My Jong Law Horn Kung Fu
Mizong Luohan is a combination of two styles: Mizongquan and Luohanquan. Through Luohanquan, its lineage can be traced back to the Shaolin temple during the time of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). As an external northern Chinese style, Mizong belongs to the "Long Fist” family of martial arts.
Legends: As with most styles, there are many colorful stories about the legend of Mizong. One of these traces the origin back to one day in the Tang when a Shaolin monk chanced upon a troop of apes chasing each other in the mountains. He noticed that the attitude and movements of one of the dominant apes coincided with the spirit and techniques of Kung Fu. Enlightened by what he saw, the monk went back to the monastery and integrated his new insights with Shaolin Kung Fu to create Mizong.
Another legend takes place during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) when a famous an›d wealthy Kun Fu master named Loo Tsun Yzo learned Mizong from the Shaolin priests and then taught it to his student, Yan Qing. Yan Qing’s mastery of Mizong earned him fame and he joined the Outlaws of the Marsh, a "Robin Hood"-style band which robbed the rich, helped the poor, and consisted of 108 legendary martial heroes who revolted against the emperor. Everyone knew of Yan Qing’s prowess, but none could discover what style he practiced, so they called it Mizong meaning “Lost Track.” A variation of the tale has him fleeing in a snow storm from the emperor’s warriors. To cover his tracks, hemoved backwards with his feet and spread the snow over his tracks with his hands, thus prompting the name lost track. Even to this day, practitioners in Shandong Province call their art Yanqingquan to honor him.
History: At the turn of the 20th century the Mizong master Huo Yuanjia made a name for himself and the style by defeating challengers both Chinese and foreign in Shanghai. In 1910, Master Huo founded the Jing Wu Athletic Association, the first public teaching association for Kung Fu without regard to differentiation in style.
A decade later, master Yeh Yu Teng, a great master of another branch of Mizong, also was establishing himself and his style by meeting the life and death challenges of highway bandits on his consignment caravans. In 1931, he answered the call of Master Huo to go south to teach his art in the Shanghai Central Jing Wu Athletic Association. Then, in 1933 he was transferred to Hong Kong to assume the position of head instructor of the Shaolin class in the South China Athletic Associtation.
What You Learn: This consists of basic techinques and forms with which you learn to spar. The first 10 forms learnt are Gun Li Kuen, Chung Kuen Long Fist, Syu Wah Yuen, Dai Jit Kuen, Shepherd’s Staff, Si Fa Do Broadsword, Tam Tuey Springing Legs, Po Kuen, Jit Kuen and the Ba Qua Do Broadsword plus Partner Form #1. You’ll learn internal power as well as bridge hands, takedowns, throws, locks, sweeps, ground fighting, etc. along with sparring, armed and unarmed. This forms a complex fighting system, rich in techniques applicable at high speed.