“Inhaling lightens the body for aerial maneuvers,
while exhaling drives power into each technique.”
Loong Chuan, also known as Dragon Style Kung Fu, is an internal style of Kung Fu known for its famous handwork and chi-cultivating
forms and exercises. Lim Yiu Kwai learned this style from a Shaolin Monk named Tai Yut, and spread it through out China. This style of
Kung Fu is based on the spirit, if not the actual appearance, of the mythical animal.
Training in Loong Chuan is similar to the hard, external style of Kung Fu rather than a delicate, reptilian approach. Students of Loong
Chuan learns the techniques of this style by striking hard, blocking hard, and stomping hard into each position, with the idea of learning
the proper place to be once movement is complete. Later in the training, the method of transmitting power is retained, and the physically
strengthened body is able to make transitions in the proper, fluid manner.
Inhaling is silent, while exhalation is deliberate, tense, and controlled in Loong Chuan training. Power originates from the waist in Loong
Chuan. Techniques used in this art are high-speed hand and arm techniques using punches, grabs, palm strikes, arm blocks, and elbow
strikes.
Loong Chuan is practiced today for better health, increased energy, self-protection and discipline. Due to the fact that Loong Chuan does
not depend on a person’s size or weight, it is an effective style for all ages, men, women, or children.
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