The Seventy-Two Special Skills of Shaolin
1. Boxing Techniques
1. Shaolin Arhat Fist: Arhat Fist and Vajra Palm are both Shaolin entry-level Kung Fu, but when practiced to In advanced realms, the most ordinary fists and palms can become the most powerful martial arts. It proves the eternal truth that "great wisdom is like foolishness, and nothing is clever or clumsy."
2. Guangming Quan: When the five major sects gathered in Huangshan, our Buddha Guangming Quan showed its power at Tiandu Peak and won the reputation of "the best fist in the world". Unfortunately, it has been unfortunately lost now. . . . . .
3. Break into the Thirty-three Shaolin Divine Fists: Luohan Hall specializes in research.
4. Partial Flower Seven Star Boxing: The ultimate trick is the "Seven Star Gathering". Luohan Hall specializes in research.
5. Wearing flowers on the left and right hands: Specialized in Luohan Hall.
6. Shaolin double circle hand: Luohan Hall specializes in research.
7. The master of throwing monuments: Luohan Hall specializes in research.
8. Paramita Shou: also known as Shaolin Shou, specialized in Luohan Hall.
2. Palm Technique
09. Powerful Vajra Palm: Vajra Palm is one of the basic martial arts of Shaolin Temple. Prajna Hall specializes in research.
10. Prajna Zen Palm: It is known as the "No. 1 Palm of Shaolin" and is specialized in Prajna Zen Palm.
11. Skanda Palm: There are tricks such as "Lingshan worships Buddha" and "Ganges flows into the sea". Prajna Hall specializes in research.
12. The eight types of Shaolin Divine Palms: There are eight types, including the Decomposing Palm, the Sealing Palm, and the Splitting Heart Palm. Prajna Hall specializes in research.
13. Thousand-Armed Tathagata Palm: Specialized in Prajna Hall.
14. Great Mercy and Great Compassion Qianye Hand: Specialized in Prajna Hall.
15. Shaolin Dragon Spin Palm: Specialized in Prajna Hall.
16. Shaolin Scattering Flower Palm: The wind of the palm pushes the falling petals to attack the enemy. Similar to the "flying flowers and picking leaves" Kung Fu.
17. Shaolin stone palm: Shaolin cotton palm, which gently holds the stone and turns the fossil into powder.
18. One clap and two scattered palms: Specialized in Prajna Hall.
3. Fingering
19. Cheng Jing Finger: Use stillness to stop and strike later. Damo Academy specializes in research.
20. Moko’s trick: The trick is "Three Entering Hell". Damo Academy specializes in research.
21. Removing worries means: The trick is "carefree", which is specially researched by Bodhidharma Academy.
22. Duoluoye Finger: Play the ten fingers in turn, blooming like a polo flower. Damo Academy specializes in research.
23. Formless kalpa refers to: the highest state of formless and formless Buddhism. Damo Academy specializes in research.
24. Flower holding finger: Venerable Kassapa holds flowers in a smile. Damo Academy specializes in research.
25. Great Wisdom has no definite meaning: it comes from the "Great Wisdom Sutra" and is specially studied by Bodhidharma Academy.
26. One-finger Zen Kung Fu: Known as "Shaolin's No. 1 Finger", it can hurt people from a distance. It requires a profound foundation of Iron Finger Zen Jin Kung Fu.
27. Iron Finger Zen Strength: The basic internal strength of One Finger Zen. When it reaches its peak, the five fingers can be inserted into the stone tablet at will.
4. Grasp method
28. Shaolin Thirteen Grasps: A set of light flying patterns created by imitating the forms of thirteen animals such as "dragon, snake, tiger, leopard, crane, monkey, eagle" etc. Movement grasping method
29. Nirvana grasping: Specialized in Prajna Hall.
30. Indra’s Catch: Specialized in Prajna Hall.
31. Shaolin Tiger Claw Hand: Specialized in Prajna Hall.
5. Capturing Hand
32. Nianhua Capturing Hand: Specially researched by the Discipline Academy.
33. Dragon claw grappling hand: *** Thirty-six postures. Discipline Academy specializes in research.
34. Twelve Dragon Capturing Hands: Specially researched by the Discipline Academy.
6. Sword Technique
35. Bodhidharma Sword Technique: Famous sword moves include "Crossing the River with a Reed" and so on. Damo Academy specializes in research.
7. Sword Technique
36. Bodhi Knife Technique: Specialized in Bodhi Academy.
37. Breaking the Ring Sword Technique: It is called Breaking the Ring, which means killing on a large scale. Therefore, this set of sword techniques is all offensive, accurate and powerful.
38. Mercy Knife Technique: It is called Mercy, which means compassion. This set of sword techniques has gentle moves and no killing moves, which is the opposite of the Breaking Precept Knife.
39. Wood-burning knife technique: Specialized in Bodhi Academy.
8. Staff Technique
40. Demon Subduing Shovel Technique: Specialized in Prajna Hall.
41. Universal Staff: A staff used by the Discipline Academy to punish disciples who violate temple rules. The moves are clever and can always hit the opponent when facing an enemy. But the power is average.
42. The Great Manjushri Rod Technique: Specialized in Bodhi Courtyard.
43. Bodhidharma’s Eight Dharmas and Zen Staff: Specially studied by the master.
9. Stick Technique
44. Xiaoyaksha Stick Technique: The ultimate trick is to "protect the world of living beings" and comes from the "Vimalakirti Sutra". Luohan Hall specializes in research.
45. Shaolin Nunchaku: Luohan Hall specializes in research.
46. The Drunk Eight Immortals Stick Technique: The stick technique invented by the Thirteen Stick Monks of Shaolin must be drunk and awake, half drunk and half awake, to have the greatest power.
10. Body Techniques
47. Dragonfly Pointing Water Qinggong Lifting Technique: A Qinggong used by Shaolin monks when carrying buckets across the river.
48. Nine Figures and Six Sitting Figures: Is meditation also a body method? Hehe, Shaolin disciples have fifty-four meditation postures, each of which can last for twelve hours. That is unimaginable. Who can fathom the depth of this set of movements?
49. Great Movement: Without moving your feet, you can move back a few feet on the ground to avoid the enemy's attack.
11. Internal Strength
50. Arahant Magical Skill: When practiced to a high level, there are five hundred Arhat living beings. Luohan Hall specializes in research.
51. Subduing the Dragon and Subduing the Elephant Kung Fu: After practicing to a high level, you can perform the "Buddhist Lion's Roar". Prajna Hall specializes in research.
52. Xinyiqi Hunyuan Gong: Also known as "Shaoyang Magic", it is specially researched by Bodhidharma Academy.
53. Bodhicitta: When you practice it to a high level, your mind will be like a clear mirror, and all evil will not invade. It has the effect of detoxifying. Bodhi Academy specializes in research.
54. Bodhidharma's breath-taking technique: specially studied by the Discipline Academy.
55. The magical power of the indestructible Vajra: the first in each academy to specialize in it.
Twelve. Special martial arts
56. Eighteen-handed Arhat God Fight: A set of martial arts evolved from the Nine Figures and Six Sitting Techniques. If compared with the Nine Figures and Six Sitting Techniques, Used in conjunction with other methods, the moves are strange and often beyond the opponent's expectation.
57. Shaolin Huaxin Kick: The trick is "Buddha in the Heart", which is specially developed by Bodhidharma Academy.
58. Legs that follow you like a shadow: Specially studied by Bodhidharma Academy.
59. Luohan’s deadly marksmanship: Luohan Hall specializes in research.
60. Great Skanda Pestle: Specialized in Prajna Hall. Similar to a hammering technique.
61. Vairocana Whip Technique: Specially studied by the Discipline Academy.
62. Shaolin Mandarin Duck Pillow: Special hidden weapon skill. Bodhi Academy specializes in research.
63. Shaolin Boy Kung Fu: The foundation of various profound Shaolin martial arts, as well as enemy moves.
64. Shaolin Iron Broom Kung Fu: A martial art practiced by the janitor disciples when sweeping the floor. Is this also a unique Shaolin art? Don't underestimate the disciples who are doing odd jobs. There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Shaolin Temple. The old monk Shen Ye who once swept the floors became the number one master in the temple at that time!
65. Ruyi Bone Shrinking Kung Fu: Shaolin disciples can escape from bondage and avoid dangers all because of this skill.
66. Shaolin Breaking Kung Fu: Also known as Shaolin Iron Sleeve Kung Fu, it involves waving the sleeves to meet the enemy.
67. Kasaya Demon Subduing Skill: Shaolin monks can use any item as a weapon. When necessary, he can wield the cassock full of vitality as a weapon, which has extraordinary power.
68. The Supreme Divine Art of Dingzhu to Conquer Demons: One hundred and eight rosary beads are used to carry the supreme energy and fly out to attack the enemy, which has devastating lethality.
69. Miscellaneous Agama Skills: Who can master the seventy-two unique skills at the same time? I'm afraid it's unprecedented and will never happen again. However, if one can study Za Agama skill intensively, one can often understand various martial arts by analogy and get twice the result with half the effort. There was a Shaolin senior who practiced thirteen arts at the same time. It was because he specialized in Zaagama Gong. Unfortunately it is now lost.
13. Formation
70. Shaolin Vajra Demon Circle: Dean Bodhidharma specializes in research.
71. One Hundred and Eight Arhat Arrays: Specially studied by Arhat Hall. (Lost)
72. Eighteen Little Arhat Formation: Specially studied by Arhat Hall.
Most of the above seventy-two arts have been lost, and currently there are only seventeen unique arts that remain.
Shaolin Scriptures
Dharma Yijin Sutra: The treasure of the temple.
Dharma's Marrow Cleansing Sutra: The treasure of the temple.
Taixu Zhenjing (Qi Training): the first elective in each academy.
Tai Xuan Zhen Jing (Shen Shen Training): the first elective in each academy.
Kong Ming Zhen Jing (Lian Jing): the first elective in each academy.
Miscellaneous Agama Sutra: Majored in Sutra Collection Pavilion.
Paramita Heart Sutra: Major in Sutra Pavilion.
In addition to having seventy-two martial arts books, Shaolin Temple is also the ancestral home of Buddhism and has numerous Buddhist scriptures and Zen laws, such as "Moko Sengzhi Law", "Great Peacock Sutra", "Vishya Sutra", "Bodhisattva Sutra", "Sakyamuni Sutra" and so on. There is also a little-known "Longquan Hundred Refiners" in the Sutra Collection Pavilion of Shaolin Temple, which records the methods of forging various sharp-edged swords.
The following are the sources of some Shaolin martial arts. If you are interested, you can read them.
Powerful Vajra Hand "Dajra Sutra" Bodhicitta Dharma "Bodhisattva Precepts Sutra"
Lighting Fist "Great Light Sutra" Removing troubles refers to "Never There Was a Sutra"
Prajna Zen Palm "Mahaprajna Sutra" Zagama Gong "Za Agama Sutra"
Nianhuazhi "Li Zhenru Sutra" Moko finger Jue "Mojie Sutra"
Compassion Sword Techniques "Buddha's Prayer Sutra" Twelve Dragon Capturing Hands "Five Dragon Sutra"
Universal Staff Techniques "Shourangama Sutra" Great Wisdom Undefinable Meaning "Great Wisdom Sutra"
Indra grasps the "Western Heaven Sutra", the Wuxiang Kale refers to the "Void Treasure Sutra"
Claps the "Nirvana Sutra" with two scattered palms, and holds the "Paramita Heart Sutra" in Paramita hands