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  • Pattern names - 18 Lohan Hands

    For those who are interested, here is a list of the full names of the 18 Lohan Hands as taught in Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung. The pattern names are in English and Romanised Cantonese.

    Lifting The Sky With Two Hands Seong Sau Thok Thien
    Shooting Arrows Left And Right Chor Yau Hoi Kung
    Pulling Tackles Turning Wheels (Turning Head) Lok Low Swuin Chuin
    Plucking Stars Changing Galaxies Chak Sing Woon Tau
    Punching With Angry Eyes Lou Mook Choung Kheun
    Big Turning of the Cosmos (Merry-Go-Round) Tai Chein Thien Khuen
    Looking Back to Carry Moon (Carrying The Moon) Wooi Tou Phou Yuit
    Touching Feet Nourish Kidneys (Nourishing Kidneys) Phan Chook Ku Yew
    Three Levels To The Ground Sam Poon Lok Teai
    Divine Crane Starts Dancing (Dancing Crane) Seen Hok Hei Mo
    Second Son Carries Mountains (Carrying Mountains) Yi Long Tham San
    Arahat Draws Knife (Drawing Knife) Lo Hon Pat Tou
    Green Dragon Presents Claws (Presenting Claws) Cheng Loong Hein Chow
    Fierce Tiger Pushes Mountains (Pushing Mountains) Mang Fu Thui San
    Green Dragon Separates Water (Separating Water) Cheng Loong Fun Suei
    Big Windmill Tai Foong Chair Sau
    Lift Heels Bend Knees (Deep Squatting) Thai Chang Wan Thait
    Divine Crane Rotates Knees (Turning Knees) Seen Hok Chuin Thait

    Andrew
    Sifu Andrew Barnett
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  • #2
    Great stuff, Andrew. Thanks for posting this. I'm going to make this thread (and the other one) sticky for a while until everyone sees it.
    Sifu Anthony Korahais
    www.FlowingZen.com
    (Click here to learn more about me.)

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    • #3
      great! (...i hope this list will appear in the Chinese characters section soon:-)
      Pavel Macek Sifu

      Practical Hung Kyun 實用洪拳

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      • #4
        I have noticed that the 18 Lohan Hands are mentioned in the history of karate and Tang Soo Do, as well as kung fu. Do the forms have martial benefits?

        I learnt the 8 brocades from Joan Browne about 18 months ago,though I didn't practice them all regularly until a few weeks ago. I preferred to do the less physically challenging ones (lifting sky, carrying moon, and chi flow), as I like to cycle.

        Having re-started doing all of them once a day, I have found that my arms feel stronger, and I feel fitter. My legs still feel a little tired though (probably the horse riding stance), and I don't feel like cycling as much.
        Last edited by PhilH; 30 January 2005, 10:52 PM.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by PhilH
          Do the forms have martial benefits?
          Simple answer is yes. Some of the exercises have more obvious martial benefits than others e.g. Punching with Angry Eyes, Green Dragon Presents Claws, Pushing Mountains.

          It is believed that the Shaolin 18 Lohan Hands formed the base on which Shaolin Kung Fu was developed. And considering the spread of institutionalised Martial Arts from China it is no big surprise that these exercises (or variations of them) can be found in many non-Shaolin and non-Chinese systems.

          Andrew
          Sifu Andrew Barnett
          Shaolin Wahnam Switzerland - www.shaolin-wahnam.ch

          Flowing Health GmbH www.flowing-health.ch (Facebook: www.facebook.com/sifuandrew)
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          • #6
            My Experience Practicing "Deep Knee Bending" - one of the 18 Lohans

            Thank you, Mr. Andrew Barnett, for posting the names of 18 Lohan patterns, complete with the names in Romanized Chinese. I enjoyed your photos and video-clips as well.

            I would like to post here my experience in practicing some of the 18 Lohan patterns, especially "Deep Knee Bending".

            Until last October, I suffered a kind of knee pains, some times my left, some times my right knee. I could not squat or sit cross-legged because of the pain.
            I went to doctors and specialist, and they took blood test and concluded that my knee problem was the result of excessive uric acid. Indeed, since about 25 years ago, I usually took yearly medical test, which was obligatory at my office. The results were always normal, except the excessive uric acid content in my blood.

            It seemed that the problems of the excessive uric acid did not trouble me at my younger days, but it began manifesting as knee pains since 2001.

            I tried all kind of medications: taking pills, physio therapy, massage and reflexology, even yoga, (and diet) but they did not help much.

            Then I came across Sifu Wong's book "Chi Kung for Health and Vitality" in early 2004. In that book Sifu described also the general principles of Chinese Medicine. I enjoyed reading and studying the book, but I did not immediately practiced the Chi Kung Exercise, due to the precautions put for self practice mentioned in the book.

            After further study from Sifu's websites, particularly his Answers to Questions Series, I started practicing in October 2004, with some preparations.

            I was inspired by Sifu's experience which he mentioned in his other book: "The Complete Book of Zen"; Sifu took 3 years(!) of daily leg exercise to be able to do the Sitting Meditation in Lotus position, despite the fact that Sifu had already been Master in Shaolin Kung Fu. That was quite an excellent example of perseverance, patience, and willingness to sacrifice to achieve best results.

            Somewhere in his Answer and Questions Series, I recalled Sifu mentioned about doing other physical exercise for a Singaporean young soldier: to do the physical exercise, required in the Army, as chikung exercise.

            In another series in answering another questions, Sifu mentioned praying to Guan Shi Yin Bod Sath, before doing the exercise. I concluded then that the most important thing was to enter the meditation state of mind in doing the exercise.

            The question was then: How can I reach this state of mind if I practice by myself? So I started studying carefully the expressions of Sifu's face and his students from the pictures and/or videos available in the websites. I acquired also the statues of Guan Shi Yin, the Buddha, and Bodhidharma; I saw their smiling faces, I found peace and relaxation just by being near them.

            In October 2004 I started practicing. I practiced all 10 patterns (from Chi Kung for Health and Longevity) and the Leg exercises (from The Complete Book of Zen), particularly the pattern "Deep Knee Bending". Following Sifu's advice I always started by standing upright, calm, and then praying to Guan Shi Yin Bod Sath, asking her help. That was then, I realized now, how I was able to enter the meditation state of mind.

            The first few days of doing "Deep Knee Bending" there was more pain in my knees. Even my friends laughed at me, because they knew I had knee problems, why doing this deep knee bending?

            But I continued practicing, because I had complete faith to Sifu and complete faith to the Shaolin Arts. (Great method and great teacher, all I needed was to make efforts sincerely to be a good student, even only from his books and websites).

            Besides that, I began to enjoy great feelings from the other patterns of the Shaolin Cosmos Chikung.

            Just after about 2 weeks, I noticed improvements in my knees. And by late January this year, the pain was completely gone!
            I stopped taking pills for my Uric Acid, as well as discontinuing my diet. I eat whatever food I like, in whatever quantity. My body would adjust, as long as there is no blockage in my chi flow.

            It was no surprise then when I learned from the website that Sifu would hold the Intensive Chikung Course in April 2005, I applied for the course.

            The Course proved to be the best days of my life.

            I have posted my experience of doing my Taijiquan Forms (which I practiced since 2003) after returning from Sifu's Chi Kung Course elsewhere in the discussion forum'

            Now I enjoy practicing even more, as well as enjoying life and other things.
            I need only one pattern per session now, and I think I can enter the meditation mind just by standing or sitting still, without formal chikung movement or patterns.

            Sifu had kindly given me more than enough skills and foundations to practice and learn further by myself. But every time I practice, I feel that Sifu is always guiding me with his love and caring, even though physically he is many kolometres away.

            Perhaps the reason I can feel Sifu's presence comes from learning from Sifu heart by heart.

            Thank you.
            开心 好运气
            kai xin... .......hao yunqi... - Sifu's speech, April 2005
            open heart... good chi flow... good luck ...
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            Have we not opened up thy heart ...? (The Reading, 94:1)
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            Be joyful, ..and share your joy with others -(Anand Krishna)

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            • #7
              Thank You Joko

              Wonderful post Joko.

              I especially applaud your efforts to practice before you were able to meet Sifu in person.

              I also wholeheartedly agree with your comments on having Sifu's continual guidance. As Sifu Skafar mentioned in one post, if we have any questions we can now "Ask the Master within".

              Congratulations on your many successes.
              Charles David Chalmers
              Brunei Darussalam

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              • #8
                Thank you, Charles.
                I enjoy and learn much from your postings.
                Hope some time we can meet.

                Originally posted by joko
                I was inspired by Sifu's experience which he mentioned in his other book: "The Complete Book of Zen"; Sifu took 3 years(!) of daily leg exercise to be able to do the Sitting Meditation in Lotus position, despite the fact that Sifu had already been Master in Shaolin Kung Fu.
                It was a mistype, I am sorry. In the book, Sifu mentioned he took 2 (two) years, not 3 years.
                Please accept my apology, Sifu.

                Joko
                开心 好运气
                kai xin... .......hao yunqi... - Sifu's speech, April 2005
                open heart... good chi flow... good luck ...
                ------------------------------------------------------------
                Have we not opened up thy heart ...? (The Reading, 94:1)
                ------------------------------------------------------------
                Be joyful, ..and share your joy with others -(Anand Krishna)

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                • #9
                  Great post Andrew.
                  Is there any possibility for you to post the name in Mandarin?
                  Thanks in advance

                  Casper
                  “Greatness lies not in never falling, but in rising after every fall"

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                  • #10
                    Check out the Chinese Terminology section. My brother YunXiang has done some excellent work in there.

                    Andrew
                    Sifu Andrew Barnett
                    Shaolin Wahnam Switzerland - www.shaolin-wahnam.ch

                    Flowing Health GmbH www.flowing-health.ch (Facebook: www.facebook.com/sifuandrew)
                    Healing Sessions with Sifu Andrew Barnett - in Switzerland and internationally
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                    • #11
                      Are we aware that Sifu Wong has just uploaded the complete Shaolin Chikung 18 Technique?


                      Not only we can see the living example of how to perform them properly; more importantly, we are given the wisdom of the many ways and levels how to perform them.
                      Now we have an unlimited possibilities of how to practice and enjoy the arts!
                      As we know, not every time we have to do them at the highest level that we are capable of.
                      Sifu has just enlightened us how!

                      Sifu has again shown his kindness and generousity to share one of the most precious Shaolin treasures for all of us and others who are keen and sincere to learn the Shaolin Arts.

                      Sifu, I am very grateful,
                      and my sincere thanks to brother Hubert Razack for the wonderful video clips.

                      Joko
                      开心 好运气
                      kai xin... .......hao yunqi... - Sifu's speech, April 2005
                      open heart... good chi flow... good luck ...
                      ------------------------------------------------------------
                      Have we not opened up thy heart ...? (The Reading, 94:1)
                      ------------------------------------------------------------
                      Be joyful, ..and share your joy with others -(Anand Krishna)

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                      • #12
                        Thanks Andrew!
                        Roll on 2009 for another viewing of the 18 Lohan Hands

                        James
                        Aaahhhhh!

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                        • #13
                          18 Lohan Hands

                          Thank you Andrew and
                          thank you Joko!

                          Wonderful opportunity to review the 18 beautiful forms once again.
                          .•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`°irene°´¯`•.¸¸. ´¯`•.

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                          “I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.”
                          Hafiz

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                          • #14
                            Does anyone recognize this style??

                            The Lohan Set that I learned consists of :

                            Raised Palms Towards Heaven
                            Topple Mountain Range with Palms
                            Black Tiger Straightens Back
                            Twisted Horse Stance or Girl Stance
                            Horse Stance
                            Wild Goose Flaps It's wings
                            Leopard Stance
                            Pulling the Bow
                            Golden Leopard Extends It's Claws
                            Front Kick with Pointed Toe
                            Horizontal Leg Sweep
                            Vertical High Kick
                            Girl or Twisted Horse Stance One Beak Over the Other
                            horse Stance Arching Backward
                            again Girl or Twisted Horse stance the Other Beak Hand Over the Other
                            Standing Meditation.

                            I was hoping to teach this one day, any advice?.
                            Last edited by sean_kelaher; 29 October 2009, 03:56 AM.

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                            • #15
                              Hi Sean,

                              Where / from whom did you learn these techniques?
                              "Take a moment to feel how wonderful it feels just to be alive."
                              - Sifu

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