http://fightland.vice.com/blog/kungf...-shaolin-wushu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLHxv5R8Wgc
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The Mainland Shaolin guys have been into break dancing for a while now. So seeing them do a break dance move, followed by a signature, is not surprising.
wenshu, I really appreciate your categorization of break dancing under modern dance. It is most proper and it is not done enough.
mickey
This is really random, but there hasn't been much in the Shaolin newsfeeds lately...:o
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Can Waltz or Samba Save Your Life?
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(Russell Hausfeld)
By Russell Hausfeld
Updated May 9 at 5:45 PM
Published May 9 at 4:46 PM
The Portland Shaolin Center is hosting "Dance as Self-Defense" on May 14, where instructor Scott Park Phillips will be swaying between the lines of martial arts and dance.
Students at this lesson will learn the WALTZ — Warriors and Lovers Traditional Zeitgeist — and the SAMBA — Situational Awareness Momentum-Balance Activation — both familiar dances which double as acronyms for martial arts-related concepts within the context of the class.
"I came up with these silly acronyms to get people thinking about martial arts in a different way," said Phillips, who has been studying dance and martial arts since the '70s.
Many martial arts traditions remove the idea of momentum from their practice in order to be safe, replacing it with a focus on rigid technique. By practicing the waltz through the lens of a martial artist, students are able to safely reincorporate the idea of momentum and movement into their practice.
The samba helps to show students that they are already physically powerful, regardless of the amount of training they have. This concept, Phillips said, is extremely important to teach new students.
"Samba is about letting your body go in a way that is really powerful," he said.
During his lifelong studies within the world of martial arts, Phillips has discovered that many martial systems have roots in contemplative traditions, as well as the arts.
"Theatre, ritual dance, yogic traditions and martial arts have a primordial relationship," according to Phillips' bio on the Portland Shaolin website. "They developed together and continue to inform one another."
Things like timing and finding an opening within the space of a rhythm, he said, are key factors that martial arts students must focus on.
More important for students than rhythm, though, is a childlike playfulness. This is achieved in Phillips' classes — as well as many other martial arts traditions around the world — through the use of dancing and games.
"The reason we use play to teach self defense is because it touches into that childlike part of your brain and it is easier to imprint those lessons," Phillips said.
GO: "Dance as Self-Defense" on May 14 at the The Portland Shaolin Center, 3818 SE Powell Blvd. 2 pm to 6 pm. $75.
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Martial arts dance - Shaolin kung fu
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-09-20 12:19
This program presents the wonderful picture of dancers entering the world of murals and competing with monks, and shows the rich culture of Shaolin kung fu. It takes murals from Shaolin Temple in Central China's Henan province as its prototype, resurrected murals via XR technologies.
Mainly filmed in the Shaolin Temple, the show featured four different scenes, namely, "Wind, Fire, Forest and Mountain", to present the magic of Chinese kung fu. The inheritance and development of kung fu is also shown through interactions between dancers, monks and today's youth.
It's part of Henan Satellite TV's special program for the Mid-Autumn Festival, "Mid-Autumn Wonderful Tour".
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