Master Pel Peforms Xiao Hu Yan

Master Kai Uwe Pel performing Xiao Hu Yan in Penang, Malaysia.

The Xiao Hu Yan empty handsets (Xiao, Zhong, Da) are said to have been introduced by Master Wang Rong Sheng (c. 1854), who is generally recognized for expanding the Seven Star Praying Mantis style curriculum with a deeper integration of Shaolin long fist boxing traditions and content.

Born 1854 in Shandong province, Wang Rong Sheng is said to have already been a master of the Shaolin long fist ...