What's with the "new" Yin Shou Gun?
Hey all,
Has anyone else seen this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9kT3RXLbso
Apparently a "new" version of Yin Shou Gun. This is part of the official video series for the Duan Pin syllabus. Something horribly mislabelled? An attempt to impose their will on the world and show who the true and sanctioned shaolin practitioners are by replacing possibly the most famous Shaolin form?
You've got to think that if it was a mislabelling someone would have spotted that, and if it is, why isn't the actual Yin Shou Gun in the syllabus anywhere (there's a whole series of videos on the included forms).
Overall the form selections in the Duan Pin syllabus seem very strange to me. Neither a concentration of one style in an attempt to make a more coherent system, nor a spread of some of the most well recognised Shaolin sub styles.
What are your thoughts?
Yes, I know - you posted the video.
My point was just that there are variations. Why they went with this version instead of what most of us are practicing is beyond me.
I think it's mostly about toeing the line, ya know? Get everyone with the program...;)
True about the opacity...
I differ about Liang Yiquan. He was clearly influential on defining the modern Shaolin curriculum (perhaps until these new duanpin variations) but you can't discount Liu Baoshan, Wu Gulun, or Jiao Hongbo. Personally I believe Jiao had the biggest influence because he set up what was being disseminated to foreigners back in the 90s.
I have an interview with the Abbot pending...
I got an exclusive interview during Abbot-Shi-Yongxin-s-2023-West-Coast-visit-amp-Shaolin-Kung-Fu-Games. I just need to transcribe it all (transcription programs are horrid if there's Chinese involved). It'll be published in a month or so. We did discuss the duanpin but not the new Xiaohongquan specifically. I regret not asking about that now. We only had a limited time and we were racing through other topics. Didn't broach non-perfomance Shaolin Kung Fu either, but I feel he's been making a lot of headway there.