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Hello Taiping Dao, thank you very much for all the videos and articles you have uploaded! All of it as been incredibly informative; the Chinese martial arts world is extremely rich and complex, it is like finding a treasure box. As someone who is not very well-informed scholastically, may I ask some of my curiosities about Chinese martial arts, specifically about Shandong-Hebei ones? 1) According to my minuscule knowledge and reading, it appears that Bafanmen and its variants ("Hebei Fanziquan") seemed to be the source where martial arts styles such as classical Tanglangquan (Meihua line) and local Luohanquan variants developed out of. How accurate would this view be? I'm also curious if they were the source for other local longfist styles such as Yanqingquan, Erlangquan, and Liuhemen. There seems to be at least some sign that old Bafanmen flavor survived within the now-almost-extinct Shandong shaolin quan which immigrated to the Korean peninsula in the 1950s (also exhibits strong Yanqingquan flavor) - with many of its iconic techniques and postures intact. Erlangquan and some of the Yue Jia longfist styles in Hebei also seemed to have postures identical to those of Bafanmen variants. But could you inform me with your opinion on this matter? You are likely much more well-informed within this field. 2) Some people like to refer certain longfist styles (such as Liuhemen) as "Yue style shaolin". However, from what I have read, Yue Fei had little to do with the actual Songshan Shaolin temple - but rather appear to be more related to military martial arts and grassroots folk traditions. What does "Yue style shaolin" refer to? Is it an erroneous term? If not, which styles fall within it? I was curious, since many local longfist styles within Hebei-Shandong provinces often incorporated forms by the name of Yuejia (Yue family).
There is a lot of influence throughout, it becomes difficult over such a long history to identify precisely as it evolves significantly absorbing methods from experience as much as interchange. However over the Northern central plains the styles of Taizu Chang Quan (also known as Hong Quan) and those of Bafanzi Men (noting two styles therein being Bafan Quan and Muzi Quan) have a long history and influence many styles. Many attributions of martial arts to historical figures are posthumous, rather than directly associated. Thus they appear in many martial arts whether in history or in methods. It is not to purposeful to go too far back in history or folklore for that, rather focus on the measurable history and influences.
Finally! The video to accompany the book! I bought this book 25 years ago, and can finally see the actual performance behind all of the photos! It's a bit different from the normal Shaolin drunken fist everyone is familiar with a la Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master"
There are different training apparatus including different types of dummy per se and a number of specific technique, combination practices as well as freestyle. However there is not a specific formal set for a standard dummy, unless it was created in recent generations.
все разные. Боевые искусства путем имитации также ограничены, поскольку некоторые механизмы находятся внутри тела. Это невозможно понять только путем наблюдения.
10 years from this video. He looked pretty agile, capable and fit. In general very healthy look at 1st sight. Probably cholesterol at good levels with all the exercise and low fat in the body. It is still amazing watching it 10 years later again. I would love to know if the Master is still alive and how is he doing.
MIndful changes in directions. *Firwardm wuthgdroiwubf abnd agaub firward. Nice handwork, yet, some explanations could have helped us. Best regards, Many thans Paul,68,
It's a wonderful video, although the host is wrong while saying other kung fu styles only do kicks & punches, Southern mantis & other styles also have hard chi or breathing forms, to increase internal power, & it's quite similar to that shown in this video, it is correct that all the Southern styles are intermingled & have influences over one another. Hope to be in Yong chun someday to learn more about White crane style.
