shorinji kempo by shaolin monks

[bacurrie45]

there has been a video added to youtube today showing jet li doing shorinji kempo techniques you can see the punches,kicking and the throwing.it's interesting to see the chinese side of the art there was me thinking all the juho was japanese silly me lol

[Webmaster]

there has been a video added to youtube today showing jet li doing shorinji kempo techniques you can see the punches,kicking and the throwing.it's interesting to see the chinese side of the art there was me thinking all the juho was japanese silly me lol

How about a link?

[David Dunn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIT4onWnNwg

Enjoy :)

[Webmaster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIT4onWnNwg

Enjoy :)
Ack... I really could have done without the music. :rolleyes: ;)

[Tripitaka of AA]

It is a fun movie.. one of the classics. It is popular for Kenshi as it features a couple of well-known instructors and you can see some of our stuff in amongst all the other action... but as this video shows, there isn't enough to make one music video without plenty of repetition.

The movie was Jet Li's debut, he was 17.. but already a 5-times world champion Wushu star. I love his form.

As for the music.. yep,it's cheesy and over-used.. and it is going to be stuck in my head ALL DAY :frown: :D:

[Rob Gassin]

The video has been removed. I guess, we're talking about 'Shaolin Temple'. I've never seen the movie. Apparently Doshin So was a (?the) technical advisor. Yamazaki sensei does a few juho techniques. Was an early MA classic movie.

[Rob Gassin]

Found the clip here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRIRZ_-y6Pc

[Chokushin]

Cool! However my favorite is still " The Killing Machine " with Sonny Chiba :D

[Ellis Amdur]

So Doshin as "technical advisor to the movie Shaolin Temple? Not exactly, I think. I had a conversation with the president of the national organization governing Chinese martial arts, shortly after the movie came out (late 70's - early 80's) - he was teaching in Japan at the time. And I asked him about the scenes, particularly at the end of the movie, where all the "monks" were doing Shorinji kempo. He got kind of a pained expression on his face, and said, bluntly, "We have no money. They funded the film, and those scenes were a condition for the film being made. We are grateful for the assistance, but . . ." And then he changed the subject.
Ellis Amdur

[Jeremy Williams]

So Doshin as "technical advisor to the movie Shaolin Temple? Not exactly, I think. I had a conversation with the president of the national organization governing Chinese martial arts, shortly after the movie came out (late 70's - early 80's) - he was teaching in Japan at the time. And I asked him about the scenes, particularly at the end of the movie, where all the "monks" were doing Shorinji kempo. He got kind of a pained expression on his face, and said, bluntly, "We have no money. They funded the film, and those scenes were a condition for the film being made. We are grateful for the assistance, but . . ." And then he changed the subject.
Ellis Amdur

I have no direct knowledge of this event or movie, nor wish to. However, if So Doshin was acting as a technical advisor it would surely have been in relation to the SK scenes only. I find it hard to imagine Rob would have been implying anything else.

As for any "pained expressions", I'm sure they would have had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with sour grapes of the general sort (Chinese trodden under Japanese jackboot in first half of 20th century and economically trounced at latter end) or of the specific sort (our art is the best; just can't understand why we are so fragmented that we can't even raise the money to make our own movie).

The only other reason I can think of as a possible explanation for the poor chap's obvious distress was the implication that they needed technical advice from Do Doshin on an art that was already theirs, which would imply that criticism of SK as not being a geniune Shaolin art is wrong. Thank you.

[David Dunn]

Unless my maths is wrong, it would have been impossible for Doshin So (passed away 1980) to have any input into the film (Jet Li made this, his first film, in 1982).

[Tripitaka of AA]

Well, cetainly no direct input!! :)

Presumably there was a planning and pre-production stage prior to the shooting, I could only speculate on what negotiations and conversations may have taken place. I don't recall ever seeing anything from a Shorinji Kempo official source claiming any financial contributions.. perhaps they did, but they don't seem to be waving a big flag and making any claims to greatness based upon it.

I like the movie and enjoyed seeing it back in 1983-ish. I prefer a version with subtitles though, as I can't stand the dubbed voices and get annoyed when they seem to ignore plot-points just to appeal to the Western audience (they kind of play down that he ate the girl's dog, if I recall).. anyway, a rather silly but enjoyable film. The best bit about it, apart from Jet Li's graceful movement, is the location shooting in some awesome countryside.

[Jeremy Williams]

Well, cetainly no direct input!! :)

Presumably there was a planning and pre-production stage prior to the shooting, I could only speculate on what negotiations and conversations may have taken place.


Well, that would certainly explain that pained look. The pressure of producing, directing, and choreographing a movie is enormous. I can't imagine how that must have been compounded with all those late nights at the ouiji board! So Doshin must have had it hard too: just imagine trying to explain tsubame gaeshi letter by letter, let alone a whole enbu...

[Rob Gassin]

Unless my maths is wrong, it would have been impossible for Doshin So (passed away 1980) to have any input into the film (Jet Li made this, his first film, in 1982).

Some sources claim that the film was made in 1978 and others in 1979.

[Tripitaka of AA]

If Bey logan says 1982 (http://www.dragondynasty.com/blog/show/106), then it is 1982. Bey logan is the foremost expert (in the West) of Hong Kong and Asian Action Movies. Having said that, all films have periods of pre-production as previously mentioned.