What you'd find in our eBook
The Han Xiang Zi Form is named after the Taoist God Han Xiang Zi (see below), and is the seventh form of Eight Drunken Immortals.
Han is characterized by his flute, and in the Han Form your hand positioning mimics the playing of a flute that focuses on speed and economy of movement to jam and tackle your opponent to deny them any opportunity to counter-attack.
Our eBook covers the basics of Eight Drunken Immortals before moving to cover the movements of the Han Xiang Zi Form and discuss its underlying concepts and applications:
- Find out how the deceptive qualities of Drunken Boxing can give you an edge, together with an illustrated guide as to how power is generated by a drunken fighter
- Discover how the footwork of the Eight Drunken Immortals works, together with explanations of the various stages of drunken stupor and what not to do in fighting
- Learn about the combat theory of the Eight Drunken Immortals with an illustrated guide on the use of force and dimensional defense, as well as an explanation of the deception and rush techniques
- Develop fundamental Eight Drunken Immortals techniques:
(1) The 5 components of the slapping technique
(2) Hitting with different areas of the fist
(3) Use of the hand knife
(4) The 3 ways of falling
(5) 4 ways of kicking, with an illustrated analysis of sub-variations for each kick
(1) Launch fast straight line attacks that seizes the initiative from your opponent
(2) Use the unique footwork of Han Xiang Zi to mask powerful attacks
(3) Fight like a torrential flood to throw your opponent in unexpected directions
(4) Combine deception, deflection and pressure point tactics to win
(5) Use Han¡¦s flute-hand tactics to grab and tackle your opponent
Who is Han Xiang Zi?
Han Xiang Zi had been a beautiful woman who rejected the advances of the Emperor to be with her loved one, and was exiled by the Emperor to die in solitude and sadness.
Han was reborn into the family of the famous Chinese literary master Han Yu, who was also an official of the Tang Dynasty. Guided by Lu Don Bin, Han Xiang Zi lived a life of philosophy and achieved immortality through enlightenment in the Tao.
Han Xiang Zi is depicted as the seventh of the Eight Immortals and is depicted in paintings holding a magical flute which bestows life. In the Han Form your hand positioning mimics the playing of a flute to engage your opponent.