1981 China National Wushu Championships

[vortexkillable]

I GOT 2 PEICE NUUUN CHUUUUCKS

[DJChavezpro]

Hola a todos, con mis mayores respetos estos bailarines acrobáticos hacen que la gente tenga una imagen distorsionada del kung fu de verdad. Saludos!

[DJChavezpro]

Hola a todos, con mis mayores respetos estos bailarines acrobáticos hacen que la gente tenga una imagen distorsionada del kung fu de verdad. Un saludo atod@s.

[jayson11]

1:22 male xiaoyu D:

[YingXingDeChiBang]

wasnt even born at the time lol

[Adammahon1]

if you wink about it if someone walked in and didnt know what was going on they could think they where dancing

[nerfguns25]

3 section staff

[kendichan]

The first boy was Collin he trained at Shir Cha Hai in Beijing in 1980 under coach Li Jinheng the secong guy was Wong Jianjun a Beijing team member the third guy was Dun Bin from the Shangdong Wushu team a student of Yu Hai the Mantis King. How do I know? I was also there. I was sitting in the background along with Anthony Chan and others watching. - Kenny Perez

[wushu297]

@kendichan Thanks!

[benjielawless]

Thanks for the info Sifu Kenny- I was just about to send the video to Hao Zhihua to ask who these guys were, and then saw your comment here. I love Wong (Wang?) Jianjun's longfist set here- so classic! Good luck to you and Kyle in China at the Wudang Competition!!!!!

[kendichan]

@kendichan -collin was actually a foreign student his dad was employed by the scottish embassy in Beijing at the time. he was also lucky enough to get a part in the 2nd shaolin temple movie Kids from Shaolin with jet li if you watch ythat you will see him as one of the young boys.

[oneetatsu]

what i wouldn't give to move like that

[YuvieKusa]

@oneetatsu

Practice..and passion. That's all.

[oneetatsu]

@YuvieKusa and starting when your still a kid im 22

[YuvieKusa]

@oneetatsu: True, starting earlier is the greatest gift, but if you know a little at 22yrs then you can still take it all the way... You should still be as supple as a 5 year old after warm up and doing the Hyper-splits a couple of years from now shouldn't be a problem. If you keep looking at Her on the video and drooling ALL the time then you're already setting a little barrier for yourself.. Aspire from her instead, and practice sincerely(it takes time, patience and diligence&moreover Passion.

[oneetatsu]

@YuvieKusa the point of starting young is that your bones joints and muscles haven't set i started martial arts at 16 i can move and stretch really well and quite far but still not like that but my body was already set my joints and such can not move in such a way without doing some damage

as for passion and diligence i was the best in my small class i trained harder and more often than even my teacher i trained 5 years before i agreed to sit for my black belt which i could have had in 18 months

[YuvieKusa]

@oneetatsu

Wow, that's dedication oneetatsu! I started Wu Shu when i was 14 and like yourself i'm still supple. Your story is quite similar to mine. You should still practice if you have a local club you can go to. I always wanted to compete in Championships, although it may be a little harder picking it up again in the later years. But overall, agreed to your point at starting young; It would be the greatest advantage by far, because of the sub-conscience rhythm one picks up as 2nd nature. :-)

[hg12ud1]

i never see on youtube wushu figth

[wushu297]

@hg12ud1 Search "Sanda" or "Sanshou."

[FABSJULS]

uhhh nice tong long kuen :D ! well done

[DextorFIght]

so young learn untill 3 stick adi....one word to him...geng..

[y979]

who was the second guy

[Maiamon8888]

I wish i could be as awesome as those kids :( but sadly im not.

[TheFahedShow]

Vagina

[skaterjohn117]

random :)

[TheFahedShow]

:[)

[Karatepaws]

Jitsu vs Do is what the Marital Arts has evolved to. For instance, Jujitsu would be gentle art" while Judo is "gentle way." The point is that parent styles such as Juijitsu has given birth to hybrid styles. Karate = Empty hand has evolved to "Karate Do = Way of Empty Hand. All the styles we see such as Taekwondo, or Aikido are examples of martial arts systems that evoloved from martial styles which was born out of combat originally.

[tedpm206]

I wish formal martial arts evolved like the rest of the great fighting arts. It should be more about fighting and what works in a fight and less about what looks pretty. I think Pride, UFC, K-1, Affliction etc. would be incredibly interesting if more styles were introduced. (Im a huge fan already).

[wushu297]

That sounds alot like saying, "I wish art would evolve." Are there not differences in art? Is photography the same as symphonic music or impresionist painting? Should we throw these out and merge them all together to make them more competitive? I think you don't understand that art IS evolution, martial or not. Practicing forms like these are another way to evolve the body into something greater, something extraordinary. Please dont shun it for its lack of putting you in a sleeper hold.

[tedpm206]

"Martial Arts" are the art of combat. They were created by people who thought them to be the most effective way (at the time) to hurt an opponent without the use of weapons. So in my opinion, if it wouldn't work in a fight it's not a true martial art. Its a sort of ballet. Im not saying don't continue. Im saying put these forms to the test in real combat. Only then can they evolve and be made more and more useful.

[Kdaddy61987]

Not sure what your tryiong to say about wushu but i just like to say that all that form triaing teaches muscle memory and that all those fance kicks have been used in real fights and mma fights. Many knockouts in sanshou and k-1. Also people like carlos condit started using wing chun in his stand up seeing your comment about mma. Laslty fighters who suck in the stand up game hhave used fancy kicks such as stephan bonner and shogun. Everything has its place kung fu to me is the most diverse ma.

[wushu297]

Define "real combat." If you want to debate what is most useful in the art of war, learn to use a fully automatic weapon or an explosive. I'd like to see how ground fighting or grappling fares against either of those. Apples and Oranges

[tedpm206]

Obviously Im talking about hand to hand dude. I said "without the use of weapons".

[wushu297]

My friend, I only meant that as an example of the obsurdity of your comparison. You are comparing a tradional art form designed to strengthen and train the human body to move differently as part of a regimen to augment learning combat later to lifting weights, learning the most effective techniques to win in a cage fight. They are not the same thing so neither has an obligation to adopt the philosophy of the other.

[wushu297]

Forms are no more fighting training than lifting weights or doing pushups are, but they fulfill the same purpose which is to condition the body to move differently

[serulin]

WELL SAID!

[seoksoh]

lool you made tedpm206 cry.

[balisticsniper22]

If the Wushu performers in China wants to fight they will do Sanda. Martial Arts has performance and fighting, Im a Sanda fighter and i think Wushu guys are great athletes. Not fighting just means you're not a fighter doesnt make you a bad martial artist. Movies give people the wrong perception of martial arts , it takes alot of practice to excel in in it. Wushu is like a piece history in martial arts, A good fighter who fights will beat a pure performer at fightin but theres no point in that .

[xoxo3808]

damn dude, i cant get enough of that mantis......shiits redic!!

[mist15806]

that mantis form was sick

[finalcontactmuaythai]

is jet li tha 2nd guy?

[kfaslf]

i think jet li has won like 5 wushu champion

[mairsil]

Yes, 5 consecutive in the years he competed. 74-79

[kissman120]

that kid is good!

[LeonardoRafaell]

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[masteringwushu]

great and rare footage! thanks for posting this. you get 5 stars from masteringwushu . com

[wushu297]

I am humbled and honored to receive that comment from you. Thank you for your support.

[Maskedpsycho]

Wow, 王建軍was really young.

[santin4reel]

man! that three section staff kid got skeedles!!!!

[lucarosannalandia]

per me non ce solo una parola e il numero 1

[Duvessatkd]

lol l'm pretty sure the weapon is a san setsu-kon nunchuck

[TeinCave]

It's a three-sectional-staff.

[YOduckYO]

that kid could beat the crap out of anyone without the weapon

[ChaoticGodz]

damn look at the little kid in the beginning of the video, he can already kick my ass with those sticks xD, I like wushu it looks awesome, especially the style in the old days

[Lixidy12]

giant nun-chucks!!!

[ilyearer]

that weapon is call a three-section staff. obviously similar to nunchucks but not the same.

[Lixidy12]

hey cool! I can use that in my report! thanks!

[WANGWANGWANG5555]

thats me hahaha

[dirtylilandy]

really?

[andyisasian13]

who is that in the video?

[I3HitUI]

who the fuck cares? this was like 28 years ago douchebags.

[11tang]

mantis is the best!!!

[buklao559]

muay thai

[11tang]

It it battle more unonly a lot mantis, it walks be about under deployment ability " overcome " very requiring style mandis and without limitations. It requires exercises year...

[alvo69]

IGNORANCE knows NO Bounds...."realdouchefuck" - you jump in the trench, having just run across an open area, because you've been FLANKED, an enemy combatant charges you with a bayonet, you turn to fire and...and...(shit! your gun has jammed from all the swamp you were slogging though is in your action...) YOU now have 1.37 seconds to act. ==continued...

[alvo69]

Would some Martial Arts training 'help' you here? or does your method the: "lets see if my lips can reach my ass to kiss it goodbye as the knife enters my duodenum, and while I'm smelling my killer's breath with my last, I wish my mommy were here...."

[IamShadowSquad]

you's a piece of shit my friend. look @ yo punk ass talkin this shit over the internet. You probably some scared cracka livin in his parents closet unable to even beat yo dick man. 2 EZ ta talk shit when u invisible. yo real fightah skills is just some gay wannabe suicidal fuck job who ain't ever gonna fight no body 4 real.

[wushu297]

Hahahaha they're still not fighting though my friend. They are doing forms for a competition. they are not claiming to fight or to even know how to fight. they are doing kung fu. That's all. Why that makes you so angry is a mystery.

[wushu297]

Also, it's important that if you're going to put something do you should at least know what you're talking about. Forms were meant for a much different purpose than you have assumed. To condition and strengthen body, build it's endurance and build excellent mental focus. Fighting was taught only after these things were mastered first. And why are they so important? Martial arts the art of strengthening an individual, not just in the physical, but themselves as capable moral human beings.

[tarunramesh]

dude bruce was a realy fighter, no doubt about it, he sutdied wing chun and then went onto creating jeet kune do "the way of the intercepting fist" he knew all about marital art. Most people here these days dont understand martial art isnt about fighting. Its about improving oneself honestly both physically and metally, it is a way of life not something which u fight with.

get your facts straight buddy

[PankrationGod]

Well i know you commented a month ago but i would just like to say that jeet kune do isnt a style. Bruce lee created it as a concept and then later it was made into a style. and you cant say what martial arts is about. It can be about changing your life or fighting. Its a tool for people to use in any way they want. and since martial art means art of war it wouldnt be smart to say its not about fighitng. martial arts such as pankration were created and used in war to kill.

[realfighterskills]

a soldier may die under many circumstances and chicken shit suicide is one ,but he sure wont act like a clown making all these nonsense stuff, martial arts is nothing but a con business for people with lack of self confidence and its their basic con ideas and tool to create such moves, a combat got no rules ,in a real life situation if you face another baing and fight ,you kill or you die !simple as that,

[wushu297]

You keep ranting about how a soldier dies. Where have these ideas any stake in the martial arts? A martial artist is one who masters the self, not just what they do with their bodies. Anyone so obsessed with fighting has not realized the essence of the martial arts and only parades their foolishness for the sake of their own meaningless glorification (which is alot more meaningless when it is done on youtube hahaha.) I sincerely wish you the best and hope you realize what is truth

[realfighterskills]

Real fight is a combat between one or more individual and usually takes place in unpleasent situations and circumstances , martial arts ideas are to con people to give them a pictured confidence using certain cocky and made up fake moves so they can think that they will face a real combat situaton , NO ! a real natural combat situation needs nothing but you fearless and trained to face any circumtances like a soldier! that is the real art of dying in order to kill and not to die !

[wushu297]

hahahaha you're hilarious my friend. these people weren't trying to portray an image of fighting. They were doing forms for competition. Now you may die with no regrets as the soldier who dies killing himself after he has died.

[rurouniofeast]

nice mantis =]

[mjufpn]

I dont see whats so special about waving hands in all kinds of whirly directions.

[metalcar]

waving hands in all kinds of whirly directions? lol u try waving your hands and we will c how well can u do

[rediance]

thats like asking why we gotta use both sides of the brain...

[8imonn]

i feel sorry for this kid..

[wushu297]

I feel sorry for him too. For an eight year old he has tremendous ability which will probably last well into his adulthood. Such a shame, to be skilled in something at such a young age...

[Gfan1987]

why would you feel sorry for him, I wish I could have gotten that kind of training at his age. Now here I am as an adult trying to learn this stuff and its not as easy.

[XiaoLinLong]

The first form shown kind of looked alittle like traditional wushu to me .

[delmar1985]

ahh the 80s

[Oddish08]

amazing.

[jion080981]

awesome tecnique. my teacher comes from wushu background. he is also onr=e of the best in egypt in fights. he has kind of gone into street fight. i think it is a matter of what path you wish to follow. thanx

[malikistwo]

me being such a big fan of bruce lee's method ( which is not supposed to be named after reading it) i guess i have a predisposed hatred for any forms (swimming on dry land) do these guys use these techniques practically in fights?

[wushu297]

No. I think that is obvious from the nature of the movements. Also, many people (even Bruce Lee) tend to forget that Bruce Lee had already mastered a traditional martial art before creating his own style. His philosophy on self-expression and personal defined movement was correct, and a credit to his Zen training, but that level of achievement can also be gained in doing forms, which is good for an elementary stage of training. Wushu is re-teaching the body the body to move using 'gung fu.'

[assata97]

Thank you i seem to understand now, I've always wanted to do gung fu, i've only done taekwando, hapkido, and roman greco. Something ill most definitely look into.

[abetiludlisi]

I'm also fan of Bruce Lee's method but you have to learn the style before getting techniques from it, if you don't know anything from any style how can you form your own style ?

[Pav1901]

wing chun tris to do that and Bruce shows wc. its not 'raw' wc, but anyone can add watever he knows or likes nad make a mix)

[TonyNhollywood]

holy shit! does anyone know who that was doin the Tang Lang (mantis)??? I think thats my master!!!

[l1hao]

Did Wang Jian Jun have a background in gymnastics?

[warbridetoo]

Quiet crowd back then.  No silks.

[lizardelixer]

the way that little kid spins his 3 sectional staff it would kill a "traditionalist" any day of the week.. Awesome stuff

[wushu297]

in the 80's traditional kung fu was something that athletes were required to learn as part of their basic training. i stress this point because the argument over traditional and modern wushu is getting heavier (nandu pushed it over the edge) but really its better to know and study both not just one or the other.

[BeezQuixote]

i' ve seen wang jian jun do much better. His broadsword nad staff are much better. thanks for the vid! :)

[hawkeyeke]

He's like 9. I think he looks just fine for a little kid.

[ShuaiZ]

umm... wang jian jun is the second guy, one in white... hes not 9