Southern Shaolin Dragon Form Set (Siu Lam Loong Khuen)

[shaolindrunk]

hey there, very nice form I quite enjoyed it, but in the description it says southern, If I'm not mistaken, most of what grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit teaches is of the southern tradition but this fist set is actually northern. To quote his website:

[shaolindrunk]

@shaolindrunk "This set was taught to Grandmaster Wong in his young days by his siheng, Por Lok, in Grandmaster Ho FattNam's lineage in exchange for the Tiger-Crane Set. His siheng learned this Dragon Form Set not from Grandmaster Ho but from another teacher. Nevertheless, Grandmaster Wong derived the internal force and understood the combat application of the set as a result of his training with Grandmaster Ho. The Dragon Form Set is from Northern Shaolin.

[takeda44]

@shaolindrunk Yes, I also thought it is Nothern and wanted to change the name but I'm not quite sure anymore. Almost all surviving dragon styles today have their roots in Long ying quan which has it's roots on Emei Shan in Sichuan province which is located in the South-West of China. Long ying quan was most widely practised in South China up to today.

[shaolindrunk]

@shaolindrunk The patterns are simple, but the application profound."

[Djrokai]

very nice

[NKSK007]

Can anyone please tell me what the technique: 'second brother chops rock' is good for?

[mofotax]

@NKSK007 Asking a sibling to collect pebbles, maybe?

[shaolindrunk]

@NKSK007 Every kung fu pattern has many applications, think of the preliminary movement as a dodge, followed by a defense/cover hand, and then the strike; a diagonal punch.

[jonniekunedo]

wong kiew kits one of the few teachers of shaolin where ive seen a well laid out progression from form to combat application.

[jonniekunedo]

I agree with dHARMa187 too many people speed through the foundation of whatever system they practice to move on to the more visualy impressive techniques. without understanding the application you might aswell take up balett.

[tao123chi]

very good. nice old traditional form.i like the internal at the begining and the non wushu of the form.w.k.k. is a highly respected teacher and you do this form beautifully.

[micsir888]

Sword hands, leopard fist. I only saw the characteristic open hand(bagua style) used twice all through-out. Nice flow though!

[dHARMa187]

I enjoy southern forms! Many people don't understand them because of the internal aspects and would rather learn a more flashier set from a Northern style or even Wushu, but I say if they can't understand this, then even tho they learn a Northern set, they will not be able to understand the applications of the form! True skill in Kung Fu lies within dedication and understanding of basics!

[hiddenleopard]

i am doing a lot of study in kung fu forms and tai chi as well your slow movements have helped me understad a bit more about my form thanks

[silentfist862]

Ahhh... Wong Kiew Kit's style. That explains it.

[alexbaranosky]

Ronnie, that was beautiful!

[Yipsforfun]

Keep on training, all martial-arts are good I am told time and time again - but its all about purpose. This is 2:10 of my life i cant get back, there was no purpose in this video.

I thought dragon was a culmination of the other four animals forms, requiring all attributes as one - but this seems more like a student going about a dynamic soft/hard form as a hard form with heavy steps and constant tension instead of fierce jing patterns. But, what do i know - I don't do Shaolin.

[shaolinwn]

"Great flow & very powerful...: )

[swordnerd108]

Greetings from a fellow Wahnam student! Great form and, even better, great chi flow. You can tell, even through the video ^_^

[pistol975]

Is this really a dragon form? It is done well, but appears to be more mantis with some crane influence? Just wondering. Well done!

[pistol975]

Actually, I apologize, another look and I see now. THis is NOT Tai Chi by the way, this is quite different.