Secrets of Phoenix Eye Fist Kung Fu. Mark Wiley

      

      THE SECRETS OF

       PHOENIX-EYE FIST KUNG-FU

      The Art of Chuka Shaolin

      Cheong Cheng Leong

       &

       Mark V. Wiley

      TUTTLE PUBLISHING

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      This edition published in 2000 by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A.

      Copyright © 2000 by Cheong Cheng Leong and Mark V. Wiley

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from Tuttle Publishing.

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      Cheong, Cheng Leong, 1940-

       The secrets of phoenix-eye fist Kung fu: the art of chuka shaolin / Cheong

       Cheng Leong & Mark V. Wiley.— 1st ed.

       p.cm.

       ISBN 0-8048-3178-5 (pbk.)

       ISBN 978-1-4629-1701-3 (ebook)

       1. Kung fu. I. Wiley, Mark V. II. Title.

      GV1114.7 .C43 2000

       796.815’5—dc21

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      “To unite and gain superiority for our martial arts”

       “To promote and propagate our national purity”

      [Calligraphy written by Pai Shen, the late abbot of Penang’s Kek Lok Si Temple, when he was eighty years old. It was presented to Grandmaster Cheong Cheng Leong as a gift and memento of his selfless, lifelong promotion of Chinese martial art and culture.]

      CONTENTS

       PREFACE

       INTRODUCTION

       PART ONE: CHUKA SHAOLIN IN PERSPECTIVE

       CHAPTER 1: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

       A Nun and Two Sisters

       Ooh Ping Kwang

       Lee Siong Pheow

       Cheong Cheng Leong

       Chuka Shaolin Today

       CHAPTER 2: OVERVIEW OF CHUKA SHAOLIN

       Progressions in Training

       Applying the Art

       Principle 1: No Unrealistic Techniques

       Principle 2: Always Hit First

       Principle 3: Fight at Close Range

       Principle 4: Move to the Blind Side

       PART TWO: THE EMPTY-HAND ART

       CHAPTER 3: FUNDAMENTAL TECHNIQUES

       Stances and Postures

       Horse-Riding Stance

       Hanging-Horse Stance

       The Salutation

       The Ready Position

       Hand and Foot Maneuvers

       Phoenix-Eye Fist Strike

       Double/Single-Palm Blocks

       Lightning Kick

       Double DragonTwo-Finger Strike

       Upper-Palm Block

       Middle-Palm Block

       Thrust-Penetrate-Tear Hand

       Upper-Wrist Block

       High and Middle-Wrist Block

       Double Phoenix-Eye Fist Strike

       Low Block

       CHAPTER 4: TWO-PERSON FIGHTING FORM

       Purpose of Two-Person Forms

       Breakdown of the Form

       Part One

       Part Two

       Part Three

       Part Four

       Part Five

       CHAPTER 5: CONDITIONING AND STRENGTH EXERCISES

       Conditioning Exercises

       Post-Striking Exercise

       Wrist-Banging Exercise

       Strength Exercises

       Pushing Exercise

       Isometric Strength Exercise

       Pulling Exercise

       PART THREE: THE WEAPON ART

       CHAPTER 6: OVERVIEW OF CHUKA SHAOLIN WEAPONS

       The Pole: Chuka Shaolin’s Primary Weapon

       Secondary Weapons

       Long Spear

       Iron Rulers

       Twin Knives