Discover the bridging hand techniques of southern Shaolin styles such as Wuzuquan (Five Ancestors Fist).

People often mistakenly believe that bridging hand techniques belong exclusively to Wing Chun, or that sticky hands are something unique to Tai Chi.

In reality, these methods exist in many Southern Chinese martial arts systems, including Five Ancestors Fist (Wuzuquan).

The purpose of briding hands is to train your ability to react instinctively upon contact, to understand where an attack is coming from and to immediately establish control over the opponent’s structure.

You will find very similar principles in styles such as Wing Chun, White Crane Kung Fu, Lohan Quan, and Southern Praying Mantis. 

Every style has its own interpretation, but the goal is the same: to build a reliable "bridge" between you and your opponent where you are in control and can dominate the opponent. 

It's basically a form of clinching and grappling while standing. For self-defence, I consider this one of the best forms of training you can do because you can easily neutralize your opponent with these techniques.

Inside Five Ancestors Fist, you will learn the grandmaster Jiang Yu Shan's interpretations and combat applications of the bridging hand techniques:

A lot of masters in Asia teach them, but many masters lack realism and actual fighting applications due to lack of experience in these areas.

Luckily, the grandmaster felt strong about including these techniques as "bonus material" for Five Ancestors Fist course. 

This is also the only part of the course where you need a training partner, the actual 3 forms you can practice by yourself and for very good benefits.

How Do Kung Fu Forms Differ From Qigong Forms?

This is an interesting question. The grandmaster has said that the applications should always be inside the form. But why doesn't Fighting Qigong such as Lohan Gong have them then?

This is because Fighting Qigong such as Lohan Gong is not a Kung Fu form, it's a Qigong form. 

Qigong forms do not have fighting applications because they are not directly for that purpose. 

Kung Fu Forms: Actual techniques for fighting purposes.
Fighting Qigong: Qigong to enhance fighting (or your performance in general), you can think of it as strength/energy/mind/body preparation, similar to what conditioning training is to an athlete.

These first 2 student forms of Five Ancestors Fist are special because they are indeed kung fu forms, but they are also designed to have benefits similar to qigong, so they more like mix forms.

You can learn more about Fighting Qigong & Five Ancestors Fist at WarriorNeigong.com

Stay strong.