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Shaolin Kempo Five Animals

The Tiger represents power, aggression and tenacity. It relies on frontal assault and commits its entire body into each powerful and direct move without hesitation. The Dragon represents fighting spirit and wisdom. It prefers deceptive zigzagging motions and utilizes versatility and indomitable spirit in its techniques, such as spinning kicks. The Leopard represents speed and agility. It employs many crushing techniques and internal hand strikes, getting in close to attack with precise but powerful and whip-like motions generated by its speed, balance, and limber hips and waist.

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Shaolin Kempo Five Animals

The Tiger represents power, aggression and tenacity. It relies on frontal assault and commits its entire body into each powerful and direct move without hesitation. The Dragon represents fighting spirit and wisdom. It prefers deceptive zigzagging motions and utilizes versatility and indomitable spirit in its techniques, such as spinning kicks. The Leopard represents speed and agility. It employs many crushing techniques and internal hand strikes, getting in close to attack with precise but powerful and whip-like motions generated by its speed, balance, and limber hips and waist.

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Shaolin Kempo Five Animals

Tiger

The Tiger represents courage, tenacity and power. Physically, it is the
strongest of all the five animals. The Tiger relies on frontal assault,
aggression, and power. Ripping and tearing as it moves always
pressing. The Tiger is very powerful, direct and aggressive. The Tiger
commits its entire mind and body into each move. There is no hesitation
in the Tigers mind.

Dragon

The Dragon represents fighting spirit & wisdom. From the
Dragon we learn to ride the wind" meaning the Dragon
is especially noted for its deception, it combines simple
Techniques with a challenging strategy of movement
complementary to the opponent's
(When he advances, I retreat; when he retreats, I
advance). The Dragon prefers zigzagging motions.
The Dragon has a lot of floating motion and a lot of
rising and falling, swinging around, whipping as well as
twisting and turning movements to overcome its
adversaries.
The Dragon helps develop inner strength. From The
Dragon, we learn Versatility and Indomitable sprit in our
fighting strategies and techniques. The Dragon is noted for its
spinning movements, such as spinning heel and spinning back
kicks as well as Dragon tail sweeps. Low level lunges in all
directions are very useful during Dragon training. The Dragon can change into any
animal at any movement.

Leopard

The Leopard represents speed and agility. The Leopard trains
for muscle strength. The Leopard is more precise than the tiger. The
Leopard's power is primarily produced from a loose, relaxed,
whip-like action generated by speed and balance as well as limber
waist and hips movements. The Leopard employs many crushing
techniques and a lot of
Internal strikes with the hands. It gets in close to do its damage.
From The Leopard, we learn speed and agility in our fighting
strategies, techniques. The Leopard is extremely fast and angular
.It is noted for its sudden changes of movement and varied angles
of attack. The Leopard is not as big as the Tiger, but is capable of
"providing great effect" force = speed (x) mass. The Leopard
completes this equation quite well.

Crane

The Crane represents grace, balance and breathing. The
Crane prefers to work at a distance from the opponent
and at angle off-line from his attacks. With a calm and
quiet nature, its movements are soft, relaxed and circular.
However, they are explosive and can be used in close or
at a distance. The Crane has excellent balance and is very
good at disturbing the balance of others. The Crane is very
aware and evasive. Many underestimate the Crane's power.
It doesn't have much body weight, but it utilizes it very well and
it positions itself effectively. The Crane has excellent stances, but
its understanding of being in the proper position at the
proper time is probably its most valuable resource.

Snake

The Snake represents endurance, flexibility and accuracy. The
Snake is noticed for its suppleness and rhythmic endurance. The
Snake is cunning and deceptive in its fighting method; it can coil,
zigzag and use rapid twisting motion to compensate for its lack
of limbs. The Snake goes for vital points. The eyes and throat
are common targets for Snake techniques. The Snake is very
calm and accurate. Flexibility is a key part of a Snakes
effectiveness. The Snake is completely supple in body and mind.

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