Is Shaolin-Do for real?

[lunghushan]

Let's make sure we keep it seperated.

Shaolin-Do doesn't say this at all. It is a marketing campaign by the Soards. Notice the spelling "Shao-Lin." This is their coporate name.

This is a play on words. Like the Jiujitsu(BJJ) vs. Jujitsu spelling that Kempo capitalized on. Whole different story I'm not getting into.

No, I don't agree with it but, it is a common practice. It is also true he is the GMT of the Chinese Shao-Lin Centers.

It's not the same, because Shao Lin is 2 words already...

So it's like calling your brand Pinesol instead of Pine-Sol. It's still confusing ...

Anyway, whatever ... I'm done with this crap. IMHO Shaolin-Do = nice people, but not for me. Kindof like Mormons. Nice people, but who would believe that story about the angel and the tablets???

[Baqualin]

http://shaolinseattle.com/

"The Seattle Chinese Shao-Lin Center is the only school in the state of Washington certified by a Shao-Lin Grandmaster to teach traditional Shao-Lin Kung Fu."

Isn't this kindof a joke if you think about it? Possibly the most dubious lineage anyplace saying they are the only certified Shaolin school ... ??? WTF

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Nevermind ... somebody just took all that content down! Hehehe

Go figure We just got this thread calmed down a little and here you come trying to slam again....I was hoping to see you on here again so I could give you an email address of an SD instructor in San diego who I feel is a great representation of Shaolin Do.....he's a Calif. board certified Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbal Medicine Specialist W/ a Masters Degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.....he has regular classes and also teaches our Tai Chi forms in the park for donations...I thought you might interested in meeting a very talented and intelligent person who's a great repesentative of our system...if so let me know and I will PM you his email..if not...O well, I guess the world needs trolls too!

[lunghushan]

I'm just calling a spade a spade. Hua Shan is not Shaolin. Bagua is not Shaolin. Xingyi is not Shaolin. Not to mention the dubious lineage.

I think you Shaolin-Do people are nice guys but to say that this is Shaolin grandmaster certified and all that is kindof a stretch, right? Anyways, that site is back up now.

[Baqualin]

I'm just calling a spade a spade. Hua Shan is not Shaolin. Bagua is not Shaolin. Xingyi is not Shaolin. Not to mention the dubious lineage.

I think you Shaolin-Do people are nice guys but to say that this is Shaolin grandmaster certified and all that is kindof a stretch, right? Anyways, that site is back up now.

This has nothing to do with my post to you For one thing I'm SD not CSC....I thought you might be interested in meeting him...guess not. And by the way Shao lin was the library of alexandria of martial arts...there were styles developed in the temple that developed into styles outside the temple such as pakua which has a lot of Northern Shao lin techniques and styles developed outside of the temple that were absorbed into the temple ....todays monks do Tai Chi and as soon as you see it...you will go that's Chen Tai Chi...but they call it Shaolin Tai Chi. We do not claim everything we have or do comes from the temple...only our roots...it's the shao lin way.

[Baqualin]

Hey LUNG have you ever seen that movie...it's kinda fits chinese martial arts

[lunghushan]

This has nothing to do with my post to you For one thing I'm SD not CSC....

Whatever. Like I care the difference between SD and CSC ... ???

[lunghushan]

Hey LUNG have you ever seen that movie...it's kinda fits chinese martial arts

Yeah a cult movie funded by a cultist from funds he made from a software company he started with one cult done with the support of his new cult.

That's pretty apt here.

Wait ... that guy was from Boulder, right? Let me guess ... he's in Shaolin-Do too? LOL

[Baqualin]

Yeah a cult movie funded by a cultist from funds he made from a software company he started with one cult done with the support of his new cult.

That's pretty apt here.

Wait ... that guy was from Boulder, right? Let me guess ... he's in Shaolin-Do too? LOL

You don't enjoy life very much do you....I guess that's why your a troll

[lunghushan]

You don't enjoy life very much do you....I guess that's why your a troll

Uh, yeah ... state the obvious, and then you're a troll. Or maybe that pic of the hairy guy is the real deal.

I will admit that I don't know everything about martial arts. Like I said, if you like what you're doing, fine, just don't expect everybody to believe the story.

[wdl]

*yawn*

-Will

[Judge Pen]

*yawn*

-Will

Go back to sleep. Nothing new to speak of.

[lunghushan]

What is interesting, though, is that it seems like soon, Shaolin will be a brand in the U.S., with ties to the temple in China, so that anybody who claims 'Shaolin' will have to be registered or something.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/2002-0...rademark_x.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/le...in_monks.shtml

So pretty soon, you just might find, that you cannot call 'Shaolin-Do' Shaolin after all. LOL

[godzillakungfu]

It's not the same, because Shao Lin is 2 words already...

So it's like calling your brand Pinesol instead of Pine-Sol. It's still confusing ...

Anyway, whatever ... I'm done with this crap. IMHO Shaolin-Do = nice people, but not for me. Kindof like Mormons. Nice people, but who would believe that story about the angel and the tablets???

Funny replace angel with mosesand you have the 10 commandments....hmm go figure.

Fits my point exactly. A little change here and a whole new religion is founded.

Add a hyphen or a Do and a whole new art is formed.

Thanks for helping me prove my point.

[lunghushan]

Funny replace angel with mosesand you have the 10 commandments....hmm go figure.

Fits my point exactly. A little change here and a whole new religion is founded.

Add a hyphen or a Do and a whole new art is formed.

Thanks for helping me prove my point.

Yeah, and thanks for proving mine ... LOL

[Citong Shifu]

What is interesting, though, is that it seems like soon, Shaolin will be a brand in the U.S., with ties to the temple in China, so that anybody who claims 'Shaolin' will have to be registered or something.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/2002-0...rademark_x.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/le...in_monks.shtml

So pretty soon, you just might find, that you cannot call 'Shaolin-Do' Shaolin after all. LOL

OT, for a moment... I find it rediculous that Songshan Shaolin Temple is trying to trademark the name Shaolin..... Now, dont get me wrong, if Songshan wants to trademark "THEIR TEMPLE & KUNGFU" thats fine, but to trademark the entire shaolin name give me a f#k'n break.....

Sonshan has decided that they will be able to make even more money off of shaolin kungfu if they trademark the name... There motives are money not kungfu... Besides, Songshan's kungfu is the government version of shaolin (shaolin wushu). Hell, 99% of the monks are wushu athletes not Shaolin kungfu masters, etc.... This itself is a fraud, in my oppinion.... Example; u want to learn shaolin kungfu, ok, this is authentic shaolin kungfu, but students are actually learning "Shaolin Wushu" government version... Fact is fact....

Now, I'm not saying that Songshan doen't have some great wushu athletes cause they do... But, traditional, nope.... Of course I know that this subject can be agrued, I can honestly say, the truth and info is everywhere online....

Shaolin is a generic name with many meanings..... How does Songshan think their going to take comtrol of the many legitimate shaolin schools, with their shaolin kungfu being quite different then the others, except for CHAN....

Oh, everyone will have to "register" to use the shaolin kung fu name..... Money, money, money, Songshan sold out. Biggest load of B#llSh$t I've ever hrad, lol...