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Animals of Shao-Lin |
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"Leopard,
Dragon, Tiger, Crane: Animals of Shao-Lin " was published
in May, 1998 by Masters Publications. This book, containing
more than 400 photographs by Bruce Currie, is an attempt to
preserve the Animal Forms of the Chong Family System. It is
the first book in the English language on these specific Kung-Fu
forms. Beginners to experts will find this work a valuable
addition to their library as it gives step-by-step instruction
in the intricate techniques of the ancient Shao-Lin Kung-Fu
warriors.
History of the forms
including one of the most popular legends about Kung-Fu are
included, with special interest regarding the early development
of Kung-Fu in Canada. |
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Okinawan Kempo |
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other publications available in limited numbers are To-Te
Jitsu by Gichin Funakoshi and Okinawan
Kempo by Choki Motobu. Both were researched and
transalated by Sensei Ken Tallack. Further information may
be obtained by contacting Masters Publications in Hamilton
Ontario Canada. |
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CANADIAN
KARATE KUNG-FU ASSOCIATION STYLE |
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Two young cousins,
both known as Dave Chong, studied five-animal Kung-Fu in the
Canton area of China. The cousins moved to Canada in the 1950's
and in 1961 opened their first school in the Chinatown district
of Toronto. They taught the forms and methods they had learned
as youths in Canton, including a method of kicking totally
unlike other types available at that time. They taught the
Breathing Set, Leopard, Dragon, Tiger-Crane and Snake Forms,
along with the Tam Tooys (two person set routines) and thirteen
self defense techniques. They opened their school to the first
non-Chinese students in that year.
By 1966, they had established
branch schools in London, Brantford, Oshawa and Kitchener
becoming Canada's first multiple location Dojo. Hundreds of
Canadians got their first taste of real Martial Arts through
these schools. Tony Chong ran the London Branch along with
several assistants. Pell Capone was one of the first non-Chinese
teachers of Kung-Fu in North America, and he devoted much
of his life to developing his skills at this time. The Chong
Family produced some of the first Open Tournaments ever held
in Canada, with events in Toronto and London as early as 1965.
In the years that have passed
since these forms were introduced, knowledge of them has spread
from coast to coast in Canada as well as into the United States
and beyond. Clubs in Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick
and British Columbia all continue to teach and practice this
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