Drunken Boxing: Drunken Kung Fu Lesson 14: 8 Immortals

[kevinguzzer]

How about the goddess that is the only style I don't get. Can u give me tips what should I do?

[redjademartialarts]

@kevinguzzer Lady Ho (he xian ku) is another immortal who will be discussed in another video. Hers is tghe wooden man form.

[ninjamaster2995]

is this like the 8 drunk gods?

i like the guy that carries the huge jar haha

honestly i am looking for something that can stand up against eagle claw style.

[passingcloud01]

I have to say that double punch with the leg block looks absolutely awesome. i had to watch it 10 times over and over again to notice how you transitioned into with the cue sao like block... I'm a hung gar practitioner and I'm wondering if this style would be compatible, as this is something I've always wanted to learn since childhood

[redjademartialarts]

@passingcloud01 Thanks for the comments...

When I was training in Taiwan I met a hung gar master from wonf fei hongs line who knew drunken kung fu. Different lineage from mine, I am northern he was southern but it blended seamlessly with his hung gar. I think they are a great combination. Try out learning in the distance course and trying it out, see what you think.

[passingcloud01]

@redjademartialarts

That's awesome... what I heard was that the 8 immortals drunken forms are a part of choy li fut and which is a southern lineage which is a "cousin" system of hung gar so I can imagine that they would go togher... also in the tiger crane form there is a short sequence they call the "drunken stances" have you ever taken a look at them? Anyway I was trying to the 3 cannon fists and it feels really good lol... On the other had I've also studied the inner alchemy practices

[Abstractmoves]

@passingcloud01 I'm a Hung Gar practicioner and i can say there's a set named Drunken fist, which comes after crane boxing and the set is composed by this techniques: Eight drunken Gods, Old man comes out of the cave, Single finger asks a question, First star punching method, Second star punching method, Two blows follow each other downward, Immediately striking upward, Fist like an arrow. It's a short form and uses the same priciples that this Shifu is explaining.

[passingcloud01]

@redjademartialarts

of Master Mantak Chia and it's amazing how especially the iron shirt and changing the tendons practices goes so well with it. My Hung Gar instructor is a student of GM Lam Chun Fai and personally though I don't believe in learning from books and videos, I think having an instructor is irreplaceable... and I would love to train under you someday if I ever get the chance, for now I'll just drill the 3 cannon fists as much as I can and see what I can get out of it

[PsychoticWardClowns]

what do u think the biggest quality of drunken fist is used

[Jonnyeth]

This is fantastic quality. It's kinda silly to think such jewels exist in the public domain and so many people just dont see it.

[dmggatto1]

thank you very very much... now I could train the 8 Immortals...

[Susanoo58]

Cool! I love videos like this! It tells you more about a system than watching the forms!

[redjademartialarts]

@Susanoo58 thanks, thats exactly my idea with these vids. If people are thinking about coming to learn drunken from me then I feel I should show them a bit about the style and my teaching method. Its hard to decipher a style from just a forms performance.

[redjademartialarts]

The 8 immortals are present in our style of drunken and each represent a different archetype and mindset with which we do the various techniques. Thus the fighter then changes methods according to which immortal he/she is representing. I will upload more about the immortals as I film more and more. Enjoy