Check 'em out. Let's here what you think.
BTW, what is the level of the people featured in some of these videos. What do you have to do to get your black gi?
http://www.shao-lin.com/Category.cfm?CategoryID=24
Check 'em out. Let's here what you think.
BTW, what is the level of the people featured in some of these videos. What do you have to do to get your black gi?
http://www.shao-lin.com/Category.cfm?CategoryID=24
Oh and here's Mr. Sin The himself:
http://www.shao-lin.com/Category.cfm?CategoryID=13
Check out the "grandmaster" link.
I hate streaming video
I think those videos make my point. I'd be interested in hearing the response from somebody who actually does Northern Mantis.
Tho' I gotta admit I am very impressed by Sin The's physique - he appears to be in great shape.
"Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake."
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Yeah, I agree. About the physique that is, lol. I think he does look better than some of the supposedly legit people I've come across before. I don't know a thing about praying mantis though, other than a couple of vid clips I've seen :P
your point being what, M-Slap?
fact is, I've seen Bong Bo performed at least 8 different ways, and none of them the way we were taught in China.
while I can't approve of the Mantis form being performed in this video, I can't dissapprove, either
the states only teach but a "drop in the bucket" of traditional Chinese forms compared to the mother land, and as I'm sure you know, there are many styles in China that the States have never ever heard of, especially some of the family styles
there were times in CHina that not even we were allowed to view forms being taught, very "closed door"
i agree for someone his age, Sin The is in excellent shape, moreso even than some of the masters I've came in contact with
My point being that he moves like a Karate guy 'doing' kung fu.
I love the 'motherland' talk by the way...and while it is true there sure has been a lot of secrecy in CMA circles, much of that has been brushed aside in the modern era. I've seen some really good mantis players around the world - but none of them looked like this guy.
Maybe it's because he holds the 'true' style?
BTW - guessing from the way you write, you watch John Allen's videos eh?
"Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake."
--- Napoleon
"MonkeySlap is a brutal b@stard." -- SevenStar
"Forgive them Lord, they know not what MS2 can do." -- MasterKiller
"You're not gonna win a debate (or a fight) with MST. Resistance is futile." - Seven Star
"and while it is true there sure has been a lot of secrecy in CMA circles, much of that has been brushed aside in the modern era."
not meaning to sound rude, but the above statement is very very naive
when I spoke of the forms we weren't able to view, I was speaking of last year, 2002
"BTW - guessing from the way you write, you watch John Allen's videos eh?"
uhhhh, yeah. I think I might have caught a few :-)
I'm sure you mean well, but I don't waste time arguing with anyone on these boards, I offer opinions based on my diversified and timely experience, and I would never appease everyone, because we are all individuals and have our own opinions
Do you guys have a website?
"Maybe it's because he holds the 'true' style?"
Everyone knows that what "they" are learning at the time is the "true" style :-)
seriously though, the "true" style lies withing your heart and soul, it's a feeling, not what someone said, but what the individual feels when practicing the form
this is a longer clip (although still just a portion) of the form that you saw GM Sin demonstrating. the form is called tang lang chuan (praying mantis fist )
http://www.shaolincenter.com/video/a...ng_noaudio.avi
try right-clicking on it and saving it to your desktop. then play it in winamp or windows media player. funny how one guy complains about streaming and when it can be finally downloaded, you have trouble!
That sucks. Theres a lot of vids that dont playon my work computer, but they work fine at home.
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