Don't get me wrong... I thought the original evasion of the hooking punch was good, and there was nothing wrong with the final push, but the circle walk in the middle was inexplicable!
Very nice application of the single whip movement, but the bagua circle stepping application was really silly. Why did he need to walk him around in a circle before he pushed him over? It was only successful in this case because the teacher did not receive any resistance from his opponent. The circle walk is a training method designed to teach the student how to move properly. When bagua circular tactics are applied in combat, it is as a very slight evasion which changes into a direct attack.
Wu-Dong shan shi si hen hao wu shu fa! VERY practical and efficiant gung-fu! "Tai He" means= 'Great Harmony'. This Fighting art is excellent in grappling, joint-locking and confusing the opponant in circles! It is NOT supposed to be easily 'seen/understood',...that's why it works so well,..lol'! Mei-guo ren bu ji dao!
@ChineseOpera8, Could share a little history about the Wudang Tai he quan? How old is this style and who created it? It is a beautiful flowing style, somewhat like Tai chi. Peace
@godprince7 , Wu-Dang Shan (Martial Bearing Mountain) was also known as ''Tai He Shan'' (Grand Harmony Mountain). Priest Zhang San-Feng (pronounced Jong Sahn-Fung) is usualy noted as the originator of Internal martial arts from Wu-Dang (pronounced Woo-Dong), however from the Song dynasty to the Ming Dynasty , there seem to be 'two' preists by the name of Zhang San-Feng, nobody knows for sure. Tai He Chwen follows the basic principles of Tai-Ji & Ba-Gua.
Also, Tai He is a Dao-ist based school, forming a coiling connection (Dragon-like) between techniques. You can see 'embrace ball' , 'grasp bird's tail, 'single-whip' , 'snake creeps down' , 'hands strum lute' , '7-stars' , 'ba-gua stepping' and 'swimming dragon Qi-Gong' in this movement as well.
@ChineseOpera8 Thank you for that imput. It really helped me in understanding the style a little better. Would you happen to know how old this style is and when it was introduced into the Wudang curriculum?
@godprince7 , no,...unfortunately Wu-Dang history is cloudy at best,...lol'. Recorded martial arts from across the whole 'Tai He' (pronounced 'tie heh') mountain range goes back to the Han dynasty. I'm not sure when this particular form was introduced.
how can the performance make the difference for whether it is the real deal or not? it is or it isn't, no matter how it is performed, slow... fast. It needs to be more quickly for the martial application anyway.
Don't get me wrong... I thought the original evasion of the hooking punch was good, and there was nothing wrong with the final push, but the circle walk in the middle was inexplicable!
neijiaxuesheng 9 months ago
Very nice application of the single whip movement, but the bagua circle stepping application was really silly. Why did he need to walk him around in a circle before he pushed him over? It was only successful in this case because the teacher did not receive any resistance from his opponent. The circle walk is a training method designed to teach the student how to move properly. When bagua circular tactics are applied in combat, it is as a very slight evasion which changes into a direct attack.
neijiaxuesheng 9 months ago
Also if you watch 'Tai He Quan' video on here, you can see it has some Ba-Gua technique as well. Tai hao le'!
ChineseOpera8 2 years ago
Wu-Dong shan shi si hen hao wu shu fa! VERY practical and efficiant gung-fu! "Tai He" means= 'Great Harmony'. This Fighting art is excellent in grappling, joint-locking and confusing the opponant in circles! It is NOT supposed to be easily 'seen/understood',...that's why it works so well,..lol'! Mei-guo ren bu ji dao!
ChineseOpera8 2 years ago
@ChineseOpera8, Could share a little history about the Wudang Tai he quan? How old is this style and who created it? It is a beautiful flowing style, somewhat like Tai chi. Peace
godprince7
godprince7 1 year ago
@godprince7 , Wu-Dang Shan (Martial Bearing Mountain) was also known as ''Tai He Shan'' (Grand Harmony Mountain). Priest Zhang San-Feng (pronounced Jong Sahn-Fung) is usualy noted as the originator of Internal martial arts from Wu-Dang (pronounced Woo-Dong), however from the Song dynasty to the Ming Dynasty , there seem to be 'two' preists by the name of Zhang San-Feng, nobody knows for sure. Tai He Chwen follows the basic principles of Tai-Ji & Ba-Gua.
ChineseOpera8 1 year ago
Also, Tai He is a Dao-ist based school, forming a coiling connection (Dragon-like) between techniques. You can see 'embrace ball' , 'grasp bird's tail, 'single-whip' , 'snake creeps down' , 'hands strum lute' , '7-stars' , 'ba-gua stepping' and 'swimming dragon Qi-Gong' in this movement as well.
ChineseOpera8 1 year ago
@ChineseOpera8 Thank you for that imput. It really helped me in understanding the style a little better. Would you happen to know how old this style is and when it was introduced into the Wudang curriculum?
godprince7 1 year ago
@godprince7 , no,...unfortunately Wu-Dang history is cloudy at best,...lol'. Recorded martial arts from across the whole 'Tai He' (pronounced 'tie heh') mountain range goes back to the Han dynasty. I'm not sure when this particular form was introduced.
ChineseOpera8 1 year ago
not practical in actual combat
tmching19 2 years ago
@tmching19 probably the most ignorant comment I've heard this whole month
WarrenKeingGaw 5 months ago
It is reaaly Tai He - i.e. Great (transcendental) Peace! ...If it is permoremed a little bit slower.
With true respect...
Drakula5 4 years ago
how can the performance make the difference for whether it is the real deal or not? it is or it isn't, no matter how it is performed, slow... fast. It needs to be more quickly for the martial application anyway.
speakingheart 3 years ago
This is my Sifu Yue Wu - I'm so glad I've discovered the beauty of Wudang.
34thshaolinstudent 4 years ago
好
likewqvb 4 years ago