Shuang Yang
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Shuang Yang is a soft style martial art from southeastern China.
It is a "white crane" form called, Shuang Yang Bei Her Rou Ruan Chuan. The English translation is "Frost, sun, white crane, soft flowing art".
[edit] Origin and practice
The form's sixty-six postures are derived from the crane bird which in China is very highly regarded, due it's symbolism of longevity.
As a person breathes deeply and slowly, the internal organs are massaged and the blood is enriched with oxygen. With the different postures throughout the form, the practitioner works on stretching and straightening their posture. This can take a very long time, as generally when most people start Shuang Yang their posture is not very good. The Shuang Yang form looks very soft on the outside but is as hard yet flexible as steel on the inside. The form is taught as a fighting art as well as for health purposes.
The first four postures of the form cover most of the main principles needed but the full sixty-six postures will give the student hundreds of martial applications. The reason the first four are so important is that they cover sinking, rooting, twisting, bridging, uprooting, displacement and the father and son principles.
It is important that the movements of the form never stop; they flow at exactly the right time required to deflect the opponent's attack. Like trying to grab a fast spinning ball, the end result is deflection. It will not matter how strong the opponent is because, like the crane, the form is very evasive but always close enough to strike with precision. When one person makes contact with another you will, through an increased sensitivity gained through Shuang Yang, know exactly what their intentions are.
Shuang Yang training consists of meditation, qigong, two-person sensitivity exercises and practicing the form.
