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Wu Song Bagua Dao (Broadsword)


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Master Mao studied the world famed Wu-Song Bagua Broad Sword, from his teacher Gong Zhanping.


Wu Song was a very famous and popular hero from Chinese history, he was famous for beating a huge strong tiger to death with his bare hands.

His nickname was the Pilgrim because he used to wander alone disguised as a monk. His only vice was he drank too much and would get mad when drunk.

The famous story goes that Wu Song had been drinking and was on his way to visit his brother; this journey would involve crossing over a mountain. As he began to climb he saw a notice warning that there was a danger of tigers in the mountain. Wu Song being drunk chose to ignore the warning, thinking maybe that this was a ruse by the local innkeeper to increase business. As he neared the summit he saw
another notice warning of tigers and this time he believed there was a danger but did not retrace his steps for fear of losing face. As he was drunk he decided to lay down and take a rest. Suddenly a large tiger charged at Wu Song who managed to dodge the fierce beast. He tried to hit the tiger with his cudgel but instead broke it against a tree branch. He grabbed the tiger by it's neck as it attacked again and by striking its head with his fist he was able to knock the tiger unconscious. He then finished off the tiger with the remains of his cudgel.

By killing a tiger single-handed, Wu Song became famous far and wide and has become a household legend in Chinese History.

 

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