where exactlly are the shaolin monks in california?
i know there is some in san jose, but anywhere else?
my friend is going to calfornia and he wants to know
thank you
[QUOTE=Pk_StyLeZ;762205]where exactlly are the shaolin monks in california?
i know there is some in san jose, but anywhere else?
my friend is going to calfornia and he wants to know
thank you[/QUOTE]
USSD has bribe- I mean is bringing a few monks down in aug.
But it’s $250 for 1 hour class with 200 people in one room.
S.F. Bay Area
There are nearly two dozen Shaolin disciples (wuseng and biaoyanseng) here in the S.F. Bay Area now. We’re working on documenting them, but it’s going to take some time.
two dozen?
wtf?
any in santa anna?
dat where my friend is going
ty
i wish there were more, or if I knew of where some were. There is a large need for them in northern orange county - ZERO good shao-lin schools, everything in my area is trash..(i’ve visited all of them)..
so sad.. 
If anyone knows of one in north oc please tell me!.
[QUOTE=zhangxihuan;763701]i wish there were more, or if I knew of where some were. There is a large need for them in northern orange county - ZERO good shao-lin schools, everything in my area is trash..(i’ve visited all of them)..
so sad..
If anyone knows of one in north oc please tell me!.[/QUOTE]
There’s a Wu-shu center in Huntington Beach…
i’m looking for shao-lin style..not wushu.. i know of the place in HB, and its great for wushu, but they dont do shao-lin style (as least not to my knowledge)…
[QUOTE=zhangxihuan;764204]i’m looking for shao-lin style..not wushu.. i know of the place in HB, and its great for wushu, but they dont do shao-lin style (as least not to my knowledge)…[/QUOTE]
shaolin does everything…atleast to my knowledge…ya wushu is fancy and isnt effective in street combat…but it is good way to train your body. wushu teach you a lot of speed and balance which is good training aid.
o well i think this topic been beat dead anyways, dont need to bring it bak up
[QUOTE=GeneChing;763118]There are nearly two dozen Shaolin disciples (wuseng and biaoyanseng) here in the S.F. Bay Area now. I’m working on documenting them, but it’s going to take some time.[/QUOTE]
That would be great.
Shaolin Monks in California
I know there are a few monks in southern California that were a part of the traveling demonstration team. They occasionally put on day long seminars where they teach forms.
Last year I took the class for the hand set Tong Bei and the staff set Yin Shou. The monks were extremely talented(at least from my limited point of view) and I learned quite a bit from the classes.
They are doing another class next month at the Shaolin Temple Kung Fu School in Lomita. They are teaching shao hong chuan, or Little Red Fist, which is a very old traditional Northern Shaolin set.
The class is scheduled on June 24th, and here’s a link for information is anyone is interested:
http://www.shaolinlomita.com/Shaolin%20Warriors.htm
I hope it is okay for me to post this link here. I’m not trying to promote the event or anything.
[QUOTE=ShaoliNeophyte;765522]I know there are a few monks in southern California that were a part of the traveling demonstration team. They occasionally put on day long seminars where they teach forms.
Last year I took the class for the hand set Tong Bei and the staff set Yin Shou. The monks were extremely talented(at least from my limited point of view) and I learned quite a bit from the classes.
They are doing another class next month at the Shaolin Temple Kung Fu School in Lomita. They are teaching shao hong chuan, or Little Red Fist, which is a very old traditional Northern Shaolin set.
The class is scheduled on June 24th, and here’s a link for information is anyone is interested:
http://www.shaolinlomita.com/Shaolin%20Warriors.htm
I hope it is okay for me to post this link here. I’m not trying to promote the event or anything.[/QUOTE]
Did they go over applications of the form or just taught the form?
I am learning Xiao Hong Quan right now. From video unfortunately, and would love to learn application. I would fly to CA for that to learn from the source. Plus I can visit family and friends too. So it woudl be cost effective.
[QUOTE=ShaoliNeophyte;765522]I know there are a few monks in southern California that were a part of the traveling demonstration team. They occasionally put on day long seminars where they teach forms.
Last year I took the class for the hand set Tong Bei and the staff set Yin Shou. The monks were extremely talented(at least from my limited point of view) and I learned quite a bit from the classes.
They are doing another class next month at the Shaolin Temple Kung Fu School in Lomita. They are teaching shao hong chuan, or Little Red Fist, which is a very old traditional Northern Shaolin set.
The class is scheduled on June 24th, and here’s a link for information is anyone is interested:
http://www.shaolinlomita.com/Shaolin%20Warriors.htm
I hope it is okay for me to post this link here. I’m not trying to promote the event or anything.[/QUOTE]
i been on youtube a lot recently
i found some video of thes guys
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=suntzu1978
look under this user videos
and it has lots of different clips of these monks performing in different area
You’d fly to CA to learn Shao Hong Quan from Shaolin monks?
Anybody could teach you that fist set. It’s simple, and the applications are easy. Waste of plane fare. Even a hack could teach Hong Quan good enough.
[QUOTE=Pk_StyLeZ;766701]i been on youtube a lot recently
i found some video of thes guys
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=suntzu1978
look under this user videos
and it has lots of different clips of these monks performing in different area[/QUOTE]
Wu Shu. Wu shu blades, Wu shu spears, Wu shu footwork.
i have traveled all over China to Shaolin (Kung Fu Disneyland), Wu Dang (Remote Mountain tourist trap), Chen village (Large school, nobody home), Beijing and most of what i saw was Wu shu. Traditional is dead over there it seems.
[QUOTE=Lokhopkuen;767726]Wu Shu. Wu shu blades, Wu shu spears, Wu shu footwork.
i have traveled all over China to Shaolin (Kung Fu Disneyland), Wu Dang (Remote Mountain tourist trap), Chen village (Large school, nobody home), Beijing and most of what i saw was Wu shu. Traditional is dead over there it seems.:([/QUOTE]
Hey LOK,
I plan to be in LA Aug. 9th tru the 12th to visit GM Sin…would like to look you up while I’m there…will you be in town then?
BQ
[QUOTE=Baqualin;767731]Hey LOK,
I plan to be in LA Aug. 9th tru the 12th to visit GM Sin…would like to look you up while I’m there…will you be in town then?
BQ[/QUOTE]But you are not a monk!!:p;)
[QUOTE=tattooedmonk;767740]But you are not a monk!!:p;)[/QUOTE]
Awww don’t monk around! Yea BQ I’ll be here. My travel tank is full…
PM me and I’ll give you my contact infomo.
[QUOTE=Lokhopkuen;767726]Wu Shu. Wu shu blades, Wu shu spears, Wu shu footwork.
i have traveled all over China to Shaolin (Kung Fu Disneyland), Wu Dang (Remote Mountain tourist trap), Chen village (Large school, nobody home), Beijing and most of what i saw was Wu shu. Traditional is dead over there it seems.:([/QUOTE]
traditional is hidden…u just gotta find it…wushu is what they will show for performances…
nm pointless to argue
this subject been argued too much
[QUOTE=Lokhopkuen;767726]Wu Shu. Wu shu blades, Wu shu spears, Wu shu footwork.
i have traveled all over China to Shaolin (Kung Fu Disneyland), Wu Dang (Remote Mountain tourist trap), Chen village (Large school, nobody home), Beijing and most of what i saw was Wu shu. Traditional is dead over there it seems.:([/QUOTE]
Yeah, I agree that most of those utube videos are definitely wushu. I will say this though, when I took the seminar last year they stressed more traditional aspects like low stances, generating power, proper breathing, etc. If I had to guess, I’d say the wushu show just pays the bills. Of course, I’m also not sure they are “monks” per se(in the buddhist religious sense), but I was impressed by their demonstrations of the more traditional forms and from their conditioning it was obvious that they train very hard.
Of course, I am not qualified to distinguish what is good from bad, as my experience is very limited, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. I certainly wouldn’t hop on a flight based on my words alone 
[QUOTE=Pk_StyLeZ;767789]traditional is hidden…u just gotta find it…wushu is what they will show for performances…
nm pointless to argue
this subject been argued too much[/QUOTE]
I know. We found the Northern Shaolin School in Guanzhou as well as a few other traditional schools in Fatshan. All of them low key and understated.
I guess my main point for chiming in here is I am kind of tired of seeing graduates of the Shaolin Sports Schools coming here masquerading as Shaolin Monks. When the “Shaolin Monk” phrase pops up it is as if someone is claiming lineage back to some royal wellspring and I suspect very few are entitled to these claims. Although I have seen some talented athletes from China I suspect I have yet to actually meet a monk but then again what the hell do I know?
Peace