18 Elders
Saint Hands is a.k.a. So Lo Sow. Hopefully Tianan can shed some light on this almost mythical form.
yu shan- I agree. It does seem that the more recent forms are watered down, or at least earier to perform. I think it just may be good business to do so. You're right, the average schmuck can't do the advanced forms properly.
There's a guy who was at the tournament 2000, I think his name is Pham or something like that. He won in youth division. (Pham, if you are reading this and my information is incorrect, I apologize). He's a breath of fresh air-lots of skill, even more potential. He is the only one that I've seen lately who could pull off some of the old forms.
"Do not follow in the footsteps of the men of old, seek what they sought"