General Yue Fei, the national hero of the Southern Song Dynasty, was born in a poor and humble family. But he later became an accomplished general and a man of integrity. In his day, minority nationalities on the northern border, such as the Jins, invaded central China repeatedly. As a valiant and wise commander, he once defeated an enemy said to be 500,000 strong with only 800 soldiers on the outskirts of today's Kaifeng. So a commander of Jin sighed, 'It is easier to shake Mount Tai than to shake Yue Fei's army.' Thanks to Yue Fei and a contemporary general, Han Shizhong, the shaky regime of Southern Song maintained itself for the time being.

Yue Fei was no ordinary man. From his youth he had extraordinary strength. Before even reaching puberty he could lift a 150 Kgr weight and stretch a huge bow. He was taught the art of combat and that of the bow from Master Zhoutong and at the age of thirty he was already a leader of an unbeatable army. He participated in hundreds of battles and in commanding and training of his troops he was considered to be tough but fair. He was very successful with combat tactics and was usually able to defeat enemies that outnumbered him. The great General Yue Fei created the "108 hands", the so-called Yue Shi San Shou, which later was known as Ying Zhao (Eagle Claw).

PS: isnt that funny if, in addition to find Yue Fei's military strategy book, Guo Jing (and later Wuji) also found Yue Fei's eagle claw style? Guo Jing then used Hang Liong Sip Pat Ciang and this Eagle Claw simultaneously.