Is Shaolin-Do for real?

[Judge Pen]

Originally posted by sean_stonehart


And as far as stances... you know my outlook on that now!!! No knee probs after 5 years of wearing braces!!! Gotta say something...

Well my knee problem was a freak and not related to stances; however, you are older than me!

[MasterKiller]

I've seen the little river clips. In fact, I think I pointed JP there a couple of years ago.

You're welcome in Oklahoma anytime. If you're nice, I'll even let you touch my DeathStar playset.

[Judge Pen]

I think you're right MK. Do you know of any other clips? I'd love to see them.

I keep planning to go to the Taiji Legacy, but other trips keep getting in the way. Last year it was Stanford for business. This year its Hawaii for fun!

[MasterKiller]

Originally posted by Judge Pen
I think you're right MK. Do you know of any other clips? I'd love to see them.

Those are the only one's I've seen. I was actually looking for Flower (Hua) fist sets when I stumbled across Little River.

[sean_stonehart]

Originally posted by Judge Pen
however, you are older than me!

B*A*S*T*A*R*D* .....

[BM2]

If it makes you feel any better Sean, I waay older than you. But then again I have waay more hair, better looking umm...sorry I was just trying to make you feel better

[Judge Pen]

Found another example of Hua Mountain Fist:

http://www.chinahand.com/News/photo_gallery.htm

It's the same as what I'm being taught.

[norther practitioner]

I thought your hua wasn't like THE northern hua.. this looks like the standard northern hua. Or at least what I understand it to look like, very similar to zha, and northern shaolin long fist. The clips of hua I've seen from you guys doesn't usually look anything like this.

[MasterKiller]

Originally posted by Judge Pen
Found another example of Hua Mountain Fist:

http://www.chinahand.com/News/photo_gallery.htm

It's the same as what I'm being taught.

I hope you do it better than that guy. He sucks as bad as me.

It's a nice long-fist form though.

[Judge Pen]

Originally posted by norther practitioner
I thought your hua wasn't like THE northern hua.. this looks like the standard northern hua. Or at least what I understand it to look like, very similar to zha, and northern shaolin long fist. The clips of hua I've seen from you guys doesn't usually look anything like this.

Well, don't ask me about history . The only hua clips from SD that I've seen on the net were out of Atlanta and they were or Hua #2 (I beleive). Our hua # 1 and # 2 start out the same. This form is Hua # 3. I haven't learned it yet, but it's the favorite of one of my teachers, so I see it often.

And MK, I'm not one to criticize one too bad (he reportedly took first at that tournement with that form). The guy's low stance is better than mine, but, as Sean said, we are taught to do these forms more athletically/dynamically. I feel like I've run a mile sprint after finishing one of these forms.

[MasterKiller]

Originally posted by Judge Pen
And MK, I'm not one to criticize one too bad (he reportedly took first at that tournement with that form). The guy's low stance is better than mine, but, as Sean said, we are tught to do these forms more athletically/dynamically.

Yeah, my low stance is worse than his, but my balance and power is much better. At any rate, he stumbled like 4 times. His competition must have blown.

ANYHOO....

NP,
That form looks similar to this Hua 2 on the Atlanta SD site.

http://www.shaolincenter.com/video/a...sh_noaudio.avi

Except the SD chick is very choppy and more Karate-esque. She has no flow.

And to quote Parrapa the Rappa. "In the rain or in the snow. I've got the funky flow. So now, I've really got to go."

I feel like I've run a mile sprint after finishing one of these forms.

That's long fist, for you.

[Golden Tiger]

Originally posted by norther practitioner
I thought your hua wasn't like THE northern hua.. this looks like the standard northern hua. Or at least what I understand it to look like, very similar to zha, and northern shaolin long fist. The clips of hua I've seen from you guys doesn't usually look anything like this.

That is the exact form that we do. It is either the 3rd or 4th book (road). Wow, that is the first time I have seen another school doing the same form. Wonder where they picked it up?

Yes, the low stances were nice but I have to agree that his form was pretty bad.

NP, as stated before...a lot of "our" clips are not very good representations.

I have tons of demos on tape if I knew how to convert them....any help? I have a web cam with a RCA plug that lets me run my camcorder to the comp. Is that connection fast enough or do i need a firewire card?

[MasterKiller]

Originally posted by Golden Tiger
I have tons of demos on tape if I knew how to convert them....any help? I have a web cam with a RCA plug that lets me run my camcorder to the comp. Is that connection fast enough or do i need a firewire card?

If it is USB 2.0, it will work but you'll probably drop some frames here and there. Firewire is best.

I'm not sure how you'd hook an RCA plug into the computer? Do you have video In/Out ports or something?

[Judge Pen]

GT, PM sent.

[Golden Tiger]

No, i have an intel pro cam that has a RCA video port on it. It is then connected by USB 1 (too old for 2.0).

I might go ahead and get a fire wire card. they are pretty cheap these days.