Lianbu-quan

[Emangroove]

awesome form. can any one please tell me what lian bu means?

[onyomi]

It means "connecting step" or "connecting stance."

[front131]

I've been most impressed going through onyomi's videos. A general many thanks to him for posting these samples.

Authentic traditional kung fru, you can't beat it.

[hafeezy1]

This is a great form. Thanks for posting it. I've known this form for years but I can't unlock the applications for it. Is there anyway I can find applications for the form? Or do you have any videos for that?

[crazyroosterfist]

dr.yang jwing ming's book-shaolin longfist,will give you plenty to think about.also,if you want to write to me,i can help you as well.train hard.

[Luohan108]

Hey, can any of you guys tell me the history of this form? We practiced an almost identical set in DengFeng China (home of the northern shaolin temple). Except it was called 'Dragon Fist' and was not a basic form. They must have come from the same form, but i would like to know how long ago this set left shaolin temple?

[onyomi]

I think it actually comes from the Nanjing Central Martial Arts Institute (under The Republic of China). I think such Longfist masters as Han Qingtang together compiled this and other forms. Of course, it could be older, but that's what I've heard.

[crazyroosterfist]

it is commonly accepted that the form comes from nanking.but,i met a guy who's lineage comes from Ku Yu Chang.and he says that it is his form that he brought to nanking,where it was expounded apon.his version was different in the order of movements.i know dr.yang's longfist,which is the same order as the player in the video,but a different flavor.dr.yang's is heavily influenced by white crane.hope this was helpful.

[Chasilbow]

Really nice extention.

[IamNorthwind]

Slightly different here too, but the smooth flow he demonstrates good.

[myself36]

this was the sixth form i learned. but mine is a little diffrent

[meateatingmonk]

this was the very first form that I ever learned. It's wonderful for building up the basic movement for Long Fist.

[chessman71]

Comparing this set with Zhou laoshi's gong-li quan provides a nice contrast. In gong-li, he moved mainly in a hard and fast manner. Here, he moves in a softer and slightly slower manner. Since they are both basic sets, doing them in those ways seem to add complimently aspects to the training. That's a good way to build the different attributes of long fist. Great stuff.