Shaolin Kung Fu Combat Styles: 4. big flood form (大洪拳: da hong quan)

instructor: monk De Ci combat strategy: the flood style, with a pair of small and big forms, teaches covering. the small hong quan is more defensive and the big hong quan is more offensive. their main tactics are: tactic 2 cover up from the sky to cross the sea (瞒天过海) : cover your body against the opponent while attacking and defending, advancing and retreating. tactic 3 mud water to catch fish (混水摸鱼) : covering also lowers opponent s awareness of your defensive and offensive moves. tactic 4 pilfer a goat on the way (顺手牵羊) : covering moves can also be used as attacks while advancing and retreating. these involve a continuous flood of covering moves of the arms and even the legs around your body. history: Song dynasty (9601279): Zhao Kuangyin (赵匡, 3299