Shui Tora Posted June 21, 2006 Posted June 21, 2006 However many chinese martial arts appear to be flowery and 'fancier' than other arts but the movements are very meaningful in terms of application. Gradually, fewer and fewer rules are applied, and the students learn how to react and feel what technique to use, depending on the situation and the type of opponent.There is a quote selected from Wiki about Shoalin Kung-Fu... At first it may look all fancy with pretty techniques, however, they do do forms (katas so to call) as well as sparring, and like the quote says, everything has a meaning to it. Being a Chinese Martial Art, it will also help you with your body (both internally and exteranlly)...I'd personally love to take it but there are no schools in my area. Same here, but on the other hand, I am pleased that I took Shotokan...he does the (some weird animal i dont remember), the snake and the tiger (dunno what it means either) The instructor is referring to Katas (like Shotokan has Heian Nidan etc) there are in essence 5 forms, Tiger, Deer, Monkey, Bear and Bird and each one is very different... As the years take on, more forms have been added, and so you end up with forms like the Snake and the Dragon... To know the road ahead; ask those coming back... ~ Chinese Proverb" The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants. " ~ Master Funakoshi
woot Posted June 21, 2006 Author Posted June 21, 2006 thx for all the answers fellaz but there is some things u didnt mention. what does 4 thuan mean and wtf is hankido lol i read its confused with dancing so im like wtf is that effective?
mooseman Posted June 23, 2006 Posted June 23, 2006 Well,I took Ronin Goju,and loved it.The karate do goju ryu is probably very similar,it's probably an aggressive,mostly offensive style.It probably isn't to fancy,you wont be learning very decorative move's,but it's probably great for self-defence or kumite competiton's.I placed in a tournement with goju when i was like 12,now i'm 15,and a little wiser,so....its probably a very straight forward,punch the opponent in the face style.good luck with whatever MA you chose and enjoy "YOU are your only opponent in Karate and life""Pain is weakness leaveing your body""There is no glory in practice,But,Without practice,There is no glory.""You must always be prepared to defend yourself and your fellow man."
woot Posted June 24, 2006 Author Posted June 24, 2006 thx for the answer but that wasnt my question lol, what i asked is how is kung fu shaolin and what is hankido, + if being 4 thuan on kung fu is good or bad for a teachersorry for the trubles
Shui Tora Posted June 24, 2006 Posted June 24, 2006 Okay, I think being 4 Thuan is the same as Dan grades (after you get your black belt...) I'm not entirely sure... Hankido is the same as Akido, however, there are some adaptions to the style (Hankido is Korean) The syllabus looks really good (using a webby to look it up for you ) And you do a lot of pressure point fighting (very handy), a lot of self-defence techniques, weaponary and breathing exercises (looks very good for you) Hankido is developed for internal exercies (breathing, state of mind etc) but as it is a adpation of Akido, you now have self-defence stuff etc...If you use Wiki (go to google.com and type in "Wiki" you can look the other stuff up for you... )Hope that helps, anything else, just PM me... To know the road ahead; ask those coming back... ~ Chinese Proverb" The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants. " ~ Master Funakoshi
woot Posted June 25, 2006 Author Posted June 25, 2006 ya thx that makes hankido preety much clear, im still wondering how effective kung fu shaolin is tough
Shui Tora Posted June 25, 2006 Posted June 25, 2006 Perosnally, I would choose Hankido as of what the syllabus teaches you... It looks a very effective MA to use...However, with Kung Fu i cannot comment, i haven't seen Kung Fu inaction (with Hankido I have) and so I'm stuck there to tell you.How about you try both of them out (on different evenings of couse! ) and see what they are like and then compare them... To know the road ahead; ask those coming back... ~ Chinese Proverb" The ultimate aim of Karate lies not in victory or defeat, but in the perfection of the character of its participants. " ~ Master Funakoshi
woot Posted June 26, 2006 Author Posted June 26, 2006 thats where i got a conflict, because with hankido i get 3 classes a week of 1 and 1/2 hour each class, and its far from my house, but kung fu is in a very big gym, i can go 6 days a week if i want to the classes and its 1 1/2 hour too, its really close to my house so i can go walking so i dont know if i should sacrifice all the comfort for hankido instead of going to kung fu lol
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