spinninggumby Posted March 15, 2002 Posted March 15, 2002 Hi people I am interested to know if any of you here have had legitimate instruction (no matter how brief) in authentic Northern Shaolin kung fu? I would be curious to hear about your experiences and how it compares to other branched off kung fu styles in general. Thanks :smile: 'Conviction is a luxury for those on the sidelines'William Parcher, 'A BEAUTIFUL MIND'
spinninggumby Posted March 19, 2002 Author Posted March 19, 2002 C'mon c'mon, nobody here has even dabbled in Northern Shaolin?? I woulda thought that it is a fairly popular style of kung fu. 'Conviction is a luxury for those on the sidelines'William Parcher, 'A BEAUTIFUL MIND'
Coonaxus Posted April 10, 2002 Posted April 10, 2002 I've never learned any northern kung fu, but I am learning Hung-Ga, a southern style, and at my school they have northern kung fu classes. I've watched a couple of classes, and it looks very interesting. A lot more kicking than southern styles which use mainly arm movements and minimal kicking. Northen Kung fu has a lot of fancy kicks All types of knowledge . . . ultimately means self-knowledge. -Bruce Lee
ChangWuJi Posted June 15, 2002 Posted June 15, 2002 Check this artcle out . http://www.cyberus.ca/~stonelion/external/beishaolin3.htm "There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you. A man must constantly exceed his level."
Iron Arahat Posted June 15, 2002 Posted June 15, 2002 Depends what Northern Style means? Its a lay classification that does 100% work. People say northern focuses on legs while southern focus on the fists. Northern styles like xingyiquan and baguazhang make little use of kicking and have narrow shorter postures (supposedly a characteristic of southern styles). Hung gar a southern style (because it originated in Canton) makes extensive uses of kicks (a northern charateristic). What makes an experience authentic, or authentic kung fu. I assume lineage. How does it differ from branched off styles...what styles are we talking about? Are we talking Lau Gar in comparision to Hung Gar. Lau Gar being a family derivative, or we talking about Wing Chun vs. Shaolin Kung Fu? Martial Arts School http://www.shaolinwushu.cahttp://www.liveyyc.comCalgary Photographer: http://www.jdirom.com
jmd161 Posted January 11, 2003 Posted January 11, 2003 spinninggumby, If you're still interested? I've studied Bak Sil Lum (N.Shaolin) What would you like to know? jmd The Basics Are The Hidden Secret To Kung Fu Master The Basics.
phanthomspectre Posted January 17, 2003 Posted January 17, 2003 Most northern styles are like: taijiquan, baguazhang, hsing-i. (internal) Most Souther styles are external. Its very interesting to note that most people end up combining the two... the end result is something like bagua. Its kind of hard to ignore either the internal, or the external. They both work best together. -Pa Kua Chang (Baguazhang Practioner)of Jiang Rongqiao's Circular and Linear form.______________________________What evil lurks in the hearts of men?-The Shadow knows.______________________________Relax, and chant with me:OM MA NE PAD ME HUM
jmd161 Posted January 17, 2003 Posted January 17, 2003 Most northern styles are like: taijiquan, baguazhang, hsing-i. (internal) Most Souther styles are external. Its very interesting to note that most people end up combining the two... the end result is something like bagua. Its kind of hard to ignore either the internal, or the external. They both work best together. phanthomspectre, How did you come to that conclusion? http://www.dragonslist.com/discussion/images/smilies/headscratch.gif I don't think Bak Sil Lum is like Tai Chi,Pa Qua, or hsing-i. Nor do i think other Northern styles like Praying Mantis or Eagle Claw are like either of those styles. My style of Black Tiger is Southern and external ,but we also have a very strong internal side also. Could you explain how these styles favor internal to you? jmd http://www.geocities.com/jmd161/img0007a.gif The Basics Are The Hidden Secret To Kung Fu Master The Basics.
MantisWarrior Posted January 17, 2003 Posted January 17, 2003 i take northern 7-star praying mantis if your interested i will try to answer your questions Fighting out of hate brings only disgrace.
phanthomspectre Posted January 17, 2003 Posted January 17, 2003 Most northern styles are like: taijiquan, baguazhang, hsing-i. (internal) Most Souther styles are external. Its very interesting to note that most people end up combining the two... the end result is something like bagua. Its kind of hard to ignore either the internal, or the external. They both work best together. phanthomspectre, How did you come to that conclusion? http://www.dragonslist.com/discussion/images/smilies/headscratch.gif I don't think Bak Sil Lum is like Tai Chi,Pa Qua, or hsing-i. Nor do i think other Northern styles like Praying Mantis or Eagle Claw are like either of those styles. My style of Black Tiger is Southern and external ,but we also have a very strong internal side also. Could you explain how these styles favor internal to you? jmd http://www.geocities.com/jmd161/img0007a.gif I guess I was speaking more of origin than anything. Over time different arts spread, and as a result, other people invented their own based on similar principals. I apologize, China the way I remember it is a lot different than it is today. I forgot that Da Mo also influenced the southern part of china. Da Mo and quite a few others were instrumental in bringing qigong like movements to china. Da Mo also saw that the physical was also being neglected by the buddists. Thus he came up with the ya jin jing. For years after even today, people are affected by this. I will leave you to your discussion. -Pa Kua Chang (Baguazhang Practioner)of Jiang Rongqiao's Circular and Linear form.______________________________What evil lurks in the hearts of men?-The Shadow knows.______________________________Relax, and chant with me:OM MA NE PAD ME HUM
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