Martial Arts Myths - Shaolin Pt. 1.avi

I uploaded this video thanks to SwordSage!

http://www.youtube.com/SwordSage

"Well, I'm getting my martial arts myths vids underway... this one is going to discuss some of the misinformation and myth surrounding the Shaolin Temple. I won't be surprised with people not liking what I'm going to say here, but guys, I looked this stuff up. Not all the stories are true. You might be surprised with what the truth actually is about Shaolin's place in Chinese Martial Arts... it's not as big as you'd think." -SwordSage

This is the first of two parts. Part 2 is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLbZty...


Soundtrack:

Remarc - Sound Murderer (Loafin in Brockley Mix)

Parallel World - Tear Into It.mp3

Category:

Education

Tags:

• chinese
• martial
• arts
• kung
• fu
• wushu
• myths
• shaolin
• styles

[KenseiSL]

I live in China and I can tell you Martial arts are a live and good, though of not much use. Wushu for sport is mainly practiced. Lots of people know how to do useless showy movements here, that are not worth much in combat. As for how a style starts, not big mystery. Some guy thought he had developed a better way to fight.

[NeCacaluXuxultic]

There is some styles useful for fighting like..Praying Mantis, Tiger, etc

[wonphi]

@kaindrg Yeah I know, Shaolin pre 1800 was just a pot for mixing up different Chinese Martial arts accumulated through out the years. Northern Shaolin is a more modern art, as the style itself is similar to Choy Li Fut, where a man learned different martial arts from monks at the temple, but created the style and attributed it to the Shaolin temple. Thanks for the info though :)

[kaindrg]

@wonphi he explain how that catagorie only exist during the moder proliferation of martial arts before the 1800 there was no such lable as shaolin its was first writen down as a wuxia novel the forms that practice today in the temple were just collected from regional masters near the temple and alot of the styles are actaull associated more wiht the muslim community than any buddhist sect as they provided merc for silk road trade

[wonphi]

There is a Northern Shaolin style though. lol.

[MechPhantom]

@KenseiSL soo true bro

[NeCacaluXuxultic]

Bullshit, you blatantly attacked him and insulted him for no reason and I've seen the video... you need to apologize to him for your fucking arrogance! He thanked you and then you just spat at him! for no reason....you make me fucking sick.

[GDragon9666]

why debate? L-O-L! your welcomed to immigrate here in canada, guess who lives in toronto....HO KAM MING...why debate when you could learn! ;)

[KenseiSL]

Well that's a little different, I was not here at the time of Mao.

I agree, most of it is sport and utterly useless.

[GDragon9666]

WING CHUN, or various CHI NA styles?....at the times of MAO?!?...I could have be wrong ofc.....

wushu= acrobatics, it is not martial, same goes for 99% of karate. it is a sport.