“Only correct practice makes perfect.”
Yao Quan is a rare style of Kung Fu that was created during the Tang Dynasty hundreds of years ago. The Yao minority of Guanxi
province attributes the origins of this style to an ancient supreme being of their culture, known as Pan Wang. The style Yao Quan was
used to be called Mao Yao Quan, or Barbarian Yao Fist.
Because the Yao are mountain people, the style itself focuses on the use of strong legs and powerful grips that were developed from
climbing mountains. Aside from the empty-hand forms, Yao Quan also practices weapon forms. Some of the weapons that are taught in
this style are Large Broadsword, Ax, Staff, and Guandao.
Yao Quan also includes Lion and Tiger dancing in their training curriculum. This gives the practitioner of this style a wide array of various
footwork that is learned from the Tiger and Lion Dance. The most recent noteworthy modifications to Yao Quan occurred in the early
1800s, when Lei Zei Ji organized a meeting between top teachers and practitioners with the goal of further refining this powerful style of
Kung Fu.
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