What type of Martial arts are they doing in Bullet Proof Monk?

I was wondering what type of martial arts they are doing in the movie Bullet Proof Monk, more specifically towards the actually monk, rather than Sean Williams Scott. Or what type of martial arts to the Monks practice in real life?|||The actual %26quot;monk%26quot; in the movie did Shaolin Kung-fu, which I gurantee you will NOT find a reputable school for outside of China. But since it is a long-range style with lots of aerial attacks, Tae Kwon Do may give you a similar feeling to it.





Of course, dont expect any of the Shaolinquan weapons training in TKD.|||In the movie they used Hollywood kung fu. Sorry to say 90% of the fight scenes were unbelievably fake. It makes for a good action movie though. While monks do some really stylish moves in their forms, their actual combat moves are totally different.|||The above posters are correct, however, sometimes the stuff is also referred to as %26quot;flowery fists and embroidery kicks%26quot;.|||O_o Not sure, but his kicks butt. lol|||that is a form of kung fu but alot of that is %26quot;hollywood fu%26quot; alot of what you see in the movies is not real|||They were doing a popular style known amongst experts as %26quot;Movie Fu.%26quot; :-) Seriously, what you see in the movies is so far off the mark of real martial arts (the true techniques and training of traditional or other martial arts) that it really shouldn%26#039;t be considered within the same category. It is all done with camera angles, repeated takes, and highly stylized moves designed to look good on camera. True, there are highly trained experts who are involved in this choreography, and some of them are very respected as true martial artists, what we see on film is all done for the effect seen on screen and not for any reference to a %26quot;real%26quot; martial art.





This being said, there is a recognized martial art that falls under the umbrella of %26quot;Wushu%26quot; that is focused on large, spectacular and acrobatic movements that is typically the foundation of what we see in most of these %26quot;kung fu%26quot; movies. You can study Wushu with some incredible teachers and if you have the athleticism and dedication, you can do some amazing feats. I once saw a young man put Michael Jordan to shame with his ability to catch air as he performed flips, kicks and other moves that would make viewers%26#039; jaw drop if they saw it at the movies. If you want to do that, you certainly can accomplish it if you work hard enough.





In regards to the movie, %26quot;Bullet Proof Monk,%26quot; (a movie I own and have certainly enjoyed) what they are premising is that there is a group of Tibetan Buddhist Monks that study martial arts in order to protect a holy relic. This is, of course, pure fiction as there is no such sect of Tibet Buddhism that practices such martial arts; or any martial arts to my knowledge. The only Buddhist sect that specifically study martial arts are the Shaolin Monks of China.





Lastly, contrary to what an earlier answerer stated, there are some (very few) legitimate teachers of Shaolin Martial Arts. The ones I know of are located on the coasts of America, and may not be accepting new students, but it is worth investigating if you have a true devotion to studying with them.





Best of luck to you.|||I dont think I seen the movie,but if it has %26#039;%26#039;monk%26#039;%26#039; in it then it is Shaolin. Actually, there are schools that teach shaolin.I%26#039;ve been studing it for 2 and a half years,and it nothing close to karate,way better, way harder, and much more deadly