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  1. Thread: Yin shou gun

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  2. Thread: Yin shou gun

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    Slightly OT

    Spain GT not
    America-s-Got-Talent. We have a Britain GT thread which has more posts but no Spain one yet - maybe I should just merge them all.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1zpftZlqdA
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  3. Thread: Yin shou gun

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    correct?

    There's a literalism in forms transmission that's simply absurd. It's something that many students do because they only grasp the skin, so to speak. Assuming each form has meaningful...
  4. Thread: Yin shou gun

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    I hear ya, LFJ

    Deyang's form is a lot like Decheng's form, only Deyang has his own unique energy that he brings to all his stuff. The pattern is very similar to what I learned however. Yanfei's form is quite...
  5. Thread: Yin shou gun

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    This variation is fairly traditional

    There used to be three Shaolin representatives at our school (one has moved to another Shaolin school :rolleyes:) and they introduced a yinshougun to the curriculum which was fairly standard. Just...
  6. Thread: Yin shou gun

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    I knew you were going to ask that next, Jingwu Man

    Cheng lists five staff forms: yinshou, xiaoyecha, dayecha, pai and chuansuo. I've seen all but the last one demonstrated at Shaolin Temple at one time or another. I might have even seen chuansuo,...
  7. Thread: Yin shou gun

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    not actually a Shaolin form

    If the legends are to be believed, Shaolin absorbed the bulk of its forms from external sources. Surely you've heard the old "sanctuary to political refugees" tale. What made Shaolin special was...
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