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Post by Jingshen on Dec 15, 2004 3:42:02 GMT -5
Hey peeps...(meiyan/chase/liane/nat/jonny)
Wushu class has been cancelled tonight because sifu is too ill =(=(=( couldnt find your number on my new phone chase :/...so i'll post it here incase i can't call you before hand...
=( hopefully see you guys 2mos at the gym...
Jingshen
*jiayo* =)
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Post by abdul kashem on Dec 15, 2004 6:38:30 GMT -5
is wushu another word for kung-fu  |
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Post by Jingshen on Dec 15, 2004 7:01:10 GMT -5
errrm....kung fu might be another word for wushu, but not the other way around....lol
kung fu means - good skill ..well kind of, but is a word that westerners started to use in place of wushu..
wushu means "martial art" or military art...
therefore what the Shaolin monks practise is traditional wushu, though the way we mean it is to describe contempary sport wushu which is standardized and has a lot more acrobatics in it =)=)
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Post by abdul kashem on Dec 15, 2004 7:28:21 GMT -5
THANKS JINSHEN FOR THE HELP ;D
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Post by EmuMcManson on Dec 15, 2004 21:18:10 GMT -5
Hm... I never knew that. Everyone over here just calls it Kung Fu... That just goes to show you how freaking white I am...
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Post by Mac on Dec 22, 2004 16:57:03 GMT -5
Your not the only one Emu. Everyone where i live calls it Kung Fu aswell.
I had no idea that Wushu was actually Kung Fu. Thx Abdul for raisng that subject. and thx Jingshen for clearing this up.
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Post by PanLi on Dec 22, 2004 17:44:56 GMT -5
lol dont worry im the one tht ws training in it for a cuple of yrs before i knew tht thy wer both called wushu lol
but i tend to and so do most ppl call it kung fu and wushu rather thn trad. wushu and sport wushu
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Post by TK17 on Jan 3, 2005 0:34:59 GMT -5
This question was out of place everywhere and doesn't warrant a new thread ...
What's the kick with both feet called in the three-man Wushu video right around :30 seconds? I've been calling it a piston kick, but I made that up myself. I used it in a full-contact sparring match recently (with pads) to great effect, and now that people are asking me to teach them I don't want to spread the wrong name ...
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Post by Jingshen on Jan 3, 2005 11:16:27 GMT -5
i dont think it has a "name", we mainly use chinese terminology which wont be of any help...
piston kick, at least makes sense...
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Post by $orrell on Jan 3, 2005 12:43:51 GMT -5
Wushu rules!! you can only do 1 style  thanx 4 the help Jingy peace  |
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Post by Jingshen on Jan 3, 2005 13:13:49 GMT -5
your right, its best if you only specialise in one main bare hand --- buuut.. then theres saber and sword and spear and cudgel and if you want to do other less common barehands too you can do tumblign fist, tongbei quan , xingyi quan , bagua quan, ba chi quan so many  when are you gna join us Sorrell, its only a matter of time lolol... |
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Post by $orrell on Jan 3, 2005 13:15:12 GMT -5
lol!!! we'll see ;D
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Post by simon on Jan 7, 2005 5:56:27 GMT -5
general question about wushu:
are there any throws, grappling techniques, locks... (the stuff jujitsu is full of) in wushu? or is it "just" about strikes and blocks and dodges and and and....
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Post by Jingshen on Jan 7, 2005 6:06:39 GMT -5
That is the odd thing about wushu as traditional wushu is what the Shaolin Monks practise, so in that respect yes there is grappling, throws and arm/wrist locks etc abundant. In my traditional school we practise them quite alot as they are practcal in the street. This can easily be seen if you were to watch a san shou fight.
As the Shaolin arts are heralded as the beginning of martial arts the throws in judo etc will have very probably evolved from these arts in some way, just liek karate.
Modern wushu as it is known doesshow the application of these moves in the forms. I have a few two/three man routines that demonstrate the power of throws/scissor kicks applied in wushu. I may try and get it up when the new site is up depending.
the thing that most people remember when they see modern wushu is the speed at which people move and the incredible height that they jump too...and unfortunately some people will neglect to practise the application enough - in our school to study wushu we MUST also study the traditional shaolin arts every week
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Post by simon on Jan 8, 2005 10:19:56 GMT -5
good to know. ive never seen something labeled "wushu" that contained those "half distance" techs. I would love to see some though. I admire throws etc. there are marvelous techniques in judo, jujitsu and aikido - very "intelligent" techniques. Its a bit sad that the japanese culture has so much influence that everybody thinks that all the cool stuff is from japan. (though there are g.g.great masters to be found there) Exaple: who has ever heared of "wai chi"? i know some passionate GO players, but nobody sais he plays wai chi. but the japanese only play it since 18- something. (but again - they play it really well) maybe some of you dont know go as well. let me tell you that its a very beautyful game. The easiest rules you can think of but the game that is set up by those rules is just  (its a bit like chess but older and... different, AND humans loose against computers in chess but not in wai chi (or baduk as the koreans call it)) |
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thanx 4 the help Jingy
