What are the Shaolin forms?
Are these forms only from site specific Shaolin Monastery or does it include other areas of China also?
What are the Shaolin forms?
Are these forms only from site specific Shaolin Monastery or does it include other areas of China also?
I suggest you read some of the articles at the ezine first. THis kind of thing has been discussed to death and it's only fair if you get the basics into you first.
There are all sorts of articles.
Shaolin in the here and now is not the shaolin of 100 years ago or even 50.
Shaolin of the Tang dynasty wasn't like Shaoin of the Ming dynasty and it was the Qing dynasty that saw the greatest amount of Martial arts practice and exchange in the Shaolin temple.
long ago, there were no forms. when there came to be a lot of different systems, long forms started to be organized. But this is very recent. As in within the last couple of hundred years.
there are 10 shaolin sets now that you can learn through the official curriculum.
there are numerous styles of kungfu who owe their existence to the Shaolin order firstly and to their caretakers that followed.
It's a huge subject. You will do a lot of reading if you are actually interested.
Kung Fu is good for you.
My Martial Arts articles archive:
http://www.bgtent.com/naturalcma/index.htm
Shaolin Qigong / Neigong Healing & Self Defense Programs and Seminars:
http://www.jindaolife.com
http://www.bgtent.com/CMAQigongSchool/index.html
Qigong Program: http://www.bgtent.com/CMAQigongSchool/QigongProgram.htm
Chinese Martial Art Program: http://www.bgtent.com/CMAQigongSchoo...ArtProgram.htm
i can tell you one thing, there are no shaolin at the temples.