Splashing hands
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Splashing Hands is an external/internal system of Chinese martial arts
first openly taught by Haumea F. Lefiti in the 1950s/60s.
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Haumea F. Lefiti studied from a general while stationed in Taiwan
as member of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was accepted as a student of Ark Yuey Wong
in the Los Angeles
Chinatown
after a letter of introduction when he returned to the United States after leaving the Marine Corps. Lefiti passed black sash to a number of students, one of the teachers claiming the art being James W. McNeil.
's senior at Ark Wong's
Kung Fu school and had a substantial influence on Ed Parker's development (and therefore some of splashing hands technology is used with Ed Parker's style including American Kenpo
). Lefiti was one of the founders and head of the development of Limalama as well, and so some of the systems overkill tendencies and striking methods can be found within that system.
Splashing Hands features quick shuffling footwork, and low-focused leg kicks combined with jabs, punches, elbows, knees, hammer-fists, chops and finger pokes thrown with blinding, machine gun-like rapidity. Because of the speed with which the techniques are delivered as well as the sheer number of strikes and kicks, Splashing Hands is extremely contemporary in that it is geared strictly for street combat. Harsh training with high repetition of basic movements, and sensitivity "alive" drills mean it works well as a pure street-fighting system. Training consists of many fundamental foundation movements and thirty core sequences (10 sections, 10 browns, 10 advances). Once the student is already proficient at fighting they begin to learn the 9 forms to complete their training.
Splashing Hands is often incorrectly associated with San shou
('free fighting') Kung Fu, because Jian Shou in Chinese means "splashing hands,". Phoenetically they sound similar however the Chinese Characters are different as are the techniques.
Chinese martial arts
Chinese martial arts, also referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term wushu and popularly as kung fu , are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as "families" , "sects" or...
first openly taught by Haumea F. Lefiti in the 1950s/60s.
History
The legendary origin of Splashing Hands is that it was taught to those monks who were in charge of guarding the temple gates of the Northern Shaolin Temple during the 18th century, and some feel it is derived from Chinese Mok-GarMok Gar
Mok Gar is one of the five major family styles of Southern Chinese martial arts. It was developed by a Shaolin monk named Monk Mo Ta Shi as an inheritance of the Southern Shaolin Fist in Guangdong province in China....
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Haumea F. Lefiti studied from a general while stationed in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
as member of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was accepted as a student of Ark Yuey Wong
Ark Yuey Wong
Ark Yuey Wong, also known as Wong Ark Yuey. He was born on January 11, 1900 and died on January 11, 1987. He was one of, if not the first, Chinese martial arts master to teach traditional Kung Fu to non-Chinese students in the United States, specifically, the Chinese martial art of Ng Ga Kuen, also...
in the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
Chinatown
Chinatown
A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of overseas Chinese people, although it is often generalized to include various Southeast Asian people. Chinatowns exist throughout the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. Binondo's Chinatown located in Manila,...
after a letter of introduction when he returned to the United States after leaving the Marine Corps. Lefiti passed black sash to a number of students, one of the teachers claiming the art being James W. McNeil.
Style
It was taught to be used as a quick and devastating form of eliminating an adversary. Its name derives from the way that the hands move - as if one is shaking water from them. Lefiti was Ed ParkerEd Parker
Edmund Kealoha "Ed" Parker was an American martial artist, promoter, teacher, and author.-Life:Parker was born in Hawaii, and raised a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He began his training in the martial arts at a young age in judo and later boxing...
's senior at Ark Wong's
Ark Yuey Wong
Ark Yuey Wong, also known as Wong Ark Yuey. He was born on January 11, 1900 and died on January 11, 1987. He was one of, if not the first, Chinese martial arts master to teach traditional Kung Fu to non-Chinese students in the United States, specifically, the Chinese martial art of Ng Ga Kuen, also...
Kung Fu school and had a substantial influence on Ed Parker's development (and therefore some of splashing hands technology is used with Ed Parker's style including American Kenpo
American Kenpo
American Kenpo or Kenpo Karate is a system of martial arts created by Ed Parker, characterized by the use of quick moves in rapid-fire succession intended to overwhelm an opponent...
). Lefiti was one of the founders and head of the development of Limalama as well, and so some of the systems overkill tendencies and striking methods can be found within that system.
Splashing Hands features quick shuffling footwork, and low-focused leg kicks combined with jabs, punches, elbows, knees, hammer-fists, chops and finger pokes thrown with blinding, machine gun-like rapidity. Because of the speed with which the techniques are delivered as well as the sheer number of strikes and kicks, Splashing Hands is extremely contemporary in that it is geared strictly for street combat. Harsh training with high repetition of basic movements, and sensitivity "alive" drills mean it works well as a pure street-fighting system. Training consists of many fundamental foundation movements and thirty core sequences (10 sections, 10 browns, 10 advances). Once the student is already proficient at fighting they begin to learn the 9 forms to complete their training.
Splashing Hands is often incorrectly associated with San shou
San shou
Sanshou or Sanda or an "unsanctioned fight" is a Chinese hand-to-hand self-defense system and combat sport. Sanshou is a martial art which was originally developed by the Chinese military based upon the intense study and practices of traditional Kung Fu and modern combat fighting techniques; it...
('free fighting') Kung Fu, because Jian Shou in Chinese means "splashing hands,". Phoenetically they sound similar however the Chinese Characters are different as are the techniques.