The "Shaolin 36 Leg Techniques" were once kept a top secret by Shaolin Kung Fu masters.
My Sifu, Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit, had the great fortune to learn all 36 techniques.
While they include many kicks, they also cover many other interesting things we can do with our lower limbs.
Sifu published a list of the 36 techniques which you can find here:
- Side Body Kick / Happy Bird Hops up Branch
- Frontal Thrust Kick / White Horse Presents Hoof
- Organ-Seeking Kick / Yellow Oriole Drinks Water
- Whirlwind Kick / Naughty Monkey Kicks at Tree
- Sky Kick / Spiritual Dragon Rushes towards Sky
- Step Kick / White Crane Steps on Snow
- Nail Kick / Heron Enters Nest
- Hook-Spring Leg / Hook-Spring Chop Sword
- Swaying Kick / Light Breeze Sways Lotus
- Interception Kick / Single Wander Thousand Miles
- Floor Sweep / Immortal Sweeps Floor
- Sweep Leg / Left Right Sweep Leg
- Overhead Kick / Reverse Hitting of Purple Bell
- Tiger-Tail Kick (Straight) / Fierce Tiger Tests Claws
- Tiger-Tail Kick (Side) / Lazy Tiger Stretches Waist
- Spade Kick / White Ape Tests Cave
- Squat Leg / Fierce Tiger Crouches on Ground
- Upward Snap / Strange Bird Searches Sky
- Upward Thrust / Lazy Monkey Kicks at Leaves
- Upward Sweep / Carp Hits Boat
- Frontal Knee Strike / Golden Cockerel Stands alone
- Sideway Knee Strike / Jade Girl Kicks Shuttle
- Knee Lock / White Horse Locks Hoof
- Stomp Kick / Old Elephant Stomps Ground
- Heel Kick / Horse Reverse Spring Kick
- Reverse Snap / Dragonfly Plays with Water
- Reverse Thrust / Reverse Thrust Leg Technique
- Toe Kick / Little Bird Shows Toes
- Hanging Kick / Continuous Hang Legs
- Buttock Strike / Black Bear Strikes Hips
- Throat Kick / Swallow Flying through Clouds
- Scissors Leg / Scissors Leg Technique
- Circle Leg / Gold Coin on Ground
- Clutch Kick / Immortal Li Steps on Clutch
- Drake-Duck Kick / Mandarin Drake-Duck Leg Technique
- Double Flying Kicks / Single Leg Flying Crane
He also composed a set containing all of them.
After a few months of a more intensive daily stretching program and practice, I have now recorded my own version of it.
In this new video you will hear an interesting anecdote, learn more about the philosophy behind the techniques and see the set performed both fast and slow.
The subtitles also show the names of the techniques and patterns during the slow version.
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