Is Shaolin-Do for real?

[GeneChing]

I'm tempted to merge all the Shaolin Do threads into the Is Shaolin-Do for real? thread. What do you think?

[godzillakungfu]

Yes, same rehash even if it starts new.

[lkfmdc]

I'm tempted to merge all the Shaolin Do threads into the Is Shaolin-Do for real? thread. What do you think?

Gene Ching, Shaolin Enforcer

(and president and CEO of "Shaolin Taco Time")

[Royal Dragon]

Merga away!!

[Judge Pen]

I'm tempted to merge all the Shaolin Do threads into the Is Shaolin-Do for real? thread. What do you think?

Sweep the leg, Johnny!

I mean, please merge the threads.

[David Jamieson]

I'm tempted to merge all the Shaolin Do threads into the Is Shaolin-Do for real? thread. What do you think?

Yes! Be a Man! Do It!

[Baqualin]

I'm tempted to merge all the Shaolin Do threads into the Is Shaolin-Do for real? thread. What do you think?

DO it, Do it, Do it man Do it

[GeneChing]

Why is Shaolin Do not real Shaolin?? and Grand Master Sin Kwang The' are now merged into this ultimate Shaolin-Do thread. Did I miss any?

[Baqualin]

Why is Shaolin Do not real Shaolin?? and Grand Master Sin Kwang The' are now merged into this ultimate Shaolin-Do thread. Did I miss any?

Shaolin scandle
BQ

[kwaichang]

Have you ever noticed the individual that started the Sd for real thread has only posted 1 time ???????? Throw the pebble into the water and it begins fresh journeys KC so the answer is yes a resounding yes. Many have come and gone and no one has proven anything many speculate but none prove. SD is real as anyof the other so called Shaolin arts . So who cares any way and of course the age old argument of butyou said. get over it it doesnt look the same , so it doesnt have the same supposed history so. It is what it is I have compared it to other so called CMA and I like it I have learned alot and no one who says anything can take that from me . If I hit you it will hurt and prob KO you. But who cares If it works and is or isnot Shaolin who cares 50 years from now you will all be old and gray and still argueing so waste time and cease to grow as people if you want . My SD works for me and that is all that counts . KC GET OVER IT.

[cjurakpt]

Why is Shaolin Do not real Shaolin?? and Grand Master Sin Kwang The' are now merged into this ultimate Shaolin-Do thread. Did I miss any?

ah yes, a boost of thread-nourishment, moving it even closer to the miraculous "500"...I mean, c'mon guys - only 98 pages to go - CAN'T STOP NOW!!!

[djcaldwell]

Don't forget JCAT's "curious" thread which would make it even closer. Heck, Gene may as well just make a whole section for Shaolin Do where the same arguments can be had over, and over, and over...while the SD guys come back with the same 3 stock responses to 1001 different views.

[Lamassu]

Why does it bother you guys so much?

If you don't like Shaolin Do, then the best thing for you to do is avoid it and not talk about it. Let it go. Now I know the same old tired response: "But they make all these claims about being the most comprehensive martial art blah blah blah, and it's my duty to p!$$ and moan for the sake of Shaolin even though I have no ties to it whatsoever except maybe that I'm learning Longfist or something!"

If you're learning the "real" Shaolin and we aren't, then why do you care? To "warn" others about the "evil" Grandmaster Sin The? How noble of you, tell me, do you wear a cape to work? You're so righteous, I must say we're all very impressed down here.

Those of us that practice Shaolin Do are on these forums so we can communicate with one another as well as with the martial art community in general. I've noticed when a SDer posts something, it's usually a technical question about a form or application or query about the lineage. Unfortunately, it's that last part that brings about the peanut gallery ready to insult, mock and jeer. Don't you losers have anything better to do? Go practice your "superior" martial art and let us continue with our topic uninterrupted.

I really don't give a rats @$$ what anybody here thinks about Shaolin Do, that's not why I joined. All I'll say though is if you can't talk to an SDer here without antagonizing us about our martial art (that no one here can change, improve or destroy anyway), then apparently your martial art isn't all that either if it's students can show any civility, it's probably worse cr@p than Shaolin Do could ever be.

[Shaolin Wookie]

Many of us have very different views on what Shaolin-Do is and isn't. There's at least 20 different viewpoints regularly stated.

If nothing else, Shaolin-Do is shaolin inspired, or shaolin adapted, or shaolin rooted.

So, if the "most comprehensive shaolin system" is a point of contention, I think we can settle it pretty well.

Do any of you non-Shaolin Do-kas have a cirriculum that approaches the varied content of Shaolin-Do?

If not (which is pretty much given), I think we can stick with legitimacy claims. If Shaolin-Do makes one valid claim, it's in that it teaches more variety and forms than any other system.

Whether or not that such a variety is a good idea is still up for debate.

[SaintSage]

If I hit you it will hurt and prob KO you.

Where's knifefighter when you need him...

It has nothing to do with your art, that's just a silly response. That's not how the body works.