roostercrab 2 Report post Posted October 19, 2017 Hello! I have been learning Mandarin and 少林功夫 for a while now and have heard that there were songs that people in the old days used to use to remember their forms, especially when a majority of the population was illiterate. My instructor has been to the temple and heard of their existence, but no one seems to know them. Does anyone know of any of the songs, or even what the word would be for them so that I can do more research? Thanks! Roostercrab 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edelweis 832 Report post Posted October 20, 2017 maybe search the form's name + 歌诀 歌诀 = gējué = formulas or directions put into verse for instance in Yang Jwing Ming's book about Hsing Yi : the song of the eight postures 八字歌诀 edit: older thread about similar topic https://www.chinese-forums.com/forums/topic/35190-五字訣-六合八法拳-five-character-secrets-the-classic-text-of-liuhebafa/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roostercrab 2 Report post Posted October 21, 2017 Fantastic!! 谢谢！I will go to the baidu and see what I can find. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
