Shaolin Kung-Fu?

[ShinningPhoenix]

Hey I'm thinking about taking some Shaolin Kung-Fu lessons at a nearby dojo. And so I have a couple of questions for anyone that knows Shaolin Kung-Fu:

1. What types of moves does Shaolin Kung-Fu mostly practise? (Ex, kicks)

2. Can you give me a description of all of the Animal styles included with Shaolin?

3. If there is anyone that knows the scorpion style (I've heard it's a form of Shaolin Kung-Fu) Could you please give me details on this style? (Like types of kicks)?

Thanks in advance for any help =D

[ShinningPhoenix]

Does anyone here know Shaolin Kung-Fu?

[KF Dude]

1. What types of moves does Shaolin Kung-Fu mostly practise? (Ex, kicks)

2. Can you give me a description of all of the Animal styles included with Shaolin?

3. If there is anyone that knows the scorpion style (I've heard it's a form of Shaolin Kung-Fu) Could you please give me details on this style? (Like types of kicks)?

Southern Shaolin primarily uses in close hand/fist strikes while Northern Shaolin uses kicks & longarm techniques.

Southern Shaolin has five animals: Dragon, Snake, Tiger, Leopard & Crane. Not sure about Northern Shaolin.

Never heard of scorpion style.

[lilkarate75]

First of all u practice doin' front kicks, inside, and outside cresent kicks without bending your legs. u do that in a group in 2 lines one by one. then u start learning step by step moves in your first form. its called the 5 motion. don't rush if u think that u can advace that quickly. focus on the correct angle and position of ur block, kick, or punch. it'll take a lot of flexibility and/or effort. they push u a lot and u gotta b fast. ur time reaction has 2 b fast. practice kicking at ur forehead. don't kick above. keep ur back straight. it may take u awhile 2 advance 2 the next belt level which is yellow.

[elbows_and_knees]

plain and simple, you will learn a lot about a lot of things. "shaolin" these days is mainly just northern longfist, which is a conglomeration of northern styles and techniques. you will learn the 10 core shaolin forms and a ton of other forms from other longfist styles. It's a very generic style in that you learn a little about a lot of stuff. Many people use longfist as a springboard into other, more specific styles.

Northern shaolin utilizes the same 5 animals KFdude mentioned for southern. Most longfist today also has a lot of sport wushu added into it.

[elbows_and_knees]

it may take u awhile 2 advance 2 the next belt level which is yellow.

if the school uses sashes, their systems will vary. I have seen schools where the second sash is orange. I have also seen schools that didn't even have an orange sash.

[dook sau]

one thing u can never hope to achieve is mastering kung fu because its so big,but i beleive northern styles include praying mantis aswell but a different approach than southern.not that im an expert or anything.(in my kung fu class it goes white,green,yelow,red,blue,black but in the adults class which i go to they dont include green so im yellow)

[elbows_and_knees]

there are both northern and southern mantis styles, but they aren't necessarily a part of shaolin kung fu. northern mantis is it's own style. I do know of some schools that teach basic mantis forms though, such as bung bo and bot bo.

[getawaytkd]

are there any belts in kung fu and if there are what color is the first? i have been told it is red? is that right

[WudangDragon]

We have sashes in LJK Hun Gar Kung Fu (worn like a belt, but about 3.5 metres long and wrapped around your waist a few times before being tied).

The sashes go ->

White, Blue, Orange, Green, Yellow, Purple, Brown and finally Black.

As for a description of the Kung Fu animals, theres an OK section here -> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/j.kelly627/

And theres a section on the five regular animals and monkey/mantis etc. here -> http://www.shaolin-society.co.uk/Animal_Styles/animal_styles.php