page_title: Eagle Claw
section_title: Lineages
hierarchical_section_title: Eagle Claw / Lineages
caption_attribution_description: English: one image of the eagle claw hand position as found in the Ying Jow Pai system.
context_page_description: Eagle Claw is a style of Chinese martial arts known for its gripping techniques, system of joint locks, takedowns, and pressure point strikes, which is representative of Chinese grappling known as Chin Na. The style is normally attributed to the famous patriotic Song Dynasty General Yue Fei. Popular legends states that he learned martial arts from a Shaolin Monk named Zhou Tong and later created Eagle Claw to help his armies combat the invading armies of the Jin dynasty. It was passed down until the Ming Dynasty when the monk Lai Chin combined the style with another form of boxing called Fanzi. Thus, the style took on long range strikes and aerial jumps. During the Qing Dynasty, the military instructor Liu Shi Jun became known as the modern progenitor of Eagle Claw and taught many students. His student Liu Cheng You later taught Chen Zizheng who was invited to teach the style in the prestigious Chin Woo Athletic Association during the Republican era. The style spread as Chin Woo opened sister schools in other provinces. Today, it is practiced around the world.
context_section_description: There are two main Eagle Claw lineages known that most teachers/schools can trace their style to.
  Liu Qiwen (劉啟文) (Lau Kai Man)
  Chen Zizheng (陳子正) (Chan Tzi Ching)
caption: Eagle Claw Kung Fu Claw Position.
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