Shaolin Kung Fu Combat Styles: 4. big flood form (大洪拳: da hong quan)

instructor: monk De Ci __________________ - combat strategy: the flood style, with a pair of small and big forms, teaches “covering“. the small hong quan is more defensive and the big hong quan is more offensive. their main tactics are: tactic 2 - “cover up from the sky to cross the sea (瞒天过海)“: cover your body against the opponent while attacking and defending, advancing and retreating. tactic 3 - “mud water to catch fish (混水摸鱼)“: covering also lowers opponent’s awareness of your defensive and offensive moves. tactic 4 - “pilfer a goat on the way (顺手牵羊)“: covering moves can also be used as attacks while advancing and retreating. these involve a continuous flood of covering moves of the arms and even the legs around your body. __________________ - history: Song dynasty (960-1279): Zhao Kuangyin (赵匡ೣ