Five Monkey Tongbei cuan belongs to Wudang internal fist form. There are two meanings: firstly, through blood communication in arms and back and interconnection between the arms, body is thorough connected. Secondly ,it stands for long and flexible body of monkey.It is based on the theory of five elements of yin and Yang, gold, wood, water, fire and soil five lines corresponding to the five palm, namely: fall, shoot,penetrate, split and drill five basic techniques. These are training methods with being based on single operation and individual Sanshou attack.It is one of the outstanding Chinese traditional martial arts cultivating both in internal and external side. So Tongbei chuan emphasizes on swift hand, light body, flexible step and hard power. When practicing, it requests for simpleness and refinement. With loose shoulder as the root, arm moves like a whip, but it is also as hard as a steell. Zhang Ce five-element Tongbei chuan, rich natural and unrestrained , move among force and softness, stretch, quick speed, fierce fierce and plain. It showes a loose shoulder on back, arm moves like a vertical circle. Two arms move like a Tongbi ape, who has a long arm and soft body. The power comes from spine.

　　Every joints of body are tight to protect, stretch to hit further. Open and close largely.The movement is generous and has momentum through the string, 'landing transformation, strength and no sense of hysteresis. When practicing, it sounds “Pipa, Tita”, which is shown in this fist. The power is famous for its coldness, elastics , crispness, fastness and hardness. It has been popular for a long time in Chinese Martial Arts industry.

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