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UK MONK
10-04-2003, 11:03 AM
I went to see the Shaolin wheel of life yesterday, thursday the 3, october and I just want to say it was the best demonstration i have ever seen, the stuff they were doing was cool!!!!!:D . But it was more wushu than traditional shaolin and i was just wondering if any one has seen it and what they think of it.

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shaolinarab
10-04-2003, 12:17 PM
i also saw it, albeit on video, but that actually turned out to be good because i got to see close up shots. you are right, it was all wushu as opposed to traditional kung fu. nonetheless, it was an excellent performance that needed very little dialogue to understand the story. some of the fights weren't too excited b/c i prefer less wushu-style action, but i really loved all the weapons displays, especially when the monks were demonstrating their fighting capabilities for the emperor.

also, the different displays of chi prowess was really cool. the music was nice....overall, 9.5! :p
UK MONK
10-04-2003, 04:12 PM
i liked the bit when they got the 6 year old kids doing the head flips ( sommersalts on to there head) wow!. Then they were doing the worm like a brakedancer but when they were coming back up they were landing on there feet rather than landing on there stomacks:eek: .

P.S i bought everything they had except the robe which was only £25 ( they sold out:mad: )
kwaichang kaned
10-06-2003, 04:50 PM
Saw them on a tour of the uk last year.

Very impressive .An entertaining couple of hour.
Trouble being we were stuck behind an "expert" you know the type

"That wouldn't work in a real situation"
We know that D!ckhead!! shut up and watch.


I think it was the same bloke that sat infront of me at the "lane " when i was a season ticket holder
GeneChing
10-06-2003, 07:17 PM
...probably that's why the show isn't full of traditional style. Frankly, traditional is not that entertaining for the general public.

There is a short demo of xiaohong by one of the young children students in the early part of the show (at least there was in the version that I saw.) No flips or splits or such, strictly traditional, but most people overlook that part because it's kind of boring... Unless you are really into traditional Shaolin.;)