Hey folks, how's it goin'? This is my first post on this amazing website, but I'm a longtime reader and and fan of it. Now, I've been trying to research the roots of TRUE Chinese traditional Gongfu (kungfu) for a few years now. I've collected a quite a few books, reads TONS of information on the internet (inucluding this site, heh heh); some of the great books I've read are from Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming, (The Essence of Shaolin White Crane, a tremendously informative book on White Crane Chi Kung, and Shaolin Long Fist) he himself being a master of White Crane, Shaolin Longfist, and Yang Style Taijiquan. I've also got Shaolin Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit's book on Shaolin Kung Fu. I've even got a few videos of Shaolin Monks in action, heh, including the one where Doc comes out, Shaolin Ulysses, it showcases Shi Guolin, Zhang LiPeng (former Monk), Shi DeShan, Shi XingHao from Texas, and of course, Shi XingHong and Doc in Vegas. (You still got that Ferrari Doc? Ha.)
Now, from what I've researched, every truly complete gongfu system, Shaolin or otherwise, must have the four aspects of combat, Striking, Kicking, Jointlocking, and wrestling (shuaiJiao) Northern systems specialized in kicking and medium to long range attacks, but also had short range; and Southern systems (like HungGar and white crane, specialized in short to medium range attacks, but also had long range. I don't wanna keep talkin' and talkin' too long here, heh, but I just wanted to show my loyalty to traditional Gongfu, heh.
Anyway, Doc, since you've gotten a chance firsthand to see many shaolin exponents IN and OUT of the temple, (lucky bastard! heh heh) and have seen the changes with modern Wushu and Sanda, how is the traditional training now with masters like Shi DeCheng? Do you know if YanMing, LiPeng, DeShan, and Guolin, teach the harcore, traditional stuff? Also, do any of the monks still train in the fundamentals of White Crane, Tiger, TanTui (Springy Legs) or the Five Animals? I have hard Qigong (chi kung) demonstrations on video, but based on your experiences so far, can they still send explosive internal power (fa jing) on an opponent? And finally, what's your opinion on masters such as Wong Kiew Kit; have you had a chance to meet any of them?
I know it's a lot of questions man, heh, but it's always an honor to hear from the Doc himself, ha.
I've been trying to save up some money so I could make a trip to New York one day, and maybe i could speak to a few of the monks myself, (I wish, heh heh). Hell, who knows, I live about 490 miles southwest of Las Vegas, but maybe I'll stop by there along the way, haha.
Now, from what I've researched, every truly complete gongfu system, Shaolin or otherwise, must have the four aspects of combat, Striking, Kicking, Jointlocking, and wrestling (shuaiJiao) Northern systems specialized in kicking and medium to long range attacks, but also had short range; and Southern systems (like HungGar and white crane, specialized in short to medium range attacks, but also had long range. I don't wanna keep talkin' and talkin' too long here, heh, but I just wanted to show my loyalty to traditional Gongfu, heh.
Anyway, Doc, since you've gotten a chance firsthand to see many shaolin exponents IN and OUT of the temple, (lucky bastard! heh heh) and have seen the changes with modern Wushu and Sanda, how is the traditional training now with masters like Shi DeCheng? Do you know if YanMing, LiPeng, DeShan, and Guolin, teach the harcore, traditional stuff? Also, do any of the monks still train in the fundamentals of White Crane, Tiger, TanTui (Springy Legs) or the Five Animals? I have hard Qigong (chi kung) demonstrations on video, but based on your experiences so far, can they still send explosive internal power (fa jing) on an opponent? And finally, what's your opinion on masters such as Wong Kiew Kit; have you had a chance to meet any of them?
I know it's a lot of questions man, heh, but it's always an honor to hear from the Doc himself, ha.
I've been trying to save up some money so I could make a trip to New York one day, and maybe i could speak to a few of the monks myself, (I wish, heh heh). Hell, who knows, I live about 490 miles southwest of Las Vegas, but maybe I'll stop by there along the way, haha.
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