Is Shaolin-Do for real?

[Green Cloud]

I don't know about you Ten Tigers but we did away with the hi o silver act in our sets.

[Green Cloud]

Not to say I don't show it to my student's, I even make them galop in a circle just for my amusement. But as far as demos go we just strike the pose once and go into onother move from there.

As far as general kwan sroking his beard well that's just cool and give the demonstrator of the weapon time to catch his breath while doing some chi gung breathing while the beard is being stroaked.

It's just knip tuck and it's okay I watched my sifu do that all the time, but then again he knew his stuff.

[Judge Pen]

GC or 10Tigers,

One of you have a link of the Kwan Dao form you guys teach or do. I'd like to compare and see it.

[Green Cloud]

When you watch Kung Fu movies they all are choreagraphed but you will notice that the transitions have a certain order regardless of choreagraphy.

Move that took 2000 years to put together have to look better than something that somebody decided to slap together unless you understand the iner workings of kung fu. Their is a proper flow of movement when it comes to certain stancework in kung fu.

If a choreographer does not take these things into consideration then the form will not only look un traditional but bad.

I'm not really trying to make a point if there is a point

[hungganyc]

Hey Green Cloud, i like the galloping part

i did it once in Singapore before a huge audience that applauded during that part . The older generation that know the story love it!
i have to admit that the way some people do it is hilarious

I gotta give props to those Jow Ga guys because they have a really awesome Kwan Do set. i saw one of their guys play it once and he rocked the galloping part.

Hung

[Green Cloud]

GC or 10Tigers,

One of you have a link of the Kwan Dao form you guys teach or do. I'd like to compare and see it.

I'l either post one on my site or send you a vid real soon

[hungganyc]

check out the video links here:http://www.floridakungfu.com/kung_fu_videos.htm

look at their jam ma do links. there are a few. these are clips so you can't see the entire form, but you can get a good idea of the form.

gotta give props to thos choy li fut guys too
Hung

[Judge Pen]

I've got nothing but respect for CLF. I've seen film of Master Dino Salvatera do Kwan Dao before.

[yu shan]

Ditto that JP! John Wai`s school is strong. There two man empty hand sets are weak though, but that is about it.

[godzillakungfu]

Good job stepping up.

Boy, that is why you'll never see me put up a form. I have some of the problems you do.

Everyone is giving good pointers.

[Jules]

I'l either post one on my site or send you a vid real soon

Yeah, I can't wait for you to upload another vid on the site! ^_^

~~J

[CLFNole]

Yeah us CLF guys did away with the "high ho silver". Lee Koon Hung phased it out over the years and I always get a laugh looking at my collection of old videos and people giddy-upping in a circle. The General Kwan playing with the beard is quite cool though.

So many of the southern kwan do sets are similar: CLF, Hung Gar, Jow Gar and Hak Fu Moon.

By the way the 2-man open hand set is the basic one. There is a more advanced one that is quite cool that most don't know.

[shuaichiao]

Just my two cents but the horse riding and beard srtoking stuff belongs to the southern styles. I've learned a couple and seen many more legit northern kwan do forms that don't contain movements.

[TenTigers]

Years ago, when y'all were still in diapers, I saw a guy from Wan Ji-Ming's school do Kuan-doa, and his horse riding section was really nice. I used to get so upset-"How come he doesn't have to gallop around in a circle?"

[Green Cloud]

buykungfu.com has very good kwan daos for like 40 bucks.