Five Tigers Breaking Down the Door Spear is a fierce spear form from the top level of the Lan Shou Spear system.  Lan Shou is a Spear focused martial art and it is said the essence of Lan Shou is spear.  Lan Shou contains seven spear forms and only four hand forms.  Most martial arts have only one spear form.  This reflects Lan Shou’s history as a martial art used by professional body guards and fighters who used the spear for battlefield dominance.  For these warriors total mastery of the spears many powerful and sometimes very deceptive techniques was the key to their survival.  

Although not super long Five Tigers Breaking Down the Door Spear contains many gems not found in other forms.  Five Tigers Breaking Down the Door Spear is definitely one that takes concentrated practice to understand and master.  In any combat situation the single most valuable element is the element of surprise.  If you have the element of surprise you have a huge advantage.  There are many techniques in this form that create surprising reversals and changes that are very difficult for the opponent o follow.  Five Tigers Breaking Down the Door Spear was therefore part of the highest level of Lan Shou and is a real treasure.

The name of this form says it all!  When Five Tigers Break down your door and storm into your house you had better be ready!