| So I have been a huge Kung Fu fan forever. You | | | | At one time, this simple weapon was the most |
| know that crazy martial arts stuff you see on | | | | feared of all weapons in the world. I can see why |
| the movies? Punch, kick, pow! I love it. Love it all | | | | since its incredible length can stop anybody from |
| and always have. One of my favorite forms of | | | | doing anything. I've seen opponents get so |
| fighting is called Shaolin Tiger Kung Fu. Why is it | | | | frustrated because they can not get inside the |
| one of my favorites? Let me tell you why. | | | | spear welder's defenses to attack. These things |
| Now, you may think you have seen this kind of | | | | are long and mean and Shaolin Tiger practices |
| fighting before, but I assure you that you have | | | | some pretty awesome techniques using them. |
| not. Shaolin Tiger Kung Fu is different from a lot | | | | I learned a bit about the history of Shaolin Tiger |
| of the others. This is a more acrobatic style of | | | | Kung Fu, too, and it was interesting, to say the |
| fighting, stuff I really like because it is fast and | | | | least. It seems this monk from way back in the |
| very fun to watch. There are also a lot of jump | | | | day, got together what he thought were the best |
| kicks that lend themselves very well to this kind | | | | fighters. He watched them all fight and then put |
| of style. I can not get enough of the stuff. | | | | together all the best techniques and fighting |
| They use weapons as well, fighting with such | | | | moves from their actions. No wonder I like this |
| lightning speed, it makes my head spin. There is | | | | style so much. It is the best of the best. |
| also the regular empty hand style familiar to most | | | | Because of this beginning, because Shaolin Tiger |
| people who watch martial arts being performed, | | | | Kung Fu incorporates all the best moves from a |
| specifically a kind of boxing style that is very | | | | lot of different sources, it has become the |
| devastating in the right hands. All of it is | | | | foundation of martial arts today. I can see why, |
| spectacular. | | | | since I watch so many other kung fu styles and I |
| One of the most popular weapons, at least one | | | | see the Shaolin teachings there, as well. So, |
| of my favorites, is the long spear. This thing | | | | whenever I watch other guys doing all their stuff, |
| scares the heck out of me, that is for sure! I | | | | I can't help but think of how important Shaolin |
| have seen some of these guys use this weapon | | | | Tiger Kung Fu was to the development of all the |
| as easy as using a spoon to mop up some soup. | | | | things I love about kung fu in general. |