Shaolin or Wushu first??

Ok, i'm very interested in both, and plan to study them both. But i was thinking Shaolin would be best to learn first, because it's not a gymnastic-like as Wushu. And wouldn't take as many fancy jumping/gymnast moves to do. I'd like to work my way up to all those fancy movements. Although i'd like to learn the performance aspect of it, i'm different from a lot of people who learn martial arts now a days, i actually want to learn martial arts for more strength, %26amp; self-defense. I want to be able to fight better. As close to Traditional teaching as possible. Not simply for health or something like that.


So does anyone think Wushu would be best to learn first?? Or is Shaolin probably the way to go first??


Thanks (=








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Shaolin or Wushu first??
Wushu,why?


Because Shaolin takes a long time to master.Wushu has some of the basics.Its interesting too!!!
Reply:plus woman aren't allowed in shaolin temples... Report It

Reply:If you want self defense then learn San Soo kung fu.
Reply:Most of us are limited more by the schools available to us than we are by the style we choose to learn. Choose the best teacher/school first, and then worry about the style. A great teacher in their own style is better than a poor teacher who teaches the style of your choice.
Reply:Hey, Shoalin Kung Fu is an excellent Martial Art, however it takes years of dedicated training to get it to work effectively for combat and even then it is modified to be more practical. If you want to learn Shaolin Kung Fu that is quicker to learn and that is widey used by Law enforcement and Military try Wing Chun Kung Fu, although it is not very flashy looking so you might not really cover that aspect, though you could do what I do... train Wing Chun for the Martial Art and just do gymnastics on the side ;-)





Wing Chun was created by 5 Shaolin Grandmasters to raise an army quickly (around 5 years to master instead of 12, note that this is full time training not a couple of 1 hour classes per week) to overthrow the Manchurian invaders in china.





Other than that the previous guy had the right idea, try to find a reputeable teacher in your area first then worry about the style, though Wing Chun is pretty popular the world over so it is highly likely you will find a school near you... The quality of the teaching though can not be guranteed.
Reply:Actually, Shaolin has a lot of fancy jumps and kicks. They are just not as exaggerated as those in modern wushu routines. If you do Shaolin and gymnastics, then modern wushu will be a no brainer for you. Realistic self-defense doesn't require fancy stunts, so if you are not too keen on looking pretty while kicking butt, good Chinese martial arts alternatives to Shaolin are plentiful, like Xingyi, Bagua, Hunggar, Mantis, etc. Most importantly though, it's to find the good teacher that will help make you a good fighter and do the style justice.
Reply:shaolin first but at the same time you will find the kata,s in shaolin and the wepon,s form very intresting becuse as you advance you will find many of the same gymnastice move in shaolin as you would wushu but with more attention to tradition then w and in defence of self more to use wushu is a style of the martial art,s yes but it lack,s any strength or usefull perpouse in defence of one,s self