marbas
02-01-2010, 06:02 PM
Hi, I'm completely new to kung fu but I've always wanted to learn. I've always read about how martial arts in America are traditionally watered down and how most CMA are more for show. A few days ago I found a Kung fu school close to where I live that seems like a good school.
http://www.kungfuchan.com/
Apparently the instructor is a 32nd generation shaolin monk. I've heard that there are very few monks teaching here in the US. But then again a lot of people I know keep telling me that today's kung fu is mainly for show, which is why san da was invented. They say even the kung fu learned by shaolin monks is mainly for show and demonstration.
This might be a dumb question, but do you guys think that learning from someone who comes from the shaolin temple would be worth it? And I've heard that a lot of shaolin kung fu is actually mainly wushu, do you think that what a shaolin monk learns is mainly wushu as well?
http://www.kungfuchan.com/
Apparently the instructor is a 32nd generation shaolin monk. I've heard that there are very few monks teaching here in the US. But then again a lot of people I know keep telling me that today's kung fu is mainly for show, which is why san da was invented. They say even the kung fu learned by shaolin monks is mainly for show and demonstration.
This might be a dumb question, but do you guys think that learning from someone who comes from the shaolin temple would be worth it? And I've heard that a lot of shaolin kung fu is actually mainly wushu, do you think that what a shaolin monk learns is mainly wushu as well?