Is there any more info on this guy?

[mickey]

Greetings,

Of all of the guys demonstrating their flexibility kung fu, I like this one best. Is he really from Shaolin? And is there more info in his branch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0eq3...layer_embedded


mickey

[Xian]

Couldnt he also be from the Southern Temple ?For me he doesnt looks like the "typical "Northern Shaolin Temple monk okay except of the color of his dress of course...


Kind regards,
Xian

[mickey]

Greetings, Xian.

While the posts at u Tube say he is Master Li. I was looking for a full name and more info.

mickey

EDIT: I listened carefully. I think it is Li Chun Li.

[LFJ]

Originally Posted by mickey

Greetings,

Of all of the guys demonstrating their flexibility kung fu, I like this one best. Is he really from Shaolin? And is there more info in his branch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0eq3...layer_embedded


mickey

He's from Beijing. His name is Li Liangui (李连贵), Dharma name Shi Yanfa (释演法). Notice the Yan generation character is not from the Shaolin Caodong poem, but from Linji sect.

What he practices in addition to Tongzigong is bone displacement or "bone shrinking methods" Suogufa, as he showed with his shoulder at 5:45 in the video, and as in the demonstration pulling the ring over his whole body when the other guy couldn't move it further down his chest.

Interestingly, at the end of the video he said he has only been practicing this for 20 years, which means he was of pretty good age already when he started.

[mickey]

Greetings LFJ,

Thank you for your assistance.

Twenty years? I guess he does not want the attention. What I really enjoyed was his ability to do a full forward split, a split done with the instep of the rear leg making full contact with the ground. While women can do that easily,one will seldom see men with that ability. Also, his body compression is really good. There is nothing sagging on him


mickey

[LFJ]

Originally Posted by mickey

What I really enjoyed was his ability to do a full forward split, a split done with the instep of the rear leg making full contact with the ground. While women can do that easily,one will seldom see men with that ability.

Really? This is the way it is required in Shaolin, with the rear leg knee and instep down. It's often called a "true" frontsplit. If you do an open frontsplit with the rear leg knee and foot pointing outward, they will roll it over. I actually find it easier to do than an open frontsplit anyway.

[katana_jitsu]

In Takeshi style we do what's known as a 'double side split', in which you place your forehead on the floor, and then both legs split out backwards. I hope this helps.

[rett]

I believe this may be the same person I saw perform in Yan Shi (near Luoyang) at a martial arts performance in Fall 2010 on a public basketball court. He was the next-to-final act. I filmed his performance for a couple of minutes, but it's not a very good clip because of the angle.

A friend I was there with said he had performed in the Olympics show, and that he began training after retiring from his job. Ring a bell?

[katana_jitsu]

That sounds like Andrew Brookman - he started training in Takeshi style after retiring as an assassin for the yakuza.

[mickey]

Greetings,

LFJ, though the person in the photo has his instep down, he has his pelvis open. The older guy doesn't, making it more difficult. Nevertheless, training with the instep on the ground is a good thing. I thought I wrote "true" in my post and I was wondering why you were repeating me.

mickey

[LFJ]

Originally Posted by mickey

LFJ, though the person in the photo has his instep down, he has his pelvis open. The older guy doesn't, making it more difficult.

In what way is his pelvis open? Looks pretty square to me. I don't know how you can have your knee and instep facing downward, yet have your pelvis open.

[mickey]

Hi,

His pelvis is turned slightly to the right. It is not the case with the older guy. This is what is so difficult about that particular split.

mickey

[SHemmati]

It writes some Chinese names alongside the movements! Can somebody please write and translate them?