Is Shaolin-Do for real?

[bawang]

On a side note: Today I have decided to study Sambo but I'm going to call it Tai Ji JuJitsu cause if Shaolin Do has taught us anything it's that you can just call anything whatever the hell you want.

call it tang family tibetan yak kung fu


legend has that monk yue kong met a hermaphrodite who was skilled in art of grabbling. yue kong pretended to be raped by the hermaphrodite jiang yun many times and eventually secretly learned the whole system.

[YouKnowWho]

42 huh. That seems like a lot. I guess if you cover ever angle and foot position, hip position etc... the numbers would be quite high.

SC divide human body into 4 sides and 2 doors. If you use your left hand to grab the

1. outside of your opponent's right leg while move in your right leg, it's called 扣(Kou) - Knee Seize.
2. outside of your opponent's right leg while move in your leftt leg, it's called 錯(Cuo) - Crisscross.
3. inside of your opponent's left leg while move in your left leg, it's called 掏(Tao) - Inner Knee Seize.

A single leg has divided into 3 categories. The reason that SC gives different names for your "similiar" move is because you can have different follow on moves.

If you further divided it by using:

- hand only,
- 1/2 leg and 1/2 hand,
- less hand, more leg,

Since there are so many 1/2 leg and 1/2 hand moves, it further divided and 42 is not that high number if you can exhausted all possibilities.

[PalmStriker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTVDD8yLgvE

Might be disappointing to some, but Shaolin Do's Mantis Kata is traditional, authentic, and deadly. Make no doubt about it.

That video is "Monkey Mantis" Moo Poo.

[Judge Pen]

That video is "Monkey Mantis" Moo Poo.

I actually agree. Except for the misuse of the mantis claws, you could have told me that form was monkey and it would be easier to see.

[hskwarrior]

if i were a shaolin donut student, i would be presenting this to my teachers and expect to be answered. i would want to know why the schools who authentically teach the styles we are teaching saying that we are not doing what we claim to be doing. i would really need some answers because if i am paying you money to learn mantis, bagua, 5 animals........you BETTER be teaching me what i'm paying for. I would hate to be paying for kung fu knock off's. (yes i've coined that phrase. kung fu knock off's......looks like the real thing but you know its fake.)

check out the comments on the video. see what i mean?

Yes this is Shawn performing this kata, I am very sorry for not replying sooner than this. I have been very busy with moving and school and the baby.

Nikki Witt 2 months ago

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Kata? Mantis? Oh my oh my... I wonder if there is any way to put into words how much this video does NOT even in the slightest way represent mantis. And Kata?!?! Must be from Shaolin-Donuts.

acquiredskill 3 days ago

That looks like my good friend Shaun (sorry if its the wrong spelling of Shaun). Great technique as always, but like I said before, keep your head up! Hopefully see you soon in a Kentucky seminar my kung fu brother!

ShaolinTommy 1 year ago in playlist Shaolin-do

There seemed to be a few mantis techniques in there although most of it was just show. Unfortunately, you didn't seem to really understand what the techniques were and it looks like you were just throwing your hands around. That aside, you're movement and kicks were quite graceful and impressive.

Colin C 1 year ago

@DEATHLOCKGRIM :: Actually, this kata has a form of mantis, bird, and monkey.. See how he only uses his pointer fingers in the beginning? That shows that he is using mantis.

ClarkIsNinjaa 2 years ago

thats not mantis thats monkey nothing in that set was mantis

DEATHLOCKGRIM 2 years ago

your double smash kicks are amazing

elmoiq3 2 years ago

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The highlighed and underlined area is one of my all time favorite JOKES of a comment. "See how he only uses his pointer fingers in the beginning?[U] That shows that he is using mantis". to me, it completely shows the nut has no clue beyond the shape of a hand. shaolin donuts.

[Lucas]

legend has that monk yue kong met a hermaphrodite who was skilled in art of grabbling. yue kong pretended to be raped by the hermaphrodite jiang yun many times and eventually secretly learned the whole system.

best post of current discussion

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Yes this is Shawn performing this kata, I am very sorry for not replying sooner than this. I have been very busy with moving and school and the baby.

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See how he only uses his pointer fingers in the beginning? That shows that he is using mantis.

The highlighed and underlined area is one of my all time favorite JOKES of a comment. "See how he only uses his pointer fingers in the beginning?[U] That shows that he is using mantis". to me, it completely shows the nut has no clue beyond the shape of a hand. shaolin donuts.

That is how the teacher does his Mantis hand in the gif clip too. Looks like the student is doing the ridiculous finger poking the way he was taught.

Too bad that real Mantis is about the last 3 fingers, not the 1st finger.

Both the teacher and the student show clearly that they have no concept of the fundamental usage of the Mantis claw.

They make the same mistake that we yell at beginning students about. Same like when the students have no clue on the throat lock move too.

[kwaichang]

wow interesting legend right up there with a Hairy Shaolin Kung fu man. anything is possible I guess. as far as Mantis is concerned The tang lang chien : just a aerobic filler form probably made up or a consolidation of many forms, other than the invert kick and hook stance not much mantis there. The Bong Bu is similar to other Bong Bu I have seen as well as Penetrating Hammer and the training is very detailed and excellent. where it all came from ?????I think it is good stuff . KC

[Lucas]

I still think the monkey beak is the best

[hskwarrior]

[bawang]

filler form probably made up

shaolin do admit truth

VICTORY

[hskwarrior]

shaolin do admit defeat

I WIN

this was more fun than overthrowing the Qing and restore the BAWming (aka Bawang)

[bawang]

this was more fun than overthrowing the Qing and restore the BAWming (aka Bawang)

wombat combat is superior to shaolin do.


once you learn wombat combat, you will have the strength of 10 ronnie colemans.

[Lucas]

wombat combat changed my life. it saves me from rape every day

[bawang]

wombat combat changed my life. it saves me from rape every day

what? who taught you this??? this is not authentic wombat combat

in wombat combat you must accept rape. then you can absorb the qi and nurture the spirit fetus.