Snake Kung Fu

[The Xia]

Are there any Southern styles that are based primarily on the snake?

[Ben Gash]

Fujian snake boxing. You'll need to ask Shaolin Master next time he's around, all I know is that it exists.

[David Jamieson]

It plays an important part in five animals play/styles.

bjj is a good snake style. lol Python! wrap you up, coil up and choke you out. The perfect snake style.

[Eddie]

Recently we just bought my son a pet snake (corn snake), and I watched it when he had to feed him. The snake coiled around the mouse and in good BJJ style, got the rat in a lock complete with its one arm up locked against its head. The snake squeezed the rat to death and then ate it.

While it was very sad to witness, the mechanics seemed very impressive.

[Ben Gash]

It's a neglected aspect of the snake, everyone focusses on the darting actions, but if anything the coiling actions are more important. John Painter teaches a Tibetian snake system which is very grappling heavy.

[TenTigers]

XIA-check your pm's

[Golden Spider]

Aren't there snake specific forms in Grand Earth? Like "earth snake", if I'm not mistaken. Anybody care to claim variations on that form, or is it a generic, or what?
~ Any practitioners out there? I'm curious about the snake stuff also.
Thanks.

[The Xia]

Aren't there snake specific forms in Grand Earth? Like "earth snake", if I'm not mistaken. Anybody care to claim variations on that form, or is it a generic, or what?
~ Any practitioners out there? I'm curious about the snake stuff also.
Thanks.
What's Grand Earth? :confused:

[Golden Spider]

Wow, no responses in all this while. Some panel of experts.

~Grand Earth, is the external half of "Heaven and Earth style", or the primordial foundation for all complete styles. At least according to some taoist traditions.

~Somebody wanna ask Share Lew???

[SifuChow]

Master Chan Tai San did teach a snake style. He told me that it was comprised of 3 hand forms, a staff form and a broadsword form. I learned one of the hand forms and know another person that learned another one.

I also saw another reference to a snake style while reading about my Si Gung (Leung Tin Chiu). This was on the Kin Mon Siu Lum Gung Fu site (http://www.kinmon.org/offshoot/liang/index.html). You may be able to get more information directly from the snake school because there is a mailing address included. I suspect it is a southern style because my Si Gung was definitely a southern stylist.

[ChinoXL]

thanks alot chow