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Originally posted by Shaolinkfman
Dude, I don't know what shaolin youve looked at but its not all gone. It was disquised during the chinese communist period as karate in other countries so as they would not be killed. For the names of the art look at this(HuSanYan was closer Oraenor, sorry).
Several terms for the Chinese martial arts became popular in China. Guoji (National Skill) has been used in the past, as have guoshu (National Art), zhongguoquan (China Fist), quanfa (the Way of the Fist), and quanshu (Fist Art). The term kung fu does not refer specifically to the martial arts. It is more a slang usage found in the United States and in some parts of southern China. Wushu (War Art) is perhaps the more proper term for Chinese martial arts. The term wushu has been officially adopted by the People's Republic of China. The terms wushu and kung fu (in their reference to classical martial arts) are both generic terms encompassing all the different styles, weapons, routines and other aspects of the Chinese martial arts in general.
And you only learn the good stuff after XX years is still true with shaolin. They have tried to protect so much of the art that most people get pissed when they don't get the good stuff at first and quit. Though I'm sure that bag would put up quite a fight.
To bad they don't teach it like they would in the old day,making you do stance for six months to perfect them and then you still might not get accepted to train. We people from the USA are stupid, arrogant, and want everything now. We would get nowhere in the dynasties trying to learn martial arts. If there were any reason why shaolin has become weaker it is because of the practitioner, not because of the art.
"If you forget about the traditions of the past, you have no compass for the future."
Several terms for the Chinese martial arts became popular in China. Guoji (National Skill) has been used in the past, as have guoshu (National Art), zhongguoquan (China Fist), quanfa (the Way of the Fist), and quanshu (Fist Art). The term kung fu does not refer specifically to the martial arts. It is more a slang usage found in the United States and in some parts of southern China. Wushu (War Art) is perhaps the more proper term for Chinese martial arts. The term wushu has been officially adopted by the People's Republic of China. The terms wushu and kung fu (in their reference to classical martial arts) are both generic terms encompassing all the different styles, weapons, routines and other aspects of the Chinese martial arts in general.
And you only learn the good stuff after XX years is still true with shaolin. They have tried to protect so much of the art that most people get pissed when they don't get the good stuff at first and quit. Though I'm sure that bag would put up quite a fight.
To bad they don't teach it like they would in the old day,making you do stance for six months to perfect them and then you still might not get accepted to train. We people from the USA are stupid, arrogant, and want everything now. We would get nowhere in the dynasties trying to learn martial arts. If there were any reason why shaolin has become weaker it is because of the practitioner, not because of the art."If you forget about the traditions of the past, you have no compass for the future."
Several terms for the Chinese martial arts became popular in China. Guoji (National Skill) has been used in the past, as have guoshu (National Art), zhongguoquan (China Fist), quanfa (the Way of the Fist), and quanshu (Fist Art).
**I think China wants to unify one art, thats a pretty bad idea because they are only look one way and not in every other way.
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The term kung fu does not refer specifically to the martial arts. It is more a slang usage found in the United States and in some parts of southern China. Wushu (War Art) is perhaps the more proper term for Chinese martial arts. The term wushu has been officially adopted by the People's Republic of China. The terms wushu and kung fu (in their reference to classical martial arts) are both generic terms encompassing all the different styles, weapons, routines and other aspects of the Chinese martial arts in general.
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The term kung fu does not refer specifically to the martial arts- correct but is the heart and philosophy of what you do in martial arts.You should really call it by the name of the art and that kung fu describes what you are doing.
Wushu (War Art) is perhaps the more proper term for Chinese martial arts.-Incorrect, wu shu is wushu, a performance art. wu(mo in cantonese) is weilding or performing or both. Wu itself has no association with war. wushu performers are a mimic of the proper kung fu martial artists which are over dramaticised for chinese opera purposes.
The term wushu has been officially adopted by the People's Republic of China. The terms wushu and kung fu (in their reference to classical martial arts) are both generic terms encompassing all the different styles, weapons, routines and other aspects of the Chinese martial arts in general.- The people's republic are communists, they will be biased AGAINST kung fu and pro wushu. I think the communists are still afraid that the kung fu masters may regroup the triads again.
i have checked out at multiple site and they all say it mean in general martial arts and that the actual reading is Wu(war) shu(art). And the reason your might differ is because the translation is a member of sino tibetan languages not cantonese. Why would you use cantonese anyways when madarin is the official chinese language.
, it becomes quite clear how the fountains of knowledge & wisdom that the members de premiere really are....
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