legends of kung fu masters

[MuayTB1]

Like I said, it is only legends (might be based on real people, who knows)

 

There are many drawings of a "super human" that breaks a bull's horns wiht a single punch while it is charging at him and of beating tigers with there bare hands. Then it got carried away in stories like Iron Monkey and Hidden Dragon Crunching Tiger when the people can jump 300 meters high and fly over roofs.

 

How far can a human body go anyways?

 

When a world recrod is broken, right after, it is broken again. It makes people belive that anything can be possibe.How far can a human body go anyways?

[moobrack]

It's Crouching Tiger, Hidden dragon

 

LOL!

 

 

[Karateka_latino]

Oh, but Kung Fu have true legendary fighters as well.

 

What about the legendary Wong Fei Hung, the Hung Gar master that fought in hundreds of challenges matches against kung fu masters, English and Rusian wrestlers and Boxer, etc..

 

He was never defeated, or at least, that's what the legend says. lol

 

He was a doctor also, He used to help poor people and cure them for with No charge.

 

There was a story of him fighting 30 people using the " 8 diagram pole " which is a long pole.

 

He was also famous for a Technique Called " No Shadow kick".

 

There's a lot more of REAL kung fu legend fighters. Maybe Iron Arath knows more about them than me.

 

thanks.

[Iron Arahat]

There are hundreds of legends of great warriors and fighters:

 

The founder of Chan Buddhism in the Shaolin temple was Ta Mo. Ta Mo is short for Pu Ti Ta Mo, which is a phonetic translation of the Indian name Bodhidharma. Ta Mo was the twenty-eight patriarch following direct lineage of transmission of the light from the Buddha. According to legend Bodhidharma ended up in the mountains by the Shaolin Temple were he meditated facing a rock wall for nine years. This is believed to be the foundation of Shaolin Kung-fu by some.

 

Another historical figure from Shaolin's rich history is that of the monk Jinnaluo Wang. Jinnaluo is revered as a Buddhist guardian, exclusive to the Shaolin Temple, and patron saint of all Shaolin warriors., especially pole fighters. According to legend, he saved the Temple from marauding bandits. Despite his mild mannered demeanour as a humble cook, he had actually practiced in private unbeknownst to his fellow monks, so when the moment of truth came, he was prepared. As legend has it when the Temple was attacked by the bandits, Jinnaluo grabbed a flaming log from his cooking stove. Using his superior staff technique, Jinnaluo defeated all the bandits with his flamming staff.

 

Today in the Mahavira Hall of Shaolin Temple two statues of Jinnaluo Wang attend both sides of Ta Mo.

 

 

[MuayTB1]

Come on give me a break! (to moobrack)

 

Wong Fei Hung is the greatest ain't he! Jet lee make millions of his movies and I've seen them all.

 

Also, The Chinese Connection (Bruce Lee's movie) is about a ture kung fu fight named Cheng Jain. His master is Wo Yin Ja which is know for defeating russian fighters and boxers all over the world and also beat karate masters.

 

Jet Lee also made a movie about him in "Fist of Legend"

 

 

[ChangWuJi]

I recommend the book "Myth's and Legends of the Martial Arts" by Peter Lewis. Very interesting and informative. If you wanto I'll also post some stories on this board.

 

[ This Message was edited by: ChangWuJi on 2001-10-23 18:51 ]