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CHA FIST MUSLIM Style Page 2

Cha (Zha) Boxing is the quintessential Northern Kung Fu style. Cha is a branch of Jiao Men or Muslim style Kung Fu. Famous for centuries due to its relative purity not to mention great beauty, Cha is one of China's best beloved Long Fists. In fact Cha was taken as the basis of Contemporary Wushu mandatory routines. It is pure, graceful and sophisticated. This is the Li branch from Ren Cheng, in other words Ren Cheng Li Shi Cha Quan. It is slightly shorted limbed in general than the more contemporary kind. The Tan Tui equivalent is simple and definitely different. Shih Fu Wang and his students are exact but not trying for big performances. There is, unfortunately, no applications shown. On the other hand we believe this to be an accurate representation of a less well known branch of this big martial style.

Tell me about Cha Chuan

Instructor: Wang Feng, 4th generation representative of ren Cheng (Li) style Cha Chuan.

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VCD#942 Cha Fist Road #8 Fierce Tiger Boxing
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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Wang Feng is not a polished performer. His movements, in the initial out of doors demonstration of the form, are often a little tentative. Our feeling is that he is more concerned with precision and accurate representation of his material than anything else. This is a straight forward Cha set with relatively uncluttered movements but characeristics such as circle walking and long low cat stances.

VCD#943 Cha Fist Flying Demon Saber
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only
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This is a very straight forward set with well balanced technique and absolutely no "fluff." It is dignified, slow and methodical. The movements are clearly represented and carefully executed. More of a beginner's form it breaks down into reasonable simple lines and essential skills. Typical of Cha's straight forward honesty.

VCD#944 Cha Fist 10 Road Pounding Fist
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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As many students know the 10 road Tan Tui is a basic and essential form at the core of the Jiao Men, Muslim system. There is a standard form which if fairly similar in its many incarnations. This is a similar series starting with a simple step punch then evolving nine other lines based essentially on triple punches. The original Tan Tui had over 20 lines. This might be considered and alternate version from a different branch of Cha.

VCD#945 Cha Fist Penetrate the Forest Sword
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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Actually "Swallow Penetrates the Forest Sword." A decidedly different use of the sword, almost more like a short stick. Much wrist work and some changes of angle that would put stress on the wrist if not performed with competence. Again, not a display or performance set as much as a solid compendium of traditional actions.

VCD#946 Cha Fist Road #2 10 Linked Fist
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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This is a form that lives up to its name by concentrating on combinations rather than moves. In other words the task here is to show linkage of kicks and punches, little bursts of combination attack and defenses. There is a bit more accent on hardness with thrusting and strong kicking actions foremost in the composition. Compared to, say, the Flying Dragon set this is more a bread and butter series of strong, solid drills.

VCD#947 Cha Fist Intercepting Hand
Double VCD, VCD pricing, Chinese only 

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This is supposed to be an "inner courtyard" or "secret" (Kan Jia) set of the Cha style. Actually it is two forms or, as they say, two "roads." The movements here, though not shown with applications, tend to be more straight forward and "short fist" oriented than other Cha sets. There are a number of running and jumping kicks such as the Five Phoenix kick particularly in the second Road. This is a double VCD

VCD#948 Cha Fist Road #9 Flying Dragon Fist
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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This is a beautiful, wide ranging form with many changes. A true Long Fist set it utilizes round house swings, high standing cranes and light footwork. More of the same, in that it is Cha but also more performance without being anything than classically Long Fist.

VCD#949 Cha Fist Road #6 Raiding Fist
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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This fist is considered to have some of the practical fighting theory of Cha. The emphasis here is on "folding" with the occasional elbow technique to underscore the point. In every series of sets - in a complete style - there will be some sets which are Short, some Long, some "linked" and some Jia or structrure sets where the issue of postures makes the set look a little stilted. This appears to also have some of the structure as a goal so there are many forzen positions and held postures.

VCD#950 Cha Fist Road #7 Plum Blossom Fist
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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This is a nice, generally soft and smooth form with definite accents of the harder, stronger interspersed. The Plum Blossom set here is fluid and with Long Fist actions and light jumping advances. There are strong thrusts and sudden body turns to show change of tempo and intent.

VCD#951 Cha Fist Road #3 Rowing Fist
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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Yao Lu Quan as in Rowing a Boat Boxing. This form focuses a bit more on continuous and changing hand actions and shows some unusual positions almost snake style in structure. The form slows things down a bit and there is a floating quality to some sections. Hand fans (keylock turns) are done sometimes with accompanying jumps and spins. Cloud hand like actions are coordinated with light footwork.

VCD#952 Cha Fist Road #10 Ambush Fist
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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The Ambush Fist is not exclusively associated with the Cha style. it is also found in Mei Hua Fist and Sun Bin style. This version is a sophisticated one that conforms to the key theme of the set. The Ambush specializes in holding at least two possibilities alive at one time. This is the "ambush" a hidden hand, an unusual turn, etc. In some ways this gives some of the feeling of Lost Track but, ultimately, this is a long, nicely constructred Cha form.

VCD#953 Cha Fist Road #4 8 Directions Fist
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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Without a doubt, this is the most famous and representative form of the Cha system. This is the form different members of the Cha family use to compare. It is often the first one of the "core" system taught after Tan Tui. This is indeed the same form with different interpretations of some moves but, in the main, the structure and composition of the form is all there.

VCD#954 Cha Fist Road #5 Wind Demon Fist
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only 

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Road #5 is often the next core form learned after the introduction of #4. This form is very much like four in that it introduces major motions of the style and is well constructed but has not yet started the specialization and tighter focus of the following sets. This would be an excellent form, as would be #4, to learn to get the "gist" of this branch of Cha Chuan.

VCD#955 Cha Fist Road #1 Mother/Son Fist
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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Along with #4, the first Cha set is often a standard of performance. It is neither the most complex nor the easiest. Rather it is a set of the fundamental characteristics of a given style. The pace is unhurried but the range of techniques is extensive. This set teaches structure but also movements and kicks.

VCD#956 Cha Fist Protect Body Saber
About an hour, VCD pricing, Chinese only

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This saber form is more detailed and complex than the earlier one but the elements are similar with certain hold positions and wrist changes not usually associated with the saber. These weapons sets give the impression less of performance and more of a cataloging of the major actions of the weapon.