HISTORY OF CHINESE CHIN-NA

The below text is credited to Author Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming.

Chin-na techniques are, more or less, learned and researched by every style. In the southern styles, which specialize in hand techniques, short and midrange fighting, "White Crane" has one of the most complete system of Chin-na. Another southern style, which puts, heavy emphasis on Chin-na is the "Tiger Claw". Among the northern styles, which specialize in kicking, long and midrange, fighting, the "Eagle Claw" places heavy emphasis on Chin-na. Long Fist, which uses the "Eagle Claw" system, is another northern style, with many Chin-na techniques. "The Eagle Claw" ( Yeuh Jan Ien Jao ), was founded by "General Yeuh Fei", during the Sung Dynasty, around 1130 A.D., in the Hus Pei Province. Although "General Yeuh Fei", created the principles, which distinguishes, the "Eagle Claw", his system, like many other, has it’s foundation, in the systems taught by the Shaolin Temple.

There are four types of Chin-na techniques in all, "Dividing the muscle"- Fen-Gen, "Misplacing of the Bone"- Tsuoh Guu, "Sealing of the Breath or Vein"- Bih Chi, Duann Mie, "Cavity Press"- Tien Hsueh.

DIVIDING OF THE MUSCLE; This is separated into three types: twisting, grasping and pressing technique, overextends and certain muscle groups of muscles. When a muscle is overextended, and, twisted it, will lose it’s ability to function, and the nerve, will be put under pressure, thus, causing pain. The grasping and pressing, techniques, operate from a similar basis. Pressing and grasping, do not have to be extremely accurate, because the aim is to attack a generally, sensitive area. This particular type of Chin-na is a lower form of the "Cavity Press", Chin-na, because like the

Cavity press, this form of grasping and pressing attack, certain nerves and cavities, causing pain and local paralysis.

MISPLACING THE BONE: This involves great stress, on the joints so as to unhinge them. Unhinge the joint, may range from a slight unnatural twist to a complete dislocation. By unhinge the joint, the martial artist, creating two. Situations, which give him, control over his opponent. First, he stops the movement, then attacking, the joint is affective, because the starting point of human movement begins here. If the joint is locked or displaced, it is impossible to move. Second, the martial artist creates pain. When, he controls a joint, he set up a chain reaction in the nerves, stretching muscles and ligaments to cause pain. Although this technique, attacks the joints, there’s two types of joints, these are moveable and immovable. Only moveable, joints, can be, attacked, by this type of Chin-na. The ones usually worked, on are: the finger, wrist elbow, hip, jaw, waist, knee, and ankle. *** The next two forms, of Chin-na are considered advanced forms, and are not taught in this school, at the present time, due to the complexity of learning, and the degree of danger involved in the techniques.

SEALING OF THE BREATH OR VEIN: This entailS, two separate methods, sealing of the breath, and sealing of the vein. In sealing of the breath, a person is rendered unconscious, either by breaking the windpipe, or by constricting the lungs, with a powerful muscle constriction. Either way the results in the inability to draw in oxygen, vital to human life. The sealing of the vein, attack, is made on the jugular vein, and the carotid artery, on both, side, of the neck, in order to squeeze them shut. This in turn, stops any blood from reaching the brain,

Thus preventing, oxygen from reaching the brain, with seconds the person will be unconscious. Prolonged unconsciousness, due to this technique may cause death.

CAVITY PRESS: This is based directed on attacking, a cavity, by punching, grasping slapping, etc, in order to cause local paralysis, or even death. The cavities, which cause, local paralysis, are located on the meridians, which control non-vitals areas, such, as muscles, in the arms. The death cavities lie on the meridians, connected to vital, internal organs, or are located in front of vital organs, so that an attack can pass through the cavity to the organ. There are 108 popular cavity in use in Chin-na. 72 are used for local paralysis and unconsciousness, 36 are used for killing.