@Taijiguy108 I totally agree with you bro! Some people on here really have no experience to critique certain performance. What you said has completer merit and I noticed what you were referring to. Baji is definitely not his main stay.
To say this isn't baji, is wrong. Has everyone seen every version? With each master from various regions from northern China, the system will adopt the flavor of that master. Look at Choylayfut. Every school of performs their forms totally different. So does that make them all wrong? Please exercise an open mind with respect to the traditional arts. China's a large country with a lot masters who add their own particular twists and specialties to already well known styles. Train hard!
@tweetalig It's a baji quan form (the techniques themselves are baji quan) but he is not a baji quan expert. I think his main traditional style was tan tui and zha quan (and of course he is an old sport wushu champion). You can tell how he messed up the breathing and is not looking in the proper direction on some techniques. I mean he obviously has great ability, but doesn't seem to have had much formal training in traditional baji quan beyond performance. His chang quan is much much better.
I practice Huo style in Tianjin so it seems we're on the same boat. I've watched the video over again and although I see that he's doing a modified version of da baji, the way he performs techniques is so "not baji" that in my opinion the result can't be linked with what it came from so I wouldn't dare to say those are baji techniques (they're just inspired from)
Given the fact that this is not baji nor has it anything to do with it, this guy's moves are pretty fast and smooth so on a totally different scale of values it might probably be considered good modern wushu
sorry man, I know everybody has his approach to martial arts. I like Baji because it has great power in its movements. ( traditional) If I see taolu's performed in a modern sence (without good knowledge of the different forces) I gets a bit on my nerves because it does not do the style justice.
i agree, lot's of traditional styles has been modernised and in my opinion it shouldn't be compared with real traditional styles cause "new" tradition is just funny sport wushu things, don't even know how to call it.
I'm an outsider to Baji Quan so I wouldn't have any idea what to look for as far as energy and Jing Shen go. But I was impressed with this gentleman's skills. His gong fu is actually very impressive. Maybe not the same way that an internal masters is, but his abilities are of a much higher caliber than many I have seen. It stands to reason that he should teach at Zhao Changjun's school
Modern and Trad. wushu are on family!!!! we live in the future not in the past!
everything has always developed. at any time........
CAPmusicONE 3 months ago
@Taijiguy108 I totally agree with you bro! Some people on here really have no experience to critique certain performance. What you said has completer merit and I noticed what you were referring to. Baji is definitely not his main stay.
tweetalig 11 months ago
To say this isn't baji, is wrong. Has everyone seen every version? With each master from various regions from northern China, the system will adopt the flavor of that master. Look at Choylayfut. Every school of performs their forms totally different. So does that make them all wrong? Please exercise an open mind with respect to the traditional arts. China's a large country with a lot masters who add their own particular twists and specialties to already well known styles. Train hard!
tweetalig 2 years ago
@tweetalig It's a baji quan form (the techniques themselves are baji quan) but he is not a baji quan expert. I think his main traditional style was tan tui and zha quan (and of course he is an old sport wushu champion). You can tell how he messed up the breathing and is not looking in the proper direction on some techniques. I mean he obviously has great ability, but doesn't seem to have had much formal training in traditional baji quan beyond performance. His chang quan is much much better.
Taijiguy108 11 months ago
Hehehehe~ Horrible...
Maskedpsycho 2 years ago
master Zhao also does baji,
rudi221 3 years ago
I practice Huo style in Tianjin so it seems we're on the same boat. I've watched the video over again and although I see that he's doing a modified version of da baji, the way he performs techniques is so "not baji" that in my opinion the result can't be linked with what it came from so I wouldn't dare to say those are baji techniques (they're just inspired from)
huoyunlong 3 years ago
Actually very few of those techniques are from baji
huoyunlong 3 years ago
Given the fact that this is not baji nor has it anything to do with it, this guy's moves are pretty fast and smooth so on a totally different scale of values it might probably be considered good modern wushu
huoyunlong 4 years ago
it is wushu, this guy is former wushu champion
tintin166 4 years ago
modern !!!!
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will stop typing now !
Mengcunman 4 years ago
if U want to diss it don't say nuffin unless it's a constructive comment
kochamwushu 4 years ago
sorry man, I know everybody has his approach to martial arts. I like Baji because it has great power in its movements. ( traditional) If I see taolu's performed in a modern sence (without good knowledge of the different forces) I gets a bit on my nerves because it does not do the style justice.
Mengcunman 4 years ago
i agree, lot's of traditional styles has been modernised and in my opinion it shouldn't be compared with real traditional styles cause "new" tradition is just funny sport wushu things, don't even know how to call it.
kochamwushu 4 years ago
I'm an outsider to Baji Quan so I wouldn't have any idea what to look for as far as energy and Jing Shen go. But I was impressed with this gentleman's skills. His gong fu is actually very impressive. Maybe not the same way that an internal masters is, but his abilities are of a much higher caliber than many I have seen. It stands to reason that he should teach at Zhao Changjun's school
wushu297 4 years ago
looks like modern wushu
Tianshanwarrior 4 years ago
sure ... looks like a modern competition routine, nothing in common with traditional stuff ...
BajiFreak 4 years ago