Exposition of Original Shaolin Staff Fighting
For those interested in Shaolin staff I have included some translations from Cheng Zengyou's 1624 book Exposition of Original Shaolin Staff Fighting
For the most part about "the barbarian surrendering Maneuver" first mentioned by General Qi (1528-1588) and published in his New Book on Effective Training Methods (1562). He describes the technique:
The applications are mysterious and limitless. From ancient times to the present other weapons have rarely matched its power. None of the other maneuvers can compare to it.
The Barbarian Surrendering Maneuver
1621 Treatise, Shaolin GunFa ChanZong, 少林棍法闡宗
This is a thread to talk specifically about the famous 1621 treatise on Shaolin staff method written by Cheng Zong You
少林棍法闡宗
'A disclosure of the Shaolin sect staff method'
Iron Fist at Shaolin Temple
The chapter on questions on answers, where empty hand is mentioned, is chiefly on weapons. The chapter finishes with a brief mention of empty hands.
....鐵拳則有太祖溫家之類。短打則有綿張。任家之類。皆因獨步神奇。....
Iron Fist has both Taizu and Wen Family. Short Strikes has Mian Zhang.
Something very interesting to note about this is that Short Strikes is placed in the sentence opposed to the words Iron Fist.
Iron Fist is this...., and Short Strikes is this....,
Does anyone use the term Iron Fist?
The term has been in use in Shandong to represent a form of Longfist.
Anywhere else?