Wushu - Ray Park doing Chang Quan on the 93 Wushu Worlds

[tdaman123]

Water bending hahaha

[shade940]

Ray park is so cool

[MMALiam]

haha, thats impressive, but thats not fighting, its dancing lol :)



[AndyRaslan]

Wasn't Ray Park a practitioner of traditional Northern Style Shaolin?

[ugibrian]

ALSO....snake eyes from GI Joes

[darthmaul7277]

who would know in only a few years he would become the best knowed starwarsactor darth maul

[MsgodZ]

holy crap i just started learning the first set of chang quan...theres so much to go D: im stuck 1:00 :l

[JDavis4U]

He's so skinny! Lol ....

((not an insult in any way shape or form, I still think he's cute)) 

[kungfuteer]

Very impressive.

[kungfudoggie]

So good.

[ridzz]

this looks like it was filmed in malaysia..

[krashly71]

He needs a little ribbon in each hand for this ballet dancing

[DSWrath]

He definitely looked feminine here heh.

[eugene680]

Jet Li: 5-time China National Wushu Champion

Ray Park: 1995 World Wushu Championships - second place

Wouldn't it be cool to see the two of them in on screen?

[cwell510]

Who would've though that six years later this kid would play a Sith in the first Star Wars movie.

[Simpsons01111]

If I was a martial artist, I'd follow the way Bruce Lee did. Avoid baked goods and junk food because they have calories that do nothing for your body and they are considered the "wrong fuel." You need to eat fruits, vegetables, asian food is ok, and anything that are good sources of vitamins.

[rencrow]

This is extremely difficult to do...

[WingChunGeologist]

Ray Park as Iron Fist would have been one of the very best superhero movies ever.

[GamminKunt86]

apparently hes going to play Marvel's "Iron Fist" character

[BlackMax88]

Thats a very old news, I heared it for five years and nothing happend

[dclipe]

i didn't know he was the black ninja in G.I JOE

[gonja6]

its in the title

[ethreagan]

is he doing a particular style?

[ravenwarrior77]

I think its shaolin kung-fu.

[wesly007]

it's wushu =p

yuan wen qing's changquan form to be specific

[tomrovak]

This is actually Modern Wushu.

[gonja6]

wushu

[gonja6]

wushu

[hazmant]

its like a dance, a very deadly dance

ray= awsome =)

[MyDarthMaul]

lol

[animeknight999]

What would happen of he used a lightsaber back then

[AliceInHauntedland]

amazing to watch

[bernisweltredsun]

@libernull : K1 is only violence...my tip is,dont make a trained wushu angry ^^ ;-) believe me

[cvarney1968]

Man, is he fast.

At one convention appearance I saw him at, Ray talked about being jumped one night in Glasgow in his early 20s by a pack of drunks who wanted to pound some poor guy for fun.

It was literally a fight between Ray and about 12 guys. And if it wasn't for his martial arts training, he probably would have been beaten very badly, and wound up in ICU (if not worse).

[libernull]

wu-shu is more about gymnastics than anything. it's all about showing how legendary martial arts appears to those who not really fight. watch some MMA and some K1 and you'll see what fighters really look like.

[tgnrogue]

All well and good but i remember seing the scar from one of his fights where he was attacked, might even have been the same nigh on 12 on 1 fight, with a stanley knife .. when was the last time one of theose was used in a regulated MMA match?

[senti39348]

He's good, but he's no where near the level of Jet li in terms of technique and grace. I think Bradley James Allen is also much better than him.

[piyte]

His jumps are far more better than jet li`s, but jet li is quick as hell!!!

[Trawty]

I'm just gonna take it you've watched Jet Li's old non-movie videos and not judging this by his movies because movies are SOOO different.

[DasaniYoni]

Whoa, Ray Park is just BADASS!! Beautiful energy and stamina...gotta love the stamina. :P LOL

[Wushu360]

isent this basically old compulsory?

[Sensorie]

And he's only around 19/20 in this video?

[FreddyBennington]

no way...

but he is good...

[xATAMx]

Yes, Ray Park was born in 1974 so that would make him around 19 in this vid.

[davidvincent24]

impressive...most impressive (o;

[standardsandswing]

That's what six-days-a-week-eight-hours-a-­day of training will do...unbelievable!

[nitrousn2o]

He has a great, relaxed smooth style. Represent the white folks!! ;)

[omgimspazzing]

Wow, this guy's pretty good. I hope there's a lot of cushion on the floor. Those landings look like they would hurt in those positions. Are these forms harder or easier for taller people to do?

[wushu297]

I'm kinda surprised. I didn't know there was anyone at this level competing from America in the 90's. And it turns out to be Ray Park of all people. Interesting.

[jenchuan]

He wasn't competing for the US. He was competing for the UK.

[localpendulum]

He's not only great @ wushu, he has won many of titles and competitions in his life. It's too bad he's only known as Darth Maul, or any masked Villian. He's a great MA'st but like ever ma"st that been thru american movies, they just get thrown away and you have to find their straight 2 dvd movies elsewhere, where their freakin awsome.

[d0su]

In Sleepy Hallow he didn't have a head

[tgnrogue]

Sad yet true, but thats part and parcel of being a professional stunt man.

[eyechewrazors]

Not bad.... for a Scot.

[McCaler]

Damn! That's Good!

[Allegiance903]

"aisukurimusandoichi" is pretty much

Wrong on what he claimed..He`s from UK

And he sucks at Nandao! Second of All "BeezQuixote" served you with facts you racist idiot.

Much respekt & support too Ray Park he`s

Awesome! colour & mind dosnt exceed where all created equal by God

[cantodondemialma]

Yes, all humans are created equal, but we aren't made to be the SAME! We all have our strengths and our weaknesses, we are all unique. And, guess what, a smaller frame does make a difference in how quickly you move or how high you can jump. Now, are you going to tell me that your average Asian male/female does not have a smaller build than your average Western European male/female respectively?

[MrBoofoo]

dang his hair looked like mine when I was 5 years old

[aisukurimusandoichi]

Only the chinese can get the same training. Every chinese citizen learns wushu when they start school as part of their education. Many of them have studied it every day for hours, you can't do that anywhere else but china. Plus generally asians have better matabolism and smaller frames, which make them excellent jumpers. I'm only stating facts here. All you have to do is look at the results from every international wushu event ever held.

[bodhinature]

Actually, Asian metabolism is different from other races. I know. I'm Asian. And I train in wushu in the United States. You are mixing fact with myth. If wushu were the Canadian's national sport, they would be the best at it and you'd be saying the same thing about their supposed superior genetic makeup.

[aisukurimusandoichi]

Nope. I'm only relaying facts that I've read in various medical journals and historical publications...

[bodhinature]

Most scientists would agree that genetics is only a small factor in performance, that is racial genetics. A similarly genetically fit person from another racial group, with proper training, can excel. With wushu available to everyone in China it would be easy to find the superior athlete amongst billions. Not so in Western countries where MA experience is limited to whimsy and personal resources. I'd like to see your references if you don't mind.

[BeezQuixote]

are those the same medical journals that said women had smaller brains, that tried measure the skull size to prove the "superiority" of the aryan race, or that tried to show that Black pple were inferior? Can't be the same! Science is not set in stone, it is always changing and always biased as well in my opinion. Einstein said "Imagination is more important that knowledge." I'd say see the bigger picture man.

[BeezQuixote]

you can't get training like that in Russia, Ukraine, Korea, Japan, or Vietnam or any other country with professional teams and training?

[aisukurimusandoichi]

The problem is that most countries (a few exceptions) don't have a big wushu following, and therefore can't physically compete alongside the chinese, that is all thats being said... Somehow now I'm acused of being racist because I look up to the chinese for their wushu, and ignorant because I harbour an interest in genetics and biology... Hmmm and that means I'm not looking at the "big picture"... good work.

[BeezQuixote]

"don't have a big wushu following, and therefore can't physically compete alongside the chinese". That sounds like a analysis of the sociology and environment of the Chinese and not the "biology." Sounds more nurture than nature. Besides, there have been cases where the Chinese have not won gold. Chen Lun, the former nanquan king, got silver at a recent worlds. Does it mean he was a genetic defect, or when a Chinese country gets beat out by another country?

[BeezQuixote]

China gets beat sometimes at Asian Games. The other countries must have had athletes that were genetically superior anomalies. Either that or you are arguing for both nature and nurture, but placing greater emphasis on the genetic end.

[aisukurimusandoichi]

Did you even read my original response?! Someone was only asking what difference it made what nationality someone is... Simply by responding the way you have you make it clear that you at least subconsciously adhere to the fact that the chinese are the best in the world when it comes to wushu. This is due to training and funding alone. My point was that those that can compete with the chinese tend to be asian, which suggests something is at work on a genetic level.

[aisukurimusandoichi]

Genetic structure is vast, and anyone who knows anything about genetics can tell you that your genes are partially determined by the diet, climate, and general day to day of your ancestors. Its the reason why asians generally are smaller, africans generally are swift to gain and sculpt muscle mass and Ireland has a high concentration of people with fair skin and red hair!

[aisukurimusandoichi]

But thats the last I'm going to say on the the matter because i view it as pointless to argue such an irrelevent matter with such a SOCIAL RETARD. Who the fuck cares anyway? Ray park is great at wushu, in general, and for a white UK athlete.

[BeezQuixote]

It's funny you view yourself as above the conversation even though you interchangably bounce between the gene card and the nurture card. The fact that you stoop to name-calling (and foul language) shows you are nowhere as sophisticated as you think you are. I've heard that Russia has outperformed Zhao Qing Jian at 2003 worlds, but ZQJ prolly got it based on politics and saving face.

[BeezQuixote]

Also, if you look, the current reigning changquan champion Yuan Xiao Chao of Shanxi does not have the strongest. I'm sure a top level westerner could rock him in certain situations. Your little "interpretation" of Medical Journals meant you saw a few facts, you connected the dots yourself (oh! small structures equals their superior in wushu), and you called it fact. The medical journals didn't say it, it was your strict interpretation.

[cantodondemialma]

actually, he commented that the relatively smaller skeletal frame of the Asian peoples means that they have to use less force than, say, someone of Irish or German descent to jump the same height. That's just basic physics there.

[BeezQuixote]

Dude, you don't even follow the sport. If you did, you would know some of the new athletes in China that have become National Champions have "bigger frames" (at least 5'10 or 5'11, around 200 lbs). look up Zheng Lei Shi, 2005 champion of southern fist, and 2009 #1 qualifier, or wu cai bo. Also, look up Daisuke of japan if you don't think athletes outside of china have a chance, or andrey koval of ukraine, or watch?v=iHaTtQ8V0PQ&feature=re­lated vladmir k. from russia. Yes you may have

[BeezQuixote]

made a few good points from reading some physical training and physical therapy books, or athletic training, the but principles don't always apply, especially to a sport you obviously do not follow closely. Thanks for the lecture! pc out!

[BeezQuixote]

Ur continued name calling only debunks your fake little Ph. D in your head. You also seem to know little about wushu and who's who (who's Chen lun?).

[cantodondemialma]

ok, seriously, guys chill. The point being made about the size of the following affecting competitions is the same principle as high school or college sports here in the US: Larger schools don't compete against significantly smaller schools because they have a much broader talent-base from which to draw their athletes. The percentage of outstanding athletic ability will still be roughly the same, but the raw numbers would be majorly skewed.

[JimboLimbo1955]

its Xiaoyu!

[NickToh]

That's an unusually long routine...

[aisukurimusandoichi]

Its the old compulsory Changquan routine

[YuesWoman]

OMG, little Ray!

[wushustagedust]

Brilliant for a non Chinese athlete.

[13CaptianCharisma13]

wtf does chinese have to do with anything?

[aisukurimusandoichi]

Wushu is the chinese national sport, most of their juniors could wipe the floor with the adult players from the rest of the world...

[Brisks]

That bullshit, and racist.

[aisukurimusandoichi]

erm, not really, seeing as I'm a wushu competitor... AND not from china. Ask any international wushu competitor, theyll tell you the same thing

[Brisks]

Bullshit, if a chineese person and any other person were born with the same ammount of talent and received the same training they would be exactly the same.

[bodhinature]

True, if they were both born in China and received help from China's revolutionary government, yes.

[cantodondemialma]

yes that is true; however, I believe the point he's making is that it would be next to impossible for someone outside of China to receive the same quality training at as early an age as would be available in China.

[fulaoshu]

Not only does the quality training matter, it's also the mentality of the student.

Chinese tend to be humble,obedient and unsatisfied with their wushu, they have coaches shouting at them that they're not good enough even though their performances are flawless.

In the west, we praise our athletes, feed their ego and sympathise their flaws. How would they learn from their mistakes?

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[fulaoshu]

The secret is to be prepared to eat "bitter", to endure hardship,to put aside your pride and principles,to be open to critics,ideas in order to be better person.

[cantodondemialma]

well said.

[karatemomma]

applies to life.

[JDavis4U]

Wow.... he was so young..... lol....

[eagleking48]

Ray executed one of the most toughest moves in wushu: a butterfly twist into a jump inside kick split. And it's the best I've seen.

[aisukurimusandoichi]

His hand went down though... :-( thats considered only B category nandu nowadays though, there are guys who can do 720 butterfly into 900 XFJ split all day long *envyyyy*

[pogosticktom]

who was ray parks coach at the time??? =)

[aisukurimusandoichi]

Master They of Wutan International, based in the UK

[DirectorToby]

great upload. park looks a litle chubby now thought.

[GalacticQuest]

pretty awesome.

[BeezQuixote]

actually i'm pretty impressed. I thoguht he was just a tricker or somtehing. this was pretty good wushu. cheers to him for doing the hard jump combo in beginning vs. the compulsory combo. i thought he had pretty good detail. toad and darth maul rules.

[jenchuan]

Hey. He can still crank it out too. :D

[WushuRunner]

that was really slow and really sloppy

[LordMaul88]

Awesome!! He looks so young! Thanks for posting

[sevvysnape]

Wow, I didn't think that I'd ever see any of Ray's tournament performances! Thank you so much for sharing!