Originally Posted by
MonkeyKingUSA
Friends,
A few posters here have PMed me seeking information about the Monkey style that I have practiced for nearly thirty of my thirty-eight years in the martial arts.
Here is some basic information from our student handbook:
Nu Hou Quan 怒 猴 拳
Nu Hou Quan is Mandarin Chinese and translates as, “Angry Monkey Fist”.
It is a combination of three Chinese fighting methods:
北 少 林 - Northern Shaolin Fundamentals,
地 躺 - Di Tang Ground Fighting Techniques,
猴 拳 - Monkey Fist Theories.
Empty Hand Forms
Nu Hou Quan is comprised of three fist sets:
怒 猴 出 洞 - Angry Monkey Exits the Cave
怕 猴 偷 桃 - Frightened Monkey Steals the Peach
詼 猴 赴 宴 - Capricious Monkey Attends the Feast
Each set incorporates the most important theories of Angry Monkey Fist.
Fighting Theories
Nu Hou Quan is built on three fighting theories:
近 遠 - Near & Far
天 地 - Heaven & Earth
四 手 - Four Hands
Monkey Mimicking - vs.- Combat Techniques
Unlike modern Wu Shu or many of the Monkey forms seen online or on video, the Nu Hou Quan forms have only a small amount of Monkey mimicking. Mimicking is sprinkled sparingly through the monkey forms. Nu Hou Quan is about 5% monkey mimicking and 95% fighting techniques based on monkey movement theories.
Weapon Sets
Nu Hou Quan incorporates several traditional Northern Shaolin weapons, plus the Iron Ring.
Instructors
Though several others have studied this art over the years, at this time there are only three persons of our lineage teaching this stlye, Richard A. Tolson, Gino Belfiore and Alan Cicco.
Regards,
Richard