Does the Shaolin Kung-Fu differ....?

[Son_Goku]

I am new to the world of Shaolin kung-fu, and i would like to know how it differs from the regular styles of kung-fu, which i am a four-year black belt in.

Fear.....Fear attracts the fearful.....The strong....the weak....the innocent....
Fear is my ally

[joedoe]

Externally there probably isn't much difference. Shaolin is just famous for its martial arts history, that's all.

Guns don't kill people, I kill people

[ope]

define regular? there are so many styles of kung fu i cant imagine there being a regular..

[Brad]

Son Goku,

There is no "regular" kung fu. What style do you practice? Maybe you allready do a Shaolin style. Shaolin is more of a categorey than a style.

[dunbarj01]

I thought Shaolin was regular...

[joedoe]

If you practice Shaolin regularly, it will keep you regular :D

Guns don't kill people, I kill people

[dunbarj01]

Abandit,

Do you mean to say that I'll be fightin' "brown"?
:D

[joedoe]

Only if you are as regular as Shaolin kung fu :D

Guns don't kill people, I kill people

[Gargoyle again]

Short answer would be that "Shaolin" integrates Chan Buddhism with the gung fu. Stylistically, there are so many overlaps, sharings, evolutions, and derivatives of the styles that the stylistic dividing lines are impossible to define.

"You should never, never doubt what no one is sure about."
--Willie Wonka

[reemul]

Never heard so much jiberish in all my life. Now I know why no one comes to this forum as much as the general forum.