You guys, I am filming this series in June this Summer, with the abbot of Shaolin Temple overseas headquarters. Its going to be amazing. He will be the successor to Shaolin Temple in China. They plan to offer us the "never-before-seen" real kung fu of Shaolin, including qigong, and meditation, without alterations or "dumbing down". It is a complete overview of the Shaolin curriculum.
Shi Guolin is an incredibly athletic Warrior Monk:
http://www.shaolin-overseas.org/Shaolin ... uolin.htmlHere is the content we're planning, so far (subject to change):
Warrior Monks: Shaolin Kung Fu DVD 1:
Basic Training, Kung Fu Forms, QiGong and MeditationShaolin Temple History (intro)
This segment contains the rich history of the world famous Shaolin Temple. Narration by Gene Ching, with footage of forms, including weapons)
Basic Seated Meditation
In order to clear the mind and prepare for training. (start with 5 minutes and gradually work your way up to 15 minutes with daily practice.)
Basic Stretching
Neck. (with eye focus).
(Up & down, side to side. left to right & 360 degree rotations.)
Shoulder Rotations & Arm Stretch.
Shaking the hands.
Circle the hands and ankle.
Hip Rotations.
Knees.
(Circle left & right, bending up & down, stepping out and circling inside & out.)
Upper Body, Side, Lower & Forward Stretch.
(Lock Fingers, Stretch Hands Up And Twist.)
(Left, right, forward and back. Then touch the floor, cross arms, and twist left then right.)
Spread Legs, Cross Arms & Bend Forward.
(Middle, left and right.)
Hold the Knee Up.
(Then circle inside & out.)
Big Eagle Spreads His Wings.
Arm Rotations. (Forward and reverse.)
Pu Bu Stretch. (Pu Bu Yatui).
(Squat stretch. Left and right than raise the foot and switch left to right.)
Forward & Side Extend Leg Stretch.
(Kissing the shoe).
Open Chest & Arms.
Waist Stretch. (Hui Yao).
Waist Rotation. (Rin Yao).
Ankle Grip.
Gong Bu Stretch. (Gong Bu Yatui).
Hip Stretch.
Seated Hamstring Stretch.
Cross Seated Stretch.
Split Stretch.
(Left side, right side, middle.)
Bridge.
Cobra Stretch.
Basic Shaolin Warm Up
Fist Punch. (Chong Quan).
Pushing Palm Strike. (Tui zhang).
Bow Stance. (Gong Bu).
Front Slap Kick. (Caijiao).
Horse Stance. (Ma Bu).
Front Slap Kick With Arm Rotation. (Lunbi Caijiao).
Half-Crossed Seated Stance. (Xie Bu).
Front Flex Kick. (Zhengtitui).
Inside Crescent Kick. (Lihetui).
Hollow Stance. (Xu Bu).
Front Slap Kick. (Zhengtantui).
T-Shaped Stance. (Ding Bu).
Side Flex Kick. (Cetitui).
Crossed Stance. (Tsa Bu).
Outside Crescent Kick. (Waibaiyui).
Crossed Seated Stance. (Zuopan).
Luohan Sleeping. (Luohan Shui Jiao).
Roll Outs & Diving Roll Outs.
Horse Stance Side Punch Shift Bo Stance Punch.
Bo Stance Punch, Kick Punch, Back To Bo Stance Punch.
Shaolin Moving Form
Shaolin Five Stance Form. (Wu Bu Quan).
Continuous Fist Form. (Lian Huan Quan).
Small Flood Kung Fu. (Xiao Hong Quan)
Shaolin Conditioning
Iron Arm Training. (With Partner).
Basic Iron Sand Palm. (Mung Bean Bag).
Dit Da Jow Treatment. (Shaolin Bruise Medicane).
Waist Conditioning. (a,b,c and d).
Plum Blossom Poles level 1 (Up right Poles) Mei Hua Zhang
Basic QiGong Breathing & Form
The empty and full theory.
With hands, count and shifting.
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Warrior Monks: Shaolin Kung Fu DVD 2:
Kung Fu Forms, QiGong, and MeditationShaolin Forms
(Each form has a set of line drills taken from the movements)
Line Drills (25)
Luo Han Quan (Old Flood-Arhart Kung Fu)
Qi Xing Quan (Seven Stars Kung Fu)
Chang Hu Xin Yi Men Quan (Long Guard The Heart & Mind Gate Kung Fu)
Da Hong Quan (Big Flood Fist Kung Fu)
Rou Quan (Shaolin Small Soft Fist)
Shaolin Conditioning
Iron Palm Level 2: gravel bags
Plum Blossom Poles level 2 (Balance) Mei Hua Zhang
Shaolin QiGong
12 Strengths. (Da Mo's fist form)
Da jin Fa. Mediation/QiGong
Jin Gang Quan (Vajra Fist) Form.
Seated Meditation
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Shaolin QiGong and Meditation: Bodhidharma forms DVD(18 Luohans) Shiba Luohan Shou (十八羅漢手)
Yi Jin Jing (易筋经)
Xi Sui Jing (洗髓经)
I am ridiculously psyched about this.
- David