Mok Gar

Mok Gar is one of the five major family styles of Southern Chinese martial arts. It was developed by a Shaolin monk named Monk Mo Ta Shi as an inheritance of the Southern Shaolin Fist in Kwantung province in China.

Formerly known as Southern Shaolin Quan, was renamed for the Mo family (Mok Gar).

At present there are said to be two branches of Mok. The first is a direct lineage from Mok Qing Chiu and the other traces to Mak Shing Mo.

Techniques

Mok Gar emphasizes shorthand fighting techniques and also powerful low kicking techniques. Mok Gar fighters fight so close, it is said they fight chest to chest, cheek to cheek, breath to breath.

Some of the kicks from this style include:

• Guo Men Jiao: Pass the Gate Kick.

• Zhi Jie Ce Jiao: Direct Side Kick.

• She Jiao: Absorbing Kick.

• Pao Jiao: Hurling Kick.

Mok Gar training also includes a full range of weapons training.

Special stances include:

• Mu Ren Chan: Wooden Man Stance.

• Pian Shen Ma: Deflecting Stance.

• Mok Gar techniques are based on simplicity and using maximum leverage. These techniques are used for a smaller, weaker person to combat someone

Some forms include:

• Zhong Quan.

• Lau Gar Kuen, a "borrowed" form from the Lau Gar style.

• Lian Tui Quan.

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