Snake Style

i Am Very Interestead In Snake Style,where I Live There Is No Teacher.i Have Searched The Web But There Is Not Much On This Wonderful Style.
can Anybody Help Me,were To Buy Books,and Which Dvds Are Best.
any Information Will Be Very Helpful.
thank You.

A teacher, if you don't have one books/videos will not teach the complexity of the art

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I didn't know Snake was its own style.

Anyway -- the best way to become a good martial artist is to find the best school in your area and train as hard as you can, even if it's not the style you want. Then when you have the means to go and learn the style you want, you'll have developed good training habits and a general knowledge of martial arts which will carry you a long way.

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I Have Been Learning Taichi For 2 Years,but Its Not The Style For Me And There Are No Snake Style Near Me.

Where did you hear of “Snake” being a style all of its own? Perhaps that would be the best place for you to start? Or alternatively, you could learn a good southern kung fu style, most of which contain elements of snake.

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"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." - Sir Winston Churchill

Some systems hold Snake as it's own style.

It has empty hand and weapon forms, qi gong, conditioning and training drills.

But still, learning from books/video without a skilled instructor will not teach you all the complexities and nuances of the style that you need to know to do it properly.

I know, I teach it, I know 3 different Snake systems, could not have learned any of them without an instructor's guidance.

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“	Originally Posted By: Mei Hua Some systems hold Snake as it's own style.	”

Ummm… doesn’t that imply that rather than being a style of its own, it is a sub style or component/element of another style… or are you making a distinction between System & Style? If so, what distinction are you making?

Fu

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"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." - Sir Winston Churchill

Snake has certain classifications in how it is performed depending upon region.

Emei is different than Wudan is different than Shaolin Snake.

While each of those three is it's own MA system and has off shoots, it holds Snake as it's own complete system using it's methodologies and techniques.

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To make it more clear.

Snake is it's own system, but there are 3 styles of Snake.

1.) Cobra
2.) Viper
3.) Python


I've written a bunch of stuff about all that before and don't feel like doing it again, do a search for Snake style or Shaolin Snake style and it should pull up some of the other threads where I've discussed this before

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Ok, no worries. I take it they are not that common then?

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"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." - Sir Winston Churchill

No, Snake style is not very common, one of the rarer animal styles to exist

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Too many mongoose style practitioners out there I suppose…

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"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." - Sir Winston Churchill

Tell me about it, I just dealt with one of those guys yesterday

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Yes, snake is a style all of its own. I know a little snake style just because it's part of Sil Lum Kung Fu (tiger, snake, leopard, dragon, and crane) curriculum. One of my teachers however specializes just in snake style. He is very good at it. I would be happy to give you his name and phone number. He may know someone in your area to referr you to or give you some advice. I can tell you that most of the strikes are spear hand strikes or two finger strikes and most are to the eyes or are pressure point strikes and nerve strikes. The snake stylist is sneaky and deceptive. training for snake style envolves a lot of finger and wrist strengthening exercises. my teacher that specializes in snake can break patio tiles using his finger tips by doing a spear hand strike. He can also do the famous Bruce Lee 2 finger push ups. Thats how strong his finger are. If you would like his number then send me a private message.

Snake has considerably more to it than just finger strikes I hope you know

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