Qi Jiā Quán, Qī Bù
(Qi Family Boxing, Seven Steps)
This form comes from Lishui prefecture in Zhejiang province, and is said to be based not only Qi Jiguang's material but also methods from Fujian's southern Shaolin temple.
Qi Jia Quan comes from the teachings of Ming dynasty general Qi Jiguang. However there are multiple lineages spread across the eastern coast of China from Fujian to Shandong which tend to differ greatly by region. It is also common to find local styles with one or two "Qi Jia Quan" forms.
In Zhejiang province Qi Jia Quan styles are mainly practiced in Taizhou, and Wenzhou prefectures (Lishui prefecture borders Wenzhou on the east).
Outside of Zhejiang major centers of Qi Jia Quan practice are Tong county in beijing's Tongzhou prefecture, in Hebei province's Julu county in Xingtai prefecture, and in Qi Jiguang's hometown of Penglai city in Shandong. In the late Qing dynasty Qi Jia Quan was also practiced in parts of Cangzhou prefecture, however now it is rare or possibly extinct there. However a branch of the Cangzhou Qi Jia Quan style survives in Liaoning's Jinzhou prefecture where it was taught by a bandit from Cangzhou who had been sentenced to work the mines there during the early 1900's.
Outside of the areas mentioned there are many other small obscure lineages of Qi Jia Quan extending all along the eastern coast from Fujian to Shandong.
