pilgrimsunwukun
02-19-2007, 10:18 AM
Curious about the history of Shantung Shaolin. from Gao Tou Sheng(SP?) Being a Chinese who escapes communism, Master Gao took a Northern form to a southern community(Taiwan) Wonder if he changed the flavor as he lived in Taiwan. It seems that Tai Chi has evolved, there seems to be a difference between Honk Kong 7* and what's played on the mainland, and the silat I do seems to be played differently depending on who teaches you.
A friend back there taught m e Shao Fu Yin, part of a trio of tokens/forms. It's interesting because it has a similar flavor to other Northern Shaolin forms I've seen played in the NW that are from different lineages. Yet what I was taught is a little different from what was on a buddy's GD tape. Eagle Claw people do their forms slightly different (Master Leung Shum, the Bak Shaolin Ying Jow Pai people).
So I wonder what causes forms to change besides the," that teacher is no good," or ,"he seems to have forgotten a section."
Steve
A friend back there taught m e Shao Fu Yin, part of a trio of tokens/forms. It's interesting because it has a similar flavor to other Northern Shaolin forms I've seen played in the NW that are from different lineages. Yet what I was taught is a little different from what was on a buddy's GD tape. Eagle Claw people do their forms slightly different (Master Leung Shum, the Bak Shaolin Ying Jow Pai people).
So I wonder what causes forms to change besides the," that teacher is no good," or ,"he seems to have forgotten a section."
Steve