{"id":2389,"date":"2010-01-14T09:20:23","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T17:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2010-01-14T09:22:18","modified_gmt":"2010-01-14T17:22:18","slug":"daoist-naming-conventions-hidden-meaning-in-movement-names-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.plumpub.com\/kaimen\/2010\/daoist-naming-conventions-hidden-meaning-in-movement-names-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Daoist Naming Conventions:  Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Hidden Meaning in Movement Names:<br \/>\n<strong>Animal Styles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Just like Sh\u00e0ol\u00edn, the Daoist martial arts have animal styles. They tend to be much less imitative than Sh\u00e0ol\u00edn arts, and these days you won\u2019t see many specific animal forms. You will find many movements with animals in them; especially white animals. The white animals seem to originate in the Kunlun? mountains, between China and Tibet.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The two main animals you will see are Dragon and Tiger. These represent the two main fighting strategies of the arts. Often a third animal, usually a bird, will represent the third strategy of escape.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #660000;\">Dragon <\/span><\/strong>is counteroffensive and clever. This is your first strategy; to neutralize your opponent\u2019s attack and then respond.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #660000;\">Tiger <\/span><\/strong>is preemptive and dominating. It starts the fight and keeps the opponent one step behind.<\/p>\n<p>These two animals tend to create each other:\u00a0 Counteroffensive turns into offensive, for example, and when Tiger fails to keep the initiative, she falls back on Dragon.<\/p>\n<p>The Daoist arts usually generate their power from the ground, but there are times when this is not a good option; you have to pick up your feet and move, or you just don\u2019t have a good foundation. This is where the footwork of the bird styles come in.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #660000;\">White Crane<\/span><\/strong>\u2019s lower body skills\u00a0 teach how to fight from one leg, a situation which may come up every time you take a step. Its upper body skills are perhaps the most sophisticated in the Daoist martial arts, which is why you will see so many movements in T\u00e0ij\u00edqu\u00e1n with White Crane names.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #660000;\">Phoenix<\/span><\/strong> teaches fast, moving footwork rather like B\u0101gu\u00e0zh\u0103ng (Not a coincidence), and fast targeted jabs.<\/p>\n<p>Other animals you may come across are:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #660000;\">White Ape<\/span><\/strong>, which teaches stamping power and \u201cloose arm\u201d skills. This animal is the main reason the Daoist martial arts look like they have X\u00edngy\u00ecqu\u00e1n mixed in.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #660000;\">White Snake<\/span><\/strong>, which teaches throwing techniques and grinding entries. (Think of White Snake Creeps Down.)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #660000;\"> <strong>Dragon Horse<\/strong><\/span>, which teaches trampling techniques.<\/p>\n<p>Keep all this in mind when you look at a movement named \u201cDragon Wanders, Tiger Sits,\u201d for example. The movements might not look much like the animals, but the names have meaning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just like Sh\u00e0ol\u00edn, the Daoist martial arts have animal styles. 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