Shaolin Eight Methods & Five Petal Plum Blossom Qigong?

Has anyone ever heard about the Shaolin "eight methods"? fao (floating on top), chum (sinking), tun (swallow), tow (spit out), gong (hard external strength), yao (soft internal power), bik (the act of following and pressing), kup (stick or stuck)? OR heard of Ng Jee Mui Fa Hei Gong (Five Petal Plum Blossom Qigong)? I'm looking for more information on the two.

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Originally Posted by skyjhand

Has anyone ever heard about the Shaolin "eight methods"? fao (floating on top), chum (sinking), tun (swallow), tow (spit out), gong (hard external strength), yao (soft internal power), bik (the act of following and pressing), kup (stick or stuck)?

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Praying Mantis uses a lot of the same concepts/terms.

Brendan Lai said that some refer to Praying Mantis as "The Improved Shaolin".

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Originally Posted by skyjhand

Has anyone ever heard about the Shaolin "eight methods"? fao (floating on top), chum (sinking), tun (swallow), tow (spit out), gong (hard external strength), yao (soft internal power), bik (the act of following and pressing), kup (stick or stuck)? OR heard of Ng Jee Mui Fa Hei Gong (Five Petal Plum Blossom Qigong)? I'm looking for more information on the two.

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if its cantonese, it aint shaolin.

they sound very similar to Mantis keywords

It's a Hakka thing. It refers to the body method used during power generation/alleviation.