RealPlayer Vid Clip - Sil Lum Jow Gar Form!

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Flying Mantis

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Flying Mantis, a Shaolin Jow Gar Kung Fu form. ( 545kb / 21 seconds ) Need Real Player.

Comments from you Mantis folk?

[chich]

While I am fairly new to the CMA, and have NO experience in Northern Mantis, I just have to say that that set/form was truly amazing, the footwork, technique and speed were simply great...Others may disagree, but it was worthwhile downloading it!

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The Silver Fox

[Kung Lek]

Hey, the kid is good.

I'm sure he will develop into a very good martial artist.
I looked through his site and thought that this kid is mature beyond his years.
He definitely has a good attitude and his content shows his respect for his art and teachers.
As for the form,I am guessing that this is a beginners form or an intermediate form from the system.
Anybody?

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Kung Lek

I'm pretty darn impressed with the kid, too.

As for the form. I don't know it myself, but it's not an advanced form--I'd say more of a beginner/nearing intermediate form. Nice foot work, but I'd like to see him slow down a little, work on some of those stances (his knee was out of alignment on some), make those kicks count, and really show the form rather than the speed--but, man, he is fast! Our fourteen year old does that, too--sacrifices some in form for speed, maybe it's the age.

Although, I'm guilty of that myself sometimes, actually. I guess I'm fourteen at heart.

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Great comments on the speed issue. That's what I thought while watching him. But as commented, it is not unique to this dude.

So many practitioners of all levels feel the need for speed. I did. I thought it was the 'advanced' moves of kung fu and seeing that I'm naturally a quick fella..I was the Man! Wrong. Speed does kill! hahaha See? kung fu is a cross-platform groove to get into.

Anyway, my comment I want to make is that speed is a reward for hard and smart and diligent work at slow to medium speed. We say in my style, you've got to do 100 slow to get 10 properly done fast. Its funny how we can get caught up in the learning curve. We want more..more..more! That's good, but moderated. Some of us become too good for basics, meanwhile...basics are the founding Heart of any system, and the Body needs a strong Heart.

My moto...it takes 1000 slow and strong movements to get 10 fast, effective ones.

Train smart.

[Kung Lek]

Say No Spam, your not connected to Hal and Joanne of the Body Break commercials are you?

Kidding.
That's some sound advice.

peace

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Kung Lek

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The gigs up.

[Turiyan]

Very rare to see the Resturant form demonstrated by someone so young.

[Kung Lek]

Restaurant form??

I think there would be food and drinks all over the place!

High All... the form you did kid was pretty good but like the others say.. You are using to much speed and working the form to full potential.. Even as I know I have never seen the form before and I have been in mantis for sometime now.... It looks like a novice level wushu form... IT pretty good though you bring honor to the tong long ffist form,
just work on your stance training your ma bu is a lil shallow. I used to and still move at that speed but I learned not to substitue speed for substance... Practice your form with proper speed,technique and stances and your form will gain more speed, strength and dynamics....

[Turiyan]

I was being snotty. Jow ga means resturant in cantonese. Two high tones I believe.

Liked what I saw, but I would have to agree with others comments on the stance work and foot work. His leg trapping looks undefined in the foot work.


Check out this form and let me know what ya think...

http://www2.micro-net.com/~ycsu/mantis.mpg




[This message has been edited by Manuel (edited 05-05-2000).]

[Robinf]

Pretty cool, Manuel,

But, it seemed like he was just showcasing a form rather than fake-fighting (which is what I consider forms to be). A trained tournament competitor, perhaps?

[Lost_Disciple]

Dang I wish I could see those forms.
Sometimes using Unix and surfing at work is definitely not worth it...

Hey Robinf,

What about the video makes you think its not fake fighting (as you put it) but pure form demo?

From the kicks and mantis hooks and punches, etc. Looks pretty real to me? But, I'm far from being any kind of expert.

Oh, I wanted to ask if anyone knew what the deal with the naming is, "Shaolin Jow Gar Kung Fu form". Isn't Jow Gar a southern style or something?

[This message has been edited by Manuel (edited 05-05-2000).]