wushu houquan

[xkosxforever]

damn ur local crack head lol

[Irvvn]

I do the same things when i get drunk

[AndyRaslan]

@qilin4 While I agree with the usefulness of martial arts, I refuse to believe that Xing Yi and Hou Quan stylists stood a better chance in a fight than other stylists. For example, as far as I know, TaiJiQuan earned its name because master Yang kicked so much ass (it used to simply be called NeiJiaQuan - and that information comes from two different Wudang priests).

[maozhuxiwansui7]

不错哦～～ 

[lohan570]

is he walking on the tips of his toes!?

[Nhordmyr]

impressive feet movement

[BeiAngYang]

This is more traditional because it sticks to the form,in wushu its about impressing the crowd with acrobatics.

[surfbluewater]

@BeiAngYang Kind of true. Unfortunately, some people would rather learn flips and jumps than the application of fighting technique. Good teachers are still out there who understand how the original moves evolved, though.

[uspcompac]

really good

[ErrorlnDisplay]

wow.. these people should have a PhD in zoology o_o

[BoomerangKingdom]

this is hou quan or better known as monkey fist! Its very traditional as far as moves go! well done

[bjarnijons95]

come on, guys! it doesn´t matter if its modern or traditional! modern or traditional, it still is monkey fist.but for this demonstration of hou quan ( monkey fist) i would say its traditional. and i say so because i have never seen monkey fist done this way in competition.

[pechhh]

if this style gete into real fight, can not win, even kid will win over that kind of style

[stupidkid915]

you're right pechhh. the best way to win is to talk shit on youtube. then everyone will be so scared that even possessing monkey fist they dare not f*** with you.

[Luohan108]

Have any of you ever studied real monkey boxing? I've lived in china for over 2 years studying kung fu. Once i saw an old man, reputedly over 90 years old, doing monkey boxing. He did exactly the same walk on his toes. Plus he rolled, did a cartwheel and did a handstand kick. He certainly asn't doing modern wushu. i would say this form is as traditional monkey as i have seen.

[Bajifan]

Traditional Emei monkey and modern wushu monkey have a similiar look.

[Bajifan]

I'm not saying this is the traditional form, but it's definitely looks different than the typical modern wushu monkey form I've seen (missing some of the acrobatics and more focused on technique). Even before modern wushu some people would add stuff for street performances or physical fitness.

[Bajifan]

My guess is he's a monkey boxing expert that created his own form to perform for people.

[Beefiwurscht]

at least traditional enough...hahaha

what a stupid comment...

[tatudharma]

I'm with you other guys - totally not trad. Cool though, thanks for posting.

[macmmacmmacm]

How do you know it's not trad? It's totally trad!!What's your standard? Roughly speaking no fancy 360 turns/junps and mostly practical moves is said to be traditional (at least traditional enough).

[miketite]

Trad in regards to olympic standards, aka 'Traditional Wushu Championships', those fancy jumps are considered traditional wushu nowadays. But I can see the misunderstanding, when some people say trad wushu they mean it literally, referring to the true ancient tradition. To avoid any confusion lets just simply call it Wushu.

[ace52387]

Traditional doesn't have to look practical or even be all that practical. Anything that's not modernized/standardized for competition is traditional. That said, traditional northern martial generally have certain qualities that are different from its standardized counterparts. More attention to detail, and less attention to dramatic rhythm/fancy jumps for example. I think without the split, it could have passed for some traditional style.

[miketite]

LOL thats definitely not traditional. I like his monkey style, I bet hes great at monkey staff as well.

Thanks for the vid.

[kungfufreddy]

there is no way that is trad