One of the few modern Chinese martial arts derived from actual military combat experience, Eagle Claw kung fu is a powerful system featuring advanced locking-hand moves perfected over centuries of civil conflict in China. Kung fu and tai chi master Leung Shum brings this timeless art to today's practitioners, going beneath the veneer of gymnastic athleticism for which the style is known, and revealing many of its essential secrets and insider tips. Shum explains the fundamentals of Eagle Claw kung fu, including the crucial first thirty locking-hand techniques, the punches, kicks, and the all-important signature claws of Ying Jow Pai. Hundreds of photographs augment Shum's text, creating the ultimate guide to Eagle Claw kung fu.Dedicated to passing on the leagcy of the Late Great Grandmaster of Eagle Claw Kung Fu Lau Fat Mang The kwoon (school) provides tuition to men women and children in both Eagle Claw kung fu and Internal Chinese Martial Arts of China, Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Gung, Ba Ji Chuan, Self Defense, Lion and Dragon Dance. Sifu Dale: "It is my commitment to each and every student, to pass on the Eagle Claw system, as completly as I can, ensuring that a high level of quality is not only taught but retained by the student. To allow students to improve their levels of fitness and flexibility, to develop core self defence and fighting skills with Eagle Claw Kung Fu, to improve physically and mentally, bring all round life enhancing experiences and benefits. There are no special magic or mystical skills, there is only hard work and preseverance." The Eagle Claw Story The roots of Eagle Claw reach far back in Chinese history to the Shaolin temple of Northern China, founded during the Sung Dynasty it has travelled down through the ages reaching the 21st century in its entirety.

A blend of three ancient kung fu styles, Yeuh Fei Ying Kune, FaanTzi Boxing and Shaolin. Eagle Claw is a classical system of Kung Fu, a complete and rounded, encompassing increasingly difficult free hand set, martial tumbling, gymnastic routines, and numerous weapons.

Master Gini Lau is the daughter of the late Great Grand Master Lau Fat Mang, a famous Eagle Claw Master and honored war hero from China, who was probably one the greatest Eagle Claw exponents of this century.

Today's Eagle Claw descends directly from three systems of Northern Kung Fu, the first being Chin'na (joint locking) developed by the famous General Yueh Fei (1103 - 41) of the Sung Dynasty. The General

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