Dear Doc,
I am sorry, this message will be a little blunt, because I just had like two pages typed and I lost it all beacuse my computer crashed and I really don't fell like typing it again so I apologize ahead of time if thsi message seems rude.
I really want to learn shaolin Kung fu. I have some past experiance with Martial arts, and Chinese philopsophy. Here it is,
-Karate, Tang soo Do, Tai chi (most recent)
-Meditation (I learned this at a buddhist temple near my house, I am buddhist, and I was before I started shaolin or Tai chi)
I am upset that the list is short, but I am willing to sacrifice alot to learn shaolin. My schedule is incredibly erratic, and I cannot attend any local schools, I don't even know if any are the real thing. So I have attempted to learn from books. These are:
-The art of shaolin kung fu, Wong Kiew Kit
-Leung Ting's:
-The 108 movements of the shaolin wooden men hall
-Five pattern hung kuen
-Shaolin ten animal form
-The drunken monkey form
-The drunkard's kung fu
-Yang Jwing Ming's:
-Shaolin long Fist Kung Fu
-Shaolin Chin Na
-Shaolin Gong-Fu A Course in Traditional Forms (1-5)
-72 Consummate Arts Secrets of the Shaolin Temple
I want to be able to fight reasonably well, but that is not the most important, thing, I am also interested in the health, and spiritual side, but I am not even really sure of the ultimate reason for my desire to learn shaolin. I would like to be able to honestly tell myself that I am learning real shaolin. My questions are:
-Can I acheive these goals to some extent based on my experiance, and these books?
-How badly has wushu infiltrated these books?
-Can you tell me what you think of the authors, or the books themselves?
-Am I wasting my time?
-I beleive that you said before that there is wushu in the course in traditional forms, it does not strike me however as the flipping, and crazy wushu stuff that I see, can it be useful, or is it a waste. I noticed you sell it so I thought maybe it can't be so bad.
-I have also read on this site that someone said with enough practice, even the wushu could be made useful Is this true?
-Would the wushu become useful if it is done 10000 times. I am willing to be patient for real skill.
I apologize again for the blunt nature of my letter, and any reply would be appreciated. I understand that you are busy.
Thanks, shaolin_animal
I am sorry, this message will be a little blunt, because I just had like two pages typed and I lost it all beacuse my computer crashed and I really don't fell like typing it again so I apologize ahead of time if thsi message seems rude.
I really want to learn shaolin Kung fu. I have some past experiance with Martial arts, and Chinese philopsophy. Here it is,
-Karate, Tang soo Do, Tai chi (most recent)
-Meditation (I learned this at a buddhist temple near my house, I am buddhist, and I was before I started shaolin or Tai chi)
I am upset that the list is short, but I am willing to sacrifice alot to learn shaolin. My schedule is incredibly erratic, and I cannot attend any local schools, I don't even know if any are the real thing. So I have attempted to learn from books. These are:
-The art of shaolin kung fu, Wong Kiew Kit
-Leung Ting's:
-The 108 movements of the shaolin wooden men hall
-Five pattern hung kuen
-Shaolin ten animal form
-The drunken monkey form
-The drunkard's kung fu
-Yang Jwing Ming's:
-Shaolin long Fist Kung Fu
-Shaolin Chin Na
-Shaolin Gong-Fu A Course in Traditional Forms (1-5)
-72 Consummate Arts Secrets of the Shaolin Temple
I want to be able to fight reasonably well, but that is not the most important, thing, I am also interested in the health, and spiritual side, but I am not even really sure of the ultimate reason for my desire to learn shaolin. I would like to be able to honestly tell myself that I am learning real shaolin. My questions are:
-Can I acheive these goals to some extent based on my experiance, and these books?
-How badly has wushu infiltrated these books?
-Can you tell me what you think of the authors, or the books themselves?
-Am I wasting my time?
-I beleive that you said before that there is wushu in the course in traditional forms, it does not strike me however as the flipping, and crazy wushu stuff that I see, can it be useful, or is it a waste. I noticed you sell it so I thought maybe it can't be so bad.
-I have also read on this site that someone said with enough practice, even the wushu could be made useful Is this true?
-Would the wushu become useful if it is done 10000 times. I am willing to be patient for real skill.
I apologize again for the blunt nature of my letter, and any reply would be appreciated. I understand that you are busy.
Thanks, shaolin_animal
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