Handing was a famous military general, before becoming China’s leader and wrote a treaty about martial arts. He is also known to be the founder of china’s oldest known martial art called change quant (long fist). Chinese martial arts are often separated into two categories one is external and the other is internal. External Chinese martial arts are those that use muscular force, combined with speed and sheer strength to produce power.
External Chinese martial arts are known by their area of origin in china, For example, ammos external northern Chinese martial arts include the preying mantis, change quant (long fist), monkey (ATA shins pesewa), are mostly northern shallow arts, Southern Chinese martial arts are mainly the southern shallow temple arts, such as choc lie futz. Hung ear, wing shun and hung futz. Many northern Chinese external martial arts have military origins, because china was governed from the north, with armies originating in northern cities, then extending in southern regions to enforce the dictates of northern rules.
Southern Chinese martial arts were originally the defense methods of farmers and everyday men. NOW then on to Internal martial arts. They use What the Chinese call Chou jinn or wise force, to overcome their opponents. They actively combine qua (chi) energy, often considered our basic life-force energy, With muscle strength to produce power. Arts such as taxi quant (ATA chi chuan), zingy (hissing-i), bags (pa kuaka) and shush Jiao (Chinese wrestling) are the best known Chinese internal martial arts.
Today’s common internal Chinese martial arts have their origins in northern china and always contain some amount of internal training alongside fighting practice. That internal training often includes standing meditation and special IQ (chi) developing exercises. Chinese martial arts are known by their circular arm and hand movements. Northern styles are famous for high, powerful kicks. Many Chinese arts imitate the fighting tactics of fierce or clever animals, such as dragon, tiger, leopard, prying mantis.
