Shaolin Hun Yuan Yi Qigong (Shaolin Cosmos Qigong)

[Antonius]

The characters "hun" and "yuan" are very interesting. They are not what you would expect for "cosmos." My Chinese professor told me that readers without a solid foundation in classical Chinese might find the meaning confusing.

'Hun' shows the character for "multitude" combined with the character for "rushing water" and alludes to a mixing or blending of (cosmic) elements.

'Yuan' shows the "top" of a "person" (i.e., their head) and means "primary" or "original."

Put it all together, and you get: Shaolin Cosmos Qigong.

[Markus Kahila]

Antonius, would you happen to have knowledge of chinese names and characters of the following arts:


18 Lohan Hands, Eight Pieces of Brocade


Lifting the Sky, Shooting Arrows, Plucking Stars, Turning Head, Thrust Punch (Angry-Eyed Punches), Merry-go-Round, Carrying the moon, Nourishing Kidneys, Three levels to Ground, Dancing Crane, Carrying Mountains, Drawing Knife, Presenting Claws, Pushing Mountains, Separating Water, Big Windmill, Deep Knee Bending, Rotating Knees


I know it's a lot to ask, but if you happen to have them on your computer would you mind posting them?

Thank You!

[Antonius]

Markus,

18 Lohan Hands (Shi Ba Luohan Shou) = yes
8 Pieces of Brocade (Ba Duan Jin) = yes

But since they're in my head, not on my computer, I'll have to type them up and post them separately.

As for the individual patterns, you can see some (but not all) of the modern Chinese characters here:

http://www.wahnam.com/uk/chikung/lohan.htm

[Markus Kahila]

Thank you in advance!

I'd like to learn cantonese also in the future, so that I may figure out the pronunciations on that dialect, too...so far I've only been racking my brain with mandarin. Have you learned cantonese yet?

[Antonius]

Hey Markus.

As promised, I posted your requests. Enjoy.

I haven't learned any Cantonese yet. It's on my list, but right now I've got my hands full with Classical Chinese.

[Chiahua]

shi ba lo han shou (mandarin)
sap baat loh hohn sau (cantonese)

ba duan jin (m)
baat duen gheen (c)
I'm pretty sure....

but the romanizations are all useless without some tonal indicator. I've only looked at cantonese tonal indicators in passing, and _it's farkin tough_. I speak a tiny bit, and there's like 8 indicators.

BTW the "hun yuan" in shaolin cosmos qigong seems to be identical to Feng Zhiqiang's version of Chen style taijiquan; he calls it Chen style xin yi hun yuan taijiquan. Everyone needs a piece of the cosmos....

[Chiahua]

If your servers have the space, you might try having sifu or someone who speaks cantonese do some audio clips once in a while... the romanization schemes for cantonese are entirely inadequate unless you actually hear it. Just a thought.....