Hey who here is a Kungfu practitioner in Illinois and what style and school do you belong to? I practice shaolin check out my site if you want more info about me. Now tell me somthing about yourself.
Shaolin is a pretty broad term. Can you elaborate on the style of Shaolin you practice?
I practice Shaolin Ngor Chor Kun - Five Ancestors Fist.
Oh, and I am not in Illinois 
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You’re fu(king up my chi
Not in illi, but I practice:
Tan Tui- Steel Legs Kung Fu
Northern Shaolin Kung Fu
Lohan- Buddhist Saint/Arahat Kung Fu
Weaponry- Staff, Spear, Straight Sword, Broad Sword
Shaolin D…
I live in Indiana but train in Chi. You’ll see my stuff soon. We’re still waiting on final details, but we’ll keep ya posted.
Dang Abandit are you trying to bust my chops 
My Sifu told me that he what he was taught was Shaolin. His teacher learned in a Buddhist temple in Taiwan(I don’t know the name or exact location)Supposedly they practiced Shaolin arts there. My Sifu is from Brazil and outside of that group I haven’t seen our style. It isn’t like the Shaolin that is practiced in Songshan today. It more or less resembles somthing more like Choy Li fut. Royal Dragon trained with some students of John Tsai and he said the stuff we did looked really similar. John Tsai was a big Shaolin guy around the midwest awhile back. So to answer your question, I am not really sure the original name but I am always on the look out for people with the same style.
Nah, not trying to bust your chops Just trying to find out what particular style you do that’s all.
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Hey SD
Why don’t you give the guys at Iron Fist a call? What you do looks quite a bit like the Kung Fu they do, especially form # 9 from thier curriculem. The one you showed me is NOT # 9, but it has too many similaritys to not be related.
Those that are sucessful are also the biggest failures. the difference between them and the rest of the failures is this, they keep getting up over and over again, until they succeed. “The more they try, the more they fail, BUT, the more they try & fail, the more opertunity they have to succeed, and succeed they do!!”
Check out the Royal Dragon Web site
Since you know those guys I was hoping someday we could go there together so you could introduce me. I am not really sure what to say in a phone conversation I would have to see what they do.
IronFist also has one of the best BJJ guys in Chicago, Dino Costeas.
Hey SD!
you said “His teacher learned in a Buddhist temple in Taiwan”.
That’s really interesting, I teach Northern Shaolin and my Shifu (originally from Shanxi) studied and taught in Taiwan (Taipei). Do you know the name of this “#9” that Royal Dragon refers to?
I wonder if the style you do has any relation to ours, although ours does not resemble Song Shan Shaolin or CLF.
Nope
I haven’t ever even seen the #9 he is talking about. Saeksan you practice Bak Sil Lum right?
Hey RD do you have any video from the ironfist guys if so bring it down when you come and I’ll take a look.
Water dragon- You said you practice Chi, what does that mean? Is that a system or do you just practice anything that includes work with the chi?
I said I practice in Chi, as in Chi-cago.
Oh ok the Chi nevermind my bad
yes and no…
I do teach NSL, but it’s not the exact same as the Hong Kong line (Wong Chia-man, Lam Kwong-wing, Chan Kwok-wai, atc…). “Bak Siu Lum” is Cantonese (although the hanzi is the same) and the “flavor” for the HK line is just a little different. So We refer to it as “Bei Shao Lin Chuan” since it’s Mandarin (the official language for the R.O.C. Taiwan). Since culturally Hong Kong and Taiwan are quite different the style is also a bit different, so I like to make the distinction between the two lines (Bak Siu Lum Kune = Hong Kong and Guandong - Bei Shao Lin Chuan = R.O.C. Taiwan).
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IronFist also has one of the best BJJ guys in Chicago, Dino Costeas.[/quote]
I do?
Hahahahahaha
Iron
Good deal Saeksan
I have also noticed a difference in the flavors of HK, Taiwan and Mainland kungfu. I am going to sign up my school with the Koushu federation as soon as I can, any word on that rounament you were talking about?
Chris,
no I don’t have any video of it, but maybe when i have time I could stop by and have Sifu Kathryn refesh me on it. I was trying to work it out here lastnight for you, but alas it is one that I never videoed or documented, so I’m confusing it with parts of other Iron Fist forms.
It’ll cost you, but I might be able to set up some time with Sifu Kathryn one day, and we can all get together and work on stuff. I’ll have to bring my camcorder, as #9 was one I always liked, but never did it enough to master.
Royal Dragon
Those that are sucessful are also the biggest failures. the difference between them and the rest of the failures is this, they keep getting up over and over again, until they succeed. “The more they try, the more they fail, BUT, the more they try & fail, the more opertunity they have to succeed, and succeed they do!!”
Check out the Royal Dragon Web site
It’ll cost me? I don’t want lessons, I just would like to see some of their stuff so I can compare it to my stuff.
Ok, Ok,
When I have some time and a few extra bucks to toss one of thier Sifu’s, I’ll go in there and refresh myself on # 9 and then show you. I could always call and see if they would be willing to exchange skills or something.
I said it would probually cost you, I did’nt say how much, it might just be you showing your stuff to the Sifu.
By the way, I should be out there by 2:00 Sunday, so have your blank tapes ready!!!
Those that are sucessful are also the biggest failures. the difference between them and the rest of the failures is this, they keep getting up over and over again, until they succeed. “The more they try, the more they fail, BUT, the more they try & fail, the more opertunity they have to succeed, and succeed they do!!”
Check out the Royal Dragon Web site & Message Board.
http://www.Royaldragon.4dw.com or http://www.dreamwater.net/biz/royaldragon.html
What I mean is can’t I just sit in on a class?