History
I guess you really can’t be sure. I’ve come across things on the internet that say Damo did teach animal movements including cobra which he brought over from India and that the original dragon movements where originally exercises he taught the monks.
Thanks guohuen, thanks, I didn’t wan’t to say it like that.
guohuen
Originally posted by guohuen
The guy in the clips was sloppy and awkward. The background story was absolute BS.
What exactly was awkard or sloppy about the techniques. I know some of it is a little weird just because he didn’t want to hurt the other guy. By the way it is almost impossible to do some of these techniques at full fighting speed without hurting the person.
you should check out some kajukenbo videos
i swear they smack the **** out of thier students
PJO
If you are going to promote your school by putting a link to its website, you’ve gotta expect some criticism. Don’t take it too personally, everyone gets treated like that 
my guess is that yellah will show up as a new member very soon. Then the real fun will begin
Finally got round to reading the background section of that site. Sorry PJO, but most of that history is completely fu(ked up.
I will not comment on the techniques, because every style has its own philosophy behind its techniques so what may be wrong in my mind may be right in another’s.
and i quote …
“Da Mo lives with in our Da Shifu - with unyielding commitment and devotion to teaching, he offers the lost art of Da Mo to any person, of any level of fitness, who has an open mind and a willingness to learn.”
:rolleyes:
and does da shifu have a name or a lineage, or is the fact that he seems to be a white guy who’s heir-apparent to a triad-taught system negate the need to say who you are and where you come from?
sorry, but that’s just the initial skeptic in me. if the stuff is bueno, keep with it and good luck. however, in this age of made-up systems and half-assed combinations of three styles put together in a low-grade flashy way, it’s nice to have some sort of background to back yourself up. if i say i was personally taught by so-and-so, it’d be nice to either have proof that so-and-so taught me and encouraged me in sharing the art.
again, if it’s truly good, coo for you. however, i’m just not convinced of anything except that the history provided is just plain silly.
Clips
Umm..was it just me, or did anyone else notice that there was no root in his stances when he striked? All of the power(not very much), came from his arm movement, not through the transference of energy from the ground. Did anyone also notice that all of the defenses were basically the same? Slap off the initial attack, kick, then a flurry of sloppy arms. It looked like a cheap impression of american kenpo, it doesn’t look like any form of kung fu that I have seen. 
His balance was poor. He did not have real control of his opponent. had his opponent struck back (which he had ample opportunity to do) his head was wide open as were his nads. He almost fell . There is no way he could have delivered any of those kicks with force (I know it was a demo and he was try not to hurt his opponent) had he kicked for real he would not have been in position for the next move. This is just scratching the surface.
My gut feeling is that we have a mcKwoon on our hands.
Technique
The techniques on the site are only the beginings of our art. My teacher wouldn’t show the complete art to anyone at least until black belt level. All of this style is soft and hard power combined so I guess I can see where you could be fooled into thinking the blocks or kicks are weak, but believe me you would not want to be on the receiving end of any of that. As for the history, my Da Shifu has told me of his teacher and his teacher is the one who informed him of its lineage. I have no reason to doubt its authenticity and don’t see why some of you find it so difficult to believe. I have found a lot of stuff on Da Mo on the internet that supports the history my Da Shifu has told me.
Except that many of the time lines don’t match up - for example mantis did not become a style of fighting till centuries after Da Mo.
There is also a huge question mark over what Da Mo actually taught the monks. The current belief is that all he taught were the Marrow Washing & Tendon Change classics (which are very similar to yoga), whilst the martial aspects of Shaolin training came from a different source.
There just seems to be too much legend tied up in that history page. Shaolin certainly embroiled itself in the historical turmoil of China, so to say that Buddhist history is accurate because the writings survived is plain wrong - the Shaolin temple(s) and their records were destroyed several times through history.
I didn’t even get past this line:
SHENG HUN is a triad, Wu Tang-based, Shaolin style of Kung Fu
Jeezus, make up yer bleeding mind!
I smell a McKwoon of the richest aroma! 
serpent that aint farfetched
it could be he learnt a cousin of bakmie from a gangster?
not implausible, but it goe’s:D
LMFAO…
DUDE~ PPPLEASE don’t EVEN come on here, and try to promote your “school” by putting up a BUNK ASS website that is so full of **** it makes my kids diaper smell good! History…BULLSH!T. Why the HELL would you put triad, wutang, & shaolin in the same sentence? WORK WITH ME HERE!!! Do me a favor…if you are going to PRETEND to be kung fu…please take off the **** karate belts…and throw a sash on. they are about the same as a karate belt price wise…so your budget won’t get r@ped. I won’t EVEN get into the uniform…
At least when I posted MY website…I knew what to expect from the replies…GET OVER IT and don’t try to fight the truth about what people are saying…this is a good site (format wise) but the school…P LEASE …don’t even get me started anymore. You know, the saying “First impressions are lasting ones…” Hmmm…what do you think? Guys…McKwoon is being NICE…God, i can’t wait until Silumkid get’s ahold of this one!!!
WOOO HOOOO :rolleyes:
~Wen~
Because we all know that a style’s history claims as poorly translated from chinese into english and embellished through decades and generations of oral tradition are FAR more important than whether or not they are turning out good fighters…
On the other hand, the website looks pretty gay.
And ewallace is right–if this is the way punches are intercepted, a western boxer would eat them for breakfast…
wow
WOW!!! All of the sudden I feel better about the Crappy video clips on my site!!!
If I were you PJO I would pick up a tae bo vid and call it a day, or perhaps even a david carridine one, the quality is about the same it doesnt really matter!!!
Regards,
Gary
I don’t know what you guys are talking about. Its a little choppy, but its pretty good. The mantis app was legit and cool. I don’t know a thing about cobra style so I’ll leave that one alone.
It looks like this guy does kempo. Then learned from a few videotapes. Thats my 2 centados.
ha ha ha ha ha
No lineage, No style, NO CLUE!!! You’ve been conned if you’re training under this guy.
I have to admint though, the website looks good.