Zhejiang’s Golden Lock Boxing

Jin Suo Quan “Golden Lock Boxing“ Demonstrated by Ding Yuanqing of Guanhaiwei town in Cixi county, Ningbo prefecture, Zhejiang. This style traces it’s origins back to Li Laojian of Yushan county Shangrao prefecture in Jiangxi province. Having moved north from his home in Jiangxi, Li settled in Jiande county in Hangzhou prefecture Zhejiang during the Qing dynasty. Today descendants of Li Laojian still live in Jiande and continue the practice of golden lock boxing. From Jiande the Golden Lock system has spread to other areas of Zhejiang and was especially popular along the southern edge of Hangzhou bay, with Cixi county in Ningbo being a notable center of practice. It should be noted that locals in Cixi often claim that Jin Suo Quan along with Kaozi Quan and Zuo Shou Gun all descend from methods learned from troops of Qi Jiguang who stationed for a time in Cixi. Although evidence of any direct descent is lacking and Kaozi Quan is more prominently associated with Qi. Golden