Zac Walters Shaolin Temple Boxing

Luohan-Arhat Boxing Form

2007-07-25T15:04:00.000+10:00

Here is a form I am learning at the moment.
The story behind the the Arhat ( Luohan) Boxing is that it was invented from monks imitating the statues of the Arhat's ( Worthy Ones).
I imagine that whatever forms they were practicing in the day were modified to include the statues appearance.

Shaolin Jin Kang Quan - Vajra

2007-07-11T20:04:00.000+10:00

Here is a familiar form I learned from Grandmaster Zac Walters.

Master Chen Nianen - Second routine of Feihongquan

2007-05-01T22:35:00.000+10:00

This is a form I am learning at the moment.
There are some great sequences...watch for the Drunken Stepping!!!
I've never seen drunken steps in a Nan Quan form before.

Twenty Years With Zac Walters

2007-05-01T22:27:00.000+10:00

Doug Hall has been training with Zac since 1987. After learning Ju Jitsu as a teenager and Tae Kwon Do in his mid twenties, Doug became a Wu Shu practitioner when he joined Zac’s class at the Police Community Youth Club in Penrith in 1987. By 1988 he had gained his instructor’s certification and then took charge of the PCYC classes. In 1991 he was promoted to Master instructor. Doug ran the PCYC classes until 1996 when a change of job meant he was unable to continue teaching. This was also the year that Doug’s PCYC students made their first assault on the ISKA CCP Championships, collecting a number of gold, silver and bronze medals and Doug himself taking out the Grand Championship for weaponry, demonstrating the straight sword (“jian”). The 5 foot high trophy still takes pride of place in his lounge room. Doug was able to put in appearances at the Battle of the Dragons tournaments in 1997, but had to remain absent from teaching because of work commitments.
From 2001 Doug again began working with Zac behind the scenes to help develop plans for the expansion of sport Wu Shu and since then has continued to explore the range of forms and styles that Wu Shu students can perform, and helping out with teaching when able.

What? 20 years? It couldn’t be! Wait a minute: 1987 … 2007. Yep – 20 years since I first walked into a Zac Walters Kung Fu class. How time flies! You know for the first couple of classes that I did, I had no idea who Zac was because his other instructors took those classes. Then one day I saw this big islander fellow, wearing dirty track suit pants and T-shirt, standing over at the side having a chat to someone. I wondered who that could be, and it didn’t take long before I found out – boy, did I find out. I thought the training I’d done so far was pretty intense, but when Zac took over the class I began to learn what training was all about! From that moment on Zac Walters carved out a place in my life, and now 20 years later he’s still there: still greeting me on the phone with “Hey Doug, how ya doing!”... and still asking me if I want to come down and do some training (yes Zac, but be gentle with me – I’m getting old!).

So it’s been 20 years of training, learning, dreaming, scheming, planning, teaching, and competing; 20 years of students coming and going – some you wish for all the world you could keep forever (and others you wish you could make disappear); 20 years of ups and downs, good and bad, tragedies and triumphs. 20 years on we’re still here: a bit older, hopefully a bit wiser, but definitely with the Wu Shu flame still burning brightly. Here’s to another 20.

A few things I’ve learned over 20 years:

You can always do better. I can remember plenty of times when I thought I’d done my form really well, only to have Zac look at me with that look of disgust he gets on his face sometimes, and say “That was pathetic”.

Train hard, set high goals and strive to achieve them with a serious mind, but always keep a sense of humour. Be ready to have a good laugh at yourself from time to time.

You need to be pushed to extremes to find out what you really are capable of, so don’t complain when your instructor makes you do 50 extra push-ups or when you have repeat a technique again and again and again and again and……

Keep a generous dose of humility in reserve, because there’ll be times when you’ll need it. Don’t claim to be something you know you’re not. Sooner or later you’ll have to live up to the claim.

Patience, patience, patience. People in our society want everything instantly, but there are no instant superstars in martial arts, so don’t expect to become one. The best martial artists become so by consistent, hard training and practice which enables a gradual development of skill to the higher levels.
Try to see martial arts as a project rather than a product.

Eagle Claw Video

2007-01-25T20:42:00.000+11:00

Here is a nice Eagle Claw Wushu Form. I can see it contains some advanced moves, compared to the beginners Kung Lek, but the base movements are there to be built on.
I like this form.

Grandmaster Zac and Lanai

2006-12-08T18:06:00.000+11:00

I came across this photo of Zac and Lanai, just after she returned from winning the US Open Martial Arts Tournament in 2005.
Congratulations to you both, for your commitment to the arts and each other.

The Question

2006-08-25T00:20:00.000+10:00

Below are 2 videos of a Shaolin Hong Quan form.
One gentleman is performing the form at a slow/medium pace.
The other gentleman is performing the form fast, with whip like movements.
If you visit www.youtube.com ,
Xiao Hong Quan
Shao Hong Quan
you will see people commenting about how this form should be performed.
Is there a proper way?
How should I practice this form?

Two Videos, One Form

2006-08-25T00:15:00.000+10:00

Shaolin Dahong Quan

2006-07-12T23:22:00.000+10:00

This is another video I found.
This form has some interesting movements and postures.
I like the low scooping step.
Notice the last posture, Kung Lek Quan ends the same too.
Nice form.

Cheng Man Ching

2006-07-11T15:01:00.000+10:00

Here's a video I found with the old Master, Cheng Man Ching, demonstrating his Taiji form.

Chen Taiji Guan Form

2006-05-30T23:22:00.000+10:00

How good is this little guy??!!

Yang Shi Wen

2006-05-26T16:11:00.000+10:00

This is a brilliant video of the King of Nan Chuan, the Late Yang Shi Wen.
Awesome.

Old School Nan Chuan

2006-05-26T16:09:00.000+10:00

Shaolin Video

2006-05-24T22:23:00.000+10:00

This is Shaolin San Haung Poi Chi (3 Emperor Cannon Fist) form.

What is Wushu?

2006-04-02T21:10:00.000+10:00

Want to find out more about Wushu? Click Here.
Want to find out more about Chinese martial arts? Click Here
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Manning River Times

2006-04-02T20:35:00.000+10:00

Heres a link to an article in the Manning River Times about Lanai winning her recent Sportstar of the Year award.

Eagle Claw

2006-04-02T15:23:00.000+10:00

Sword Form

2006-04-02T14:55:00.000+10:00

Vajra, Shaolin Form

2006-04-02T14:44:00.000+10:00

Drawing the Bow, from Vajra, a Shaolin Form.
This form Vajra, is derived from the Indian martial artVajra Mushti, taught by Indian monks at the Shaolin Temple.
According to the Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism, Vajra is also the "the hard or mighty one".
Follow the links to learn more...

Great News!!!

2006-03-25T11:31:00.000+11:00

Lanai Schroeder has been named the 46th Ken McDonald Memorial-Manning River Times Sportstar of the Year for 2005!!!
With Grandmaster Zac Walters coaching, Lanai won her traditional forms at the ISKA World Cup in Sydney 2005.
Earlier in the year, Lanai won the ISKA US Open title.
She has also competed and won various State and National ISKA events.

Awesome work Lanai!!!!!

Not only have you won Sportstar of the Year, you have raised the profile of martial arts in the Manning region, higher than anyone else has before.

Congratulations from Grandmaster Zac and all your training partners in Taree.

Zac Walters and Les Hannos

2006-01-25T16:20:00.000+11:00

Two grandmasters of the martial arts pictured here. Zac and Les Hannos, one of the founding fathers of Karate in Australia.
There is probably over 100 years of martial arts experience between these two gentlemen. If you get a chance to train with either of them, do so.

Zac and Lanai

2006-01-24T15:38:00.000+11:00

Heres a pic of Zac and Lanai. Lanai went to the U.S Open in July 2005 and won!!!
I think this picture was taken when she had returned to Australia.
Lanai trains in the Chang Chuan forms and is learning a Nan Chuan form.
Lanai will also be going to the 2006 World Cup on the Gold Coast this year...
(I hope she doesn't read about it here first..)
She won a number of other ISKA (International Sports Karate Association) events and I will detail them at a later date.
I did have them written down somewhere but...who uses paper these days? Not me...

Welcome

2006-01-24T14:58:00.000+11:00

Welcome to Zac Walters Shaolin Temple Boxing web log.
This will be a journal, detailing the adventures, training and experiences of Zac Walters and his students.