Lian Huan Quan

Forms are sequences of techniques; these are the antiques and treasures of the Shaolin Temple, moving scriptures that you can enjoy on many levels. They transcend any spoken language. You can take them anywhere with you. You can give them away to another and yet you lose nothing. They harmonize your body, breath and mind.

Although Chinese rarely translates succinctly to English, Lian Huan Quan has widely been known as the ‘Chain Fist Form’ and ‘Continuous Fist Form’ in English. ‘Lian Huan’, is understood to mean ‘to be linked together as a chain’, with a wide view you can see it as linking various combat techniques together into combination in a form or routine, but looking closer it means to link your body together so that your bodily movements are in harmony and assist each other. ‘Quan’ means fist or boxing, what this word entails is that within the set of harmonizing bodily movements there exist a sophisticated set of combat techniques of attack and defence. In the course of learning this form you will be guided through a variety of defence and attack techniques such as striking, kicking, joint – locking and grappling, these are some of the key components of Lian Huan Quan. The basic stances in kung fu such as Ma Bu, Gong Bu Pu Bu, Xu Bu, Xie Bu and Ding Bu as are also worked on as part of learning Lian Huan Quan.

Who is this Course suitable for:
LHQ is a foundation form; it is often the first few forms one would start learning in Shaolin kung fu, the other being Wu Bu Quan (Five Stances Form) , Luohan Shiba Shou (Course Coming Soon). One would either learn the above two forms first or start straight with Lian Huan Quan. 

Thus, Lian Huan Quan is suitable for all levels, it is a great form for you to begin with to build the good foundations needed for more advanced forms. It is also good course for more experienced kung fu practitioners to take, as LHQ can be performed at different levels, the more you practice the more you will learn and understand about the deeper layer of meanings and uses of the form. This structured training program is created to help you establish a solid foundation in traditional kung fu training, master the essential details, understand the use of form in combat application and at the same time enhance you level of fitness as you progress.

How is the course presented:
Master Yan Xin uses a very personal approach throughout the course; you will find he is training with you every step of the way, directing you with clear instructions, so it’s very much like having a private training session with Master Yan Xin.