Yin Shou Gun is the first weapon form taught at Shaolin, and the one every other weapon rests on. Its name is not about concealment: 阴手 is the yin-hand grip, both palms down, the tiger's mouths facing each other. 棍不露势，力藏其中. The staff reveals no force; the power is hidden within.

This is a 33-page reference workbook for the full form, demonstrated by Shifu Shi Yan Jin 释延津, 34th Generation Shaolin Disciple.

What's inside

• All 26 postures, one per page, photographed in sequence
• English name, Chinese characters and pinyin for every posture
• Blank key-points space beside each plate for your own notes
• The name and the grip explained, character by character
• Where the form comes from: General Yu Dayou at the temple in 1561, the Jian Jing of 1577, and Cheng Zongyou's 1616 description of 阴手
• The five paired principles of the method, with the six core staff techniques
• How the form travels its four lines, and what to have in place before you begin

Who it's for

Students learning Yin Shou Gun, teachers who want a clean reference for their own classes, and anyone who wants the form's history alongside its movements. Print it, mark it up, take it to the training hall.

Delivered as an instant PDF download. A4, print-ready.

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