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    Lyrics for Songshan Shaolin Xiao Tongbei?

    Anyone got the lyrics to this form? I thought I did, but apparently not. I just learned this form so I'm trying to research the lyrics.
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    Xiaohong lyrics

    I've never had anything official, but I've seen a few different sources. Most of the names are physically descriptive, not poetic. Here are the poetic ones:
    *Hold the Moon In the Arms
    *White Cloud Over the Head
    *Erecting an Arm (or Elbow), Shrinking the Body
    *Lion Opens It's Mouth
    *Great Roc Spreads Its Wings or Shut the Door
    *Right Hand Clears the Head, Left Hand Clears the Head, Seven Star Punch
    *Scopion Kick or Scopion Swings Its Tail
    *Right and Left Ring the Bell
    *Hungry Tiger Pounces on Food or Drag the Sea For Sand
    *Luohan Strikes the Mortar
    *Hurt Whole Stomach
    *Protect the Ear
    *Hero Sits Atop the Mountain or Hero Pose or Wu Song Strikes (Rides) the Tiger
    All the other movements are pretty boring like splitting palm in gong bu or turn the body crushing palm, clap the foot, outside crescent kick, etc. I didn't post the full form because of these movements, no poetry so I don't think that I have "traditional" names for them. The movements posted above are in order as I have them. I count 63 movements in the form. (I use the counting method in the Taguo manual for simplicity.)
    Blah, blah, blah...

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    Duh

    Xiao TONG BEI! NOT hong chuan. Oh well. I'll leave that up anyway. I haven't learned Xiao Tong Bei yet, sorry. In fact it's my next form.
    Blah, blah, blah...

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    there are lyrics in the shaolin wushu baike, but i assume you have those already...? if not i'll post them, i still owe you bigtime for that whole thread of BSL lyrics that you did last summer!

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    fair exchange, cousin!

    I hadn't had the chance to look them up in the baike yet. I haven't even cracked that one yet to find out since I'm looking for English translations. I hate translating and was really hoping someone else had a ready made one. So if you feel like chipping on it, that would be great.
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    Here you go, sorry to take so long but I've been in transit...
    There's a lot of info for this form, for now I'll just post the moves. Looks like a great set!

    1. Preparatory Stance
    2. Stepping Up, Three Threading Hands
    3. Embracing the Moon to the Breast
    4. Left and Right, Three Pushing Palms
    5. Chopping the Mountain
    6. Cannon at Heart Level
    7. Horse Stance, Upward Blocking Fist
    8. Left and Right Cloud Peaks
    9. King of Devas Supports the Pagoda
    10. Breaking Firewood
    11. Double Snatching Hands
    12. Slanted Walking
    13. Right Cloud Peak Carrying Left Elbow
    14. Lying on a Pillow
    15. Snatching Hand
    16. Slanted Walking
    17. Left Cloud Peak Carrying RIght Elbow
    18. Three Times Lying on a Pillow
    19. Cannon Firing to Heaven
    20. Raising Hand Cannon
    21. Three Pounding Strikes
    22. Jumping Step, Single Fork
    23. Lying on a Pillow
    24. Advancing, 3 Steps Threading Hands
    25. Embracing the Moon to the Breast
    26. Stepping Up, Pushing Palm
    27. Right Treading Foot
    28. Left and Right, 3 Pushing Palms
    29. Left and Right, 3 Pushing Palms
    30. Double Kick
    31. White Crane Flashes Wings
    32. Single Fork
    33. Sparrowhawk Enters the Forest
    34. Chopping Leg
    35. 3 Continuous Pushing Palms
    36. Tiger Embraces the Head
    37. Cannon at the Bottom of the Sea
    38. Upwards Striking Hand, Snatching Hand
    39. Whirlwind Kick
    40. Dropping Hands, Lying on a Pillow
    41. Cannon at Heart Level
    42. White Crane Flashes Wings
    43. Single Fork
    44. Sparrowhawk Enters the Forest
    45. Stepping Up, Reverse Threading Hand
    46. Splashing Leg
    47. Snatching Hand
    48. Slanted Walking
    49. Right Cloud Peak Carries Left Elbow
    50. Right Lying on a Pillow
    51. Snatching Hand
    52. Slanted Walking
    53. Left Cloud Peak Carries Right Elbow
    54. Three TImes Lying on a Pillow
    55. Whirlwind Kick
    56. 3 Continuous Pushing Palms
    57. Double Snatching Hands
    58. Slanted Walking
    59. Left Cloud Peak Carries RIght Elbow
    60. Left Lying on a Pillow
    61. Ending Posture

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    hmmm

    That doesn't seem to map on to what I have. Maybe it's the da lohan? I have the xiao. Maybe I'm not interpreting it correctly.
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    above is from the shaolinsi wushu baike quanshu, vol.2, p.155-172 -- Shaolin Xiao Tongbei Quan.. could it be a different form?

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    Maybe I'm missing something

    Seems different to me. And I've exchanged with students who've trained with Shi Xinghao and Liang Yiquan's school. both of those versions were similar to mine.
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