The Secrets Of Traditional Shaolin Kung Fu.

[Yoshi Kundagawa]

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�So, Yoshi, what did you learn at that other martial arts school? Got any cool moves?�

It was my buddy Stu, the guy who�d accused me of practicing �Sit On Your Ass Kung Fu� when I was recovering from bone spurs in my feet. Now, Stu and I go waaay back. He told all sorts of tales about me when I was dating the woman I eventually married, and most of them were true. Fortunately for me, she didn�t listen to him! But, even so, there�s been a gentle rivalry going on between us for years. Well, gentle aside from sparring matches, practical jokes and ribbing that causes my wife to swear that we�re idiotic males, if those two terms aren�t overly redundant.

�Remember the old 70s show �Kung Fu?� It turns out that David Carradine actually did do a decent amount of work in the traditional Shao Lin styles for that TV series.� Stu was, frankly, disbelieving. Now, I�m not a fully trained practitioner of traditional Shao Lin kung fu. Mostly I got bits and pieces from studying the two different forms of Snake Style Kung Fu, and spending some class time at Master Jung�s academy, just observing and following the forms. So, in spite of my newfound knowledge, and the fact that I probably did have a couple of tricks to show off, let�s just say that for the briefest moment that discretion looked like the more significant portion of valor.

Unfortunately for my shoulder, it passed. Remember folks, I do stupid things in Martial Arts so you don�t have to. I am learning. We actually put on the protective gear, and went out to the mat room at the dojo. (All men owe a debt of gratitude to the person who invented the protective cup!)

So I showed Stu the stances. Bear, and Crane and Tiger. We watched a little bit of David Carradine kicking butt back in the Ford administration, and he could see them done correctly, sort of. (The fight choreography on those old shows leaves a bit to be desired, to be honest), and then we tried some combinations and sparring. Stu noticed, as did I, that the traditional Shao Lin kung fu style has a more upright stance, and focuses more on punches. He tried a couple of strikes at me, I blocked, and then I threw the counters I�d been taught.

Now, in case you�ve forgotten, Stu is significantly larger than I am. He�s built like a tractor. I threw a combination at him, he did the first block, and a deflection, and then missed the third shot in the combo by being slow by a hair. Unfortunately, slow by a hair meant that he got surprised and went on pure reflex, turning away from the punch and doing a full extension-and-lock pattern, throwing me against the mat. Hard. Harder, in fact, than I�d expected � remember that higher stance? Well, it pulls the center of gravity up, and I didn�t take the fall well. The shoulder wasn�t separated, but it�s still sore.

I can see there�s still a lot more to learn about traditional Shao Lin Kung Fu. Once my shoulder stops hurting.


About The Author: Yoshi I Kundagawa is a freelance journalist. He covers the mixed martial arts industry. For a free report on traditional shaolin kung fu, visit his blog: http://www.martialarts3000.com/shaolinkungfubasics.html

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