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Son Goku the monkeyking
Blue Belt
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
Posts: 311
Location: cleveland, Ohio
Styles: Tan tui kung-fu
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 Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject: monkey kungfu |
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what type of things do people do in monkey kungfu, I once heard that you learn to clime things like a monkey like clime up a pole or staff and stay up there without it falling down with you on it 
doese anyone here do it or know anything about it 
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ProjectJanus
Orange Belt
Joined: 06 Sep 2004
Posts: 101
Styles: Shaolin Longfist,Chin Na, Hopefully starting Capoeira
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:55 am Post subject: |
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Yes, I at least know that you are taught to climb a spear and be able to sit on the top with out it falling over. I have a video I bought of shaolin martial arts as a theater performance called Wheel Of Life. There are no words, just awesome Shaolin martial arts, including a monkey style segment.
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Ali
Blue Belt
Joined: 31 Dec 2002
Posts: 262
Location: Hong Kong, China
Styles: Muay Thai, Yiquan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:40 am Post subject: ! |
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Shaolin again?
I dont want to say anything about this,
traditionally, Shaolin do have Monkey style.
But now, many animal style in Shaolin is newly
composited with many nonesense movement
and have no relation with real combat.
For example, Eagle Boxing for that type may have
two arm up to pretend the eagle wing.
Real Eagle boxing is kind of boxing involve
capturing skill. But that stance seem like to
be captured 
Real monkey boxing exist in many different schools,
But usually may involve ground fighting,
scissor leg and etc.
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ovine king
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Joined: 23 Jan 2005
Posts: 725
Styles: noodle fu
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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and again, the shaolin wheel of life is not shaolin kung fu.
it is modern wushu performance.
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PLayfull
White Belt
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
Posts: 2
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: monkey kungfu |
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| Son Goku the monkeyking wrote: |
what type of things do people do in monkey kungfu, I once heard that you learn to clime things like a monkey like clime up a pole or staff and stay up there without it falling down with you on it
doese anyone here do it or know anything about it
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Hi folks, i was looking for some monkey stuff on the internet. And found this topic. Let me clear up some myths here, How Chuen, or Monkeykungfu DOES NOT involve any climbing as far as i know.
It's a southern style kungfu.
It relies on fast movements, it likes to imitate other animals(like tiger, or crane or dragon)but because it's not comfortable with that it mostly returns to it's own patterns. It's mostly quick and playfull movements.
Fast kicks, fast work with your hands. and everything is really short range. But in case that we have to defend ourselfs in an open field we rely on Dragon movements wich the monkey imitates.
There are people who teach some kind of monkeykungfu like paulie zink in the USA. I don't know what's original, my Sifu says that the way he teaches us is the original style. i'm only practicing for a year now. Anyways, we don't have much rolling over the ground, actually, i've got green belt and never saw one rolling over the ground. But there are many different styles out there, and it could be that there is a "small monkey" and a "big monkey". I once heard him talk about it. But than again, i have MUCH to learn so it could be that there is some rolling involved somehow. I hope i could've answered some questions for you. |
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PLayfull
White Belt
Joined: 19 Feb 2005
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SifuAbel
White Belt
Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 16
Styles: Sung Family Long Fist, Northern Shaolin, Southern Monkey, Yang Tai chi 23 years
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Davison
Blue Belt
Joined: 28 Apr 2003
Posts: 315
Location: Illinois
Styles: Hakko Denshinryu Jujutsu Kodokan Judo
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I think monkey kungfu rocks!
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dingyuan
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 241
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Styles: Baji Quan
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| I think monkey is a really great style but seriously I have never seen it in real sparring actions, how does it really works and is it really effective? |
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Iron Arahat
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Joined: 08 Aug 2001
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Location: Canada
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on the post.
