Drunken Monkey?

foolsknight362 · 02-13-2003, 12:29 PM

A friend and I were having a conversation the other day on the different styles of Kung Fu. He insists that there is a "Drunken Monkey" style, but I have only heard of the "Monkey" style. Anyone know anything about this?

Grape_Ape · 02-13-2003, 02:05 PM

There is a monkey style and a drunken style (sometimes called 8 drunken immortals), but not a drunken monkey style that I am aware of.

Great Sage · 02-13-2003, 03:06 PM

Actually, there IS a drunken monkey style... A while back I bought such a book explaining its origin and applications in China. I no longer have the book but I do recall that the story is about a monkey who visits the heavenly garden then gets drunk and runs amuck... Hence, the drunken monkey style is derived from this story.

The irony is that 2 years ago I ran into a guy who knew drunken monkey. We talked for hours and he showed me some techniques... After that we sparred and I just choked him in the rear gaurd. His defense wasn't great either as he couldn't block any of my kicks.

In all honesty, drunken kung-fu isn't too realistic... especially if you have to act drunk when you're not, just to practice it. And then when you are drunk, your vision becomes poor, energy is low and just become sluggish... So you see the complications.

Scott Kano · 02-13-2003, 09:44 PM

Yes that story that Great Sage mentioned is true as I have heard that before as well. I watched this program on discovery channel talking about the animal forms in Kung-Fu and drunken monkey was on it. So yes there is a drunken monkey style.

mantis83 · 02-14-2003, 12:57 PM

Yea the drunken monkey does exist as a seperate art, my sensei has a black belt in it, he was showed me a few of the forms the other day, its pretty bad***

JIMI · 02-17-2003, 03:13 PM

LMAO Is there such thing as Drunken Frog? LOL Those types of styles arent even worth the 50 years to master them. Ineffective.

aseepish · 02-18-2003, 06:21 AM

Paul Vunak et al. teach an unsupported headbutt that comes from drunken monkey. I don't know much about the rest of the style, but the headbutt is pretty cool.

The Chinese novel that features teh Monkey King is called Journey to the West.

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foolsknight362 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 38	Drunken Monkey? A friend and I were having a conversation the other day on the different styles of Kung Fu. He insists that there is a "Drunken Monkey" style, but I have only heard of the "Monkey" style. Anyone know anything about this? __________________ You may stand in victory or you may lay in defeat. Either way, never forget your honor.

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Great Sage Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Nowhere, USA... Posts: 510	Actually, there IS a drunken monkey style... A while back I bought such a book explaining its origin and applications in China. I no longer have the book but I do recall that the story is about a monkey who visits the heavenly garden then gets drunk and runs amuck... Hence, the drunken monkey style is derived from this story. The irony is that 2 years ago I ran into a guy who knew drunken monkey. We talked for hours and he showed me some techniques... After that we sparred and I just choked him in the rear gaurd. His defense wasn't great either as he couldn't block any of my kicks. In all honesty, drunken kung-fu isn't too realistic... especially if you have to act drunk when you're not, just to practice it. And then when you are drunk, your vision becomes poor, energy is low and just become sluggish... So you see the complications. __________________ The sage experiences without abstraction, And accomplishes without action; He accepts the ebb and flow of things, Nurtures them, but does not own them, And lives, but does not dwell.

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Scott Kano Novice Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Christchurch NZ Posts: 160	Yes that story that Great Sage mentioned is true as I have heard that before as well. I watched this program on discovery channel talking about the animal forms in Kung-Fu and drunken monkey was on it. So yes there is a drunken monkey style. __________________ Minimum Effort, with Maximum Efficieny

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JIMI Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: salt lake city Posts: 328	LMAO Is there such thing as Drunken Frog? LOL Those types of styles arent even worth the 50 years to master them. Ineffective. __________________ Hit first, Hit last, Always answer back....

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aseepish Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,628	Paul Vunak et al. teach an unsupported headbutt that comes from drunken monkey. I don't know much about the rest of the style, but the headbutt is pretty cool. The Chinese novel that features teh Monkey King is called Journey to the West. __________________ "It was about that time I realized that searching was my symbol, the emblem of those who go out at night with nothing in mind, the motives of a destroyer of compasses." -Cortázar

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Grape_Ape Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 87	There is a monkey style and a drunken style (sometimes called 8 drunken immortals), but not a drunken monkey style that I am aware of.

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mantis83 Novice Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1	Yea the drunken monkey does exist as a seperate art, my sensei has a black belt in it, he was showed me a few of the forms the other day, its pretty bad***

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