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    Is there any books that name all the Shaolin forms and styles?

    I read somewere there is something around 300 forms.

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    You may have read it here. I've mentioned that before, somewhere. I've heard three hundred, I've heard two hundred, some people claim five hundred (I kind of doubt that). Decheng knows about 80, really well, and he's a good resource of them.

    There's two books that are significant, but neither has them all. The Tagou book is in English, and has a description of a quite a few (can't remember exactly how many, maybe 20 or so); they use it as their textbook, or, at least, they did, prior to the "wushu" emergence. The other is DeQian's book (with Deyang), the Mandarin only encyclopedia, that has many, but not two hundred, forms described. I'm not sure how many, as it is in Mandarin only. It will not be officially translated into English. Deqian offered to sell me the rights to the book, but, considering the cost of translation, it's not worth it. It is probably the most extensive literary work on real, traditional Shaolin gong fu. The book is out of print, probably will not be reprinted, and is very hard to find, with prices on the internet going for over six hundred dollars.
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    • #3
      Thanks Doc
      Is there a name for the book by DeQian?

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      • #4
        I think this is the BOOK. But it says there are "10000 units in stock"...!?...but usa this as your leaping pad into your search for the book.
        "What is barely legal?" - Ali G

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        • #5
          That's not it. That's an abridged version. I have that one too.

          The original four volume set is out of print, and very difficult to find. I had a link for it at one time, but I can't find it now.
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          • #6
            here it is....? shaolin
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            • #7
              Thanks guys.

              Now I just have to buy it and learn Mandarin.

              Man I wish docdollars were real.

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              • #8
                Man I wish docdollars were real.
                They're not?!?!

                I was going to use them to buy favours in the temple of woman..

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                • #9
                  Bring your DD's to Thailand.

                  We'l find a way for them to work there. Doc knows many "temples of woman".
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                  • #10
                    They're not?!?!

                    I was going to use them to buy favours in the temple of woman..




                    Bring your DD's to Thailand.

                    We'l find a way for them to work there. Doc knows many "temples of woman".




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                    • #11
                      Temples of Women...

                      You guys are great !!!!

                      Ha
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                      • #12
                        I heard Deqian is looking for investors to translate and reprint the books. So if anyone has a extra $75,000 laying around......

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                        • #13
                          He wanted 90000 many years ago when he offered it to me, LOL
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