[MA] Monkey Style Kung Fu

[Peter V. Dell'Orto]

Originally Posted by Highland_Piper

I don't have my copy of MA handy right now (having morning coffee and its upstairs) but did they not include Monkey Style? I find that very odd indeed.

It never even made the list. After Sean and I did a first pass at styles we needed, we didn't end up with a paucity of Chinese styles. Off the top of my head, we've got:

Chin Na
Pak Hok
Shaolin Kung Fu
Hsing I Chuan
Praying Mantis Kung Fu
T'ai Chi Chuan
Pa Kua Chuan
Hung Gar (Tiger-Crane Style)
Wing Chun
Wushu
Kuntao (Malaysian, Chinese origin)

I remember we wanted to include Choy Li Fut, but it started to look like China was already heavily represented, so when I decided to add Hung Gar we dumped Choy Li Fut from the list of "must haves."

We also already had a couple of "animal styles" too, so I didn't feel like Monkey Style was a better inclusion than what we included. No mistake, if it went it, another Chinese style would have been cut.

Sean and I occasional have head-smacking moments of "We should have included this!" but as yet it hasn't been for a Chinese style. It's less well-covered ground - African boxing styles, interesting modern combatives, etc. - that we'd like to have included more of. China already got a whole bunch.

But I agree it's an interesting style, and it deserves a writeup somewhere.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Toadkiller_Dog

But I agree it's an interesting style, and it deserves a writeup somewhere.

Any comments on mine?