Odd request

[seikokaistudent]

Could someone please provide links to videos or diagrams demonstrating proper basic attacks and blocks of animal style kung fu, could be any style (snake, crane, tiger, etc.) I am making a movie with some friends, and would like the movements to look as authentic a possible.

[Zaine]

No links come to mind, but you might want to look into a book call The Shaolin Grandmaster' Text. Not only does it give a good and interesting history of the Shaolin Order, but it gives you information of how many of the animal styles utilize blocks and strikes.

[seikokaistudent]

Thanks I will check it out

[darksoul]

You can always look at forms. We have a few animal forms in SKK.

Here's some Shaolin Kempo snake forms -

Couldn't find a proper Stature of the Crane form but this is the closest to properly performed -

Mantis form (actually REALLY well done, too bad the angle is bad) -

Modified Swift Tigers form -

Dragon (which is essentially all animals combined) -