Ziranmen

Ziranmen
自然門
FocusStriking
Country of originChina China
CreatorDwarf Wu
Famous practitionersDu Xinwu, Wan Laisheng
Olympic sportNo
Ziranmen rings.
Metal balls used in Ziranmen.

Ziranmen (simplified Chinese: 自然门; traditional Chinese: 自然門; pinyin: zìránmén; Wade–Giles: tzu-jan men; literally "the ziran ["natural"] style"), also known as Natural Boxing, is a Northern internal style of kung fu[1] that is taught in conjunction with qigong breathing techniques. The style traces its lineage to Dwarf Xu, who based it on ancient Taoist philosophy.[2] Du Xinwu, the next bearer of the lineage, served as a bodyguard to Sun Yat-sen, then the provisional president of the Republic of China. Du imparted his knowledge of "Natural Boxing" to his eldest son Du Xiusi and Wan Laisheng, a prominent twentieth century martial artist.

  1. ^ Bruce Kumar Frantzis (31 December 1997). Power of Internal Martial Arts: Combat Secrets of Ba Gua, Tai Chi, and Hsing-I. North Atlantic Books. p. 338. ISBN 978-1-55643-253-8.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference DraegerSmith1980 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).