Fire Dragon Style
Different stories are told about the origin of this kind of boxing. One story says that it was invented by a daughter of the late Emperor of the Ming Dynasty in collaboration with Gu Tinglin, a surviving adherent of the overthrown dynasty, while another says that it was evolved by an old Kung Fu master after observation of the fighting between two big monkeys in Emei Mountains.

A third story goes that during the Qing Dynasty an 80 year old elder of the Buddhist monastery in the Emei Mountains used this kind of boxing to fight a triumphant battle against suppressive Qing soldiers, following which its name spread far and wide.

A set of Fire Dragon Boxing consists of some 160 movements, mostly in the form of quick twists and turns of the waist and hips aided by nimble footwork. The exertion of force is based on qigong, by which one's vital energy is summoned up. In actual combat much attention is paid to taking advantage of an oncoming force exerted by the opponent. Index and middle fingers are used to attack vital points on the opponent's body so as to get the better of him. The beginner can harden his index and middle fingers by practising on a sandbag.