Lesson 1: Tiger

The tiger is known for its brutal, tiger claw strikes and overwhelming power. Pay particular attention to its use of falling Jin (refined power) and how the force projection uses the whole body.

Lesson 2: Leopard

The leopard is known for unique method it uses to rend with the leopard paw. Pay close attention to the countervailing Jin that gives its attacks a vice-like structure.

Lesson 3: Snake

The snake uses specialized snake hand as its' "claw". Pay close attention to the non-telegraphic nature of its strike. Note how the efficiency and timing often accomplish what brute force cannot.

Lesson 4: Crane

The crane uses powerful circular motions with the beak. Pay close attention to the hooking type of energy. It's surprisingly powerful for such a seemingly effortless strike.

Lesson 5: Dragon

One Beast to Rule Them All.

Dragon is the Emperor of the animals as thus can embody any animal energy. It's known for its twisting, turning, and hidden striking. Often combining the energies of the other animals, pay close attention to the angular and Zig-zag Jin.

Understanding Dragon helps reveal how the individual animals fit together as part of the larger principle-based training system. 

BONUS Lesson 6: Cat

Harmless? Soft? Cute? Cuddley?

Perhaps.

But spend a few minutes studying how a cat moves and you may begin to understand why traditional Grandmasters considered it worthy of study.

Pay close attention to how the Cat expresses many of the same principles as its larger cousin, the Tiger, while adapting them to a smaller, lighter, and more agile frame.

On the surface, they appear very different.

Beneath the movements, however, many of the same principles appear again and again.

This is one reason traditional Grandmasters transmitted systems rather than collections of techniques.

The deeper lesson is not simply learning how the Cat moves.

It is learning to recognize how principles can be adapted to different bodies, different situations, and different challenges.

We encourage you to watch this lesson several times.

And practice.

Definitely practice.

Bonus 1: Wudang Sword

Learn Pi or Split, one of the most important lessons of the Jian or straight sword, taken directly from the Wudang Sword core methods training.

Bonus 2:

Dr. Yinong Chong shares one of her lessons on using internal power (audio lesson). She shares some fantastic stories from myth and legend but listen closely for the practical principles. She taught this to her Qigong students, but it applies equally to the internal martial arts... and yes, this method of Southern Shaolin is internal.

Bonus 3: Tuition Credit

Ready to go deeper into the Kung Fu Animals methods and learn weapons with Shifu Shawn? He is pleased to gift you a special tuition credit on his full Shaolin Animals & Wudang Sword program when it opens.

Here's how to claim it:

1) Click the Button below. It will take you to the Shaolin Animals & Wudang Sword VIP List

2) Enter the same email you used to sign up for this class

3) When the program opens again, we'll send you a code for a special Tuition Credit you can use when you register.