And so it is said, 'All is in sanchin.'

Regards,
John Versteeg

Yau Kung Moon got a website, folks!

Thanks, Bill.
No secret, no more.

Regards,
John

'N' thus the need for, in addition to the Apostolic succession:-), a Book( and or videos) corectly docuenting for the initiates, the basic forms. A la Nagamine. For those who have had any actual training,in that system, it is possible to learn the forms from the book. The Bubishi, shows some of the ...

'all he( Nagamine Shoshin) put in his books were the mi(eye) kata...' Yes, and only the half of those.You can not possibly learn even the basic kata of matsubayashi ryu frommthat book.Unless you had actual training in the system. He only shows the beginning and end of each move, not the middle, whic...

Bill Mok says"Actually Yau Kung Moon is quite popular in Hing Kong.' AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! http://www.xpres.net/~gmattson/ubbs/biggrin.gif Stay away frok Hong Kong, they know all styles there, ancient and forbiddeen kung fu. I repeat-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! I feel much better now.:-) Thanks for the info ...

'Adventure? Excitement? A jedi craves not...'

'Hmmm. Neeed those, you do not.Go I must.:-)'

Guys- Sun Da is real. Wak Yu Goot is not. That was a joke.:-) Wak Yu Goot=Whack You Good. As for O Wa Ta Gu Siam, say that for a while, and when you figure it out, you'll really feel like one.That was something the Boy Scouts had the first timers chant in front of a fire, and told each when they fig...

Bill MOk says: Sun Da lives.' Uh Oh. That would explain how the guys from Hong Kong knew to tell me about it. Well, that was what the Boxers did. Yes, it makes Uechi look like a picnic.:-) Thanks for the info Bill. Just goes to show, just when you thought it was safe to practice your kungfuagain, wi...

Allen says:'after all, he is bringing something to the table.' Okay, then let me bring something too: There is an art he might be talking about. It was called Sun Da, (not san da, the modern wushu kickboxing), and it was used by the I prostitute Ch'uan, or the Boxers during the Rebellion. It involve...

Someone calling themselves satan wants to learn the secret of the well guarded and for bidden art of China,known in Cantonese I believe, as Wak Yu Goot. Well, if you really want to know this forbidden art, you need to go through the seven year initiation rite before any further information can be im...

The double upper rising block as seen in Kata gojushiho, is not a block, really, or a removal of a choke. It however is one of those strikes I mentioned before. Most people throw it way too high. Its even taught that way. Remember you are bending your knees. Where do you suppose you could be hitting...

Excellent stuff, wish I could be there, maybe next time I'll be able to. For anyone who really wants to know, that is the place to go.There you will see how it can be done. Someone on here asked how to remove a huge guy's hands from your throat. Well, if you lift up with your palms under his elbows ...

Now how did I forget Gojushiho/Ueseishi sho and dai?

Many Shorin styles do versions of these.

Wonderful kata that it is, it is said to contain many secrets of Okinawan combat. It is also said to be a Chinese form, Take your pick.:-)

John

Robb- Shorinn ryu is generally considered to be the combination of shuri te and tomari te, often with some Naha te added. The differences between the three was mostly political. But, many tomari versions of kata are still practiced. For instance, there is tomari Passai, and also tomari seisan, shuri...

Bill says:'I'm comfortable with that.' Me too. So we do a kata many many times for many many years. So we get programmed to react in a simple, powerful and effective manner. Is there proof that this appens" Yes, there is, but does it happen for everyone, all the time, every time? Alas it does n...