I saw a Tat Mau Wong video once that demonstrated a "Tiger Tail Broadsword" form. I had learned a similar form for daan dou in Hawaii, but it had a different opening. I don't believe it is a CLF set. Can anyone enlighten me?
I saw a Tat Mau Wong video once that demonstrated a "Tiger Tail Broadsword" form. I had learned a similar form for daan dou in Hawaii, but it had a different opening. I don't believe it is a CLF set. Can anyone enlighten me?
"Look, I'm only doing me job. I have to show you how to defend yourself against fresh fruit."
For it breeds great perfection, if the practise be harder then the use. Sir Francis Bacon
the world has a surplus of self centered sh1twh0res, so anyone who extends compassion to a stranger with sincerity is alright in my book. also people who fondle road kill. those guys is ok too. GunnedDownAtrocity
Not exactly sure of the origin as I have seen variations in other styles but this has been in our line even before Sifu. I think this falls in the "bing hay mo gar" or "weapons have no family" category and was "borrowed" by various systems. BTW Wong Tat Mau's version is a bit different from ours as he made some changes.
Peace.
not to take this off subject, but while Lama Pai spent most of its time in the south, most of its weapons are from the north.. so what CLF said
Greetings,
jdhowland:
When you mentioned Hawaii, the name that immediately popped up in my head was Grandmaster Bucksam Kong. The thing is that GM Kong learned Choy Li Fut in addition to Hung Gar. Lee Koon Hung was his Sifu in Choy Li Fut.
Here is another example of Tiger Tail Broadsword from Hung Gar performed by a student of TenTigers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFBUBf4z3yY
mickey
"Look, I'm only doing me job. I have to show you how to defend yourself against fresh fruit."
For it breeds great perfection, if the practise be harder then the use. Sir Francis Bacon
the world has a surplus of self centered sh1twh0res, so anyone who extends compassion to a stranger with sincerity is alright in my book. also people who fondle road kill. those guys is ok too. GunnedDownAtrocity
That's true for our Lama, as well. No typical southern weapons (spinning spear, double butterfly knives or large farmer-style daan dou).
The version of Fuh Mei DD I learned was not from my sifu, but from a friend from Hong Kong. I never learned where he got it from. He was mostly Hung Ga but learned some other things, as well. His version had no fa dou, just a simple, almost military-looking four-road drill. Very northern-looking, but then, all daan dou is northern military in origin, far as I know.
"Look, I'm only doing me job. I have to show you how to defend yourself against fresh fruit."
For it breeds great perfection, if the practise be harder then the use. Sir Francis Bacon
the world has a surplus of self centered sh1twh0res, so anyone who extends compassion to a stranger with sincerity is alright in my book. also people who fondle road kill. those guys is ok too. GunnedDownAtrocity
Thanks, mickey. I knew there was a little CLF in Kong's Siu Lum Pai but I didn't know Kong sifu learned from LKH. I met Kong around '73 and had a neighbor who was one of his students. We used to compare notes about our styles. That video link makes about the fifth version of FMDD I've seen. All are different but all have recognizable sequences.
"Look, I'm only doing me job. I have to show you how to defend yourself against fresh fruit."
For it breeds great perfection, if the practise be harder then the use. Sir Francis Bacon
the world has a surplus of self centered sh1twh0res, so anyone who extends compassion to a stranger with sincerity is alright in my book. also people who fondle road kill. those guys is ok too. GunnedDownAtrocity
Greetings,
No disrespect to CLFNole meant here or to Choy Li Fut. There could be some overlapping of forms. This is a post from Sow Choy at this forum regarding Shek Kin and Lee Koon Hung:
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The comparison was not that important, I meant it for people who have never heard of him. My connection is through my 1st Sifu Grandmaster Lee Koon Hung. Lee Koon Hung was Shek Kin's only student. He did teach him Northern style Kung Fu, but more than just Law Horn. Lee Koon Hung learned more weapon forms from him than anything else. He taught those forms to advanced students. They are incredible, they really give us more insight and understanding about the differences between Northern and Southern style.Choy Lay Fut is the style Grandmaster Lee Koon Hung was famous for.
mickey
Hi Mickey:
Sow Choy is my sidai. Sifu learned from Kin Baat much later in life after he was an established Sifu already. This form as I mentioned goes back earlier to Poon Dik's school and does not come from Shek Kin.
Peace
Last edited by CLFNole; 07-13-2013 at 08:13 AM.
Greetings CLFNole,
Thank you for sharing that.
mickey
Mickey:
No problem...we are lucky enough to have some of Shek Kin's Kung Fu within our curriculum as Sifu incorporated what he felt would compliment our CLF...mostly weapons. Nice to have a more northern influenced spear since typical CLF spear is more like southern dan tow kwun.
Peace
"Look, I'm only doing me job. I have to show you how to defend yourself against fresh fruit."
For it breeds great perfection, if the practise be harder then the use. Sir Francis Bacon
the world has a surplus of self centered sh1twh0res, so anyone who extends compassion to a stranger with sincerity is alright in my book. also people who fondle road kill. those guys is ok too. GunnedDownAtrocity