I feel I must learn the basics of tiger kung fu. I shall wait in the tall grass for a reply.
Tiger Fist, Monkey Style
I feel I must learn the basics of tiger kung fu. I shall wait in the tall grass for a reply.
"There is a point in every person's life when they choose to see through their own eyes" -Daniel09
"It is one thing to get over each others differences. It is something else entirely to think you can stop fighting over differences simply by avoiding them entirely" -Daniel09
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Many styles have tiger in them. There are also tiger styles out there. What are you interested in?
GM of Hadaka Korosu
I have shown you the tiger, but you have not seen it, you will not find the tiger in any kwoon or school...
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Itinerant practitioner
Originally Posted by Daniel09
the basics of a style are generally the same across the board.
stances: get em into you
structure: keep that back straight, those elbows down and your wrists straight.
strength and conditioning: methods are provided by teachers
the style: provided by the teacher
Kung Fu is good for you.
Tiger Fist, Monkey Style
I guess I'll make it up on my own then. *lunges at a street lamp*
They say you can find anything out on the internet. Well that is simply not true. Try and find good kung fu instruction and suddenly your drawing up blanks. Thanks anyway though. I'll keep looking for a teacher.
"There is a point in every person's life when they choose to see through their own eyes" -Daniel09
"It is one thing to get over each others differences. It is something else entirely to think you can stop fighting over differences simply by avoiding them entirely" -Daniel09
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I wouldn't recommend trying to learn martial arts without a teacher. A good teacher doesn't just show you a bunch of drills and forms. He teaches you those forms and drills. You get corrected. There are subtleties that need to be felt in order to be learned. Without this, you just have a collection of movements without substance. You can also hurt yourself.
GM of Hadaka Korosu
You can always buy the Executioners from Shaolin DVD.
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ROFLMAO!
Itinerant practitioner
You need to understand that Kungfu, or rather martial arts are developed through tactile feeding and response and not from reading or listen to whats on the internet.
the internet can be a useful resource for guiding you, but it is not a resource for learning something that requires visceral action.
simply knowing in your mind what is has little if anything to do with knowing with your body and mind tied together as a unit.
Kung Fu is good for you.
Tiger Fist, Monkey Style
Well, like I said at the very end of my post that you so nicely quoted, I will keep looking for a teacher.
"There is a point in every person's life when they choose to see through their own eyes" -Daniel09
"It is one thing to get over each others differences. It is something else entirely to think you can stop fighting over differences simply by avoiding them entirely" -Daniel09
Registered User
Do a Fu Jow Pai search on Google. Perhaps there is instruction in your area.
Figure Eight
Bagua, Xingyi, and Taiji
You could learn Xingyiquan and focus on the Tiger form.
Wolf Fist
Try going to bolawkungfu.com
It's Tak Wah Eng's site. He and his instructors have several schools that might be pretty close to your area. Also, he has a wide selection of books and dvds on the subject. You can at least get to know the style a little better before you go into it with those.
Are looking for Tiger style or Tiger Claw? I think there is a difference. There are also different styles of tiger. White, Black, Southern, etc...
Which one were you planning on getting in to?
Tiger Fist, Monkey Style
Not sure. I knew there were several forms, but that's more that I thought. I'll need to look into them to see which would be best.
"There is a point in every person's life when they choose to see through their own eyes" -Daniel09
"It is one thing to get over each others differences. It is something else entirely to think you can stop fighting over differences simply by avoiding them entirely" -Daniel09
Wolf Fist
tiger styles
Yeah, there are quite a few. I personally like southern tiger and white tiger. Joel Rizzo (white tiger) has a school in the San Diego and LA areas. I don't know much about the tiger style per se but I do know Bak Mei which is mainly tiger and leopard styles.
Also, try to wiki it. I don't really advocate the use of wiki as an ede all answer but it is a great way to pick up some info on a topic and use it as a starting point.
i hope this helps
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