splashing hands

[golden arhat]

anyone trained in it i heard there is a guy in fallow field who teaches it

[David Jamieson]

This is Jim McNeils thing from his system of kungfu.
I would think that anyone teaching it has learned it from him.

He sells videos in KFM mag ads I believe. and other publications.

[PlumDragon]

The footwork and some other things in splashing hands are a little odd but from what I know about the system (not much), practiced properly it is a viable approach to martial arts.

If youre looking at taking it up, Id certainly give it an honest benefit of the doubt!

[wiz cool c]

I got a James McNeils video. To me it looks a little like hsing I and Kenpo karate combined.

[TenTigers]

There is a site that has downloads on it, something about "squirters"? Is this what you mean? :p

[CaptinPickAxe]

I have the DVDs. If u want to know more, PM me

[kal]

On another thread in this forum, someone linked to some very interesting video clips: http://www.manchesterkungfu.com/syllabus3/index.html
I've taken a look at the video clips and I think the speed and complexity of a lot of those techniques is extremely effective and impressive. It does look very different from any other Chinese art I have seen, but then again I haven't seen everything and I am probably looking at it through the filter of my past experience in southern shaolin.

Does anyone have any further info on the origins and history of this art though? Does it seriously go back to the 17th century temple guards? Personally, I think that tracing ANY kung fu style back very far is filled with problems. Even wing chun -- as famous as it is -- is clouded with uncertainty as to whether its founders (Ng Mui, Yim Wing Chun) even existed.

[Hishaam]

The footwork of this art is just wow. I remember reading an article about it on either KFM or IKF.