715:. In this style, each Luohan form is divided into 3 sections, so it has 54 sections in total. This style is less imitative than small and big Luohanquan styles and has given up or, at least, transformed many of the famous Luohan-imitating postures. 18 Luohanquan, though very famous, is rarely known. Even inside Shaolin, only a few people in each generation inherit this style completely. There are different versions of 18 Luohanquan. One version has 18 forms for the 18 Luohans, while there are other versions with 9 long forms which altogether represent 18 Luohan characters. As an estimation of the diversity, just notice that Shaolin monk Shi Degen (1914-1970) taught 3 seemingly different versions to 3 of his disciples, Liu Zhenhai, Shi Yongwen, and Zhu Tianxi.
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685:. Luohanquan has been created in the early ages of Shaolin temple, but it was first officially documented by Shaolin monks in the "Shaolin Kung Fu Manual" in the early years of the Song dynasty in 960s AD. This style has two forms called "small" and "big" Luohanquan, which are considered the oldest excellent styles of Shaolin temple. Small Luohanquan has 27 postures/36 movements and big Luohanquan has about 36 postures/54 movements. Big Luohanquan is traditionally called "golden child small Luohanquan" (
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485:. The original roots of Luohan style date back to the early eras of Shaolin temple. In Shaolin temple, there are various Luohan styles. Besides the Shaolin Luohan styles, there are many Luohan-related styles that have been developed in many other areas of China. Shaolin Luohan 18 hands and Luohanquan are always praised as the root styles based on which most of the
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