oasis
04-09-2004, 01:53 AM
So watching the dvds (w/ Carradine), I was wondering…
You know the flashbacks to the temple when they show the “five animals,’ ie the white crane, praying mantis, tiger, dragon, and snake? (in this case)
I know carradine studied styles such as mei hua mantis and taiji, but the making of the movie didn’t really talk about the martial abilities of the other actors who played the monks. So my question is, what do people think of those animals depicted? I’m not sure about the white crane, and some of the hand techniques for the last 3 animals seemed familiar. The praying mantis didn’t look like traditional 7 star mantis or the modern shaolin mantis that was brought into the temple around the 80’s (and the series was made in the 70s). were the techniques based on another system of mantis (like mei hua)? and what about the other animals? Did they seem authentic?
Does anyone know who these guys were?
And to keep this thread on topic, it’s not about the general kung fu depicted in the fight scenes. :p I’m specifically asking about the monks representing each of those five animals
You know the flashbacks to the temple when they show the “five animals,’ ie the white crane, praying mantis, tiger, dragon, and snake? (in this case)
I know carradine studied styles such as mei hua mantis and taiji, but the making of the movie didn’t really talk about the martial abilities of the other actors who played the monks. So my question is, what do people think of those animals depicted? I’m not sure about the white crane, and some of the hand techniques for the last 3 animals seemed familiar. The praying mantis didn’t look like traditional 7 star mantis or the modern shaolin mantis that was brought into the temple around the 80’s (and the series was made in the 70s). were the techniques based on another system of mantis (like mei hua)? and what about the other animals? Did they seem authentic?
Does anyone know who these guys were?
And to keep this thread on topic, it’s not about the general kung fu depicted in the fight scenes. :p I’m specifically asking about the monks representing each of those five animals