Man, I have seen so many different versions of these forms, it drives me crazy. It's not like BeiXiaoLin/BakSilLum is that old a style where you see so many variations in the forms due to distance and time. I personally was taught 2 different versions of every form in the system(albeit only slightly different), starting 50 years ago. And that was by a married couple that both learned(at least some) from the same instructor, however over a decade apart. I think YanJiWen and GuRuZhang were constantly tinkering with the forms their whole lives. Which makes sense, but is so confusing for the average person. I get people all the time telling me I'm doing one form or another wrong, until i show them a version they recognize and then they don't understand why there are different ones. No wonder so many people complain about "genuine" kung fu and how few people can teach it. Nobody is really quite sure what is "genuine". It would be so nice if at the very least the CMA community could codify at least the forms of styles. That will never happen, as too many people would get butthurt over not having complete say as to what moves,techniques...make the cut.
That is right on so many levels, everyone has a different experience when it comes to Kung Fu. The Jing Wu tried to make this happen. The moves are so complexed it's easy to confuse them over the years or interpret them. especially with Kung Fu systems with 20+ forms to remember. the key I believe is intent and heart when practicing
I'd be curious to know what is not impressive. I am impressed by the stamina, flexibility, and strength in his legs that is required to such a long form and show no visible sign of fatigue, or increased sloppiness, by the time it's over. Forms, by definition, are aesthetic representations.
Very nice, I especially like guy #2
Nice
The second fellow is Rocky Lam who is a lot taller than the first fellow Master Endo.
Man, I have seen so many different versions of these forms, it drives me crazy. It's not like BeiXiaoLin/BakSilLum is that old a style where you see so many variations in the forms due to distance and time. I personally was taught 2 different versions of every form in the system(albeit only slightly different), starting 50 years ago. And that was by a married couple that both learned(at least some) from the same instructor, however over a decade apart. I think YanJiWen and GuRuZhang were constantly tinkering with the forms their whole lives. Which makes sense, but is so confusing for the average person. I get people all the time telling me I'm doing one form or another wrong, until i show them a version they recognize and then they don't understand why there are different ones. No wonder so many people complain about "genuine" kung fu and how few people can teach it. Nobody is really quite sure what is "genuine". It would be so nice if at the very least the CMA community could codify at least the forms of styles. That will never happen, as too many people would get butthurt over not having complete say as to what moves,techniques...make the cut.
That is right on so many levels, everyone has a different experience when it comes to Kung Fu. The Jing Wu tried to make this happen. The moves are so complexed it's easy to confuse them over the years or interpret them. especially with Kung Fu systems with 20+ forms to remember. the key I believe is intent and heart when practicing
It's the same with us in Choy Li Fut, we have forms that are the same in name only. Drives me nuts.
The second guy was really not impressive, unless it was the intended aesthetic of shaolin, e.g. 2:24
I'd be curious to know what is not impressive. I am impressed by the stamina, flexibility, and strength in his legs that is required to such a long form and show no visible sign of fatigue, or increased sloppiness, by the time it's over. Forms, by definition, are aesthetic representations.