what is shaolin kung fu ? is it good ?

Question

i mean efficient in combat, give benefits health , endurance and so forth.....

Answer 1

Shaolin Kung Fu is waaaaaay to complex to narrow down into one catagory. Some good shaolin kung fu styles are eagle claw kung fu, monkey kung fu, drunken kung fu, and tiger claw kung fu. Also I hear wing chun is good but I only know one of their techniques. Shaolin kung fu is one of the hardest styles to learn. Also if your interested in taking kung fu make sure its one of the older traditional styles as this new age stuff is mainly for show most of the time. It makes kung fu look bad

Answer 2

I congratulate Shienaran and Kobayashi for their knowledge and good answers to this question. Shao Lin (New Forest) was the name of a Buddhist temple in Loyang province where Bhodidharma a monk from India came to teach in the 5th Century. He taught movements based upon those of animals to the Buddhist monks at the temple, and that evolved into the traditional Five Shaolin Animal Styles (Tiger, Leopard, Crane, Dragon and Snake) of martial arts. As you should see, Shaolin refers to Buddhist martial arts styles, as opposed to Taoist styles covered under Tai Chi Chuan. Thus, Shaolin is one of several broad divisions of Chinese martial arts. Kung Fu is really Kung Li Fu, literally "Work Strongly Master", but it is just pronounced the same as if the Li was absent. It can simply mean "Great Achievement" in any field where skill is needed, as our Japanese friends said. Wu Shu is the literal Chinese term for Martial Arts. Shaolin Wu Shu covers many diverse styles, so you can find some for anyone. There are for instance the Five Orthodox Shaolin Animal Styles, the Five Traditional Shaolin Family Styles and such various unorthodox and non-traditional newer styles as Wing Chun, Mantis, Monkey, etc. Tai Chi Chuan also has some good styles, e.g. Pa Kua, Hsing-I, the Five Elements Style, etc., so why not take some of both, if that does not confuse you? I did just that.

Answer 3

it all depends on how you train.

if you train realistically and with partners who use full resistance. then you will be able to use it and what you learn can be good.

however, the reality is that the vast majority of CMA (chinese martial art) schools do not train this way. They stick to "tradition" and pass down the same thing without trying to improve or test it and like a long game of telephone it gets more and more screwed up along the line. So instead of having a technique that works and the mechanics and power to back it up, you have a "red dog eat shoe and is cheap in barn".

CMA is not the only category of martial arts guilty of this- but of CMA, shaolin and tai chi are among the most notorious for this kind of approach.

Any school that says "we are too deadly to train our stuff" is full of it. Now obvoulsy there are always going to be some things you can't train (breaks with full intent, etc.) for obvious safety reasons, however if most of your style can't be trained, how the hell are you going to be able to pull it off for real?

find a school that trains hard and realistically, regardless of the art.

Answer 4

Shaolin Chaun Chao ( Kung-fu) is a good skill to leanr but the training is harsh, it does bring good health and excellent results for staying in shape though.

Answer 5

shaolin kung fu good

Answer 6

sure it is good, i like mine with toast

Answer 7

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