Relates to Chinese martial arts
2006-07-02 17:47:18 · 3 answers · asked by RyanJP 2 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
Some say he was not a Shaolin monk but a Taoist priest. Some say he was a shaolin monk. Either way, he was infamous for betraying the Shaolin temple and killed many monks.
The Bak Mei style is a very deadly kung fu style. Because of that, I doubt if just anyone is going to be taught it. A responsible teacher must carefully screen his prospective students if they are to be taught Bak Mei kung fu.
2006-07-03 16:44:30 · answer #1 · answered by Ben P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bak Mei (Chinese: ç½ç, literally White Eyebrows; also known as Pai Mei, Pei Mei, Bai Mei, Pak Mei) is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders — survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty imperial regime (1644–1912) — who, according to some accounts, betrayed Shaolin to the imperial government. He shares his name with the Southern Chinese martial art attributed to him.
2006-07-03 15:48:51 · answer #2 · answered by John H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.bakmei.com/Whatis.html
According to this site, it is an ancient form of Kung Fu that combines both Taoist and Shao Lin principles in a lethal fighting style that is traditionally passed directly from teacher to student.
2006-07-03 10:42:39 · answer #3 · answered by Curious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋