Yanquingquan (Mizongquan) of Cangzhou popular Prefecture is one of the most anciento boxings in the northern part of Chinese and to main school of wushu in the region. According to the annals, there were nearly 100 routines with and without weapons, from easy and elementary to difficult and advance.
Mizong is a major classical system. It ingeniously blends various Nei Jia(internal) and Wia Jia (external) styles, fusing soft and hard, as well as fast and slow elements of Tai Ji, Xing Yi, Ba Gua and Shao Lin into an integrated whole. The results characterized by powerful techniques which are combat effective yet aesthetic and graceful. As one would expect of a northern system, Mizong incorporates a full range of kicks, sweeps, jumps, low squats, ground and other leg manoeuvres. What distinguishes it from other northern styles however an equal emphasis is on hand techniques including a wide variety of fist, palm and pressure point strikes. Add to this a complete arsenal of the classical "18 weaponry" and the trained Mizong fighter is well equipped for hand to hand combat.
Mi Zong Quan, is also known as Long Step Fist, or Lost Track Boxing, as well as Yan Qing Quan. During the reign of the Northern Song dynasty, a Lu Junyi from the Hebei province learned this style from the Shaolin Temple. Later, he passed the style on to a man named Yan Qing. As a result, the style bacame known as Yan Qing Quan.
This style of kung fu focuses mainly on the use of internal energy as well as hand and foot coordination. It consists of sixteen main fighting principles, includes a primary and secondary set, as well as staff, spear, and sparring sets, and a few others.
In the fifth year of the reign of emperor Yun Qing, an announcement prohibited the study and the practice of the Martial Arts, all the provincial governors were authorized to stop the study of the Kungfu, as well as the use and study of any type of arms.
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