Shaolin Do History / Lineage

**liuzg150181** · Posted On: 5/24/2004 9:34am

It sounds dumb to mix cantonese with mandarin......

**liuzg150181** · Posted On: 5/24/2004 9:37am

Originally posted by Omar
And we all know how cool the monks of the Ming dynasty were about sharing their stuff with the local villagers....(where's that little squiggly thing? I don't seem to have one on my keyboard.);)

Yes!!!Shaolin monks even share their humors and woes with local villagers!!!
Amd tjay little squiggly thing is probably a button that uncovers the secret chamber of the shaolin 18 lohan~~~!!!

**fang shen do** · Posted On: 5/24/2004 12:25pm

how do you say shaolin in cantonese?

**Omar** · Posted On: 5/24/2004 6:36pm

siu lum

**Omar** · Posted On: 5/24/2004 6:37pm

AHA! I FOUND IT!!!

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**liuzg150181** · Posted On: 5/24/2004 8:31pm

So that's the little squiggly thing you are talking about(seriously,i use it so often that it has become a norm for me)
Congrats,Omar!!!
You are allowed entry into the secret chamber of shaolin temple~~~

**liuzg150181** · Posted On: 5/24/2004 8:32pm

Originally posted by fang shen do
how do you say shaolin in cantonese?

Omar is correct,sil lum~~~:)

**Mr. Mantis** · Posted On: 5/24/2004 10:13pm

To summarize: ~ :D

**Miguksaram** · Posted On: 5/25/2004 9:27am

Originally posted by fang shen do
well excuse me if I'm mistaking but the term Do doesn't mean way in cantonese? Like in "jeet kune do" aka "the way of..." blah blah you know.

That would Dao. 'Do' is a Japanese term that was used to signify sport. Since it was first coined with Judo and Kendo. It had since been used to mean more spiritual type meaning of "the way" such as Aikido and Hapkido. However, its origin is still meant for sport martial arts.

**rainfall** · Posted On: 5/25/2004 1:04pm

Originally posted by miguksaram
That would Dao. 'Do' is a Japanese term that was used to signify sport. Since it was first coined with Judo and Kendo. It had since been used to mean more spiritual type meaning of "the way" such as Aikido and Hapkido. However, its origin is still meant for sport martial arts.

Not to pick bones, and certainly not to support a crappy ma, but 'do' is in fact the cantonese pronunciation. 'Dao'4 is the mandarin pronunciation.

This still does not explain shaolin do. "Shaolin do" sounds stupid in any language.

Why Bruce Lee used 'Do' in the name of his style, don't know, but who cares?

The 'Do' vs 'Jutsu' thing doesn't seem to be a universal truth, just a "most of the time" rule.