Check out this website http://www.fareastfightingarts.com/ It has video clips of different animal techniques when you click on the Chinese symbols. I thought it was pretty cool. What does everyone else think?
Is that rich mooney in the cobra clip?
I think it’s kinda lame. The full media clips are in slo-mo and I have yet to see someone start a fight like este gringo does in those clips.
Ewallace
What do you mean you’ve never seen a fight start like that? Do you mean you’ve never seen someone try to punch someone else? Please clarify.
I sounds like this is supposed to be kung fu. If so why are there pictures of people wearing gi’s and belts? just curious.
Ah, no…he didn’t, he didn’t say that “Shaolin Snake & Crane form - as seen in the original David Carradine movie, “Kung Fu.” Only Far East Fighting Arts offers training in this rare form.” Ok there buddy…how about the Da Mo story…I also like the woman who is leaning back a bit too far in that Tai Chi picture. The website is cool, however, I am a bit sceptical as of now as far as the school goes.
cool site!
Tae Li;)
Watch closely to the cobra clip. Attacker who is 3-4 feet away takes one step and raises his fist. Then takes another step before an overhand right is delivered. I call this the baseball theory. This whole sequence is anticipated. I would be much more impressed if the two were talking a foot a way from each other and the attacker thru a right straight punch directly up his centerline and the attackee was able to counter it. This is middle-school-meet-you-at-the-bike-racks stuff.
edub, thats probly his emphasis…self defense, and just showing the flavor of each animal…that and wearing a yellow gi.
Yeah, yellow is for wussies. He could have at least found someone that would be willing to take a few hits to look good on the internet too.
I would also like to be counted as one of those who liked the site but was VERY doubtful of the school.
What was the flurry of pointy finger crap in the mantis move. And in general, that block he used would never be strong enough to block a full force round house.
As long as he keeps doing everything in the air, I think he’ll be very successful.
JWT
Why the disbelief?
Originally posted by norther practitioner
Ah, no…he didn’t, he didn’t say that “Shaolin Snake & Crane form - as seen in the original David Carradine movie, “Kung Fu.” Only Far East Fighting Arts offers training in this rare form.” Ok there buddy…how about the Da Mo story…I also like the woman who is leaning back a bit too far in that Tai Chi picture. The website is cool, however, I am a bit sceptical as of now as far as the school goes.
At the Fareastfighting arts fighting arts school we are taught a snake and crane hand set. I rented “Kung fu” the movie and saw the begining of the same form that we do. The Da Mo story was what my da Shifus’ teacher had told him about the Bodhidharma or Da Mo as the Chinese call him teaching the monks. The tai chi picture you mentioned was a beginners class.
Quote:What was the flurry of pointy finger crap in the mantis move. And in general, that block he used would never be strong enough to block a full force round house.
As long as he keeps doing everything in the air, I think he’ll be very successful.
The flurry are dragging hands that rake through the eyes of the attacker when bending over from the snap kick to the groin. I don’t see why that block wouldn’t work, I’ve used it on people twice my size especially with the kick to the groin it seemed to work just fine!
Here’s a hint.
When performing a weak block against an opponent making strong strike GET OFF THE LINE OF ATTACK.
I can buy the techniques AFTER the initial couple of moves. But the flow of the techniques don’t matter for squat if he runs over you with that first hit.
Next time try this. Line up witha class mate. Be WITHIN arms reach. Close your eyes. Now punch him as hard as you can in the head with a roundhouse punch. See if any of the techniques in those clips work.
JWT
Shaolin Snake and Crane is not well, lets just say it isn’t as rare as you have been lead to believe.
Da Mo, Ta Mo, Bodhidarma, whatever you want to call him, did not show any monks any animal forms. Well maybe he did, but very unlikely, about as likely as an anvil falling from the sky and making me an accordian. Sorry, just sarcasm…really though, what da mo did is of much debate, what is history, what is legend. I have never heard that legend, however, evidently it is out there. Check out the forums at www.russbo.com for some of the ongoing debate. It is under the discussion section.
Aumitofu
np
Technique works
I’ve tried the technique and it works. The only time I would get off the line of attack is if the attacker was basically running at me or with a lot of forward momentum. If he’s just standing there throwing a punch I don’t see any problem going in on him after the intial block as in this technique.
Originally posted by ewallace
Yeah, yellow is for wussies. He could have at least found someone that would be willing to take a few hits to look good on the internet too.
You could volunteer to take a few hits but I’m not. Each one of those hits is pretty painful if not devistating. As for the yellow it’s the instructor’s color.
after having time to view all of the clips, I have formed a complete opinion. This isn’t very good. Every single attack falls into my baseball theory. While good in concept these manuevers would fail against a trained fighter. Especially a western boxer.
You could volunteer to take a few hits but I’m not.
I would and have (not on the internet). The instructor should be able to control the strikes so no lasting damage is done. It just all looks too choreographed for my taste. Nothing special or anything I haven’t seen before.
I was just being a wise-ass about the yellow too. Don’t take me too seriously on that one.
The guy in the clips was sloppy and awkward. The background story was absolute BS.