Shaolin "36 Techniques" Set

This is a contemporary set of my own composition. All of the patterns are traditional. I composed this set for two reasons: 1) to practice 36 of my favorite techniques, and 2) for fun.

I have a lot of sets in my repertoire, and I can't practice them every day. This set enabled me to combine my favorite patterns from various sets into a single set that I could practice daily. It was also a lot of fun dissecting traditional sets and creating my own.

Some traditionalists think that it is heresy to create your own set. I'm a traditionalist, and I disagree. Everything traditional was once contemporary. Here is a quote from my teacher (Sifu Wong Kiew Kit) in his book "The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu":

"Composing your own Kung Fu set will be an interesting and rewarding exercise, even though the resultant set may contain many weaknesses, because you will be experiencing what great masters thought and did with the classical Kung Fu sets which have now become our inheritance."

I hope you enjoy,

Anthony Korahais
http://FlowingZen.com

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[AyngelJ]

In my opinion, what the Shaolin Monks show is "flowery fists and embroidery kicks". Beautiful to watch, but empty of content. - FlowingZen

I did not say that Shaolin Kung Fu is empty of content. - FlowingZen

These 2 comments seem to contradict each other. Please clarify your meaning.

[FlowingZen]

There is no contradiction unless you equate Shaolin Kung Fu with modern Shaolin Wushu Monks. They are different. What the modern Shaolin Wushu Monks do is not what I would call genuine, traditional Shaolin Kung Fu.

[Landren111]

does it realy matter either way? if u believe in it then please use it, for it sounds like an amazing thing....and if u dont use it and it sounds like a load of guff then dont....why do u have to fight over the fact that you r right......use what you prefer and leave others to there own

[JeffTheDude777]

Haha. Alot of these bad comments I see on here and many other Shoalin vids seem to be comming from little kids who think roid-heads that do MMA is the best. Shoalin is a very beautiful and deadly effective art. Much respect.

[markohu]

good

[maddehaan]

Agreed, many people are falling for the Government endorsed 'Wushu' shaolin monks, against the Traditional Shaolin Kungfu that has been banned from China dynasties ago. The Traditional Shaolin is the origin of most Kungfu families (Hung Gar, Choi Li Fut, Wing Chun, etc). The modern Shaolin is the origin of misconceptions. However, it is not to mistake that there are items (like qi gong excercises) that the monks do practice from original masters.

[cdchalmers]

Very nice, Anthony. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Time for me to compose my own.

Charles

[swordnerd108]

Wow... I'm sorry. I apparently watch this video a lot. I just noticed that I made the same exact comment less than a month ago... I should really just not comment after being awake more than 25 hours ^_^.

[swordnerd108]

Actually, I think they are just being flat out ignorant. They is very much scientific proof that chi does exist. They are just stubborn and deny something that is right in front of them because they were trained from day 1 to believe that "if you're not big and bad your nothing." I mean, there is more scientific proof that chi exists than there is what Jesus Christ was a real person and that is already historic.

[taichikungstudent]

Reading alot of comments not just here, I continually read negative comments from people or how theirs is better, these tend to come from mainly students. Science is a recent new skill man has improved on there was religion or legend previously, how did we get by before science?. Science doesnt have all the answers and some questions are beyond sciences comprehension at this time.

yomrd, your comments denying chi has already limited your capacity to progress beyond those scientific barriers.