PAI, LI LUNG'S PAI LUM HOMEPAGE

PAI LI LUNG'S PAI LUM KUNGFU HOMEPAGE: AUTUMN MOON

Pai, Li Lung

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Chapter I. Background of the Shaolin Martial Arts System.
Page 20.
Section 13. Chiuyue [Lit.� Autumn Moon]

Chiuyue: Originally named Pai Yuefeng [jade peak], was from
Taiyuan, Shanhsi [province], born to a wealthy family, and extremely
fond of the martial arts. He was one of moderate stature, but with a
pervasive air of well-honed style. During his fifth decade, he was
very healthy, well-versed in �chi kung,� and an expert in sword play.
any traveling knight-errants from whom he could learn any
techniques would be respectfully invited to stay as a guest teacher,
thus rendering him eventually completely broke. He then traveled
extensively, primarily to teach and propagate the techniques of
martial art. He met the monk Chueyuan [aware far] through Li Sho
[oldster] and went to stay at the Shaolin Temple with Chueyuan, Li
and Li�s son. The friendly foursome practiced and studied the
Shaolin method every day, and together edited a book called �The
Essentials of the Five Fists.� The book described comprehensively
the characteristics of the Dragon, Tiger, Leopard, Snake and Crane
fists, the specific moves of hands, feet, body, and eyes and devised
an integrated exercise for tall of them. During his several decades at
Shaolin, Pai not only unstintingly taught the best of his superior
martial art techniques and peerless training unreservedly, but also
meticulously corrected the other monks as they practice various
routines. At the same time, he also amended some of the routines to
incorporate moves that tightened their rhythms, distinguished their
styles, created logical sequences, and incorporates both attack and
defensive moves to facilitate their use in actual combat. The Lohan
Eighteen Hands, the Progressive Dragon Sword, the Five
Amalgamated Fists, and the Black tiger Fists were some of the
examples.

Pai�s exalted martial arts ethics and supreme techniques won
him not only the respect of the Shaolin monks, but spread his fame
for thousanss of miles around among the martial arts circle, so that
quite a few martial arts experts in the nation traveled from afar in
order to pay their respect. As he gradually became very attached to
the fairy-land setting at Shaolin and the monks� respect and took
price in the daily improvements of the monks under his tutelage, he
finally joined the Shaolin Temple as a monk to preserver the famous
national site and invigorate the Chinese martial arts. He was given
the Buddhist name of Chiuyue, and entrusted with the task of
continuing as a martial arts instructor. Together with the monk
Chueyuan they had contributed greatly to the renaissance of the
Shaolin martial arts.