so glad to see this form! WOW gives me chills and it's exactly what I was looking for!! Amitabha /bow

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[@BillyHandsome]

ive been looking for this....many of the videos on youtube are demos that dont include any tutorial....i would live to learn this...i study Judo and many of the japanese "ninja" arts but i would like to learn this not to use for any martial application but simply because it seems therapeutic and very relaxing to the body

[@TheLuconic]

That is kung fu. Not all about fighting but peace in the mind and body and soul. Glad you see it like that.

[@randomorigami6416]

I think it was easy enough to learn the form, but that crazy 7-star hand/fist formation is quite hard to master. How does he form his hand like that. Another thing about 7-star is that there is 3 different shaolin monks perfoming this at this channel, and they all do it in a different way...

[@lepa5045]

Yeah what is up with that

[@emilialima1504]

Eu gostei do video ,mas que estilo esse é o louva Deus?

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I was so sad that this vid was over 😢now I can do the seven star

[@AlMashihAdDajjal]

Music at the end?

[@taylorbee4010]

Karate takes so much from this

[@theexecutioner7647]

I'm Learning this but i'm still such a noob at it XD

[@santirex8644]

2:29

[@AlMashihAdDajjal]

At the speeches not the very end. :)

[@thedriftking1979]

i have been doing this for 8 months now. and i look like i know kung fu now but i really dont

[@Dragon34th]

Qi Xing gongfu zhen wu liao. Wo hai yao chu qu pao bu huo zhe chi la ji shi pin suan le.

[@TheLuconic]

Are there more videos like this? plz let me know!

[@Aphidify]

Yes there are tutorials in the description

[@williamfolsom3541]

Just look at the youtube page. They have plenty of associated videos.

[@itsMaxwellTieu]

I learned that at Kung Fu

[@zohakhan8985]

p.q.

[@P5YCH0_M4N14C]

It looks not that hard but, its very hard

[@P5YCH0_M4N14C]

wow..... its been two years! damn, time goes fast... and i still remember how to do this.....

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wow its been 4 years and i still remember... muscle memory i guess....

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[@BrownBessOwner]

Is this praying mantis style, or is there a difference? when I google seven stars, the results seem consistently associated with praying mantis style

[@snakeeyed305]

I guess it must be the rooster style. 7-stars probably refers to the constellation of the Chinese horoscope, that represent the sign of the rooster.

[@martywilson6533]

represents the big dipper constalation hence the term ..7 stars ok there s your answer

[@SrimanArcharyaJBC]

Can you send Shaolin Monks to teach the Sri Sorthia Prajapati Community in there community halls and also teach the other Indian Hindus in the UK. As all the God Statues in Shaolin are my real ancestors. All the forms and moved even Shaolin Kungfu was created and invented by my ancestors so I demand it.🤴🏽🕉🔺➕

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is that man,sh* de y*ng please,thanks.!?

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