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PHILBERT
08-13-2003, 07:20 PM
Hey guys, what are some good sites that feature information on individual animal systems? Not necessarily Hung Gar, I meant the actual Dragon, Snake, Crane types?

Also anyone know of video clips?

I was at the bookstore today and found some books on Dragon, but after seeing the first page (with the master holding the Highlander sword and wearing a karate gi) I put it back. Ive been wanting to read more on the Dragon system especially.
Xebsball
08-13-2003, 07:25 PM
wild

even domestic animals are wild

aint it wild?
PHILBERT
08-13-2003, 08:22 PM
Um yeah, my dog Toby is really wild. Scary wild, creepy wild, insane wild. I mean he just, woah he runs around drunk wild.
Laughing Cow
08-13-2003, 08:29 PM
You call that oversized skinny rat a Dog??

j/k
PHILBERT
08-13-2003, 08:41 PM
Originally posted by Laughing Cow
You call that oversized skinny rat a Dog??

j/k

I make fun of him all the time, Im not offended. I call him a stupid idiot, *******, dumb dog, etc. I call him Tubby, Tub Tub, Tobias.
Judge Pen
08-14-2003, 10:58 AM
Other than Praying Mantis (or the Atlanta SD site) I don't think there is that much out there.
PHILBERT
08-14-2003, 12:33 PM
Aye, I was at the store today looking over there huge selection of martial arts books and saw a bunch of Mantis books (already got Mantis books) , a few on Monkey, some Hung Gar books. I found one about a White Dragon, Pai Lum Tao (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0865681791/qid=1060889449/sr=1-5/ref=sr_1_5/103-4996755-4375067?v=glance&s=books) and thought about buying it, until I saw one of the first pages when the writer is seen wearing a gi with the Highlander sword in his hand. (http://lookinside-images.amazon.com/Qffs+v35leqRjF/CdRBIBWFbBQ0iJr9Sq5POPR0mku/CPt+k/IUjY2eGEbuJzovL1HI6Yi9kh5BK6Sb62yfxrJ1Ks9xG38QBm2l hxsGMJ01OVvWGGm4JwqUYRbVWWYIQllmA8yUyvFVGz0Yf8EEio MwThVzdbMfg9Oii3PtVnCh+jqTY5JsAc4yPJcU/0dCy)

So I put it back and bought some new Century training gloves.

The moral of the story is, there aren't enough books out there on animal styles, and mostly Mantis and Monkey is what you'll find.
Shaolin-Do
08-14-2003, 12:37 PM
Thats one vicious lookin dog you got there dude...
:)

Try
http://www.amazon.com
http://www.barnesandnobles.com or is it http://www.bnn.com ??
OH well, Those are bout the only places I know of...
Be careful, all too many karate books use the word "dragon" in the title...
I myself have been stiving to find a good book on Dragon and its applications, but its been an excersize in futility.
PHILBERT
08-14-2003, 01:12 PM
Yeah, the only book I've found so far with Dragon in it was Kung Fu: History, Tradition, Technique. I was also looking for a book on Crane/Snake system. I found of course Yang, Jwing-Ming's Crane book, but I don't want to spend $40 for a Qi-Gong book with little applications. I'm looking more for a book that demonstrates how it works, cause I really like reading up on other styles and what makes them them, while comparing it to my art. The other Crane book wasn't that good, though I might end of getting it. The Snake book was really poor condition and I think it showed a little Wushu to it.