Ok, here's an idea...

[MasterKiller]

Normally people just put Northern stuff in the Shaolin forum.

[David Jamieson]

So would this one be North, South, or Other Related?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5eQ0jxmjXM

That one is from the "Louisiana air reconisance patrol" files isn't it?

[Scott R. Brown]

yeah, you know something is wrong when they have to dress up in full Klingon attire and makeup to train!

I am not sure that is much different than being a transvestite!

[pateticorecords]

hahahaa.... too funny...thanks for the laugh

[MasterKiller]

I am not sure that is much different than being a transvestite!

You say 'transvestite' like it's a bad thing.

[hskwarrior]

[Scott R. Brown]

You say 'transvestite' like it's a bad thing.

Well it is certainly a DIFFERENT thing! But it is essentially the same thing. A person pretending through dress up!

[RenDaHai]

@scott,

Mok'bara is on my personal list, but because the rest of you don't have warp 5 technology i figured you couldn't discuss it.

@Dave

The styles seem obscure in the west but living in china these represent a huge amount of wushu. There are many i didn't add. Actually they are all complete systems, although only one or two sets would have filtered into common knowledge.

None of the ones i listed are southern.

@spj

Zha, Hua, Pao, HOng are often trained together, but are distinct styles. Although you can call them all chang quan. Hong quan has many many variations (hong shui de hong, hong si de hong, etc). Pao quan does also. I only listed it once but it covers a good 20-30 styles. There are also several styles called hua quan. All can be found uniquely, but all are often trained together. (even together they have like 10-20 forms each).

Eagle claw has many, shaolin ying zhao, Ying zhao fan zi, Ying men, southern eagle claw ETc etc.

@Gene,

Yeah, why is there no contempory wushu forum! That could fit into the new styles forum'. Ok I understand its too much work, but what about converting one of the lesser used forums, such as 'related arts' or something.


@Earth Dragon and Masterkiller

Yeah, I like the mantis and shaolin forums as they usually have serious discussions (although couldn't we move the USSD and Shaolin DO threads since they clearly have nothing to do with real northern shaolin?). I suppose these styles could be posted there..... but, well, ok.

[Drake]

My poor, poor thread

[Scott R. Brown]

My poor, poor thread

At least you haven't been banned! Every cloud has a silver lining!

[YouKnowWho]

Please look at the following thread titles in this forum. You don't assume those threads were started by TCMA guys, do you?

- The reason traditional arts get a bad name.
- BJJ takes down Kung fu every time.
- MMA better than TCMA!
- Top 10 Reasons to do MMA.
- Those that trained in TCMA and then went to MMA.
- Will TCMA survive 2012? Will you?

Why a TCMA forum is so negative about TCMA? Should we TCMA guys all need to get some ropes, find a quite place, and hang ourselves (too much shame to stand in front of any MMA guy)?

Do you guys even realize what had just happened to this TCMA froum in the past year?

[SPJ]

there are always just a few practitioners at any moment

there are more wannabe/fans

there are still more audience/public.

popularity of a style is like fashion, comes and goes

over long pants like a trumpet, midi pants/skirts, mini skirts

long hairs with pony tail, medium long hairs, crew cut, shaved head with no hairs

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there may be more crowd for a certain style today

but fan base and crowd population, come and go.

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with time, the diligent and persistent practitioners will stand out with his or her style.

even though the fan or crowd are not there today.

they will come tommorrow.