do they have drunken mantis in wah lum?

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Do drunken sets usually have an animal/insect characteristic?

Or

Are drunken sets just what they are: drunken?

I can’t remember ever seeing a drunken set with an animal characteristic but it’s been a while since I saw any kung fu.

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woliveri,

I have heard of Drunken techniques being associated with the Monkey style but, that’s really beyond my experience.

Mostly it seems to be associated with figures of myth and religion. Sifu Carl Albright’s line of HK Tanglang has several Drunken forms. He would be a good one to research this with. Or perhaps one of his students on the board could comment.

Sorry not to be of more help,

Steve Cottrell

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I think Eagle Claw has a drunken set.

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:You are absolutely correct. Now that you mention it I remember Sifu L. Lau once described the set to me after seeing me do the Drunken Luo Han in China. She laughingly offered to get me a video of it so I could attempt to learn it but after hearing her discription I declined because I knew it was beyond me.

Wow, I can’t believe i forgot that. A mind is a terrible thing to lose.

Steve Cottrell

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drunken mantis in wah lum?

18 Elders is correct from I remember.