Miao Quan
The Miao minority from Guanxi province traces the roots of this style to a period before the Emperors and associates it with a primordial combat style called Jiao Di (literally horn hit - Jiao means horn, see Shuai Jiao). The Miao believe their ancestral ruler was Si Yao, who was defeated by the first Emperor Huangdi (221-210 BCE) when China was initially unified. According to this legend, Si Yao created the five original weapons, Ge (dagger-axe), Mao (lance), Ji (halberd), Lu (arrow) and
Jian (sword). This style is very combative since all of its techniques are based upon war and hunting. It is similar to many Southern styles of kungfu in that it is very powerful and has low, immovable stances. It also has powerful Fa Jing that
makes an audible sound, as in Chen style taiji. Today, its most renowned exponent is Liang Wai Ling, who has combined his ancestral Miao lineage with the techniques of Hong Quan and Hou Quan to create Gui Bei Miao Quan (Gui from Guilin province, Northern Miao fist).
The Miao minority from Guanxi province traces the roots of this style to a period before the Emperors and associates it with a primordial combat style called Jiao Di (literally horn hit - Jiao means horn, see Shuai Jiao). The Miao believe their ancestral ruler was Si Yao, who was defeated by the first Emperor Huangdi (221-210 BCE) when China was initially unified. According to this legend, Si Yao created the five original weapons, Ge (dagger-axe), Mao (lance), Ji (halberd), Lu (arrow) and
Jian (sword). This style is very combative since all of its techniques are based upon war and hunting. It is similar to many Southern styles of kungfu in that it is very powerful and has low, immovable stances. It also has powerful Fa Jing that
makes an audible sound, as in Chen style taiji. Today, its most renowned exponent is Liang Wai Ling, who has combined his ancestral Miao lineage with the techniques of Hong Quan and Hou Quan to create Gui Bei Miao Quan (Gui from Guilin province, Northern Miao fist).
