1990 Asian Games Wushu Changquan Yuan Wenqing China 9.88

[youngmasters]

he was 23 at that time!

[auditoryarmory]

FLAWLESS VICTORY!!! Oh my, it's so beautiful I want to cry! He is literally flying on that lotus kick...

[FeiyueKell]

The man at 0:02 with the blue suit standing behind Yuan WenQing is his coach, Pang LinTai; Shanxi Wushu Team coach, and for many occasions National Team coach and Olympic Team coach of China. Also coach of Yuan XiaoChao, Yuan XinDong, Liu ZhiRong, Wang DongLian, Wang AiZhen, Zheng WenHua etc. Longest running province coach in the history of Wushu, from the 60s till present, and arguably the most successful with a record breaking 130+ gold medals earned by his students (only counting big comps).

[jed100n]

@FeiyueKell

Thanks for that knowledgeable input. Very interesting.

[FeiyueKell]

@jed100n Thank you for the awesome footage!

[HuoXingC]

I have never seen anyone do a better lotus kick than him.

[MrEminem13]

I'm learning this form..

I have to learn more from this man..

[wushunate1]

The kick at 50 seconds is known to me as lotus kick haha!

hehe I know this form! Of course compared to him it looks like crap haha!

[8YawningBoy8]

What the fuck!! At the 2.20 suddenly got basketball match..spoiled,anyway the performance is very XCellent!!!!

[mirr0rm3]

i think the kick at 0:50 is teng kong bai lian. btw i'm a newbie at wushu...would he have done better if his hands were straighter and his legs touch ground at same time--kick at 1:41?

[m0kut0u]

Nope. That was a "butterfly" or a xuan4 zi3 (in Mandarin). It's supposed to be a light jump that makes the athlete seem to float. But nowadays some athletes have so much air time that when their legs finish the movement, they're still in the air so they land on both legs. Other than that there's no difference landing on 1 or 2 legs at a time. Hands don't matter, what matter's is how straight the leg is; as long as the angle is oblique it's still okay.

[slpy78]

unless we meant the same thing this is a tiao yue (jump) it is teng kong bai lian or it is wad i was trained to call it...xuan zi is at 1:42

[m0kut0u]

yup the kick at 0:50 is teng kong bai lian. i tot he was asking about the kick at 1:41 =]

[l1hao]

show me something better to compare this to and I'll show you perfection

[mirr0rm3]

i think it is teng kong bai lian

[fleischkloppsmann]

0:50 what is the name of this kick?

[xastunts]

this is wushu god damn it!!! anything else that doesnt look like this is not! the other crap u have seen shud be called trying to achieve wushu!!! man this guy is truely a wushu legend!!! yuan wenqing jiaiiih yooooh!! =)

[slpy78]

wow...yuan wen qing...hes good!!

[xastunts]

hes good!!! ??? hahhaa if this is good! how the hell is perfect then? i have to say that this is way better than good! this is truely one of the best wushu athletes ever.

[slpy78]

haha...good as in better as in wad u mean...you noe wad i mean if u noe hu is yuan wen qing....u noe him as i do...haha

[heerocolin]

wooooooooooow. This is so great thanks for the find man! finally a good qulity version of this video.

[l1hao]

are there events in broadsword or staff?

[jed100n]

Yes but unfortunately I don't have them - someone out there does though i'm sure.

[l1hao]

Wow, this is THE original footage.

Who filmed this and how did you get this!

[jed100n]

This is the original TV footage which I got in 1990 after the competition.

How I got it is a long story.

[l1hao]

I'm curious to hear it, message me if you find time/energy to chat.