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1644 A.D. ( The "New" Five Animal Style)

1644 A.D. - The "New" Five Animal Style
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At the end of the Ming Dynasty, a martial artist named ZHUE YUEN,a Shaolin monk,c hanged the course of Shaolin kung-Fu, making it hard and soft. During travels he met LI SOU,who introduced him to BAI YU FENG, an also famous Martial artist. The Three returned to the Shaolin Temple and developed the Five Animal Form. Returning to Da mo's original 18 techniques, expanding them from 18 to 128. Then dividing the into the Five Animals. Dragon, Tiger, Snake, Crane, and Leopard. This is the "New "Shaolin Five Animal Style. (Akin to the popular Choy Lee Fut Style) and is in part the historical foundation of what is taught at Chuntian Academy today.

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