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Jump to: navigation, search This article relies largely or entirely upon a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. (April 2009) This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. The following is a list of martial arts practised in Shaolin Kung Fu. Although they are commonly called "72 Shaolin martial arts", they are four different versions of these 72 skills, hence there are actually more than 72 in total.
Contents [hide] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Diamond Finger 2 Double Locks 3 Foot Striking Skill 4 Nail-Pulling Skill 5 Tree-Uprooting Skill 6 Four Part Exercise 7 One Finger of Zen Meditation 8 Iron shirt 9 Iron Head Skill 10 A Series of Blows 11 Iron Broom Sweeping Skill 12 Bronze Gravel Palm 13 Snake Form Movement 14 Lifting a Thousand Jin 15 Deity's Palm 16 Hard and Soft Skill 17 Cinnabar Palm 18 Crouching Tiger Skill 19 Swimming and Diving Skill 20 Sluice Shutter Weighing 1000 Jin 21 Gold Bell Shield 22 Others 23 Jin conversion 24 References 25 External links
Diamond Finger[edit]
The Diamond Finger ( Y zh jngng f; literally: One Finger Vajra Skill) allows the practitioner to cause damage to an opponent's internal organs by knocking at the opponent's chest. The practitioner trains by striking hard objects with his finger repeatedly over time to increase striking power. The skill usually requires three years to master.[1]
Double Locks[edit]
The Double Locks (, Shung su gng) allows the practitioner to block attacks from blunt weapons with his bare arms. During training, the practitioner knocks his forearms at each other and then hits his shins and feet with his forearms repeatedly.[1]
Nail-Pulling Skill[edit]
The Nail-Pulling Skill (, B dng gng) allows the practitioner to attack his opponent's acupuncture points by using locks with the thumb, forefinger and middle finger. Training involves pulling out regular nails from a board of unabi or jujube wood. Rustier nails are used as the training progresses. It is common to get blisters during training.[1]
Tree-Uprooting Skill[edit]
The Tree-Uprooting Skill (, Bo sh gng; literally: Tree-Hugging Skill) allows the practitioner to lift a weight of 250350 kg with both arms. During training, the practitioner attempts to uproot a tree several times a day. Mastery of the skill is achieved when he succeeds in uprooting the tree.[1]
The Four Part Exercise (, S dun gng) is one of the foundation skills of Shaolin martial arts. The exercise consists of a set of four basic movements that helps the practitioner to focus Qi.[1]
Iron shirt[edit]
(, Ti shn) is a form of hard style martial arts exercise for protecting the body from damage. The training involves a series of exercises with stances, herbs, Qigong and body movements to use the body's natural energy (Qi) to reinforce its structural strength. Practitioners believe that directing energy to parts of the body can reinforce these parts in absorbing the impact of blows. A Shaolin practitioner lies on a stump or support tablets of granite on his chest during training to toughen his body.
A Series of Blows[edit]
A Series of Blows (, Pi d gng) is similar to Iron shirt except that it is purely external and contains none of the internal elements of the latter. During training, a practitioner hits his body with a block of wood, then a brick, and subsequently a block of iron as he progresses. His body will become invulnerable to bare-hand strikes after mastering the skills but the practitioner is not protected from weapon-based attacks.[1]
Deity's Palm[edit]
The Deity's Palm (, Xinrnzhng) training process involves the practitioner striking a wooden object repeatedly using four fingers initially, followed by striking a hard stone repeatedly. The practitioner is deemed to have mastered the skill once he can strike the stone hard enough to create a dent in it.[1]
Cinnabar Palm[edit]
The Cinnabar Palm (, Zhsh zhng) is said to yield great benefits to the practitioner but such claims are not supported by modern science.[citation needed] During training, the practitioner fills a vessel with sand and continuously rubs his hands in the sand until he is worn out. As he progresses, he moves his hands further away from the sand until he can move the sand even when they are about 30 cm away. After this, the sand is replaced with an iron weight and subsequently, heavier iron balls. Mastery is achieved when the practitioner can move the iron balls without touching them. This skill is said to take 15 years to master. Upon mastery, the practitioner can cause his opponent to die within 1015 days after striking them with his palm, even when he is at a distance away from his opponent.[1]
Others[edit]
1.Gold Bell Shield (, Jn zhng zho) 2.Finger Locking Skill (, Su zh gng) 3.Arhat Skill (, Luhn gng) 4.The Lizard Scaling the Wall (, Bh yu qing sh) 5.Whip Power Skill (, Bin jn gng) 6.Pipa Skill (, Pp gng) 7.Falling Star Pole (, Lixng zhung) 8.Plum Blossom Pole (, Mihu zhung) 9.Stone Padlock Skill (, Shsu gng) 10. Iron Arm Skill (, Ti b gng) 11. Projectile Skill (, Dnz gng)
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Soft Bones Skill (, Ru g gng) Toad Skill (, Hma gng) Curtain-Piercing Skill (, Chun lin gng) Eagle Claw Skill (, Yng zho gng) Iron Bull Skill (, Ti ni gng) Eagle Wings Skill (, Yng y gng) Sun Rays Hand (, Ynggung shu) Groin-Protection Skill (, Mn dng gng) Iron Bag Skill (, Ti di gng) Truth-Revealing Skill (, Ji d gng) Tortoise Back Skill (, Gu bi gng) Deft Jumps Skill (, Cun zng sh) Light Body Skill (, Qng shn sh) Iron Knee Skill (, Ti x gng) Jumping Technique (, Tioyu f) Iron Gravel Palm (, Tish zhng) String Pulling (, Yxin chun) Yin-Absorbing Skill (, X yngng) 'Golden Gravel Palm (, Jnsh zhng), a.k.a. Rubbing Skill (, Mc sh) Stone Pillar Skill (, Shzh gng) Impenetrable by Spears and Broadswords Skill (, Qing do b r f) Flight Skill (, Fixng gng) Five Poisons, Gravel-Chasing Palm (, W d zhu sh zhng), a.k.a. Five Poisons Hand ( , W dshu) Water Separation Skill (, Fn shu gng) Flying Up a Roof and Walking on the Wall Skill (, Fiynzub f) Somersaulting Skill (, Fntng sh) The Conqueror's Elbow (, Bwng zhu) Flower-Pinching Skill (, Nin hu gng) Mountain-Pushing Palm (, Tu shn zhng) Horse Saddle Skill (, M'n gng) Nephrite Belt Skill (, Ydi gng) Yin Fist Skill (, Yn qun gng) Sandbag Skill (, Shbo gng) Stone Piercing Skill (, Din sh gng) Mountain Moving Skill (, B shn gng) Praying Mantis Claw (, Tnglng zho) Cloth Bag Skill (, Bdi gng) Guanyin's Palm (, Gunyn zhng) Pot-Lifting Skill (, Shng gun gng) Iron Beads Bag (, Ti zh di) Whirlwind Palm (, Xunfng zhng) Demon Slaying Sword (, Zhn m jin) Empty Fist (, Xun kngqun) Golden Shovel Finger (, Jn chn zh) Running on Plank Skill (, Po bn gng) Dodging Skill (, Shn zhn f) Golden Broadsword, Palm Exchanging Skill (, Jn do hun zhng gng) Flying on Land Skill (, Ld fixng sh) Thousand Layers of Paper Skill (, Qin cng zh gng) Wind-Chasing Palm (, Zhufng zhng) Soft Skill (, Run xun gng)
Jin conversion[edit]
A jin is a Chinese unit of measure equal to 500g, or approximately 1.1 lb.