The Five Animal Shaolin Kung Fu

[Zaine]

I have been looking into taking some animal kung fu. Now Shorin Ryu uses some White Crane cause it is base of Shaolin kung fu. But i want to learn something with strength behind it, what should i do?

Our animals are so intertwined with other core basic principles & philosophies of Hung-Ga, I don't know if they could be of any value as a separate system. I'd look further into how Shorin Ryu has intergrated the crane into the style.

I have and Shorin Ryu is a system that utilizes conditioning and was ment to be a powerhouse system i suppose. But, i think that white crane was added in so that they could balance it out, but power behind the cranes grace

[shogeri]

This has been a very enlightening thread. It goes to show, that the folks on here contribute much more to the personal experience and or knowledge of the arts, than google ever will.

[kungfulee]

I would like to train in real shaolin kung fu not some watered down version.

Are there any temples in the us?