This may be a stupid question, but i’m gonna ask it anyway. 
Assuming that most styles of kung fu came from mainland China, are there records of any styles that are more “native” to Taiwan? Or village styles, perhaps?
Also, what was the state of kung fu in Taiwan pre-Communist takeover of China?
I’d have to dig up Smith’s books, but he relates which styles were brought over by the KMT crew and which were NATIVE to Taiwan
Taiwan has always had close ties to Fukien, so the “native styles” may be Fukien transplants or influenced
[QUOTE=lkfmdc;1130461]I’d have to dig up Smith’s books, but he relates which styles were brought over by the KMT crew and which were NATIVE to Taiwan
Taiwan has always had close ties to Fukien, so the “native styles” may be Fukien transplants or influenced[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the reply Mr. Ross. Who exactly is the author?
I do a lot of reading, and since martial arts is something i’m interested in, i’d like to get some good(credible) books on the history of Chinese martial arts.
Robert Smith is who I am talking about
southern shaolin from fu jian shaolin.
all kinds of crane and tiger were popular.
tiger boxing was used to fight the french during sino franco war.
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Japan occupation period
karate, kendo, aikido, judo etc were popular.
practice of CMA was somewhat underground or not publicly.
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Still no links to the Taiwan blood bath? Even on a Taiwan Kung Fu thread? I know there’s a Chinese version of youtube (isn’t it like yukuu.com or something?), but even if I go there I won’t know how to type “Taiwan Blood Bath Footage” in Chinese so I can search for the footage. Or even some articles…er, well no since they’d be in Chinese. I am disappointed…
Taiwan
Read The Treasures of Taiwan: The Rich Martial Legacy of an Island of Controversy By Gigi Oh (with Gene Ching) - 2003 March/April. This was the first in a series of articles we did featuring Taiwan masters and styles that ran through most of 2003.
[QUOTE=GeneChing;1130491]Read The Treasures of Taiwan: The Rich Martial Legacy of an Island of Controversy By Gigi Oh (with Gene Ching) - 2003 March/April. This was the first in a series of articles we did featuring Taiwan masters and styles that ran through most of 2003.[/QUOTE]
great articles.
I read them on barnes & nobles.
like them much.
subsequently I subscribed to Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine
and signed on this board as member since Feb, 2004.
I think if i would have seen that dude in Golden Gate park doing that he might get jumped by others at the park…Hom Sup Low.
thats taizu crane mixed style from taiwan. unlike choy lee fut it actually has legitimate origin and traditions.
if that guy did that at golden gate i would prostate myself and beg to be his student.
thats taizu crane mixed style from taiwan. unlike choy lee fut it actually has legitimate origin and traditions.
if that guy did that at golden gate i would prostate myself and beg to be his student.
Sucks for CLF huh? I practice Hung Sing Kuen. we have lots of legitimate origins and traditions…unlike whatever you practice.
if that guy did that at golden gate i would prostate myself and beg to be his student.
TMI dude…TMI!!!
are you challenging meÉ
No, i don’t like to beat up your kind…sorry. I have morals and high standards.
what is that supposed to mean? you have something against black people?
what is that supposed to mean? you have something against black people?
No, the black guy is your OTHER personality. He is a Black Isrealite. Your other half is an Edomite. you are at war with yourself
“village” style southern taizu boxing from “kung fu village”
[QUOTE=JamesC;1130460]This may be a stupid question, but i’m gonna ask it anyway.
Assuming that most styles of kung fu came from mainland China, are there records of any styles that are more “native” to Taiwan? Or village styles, perhaps?
Also, what was the state of kung fu in Taiwan pre-Communist takeover of China?[/QUOTE]
Yes there is, search for Five Clow Golden Eagle fist and you will find it. That is a taiwan originated martial art lineage. . The stuff there is purely from taiwan and here is a video of me doing a double dao of the lineage’s form:
For Chissakes! Is there no one on this God forsaken forum who’ll give me the Chinese characters for “Taiwanese Blood Bath” so I can go search for footage on yukoo???
“The training was designed to 4 of my students to fight in the full contact tournament in Taiwan, which is bare knuckle. The rules in Taiwan were simple, you could use ground work, low kicks, take downs, etc. I had approximately 3 years to produce winners. I taught them a type of iron hand that required boiling in medicine; being able to fight full contact with just a mouth guard and a cup. They were celibate for the period of training, (or supposed to be). They could run 5 miles or more each day and do knuckle push-ups on gravel anything. I taught them body conditioning so they could take a punch and how to deal with strikes anywhere on their body. The rules used in Taiwan were simple and few at that time. An example of the first time, held two fighters were killed. Some papers in Asia billed it as the Taiwanese blood bath…”