Xue Sheng
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What is northern real Shaolin style?
I was recently talking to a guy that does Northern Shaolin (a sifu actually) and I mentioned that I did a Northern Shaolin Long Fist years ago but it was more the performance type to which he told me he did not like the performance type and felt it was ruining the art, to which I fully agreed. But after the conversation was over I started thinking about it and it pains me to admit this but, I really have no idea what “Real Northern Shaolin” is. I have seen so much of the Shaolin Monk performance lately which is not real Shaolin Kung Fu (if you are talking martial art) I am clueless as to what “real” would be.
I have seen real Changquan (Long Fist) but the label Shaolin was not on it so I do not know if it is the same and I saw two very old guys doing part of the Northern Shaolin Long Fist form I learned while I was in Beijing (it was the best most powerful I have ever seen that form done by the way). But I am not exactly sure what "Real" Northern Shaolin is like.
Does anyone here take Northern Shaolin with the MA intact and if so what is it like?
I have already read this by the way
One more question, does "real" Northern Shaolin have cartwheels in it or was that just in the version more geared towards performance?
I was recently talking to a guy that does Northern Shaolin (a sifu actually) and I mentioned that I did a Northern Shaolin Long Fist years ago but it was more the performance type to which he told me he did not like the performance type and felt it was ruining the art, to which I fully agreed. But after the conversation was over I started thinking about it and it pains me to admit this but, I really have no idea what “Real Northern Shaolin” is. I have seen so much of the Shaolin Monk performance lately which is not real Shaolin Kung Fu (if you are talking martial art) I am clueless as to what “real” would be.
I have seen real Changquan (Long Fist) but the label Shaolin was not on it so I do not know if it is the same and I saw two very old guys doing part of the Northern Shaolin Long Fist form I learned while I was in Beijing (it was the best most powerful I have ever seen that form done by the way). But I am not exactly sure what "Real" Northern Shaolin is like.
Does anyone here take Northern Shaolin with the MA intact and if so what is it like?
I have already read this by the way
One more question, does "real" Northern Shaolin have cartwheels in it or was that just in the version more geared towards performance?