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Page 1 of Miao Dao variant number 1 by Shaolin Monk Cheng Zongyou as interpreted by Guo Ruixiang (see pic below): |
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The form incorporates a lot of flowing, circular and sweeping moves and really exudes a lot of grace. Its lineage is: Founder: Shaolin Monk Cheng Zongyou (1561 - early 1600s?)> Wu Shu (active : 1670s)> Mr Yang (no name recorded, only surname is known; active: late 1800s ??)> Xie Jinfen (active: late 1800s - early 1900s)> Liu Yuchun (active: 1920s-30s and instructor at the Nanking Central Martial Arts Academy)> Guo Changsheng (active: 1920s-30s and instructor at the Nanking Central Martial Arts Academy)> Guo Ruixiang (Guo Changsheng's son, still alive in his 70s) There is a spin-off of this form, created by Guo Changsheng (mentioned above), which is a combination with Piguan Quan (Pigua Fists), and it's called the Miao Dao variant number 2, a Mainland Chinese official competition level form, which you can download the acrobat pdf files (also authored by Guo Ruixiang) at: http://chineseswords.freewebspace.com/favorite_links.html |
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