Routines of Chinese Wushu Level System: The Fourth Dan Chang Quan Form
Instructor and demonstrator: Li Suling
Publisher: Henan Electronic and Audio-Visual Publishing House
Language: Chinese and English
Packing: 1 VCD, Jewel Box
Regional Code: Free, all
ISBN: 7885093336
ISRC: CNF420300280

Program and Content Description

The Fourth Dan Chang-Quan Form is Level Four Chang Quan Form.

The fourth-dan chang quan consisting of 43 actions, is the standard routine for level promotion of Chinese wushu (martial arts, Kungfu).
This set of chang quan is one of classical routines in Chinese wushu. It is smooth and elegant, simple and practical, reasonably and fine-structured.
Professor Li Suling, a famous wushu educator.

"Chang Quan," many styles have the name as it can refers to a long form (more than 50 techniques), is a long range form (strategy based on long range fighting) or a long history (like that style supposedly created by Emperor Taizu, 927-976 AD). Also there is a modern creation of the Nanjing National Martial Arts Institute with that name, it is mainly a compilation of many northern styles or forms (Tantui, Lianbu, Bengbu, Gongli, ...) and is sometimes even called northern Shaolin quan or Shaolin quan! There is also a compilation of Moslem styles (Cha quan, Hua quan, Pao quan and Hong Quan ) made in 1956 and which became very popular, from this Chang quan a "modern wushu demonstration style" has been created, with very low stances, very long techniques and pretty acrobatic motions. Very beautiful but quite unrealistic in applications.