I'm starting this thread to talk about what is worthwhile as far as the curriculum of the modern shaolin organizations and the songshan curriculum.
1. Kanjia quan: this looks cool and since it seems rare I could see myself suffering through the songshan curriculum to get it. Shi Guolin's organization has a tape on this and I hope that what they are calling kanjia quan is in fact several sets from the system. I hope it's not one 32 move form or something.
2. Xiao hong quan & Da hong quan: not bad I guess. from what I've read these are in fact the traditional forms. I guess they would help me develop overall.
3. Tongbei quan: this is part of the songshan curriculum but based on what I've read it's not real tongbei. I don't see how it would be useful if it's just a modern wushu version or even an older shaolin abstraction that doesn't grasp the meaning and intent of the real tongbei.
4. Luohan quan: if what they are calling luohan quan is one really big set that is actually the whole system put together that's fine. Or maybe they know all the forms. But from what I've seen this system is big (scroll down a little) and I can't see myself doing anything with some miniature abstraction of that system. In other words if this is a 32 move form then it seems useless.
5. Taizu: I've seen websites from two schools that teach this system and it has multiple hand sets. So once again if all I get is a 32 move abstraction without keywords, principles, understanding etc. I don't think I'm learning the real art.
I think that some of these schools might have some rare styles that are actually complete systems and maybe I could learn one of those if I suffered through the basic songshan material.
1. Kanjia quan: this looks cool and since it seems rare I could see myself suffering through the songshan curriculum to get it. Shi Guolin's organization has a tape on this and I hope that what they are calling kanjia quan is in fact several sets from the system. I hope it's not one 32 move form or something.
2. Xiao hong quan & Da hong quan: not bad I guess. from what I've read these are in fact the traditional forms. I guess they would help me develop overall.
3. Tongbei quan: this is part of the songshan curriculum but based on what I've read it's not real tongbei. I don't see how it would be useful if it's just a modern wushu version or even an older shaolin abstraction that doesn't grasp the meaning and intent of the real tongbei.
4. Luohan quan: if what they are calling luohan quan is one really big set that is actually the whole system put together that's fine. Or maybe they know all the forms. But from what I've seen this system is big (scroll down a little) and I can't see myself doing anything with some miniature abstraction of that system. In other words if this is a 32 move form then it seems useless.
5. Taizu: I've seen websites from two schools that teach this system and it has multiple hand sets. So once again if all I get is a 32 move abstraction without keywords, principles, understanding etc. I don't think I'm learning the real art.
I think that some of these schools might have some rare styles that are actually complete systems and maybe I could learn one of those if I suffered through the basic songshan material.
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