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James, Si-Fu David Ross is your man for that book I expect. His Pai is closer to the line represented by it.

BTW check out the web site re Grandmaster Ng and Tony Galvin. Tony has supplied more...

They all have the same root: Sing-Lung Lama, the 1st Patriarch of Potala Palace Kung-Fu (Tibetan Lion's Roar Lama martial arts:
"Senge Ngwa Rang-Soon Dag-Stay Gen-Dun") to South China from Circa...

Gwei-Tui, Ghost Kick, also called Shadowless Kick appears in Hung-Gar as well as many Tibetan Pai.

Mail me on the Tibetan forum or by private e-mail.

Tao.

Rain,

Your request for information and assiatance has been posted.

Tao
www.tibetankungfu.com

Jaza,

The Han people have always been very reserved about admitting the possibility of any 'foreign' influence on their culture, this is true therefore for their martial arts. Bodhidharma is said...

I'll certainly ask for you. Friday is well informed and well connected. He is a good source of information and advice.

I'll post your request on the Tibetan forum and inform you of any replies.
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Jaza,

It depends on the system, some "Southern Kung-Fu" looks nothing at all like other equally 'southern' systems. Pak-Mei doesn't resemble Choy-Lay-Fut for example - at least not very much.
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Rain,

There will be as many likely answers to your question as there are individual Tibetan schools. Lots of Pai are secretive, not just Tibetan ones of course.

In some cases, the Tibetan arts...

No problems.

Maybe rain should identify which lineages he teaches/studies under?

Some in the Tibetan tradition call it "Han" Lama Pai, others "Sai-Jong" (Tibetan) Lama Pai.

rain in a private...

Extrajosepth

Lama Pai Kung-Fu is NOT a part of Southern Shaolin.

Lama (Tibetan Lion's Roar) has roots in Indian Kalari, Tibetan indigenous martial arts, and then influeneces from Western...

If you contact the Calgary Chin Woo and ask for Master Peter Lau (Lau-Jak-Chu) if he can't help personally then one of his family or students most likely will.

Tao
www.tibetankungfu.com

Sui,

That is a misquote, what I said is:

"Tibetan Buddhism in a martial arts context - the direct context offered by Sui's original question, is far from meek, or passive about accepting an...

Sui,

My answer was framed in specific context, for Sho.

Others seem to be answering the broader context of your question.

Tao
www.tibetankungfu.com

Rain,

Forms vary enormously accrosss Pai, even those with the same name can be very different. If you mail me, I'll put you in touch with someone who should be able to help you.

Tao...

Tibetan Buddhism has given rise to some of the most violently aggressive of martial arts systems: Lion's Roar, Hop-Gar, Lama, Tibetan White Crane...

The practitioners of these styles certainly hit...

FIREHAWK,

Asking here is a good first step for getting information, but in person contact is better. Why not do an internet search and contact the people concerned directly?

Tao

There are Tibetan systems that have remained reasonably independent of the lineages that passed thru western, Northern and Southern China (appearing as the Lion's Roar lineages in Han Kung-Fu)

If...

If you want information on Tibetan arts, try

www.tibetankungfu.com

You can mail the admin and be put in touch with people from all of the major Tibetan Pai/Sangha who can answer your questions...

Tibetan Hop-Gar/Lama/White Crane have 8-seeds, both in fists, kicks, stances, footwork patterns, hands (palms) and Jows (claws).

Pek-Choi (Axe Cut) is a seed in my lineage (Wong-Hon-Wing). The...

Urban Tea

Nice sentiment and no doubt heartfelt.

In strict Buddhist terms, however, becoming a Buddha by realizing the Buddha Nature within yourself, isn't becoming 'God' even with a small 'g'....

Diego,

About Tibetan Buddhism, I sought guidance about this in connection to Tiebtan martial arts from the office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as a result, a very detailed and inclusive project...

Diego,

FWIW, according to the Buddha's deathbed sermon, there is no external savior, and his disciples must look to themselves for their own salvation. Buddhism doesn't (in its original form)...

Diego,

If you mention the Lion in any form literal or theriomorphic in connection with Buddhism, then, you are getting close to the heart of what Buddhism is,

Check out the 'Discourses of the...

I had the very great pleasure of meeting with your Sifu: Master Sam Lee of Hung-Sing Choy-Lay-Fut (Dublin), today at the Euro-Wirral International Kung-Fu Tournament. He knows my Hop-Gar Lion's Roar...

Stumblefist,

This is the reference to which you refer:

"In the United States Steve Ventura and David Ross, followers of recognised Lama Grandmaster Chan-Tai-San, have attempted to draw together...