Thank’s MonkeyBoy. The solution that you and ngokfei suggest to me is very helpful, if expensive. It would be a good goal to aim for. I guess that’s a more usual way of doing it. In the end that may be the only option. I’ll look at it carefully, though my original offer is still open to any and all, from Kamloops to Kuala Lampur. PM me for details.
I’ve thought seriously about sponsoring a seminar. I think that at this time, and in this city the costs outweigh the benefits. To say I should pay an instructor to come to me, is like saying,“I need a car to get back and forth to school. I’ll buy a HUMMER!”
What I want has already been created. There is no need to host a seminar to recreate what already exits. Don’t understand me too fast! I’m not saying the seminar"s a bad idea. It’s the right idea, simply at the wrong time for me.
The original idea of this thread is the most logical route. Hop Gar/ Lama/Pak Hok stylists. If you’re in Vancouver, San Francisco, or Singapore; reading this thread take the CD you burned of yourself performing Luk Lik Kuen, or Fei Hok Sau, etc. burn another, and Private Message me.
No shortcuts
Kung Fu is paid in intense blood, intense sweat, intense time, intense loyalty, and sometimes intense tears. Would I give away for free something so valuable to anyone who asked for it on the net. Everything has its cost, to assume it will come free will turn off any master who has suffered to the bone gaining his knowledge.
Follow a master and do so with loyalty, respect and trustworthyness and he will teach you, or all you will get on a vcd will be chopped up jokes of forms etc. There are no shortcuts. I moved from UK to USA just to learn when I was 18. It is we who are looking to benefit, so it is us who will find and follow the teacher. The teachers have no incentive to give out to just anyone. They screen and select the most worthy candidates even in their own class, so dont think there are any long distance short cuts.
By the way I dont practice Lama Pai. Good luck.
Buddhapalm
Buddhapalm, you seem a worthy man. You have my respect. I’d only point out to you, that my posts are not for the master, and not for the sifu. I ask the mid-level student who may’ve moved to another system, stopped training, (or just run out of money).
I’ve never asked anybody to give anything away. Up front I say if you’ve got CDs, drawn forms, excercises, training notes,etc. for Hop Gar, Lama Pai, Pak Hok, PM me to make arrangements. Far from being sacrilegious, this is the normal thing to do in any transaction.
I believe it’s better for me to train on my own, and then seek
correction. I believe it’s better to come to the instructor with some
knowledge and something to correct. What can I write about following masters? My ONLY lord and master is the Lord of Hosts!
I hope you’ve found a pleasant life in America. We’re close in age so I hope you took advantage of Cali’s educational system before the costs got outrageous. If not yet, it’s still not too late. I’m doing it!
P.S.
Lama Pai Pak Hok guy’s you’re killing me!
Lamawoklee… are you in Cali? Bay Area?
Nope! If I were, I’d have a lot more options. So that I’m not misunderstood I meant I’m getting back into to college, not that I’m getting back into the University of California system. If I were in San Francisco I wouldn’t have a problem…except for paying the high rent.
Originally posted by cerebus
Hello Sifu Ross. What can you tell me about the contents of that book?
Though the reviewer referred to it as “Northern” it was my understanding that the forms contained were of Tibetan White Crane (the reviewer might have called it “Northern” because the techniques are primarily long arm). I believe the book contains both the traditional and modified versions of the Plum Blossom fist set. I’ve been trying to get a copy for awhile now to see for myself, but it’s almost impossible to obtain.
There is actually a style of White Crane that came out of the Shaolin Temple. It is the Ogrinal Northen Crane (also called Stork).
Originally posted by Palmer
I never completly know what to believe when reading the history but what I had read mentioned names like Dai-Dot a lama priest during the Ming dynasty who was said to observe theCrane and Ape. Then a temple Ting-Juck-Lui-Yam that had another Lama priest called Kay-Lam-Buddha had taught it supposevely.
But more importantly for me I believe there is a distinction with these three arts or the Lama arts. In learning the Hop-Gar I had learned principles that I had not seen in other CMA I have studied. Whether historically it is or isnt something may be the case but I believe they have there place as a fairly unique branch of ma in many ways.
What you should see in the history of Chinese martial arts is the principles vailed in alligory. Some times even as a fable.
I know I am a poor speller sorry.
Originally posted by lamakwoklee
Nope! If I were, I’d have a lot more options. So that I’m not misunderstood I meant I’m getting back into to college, not that I’m getting back into the University of California system. If I were in San Francisco I wouldn’t have a problem…except for paying the high rent.
lamakwoklee,
Why are you so interested in the “Lama styles”?
Where do you live?
Are there not any good Kung fu schools near you?
I understand the drive, I just don’t understand the “why”.
Sincerely
Bell