Shaolin Kung Fu: small Buddha’s 18 hands

Buddha’s 18 hands (罗汉十八手: luohan shiba shou) by monk De Yang __________________ - combat strategy: Chinese Kung Fu has “36 famous tactics“ of fighting. every tactic of these could have various manifestations for different situations of self-defense. here we present an application for each tactic in hand-to-hand combat. notice that Shaolin kung fu forms are not simulations of combat, but each one just teaches some tactics as a unified strategy. a form is a collection of various manifestations of that same single strategy. a fight is a sequence of various techniques and strategies. the precious style Buddha’s 18 hands teaches the 1st tactic, prowess: tactic 1 - “no-fort tactic (空城计)“: keep calm, with no sign of fear or weakness and no pretense of offense or defense. it deters opponents in an ability of estimating your hidden powers. this involves calmness and intense prowess in moves.