BSL Lyrics: Shaolin #5 (Martial Art)
We actually changed this one from the original Chinese. There was an introductory move, if memory serves it was 'wind through the willows', which is usually that opening side step move that we have in 6 & 8. It's not in our 5 so we dropped it formt he lyrics, but I saw some footage from KYC's school in Canton and they still have it.
It's also worthy of note that I've seen footage of a wushu version of 5, just a short clip from a segment in the middle during a big tournament in PRC. Unfortunately there was no way to trace the performer, but it was pretty cool.
MOI I: SHAOLIN #5 (Martial art)
1. Old crow spreads its wings.
2. Second brother carries the mountain.
3. Facing fists, flower hand with single hook.
4. "Crossed" character kick.
5. Fierce tiger comes out of the mountain.
6. Grabbing arm, straight punch.
7. Stomp the ground in anger, pull the green onion, strike to the face.
8. Left turn, left heel kick, right toe kick, sitting in horse, striking the tiger technique.
9. Swing up, step forward, punch, continue for three movements.
10. Turn around, stomp the ground in anger, pull the green onion, strike to the face.
11. Left right punching, step backward.
12. Break the grip, reverse bow and arrow, fishing pole technique.
13. Roll around body, hook hand, palm strike to the face.
14. Turn around, lift and circle arms, left heel kick.
15. Grabbing arm, straight punch.
16. Left and right single toe kick.
17. Double kick.
18. Back hook kick.
19. Tornado kick.
20. Stomp the ground in anger, pull the green onion, strike to the face.
21. Facing behind, left heel kick.
22. Grabbing arm, straight punch.
23. Stomp the ground in anger, pull the green onion, strike to the face.
24. Flying hop up, reverse bow and arrow, block and punch.
25. Stealing a step, lift and circle arms, right heel kick.
26. Arm pull, hook kick to take down.
27. Shaking the foot, hands playing pipa (a Chinese guitar)
28. Right slap, left kick, land, double palm strike.
29. Left foot back broom sweep.
30. Grabbing arm, straight punch.
31. Right "crossed" character kick.
32. Stomping foot, falling on the hands, back heel kick.
33. Grabbing arm, straight punch.
34. Right "crossed" character kick.
35. Turn around, crossing footwork, block and strike.
36. Double down block with binding fists, reverse bow and arrow.
37. Left bow and arrow, block and punch.
38. Binding fist, feint kick, true kick, front and back punch.
39. Turn around, hammer fist, left cat.
40. Spin around, left heel kick.
41. Left and right forward steps, sitting in horse, block and punch.
42. Spin around, flower hand, twist stance, front palm, back hook.
43. Step backward, facing fists, left cat stance.
44. Step backward, penetrating palm, finish form.
Differences and same in NSL#5
Gene,
Some translation differences, some alternate lyrics and some differences:
#1 instead of Old Crow, we have Raven.
After this move I have a techniques called Seven Star Fist (which is the pair of fists face each other at waist high as in the beginning of NSL # 4, 6 and 8.)
Just before your #5 move, we have a technique called, Crouch and Grab Leg (strike with Single Hook).
In #8, Left Heel Kick is called Green Dragon Whips its Tail like the similar move in NSL #3.
#11 added words…with three consecutive steps.
#12 instead of… reverse bow and arrow, fishing pole technique, we have Grab Leg with Fishing Hook. The first part of this lyric is the same.
#13 we use the alternate name, Phoenix Turns Around like a Tornado.
#21 we use the alternate name, Green Dragon Whips its Tail.
#22 and #23 LTH are not in his set but we do them.
#24 first and last part are the same except the middle…reverse bow and arrow. We have lock leg (with reverse horse).
#26 Last part we translated as hook shave kick to break leg.
#27 same lyric but also an alternate name, Shake leg, Close Little Door.
#32 we use an alternate lyric, White Horse Offers its Hoof which is also in NSL #9.
#35 is not in LTH set but we have it. His disciples uses the techniques called Lion Opens its Big Jaws.
#36 is not in LTH and we do not do this either.
#38 is not in LTH instead he has Lion Opens its Big Jaws.
#40 we use the alternate name, Green Dragon Whips its Tail.
#43 what you have as Facing Fist, we call it Seven Star Fist.
Interesting that NSL #5 has an opening like 4, 6 and 8. From what I recall, when NSL moved from China to HK, some of the NSL sets were modified in directions-wise in order to fit the room where the lessons were taught.. Which sets were involved, I do not know because all of the sets end in the same place where they start which means if YSW did this he did an excellent job.
So did this NSL #5 in China end up in the same place where it began?
Crossed Kick verse Cannon Kick
All kicks such as in #4 and #34 where the kicking leg is complemented with the opposite arm extend, are Typically called Crossed kick. But in really they are two different kicks and to distinguish the difference between the two kicks #4 and #34, #4 is normally called Crossed kick while the alternate lyric for #34 which uses the heel thrusting horizontal kick is called Cannon Kick. The Cannon Kick is the more the typical kick found throughout NSL sets such as in #2, 6, 7, 8, etc.
