Water Style: Master Helen Liang

[MV23267]

She has incredible balance. Very elegant and fierce. It was beautiful.

[voneinemkindgefict]

Master is masculine, she should be called Mistress or Masteress It is disrespectful to women to use the masculine.

[aminimaleffort]

@voneinemkindgefict

the Chinese character is gender neutral. don't be so culturally ignorant.

[voneinemkindgefict]

@aminimaleffort First of all, no..it isn't. 师父 is pictographically masculine. Secondly I was talking about English. Who is ignorant...You are. Once more I am your superior.

[aminimaleffort]

@voneinemkindgefict

you are a fucktard, I am an expert on Chinese language, Hanzi is not a pictographic language, only about 4% of characters retain any pictographic qualities. Neither of the two that you chose do. so you use Han characters then say you are using English, fucking moron.

(师父, shīfu, tutor; master; teacher ②courteous address for a monk/nun/etc. M:²wèi

[voneinemkindgefict]

@aminimaleffort Only Australians and losers go about saying they are "experts" the rest of the world lets others give them this title. You are an expert on the language so I assume you are a native speaker? 瓜娃子。。你真的是瓜娃子。 笨的要死。

[ellisonjay]

Amazing style, and her mastery is inspiring. It resembles Tai Chi Chuan a great deal in many movements.

[MaikeruSama]

That is so incredible to watch. I know at home martial artists are somewhat frowned upon, but my only means to learn was from a DVD. I had never heard of LHBF before buying that DVD, but now I love the style. It's my base and primary. The way she mixes up the order of the movements without missing a beat is amazing. I hope to reach just half her mastery of the style someday. Keep doing what you do, Master Liang.

[Ninitos1]

2:48 LMAO dude at left is YAAAAAWWWWWWWWNing!!!

[lazaga777]

She reminds me of Chun-Li. Very mature and yet still young-looking.

[hetnhdf]

beautiful all around

[MrDeathCab1]

man thats sexy.

[iamstarstuff001]

Very beautiful. I have great respect for the time and effort you put in to perfect this style.

[windswayinglotus]

her her her

[jeff61177]

She is so gorgeous! If i wasn't afraid her dad would kick my butt I'd try to date her!

[mdub2000]

my god she is beautifull......the movement and all....very nice!

[170GMS]

trully amazying........ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HiddenScholar]

The Masters make it look so easy.

[wenaolong]

Reminds me of xingyiquan, baguazhang, taijiquan, all rolled into one, sometimes more one than the other two, and then rotating to each one in turn, sometimes a strange balance of all three. I think i'd like to learn this some day after my taijiquan and baguazhang catch up to my xingyiquan.

[samuski36]

This woman is a true heroin and role model in martial arts!

[Inyasha1139]

Beautiful, Talented, Peaceful.

[Waterstyle612]

That's true waterstyle! Beautiful and deadly :)

[elusivetantra]

Awesome performance from a true master of Liu He Ba Fa what a great life story as well

[gespilk]

Nice Dance. Very powerful dance movements. She is fit.

[taoboxer9]

What's really incredible is that she fought her way back from cancer to perform again!

Much respect.

[watchreality]

I remember reading that in article somewhere. She has alot of courage and she moves very well

[lazaga777]

@taoboxer9 She's not the only one. There are others who did also and a lot of them are Tai Chi practitioners. One of the wonders of Chinese medicine.

[mcul2112]

beautiful. what it's all about...

[waterspirit6x8]

water-style is older than TaiChi or the Nanking: LiuHePaFa; water-style is more fluid; LHBF tends to present its influences: taichi, xingyi, bagua, and LuHong 8-links.

[judorandy]

anyone know which form this is?

[GeneralArrow]

Amazing

[no1andevery1atonce]

absolutely beautiful...................

[WarriorOfTheBlackSun]

She is an amzing lady.

[tomasconleche]

please keep it in your pants.

[angelloakira]

my my i was only kidding i have nothing but respect for her i mean she could probably kick my assail well she have a hard time against my kung-fu but she probably win

[snakemast344]

looks like water bending.

[LoveLikeIron]

That's because water bending is based off of this very style.

[losttallows]

Actually water bending is based off tai chi :/. But they are both very similar

[LoveLikeIron]

Water Boxing is a form of Tai Chi... so... I guess we're both right. XD

[CPS222]

Actually, Water Boxing (Liuhebafa) is its own style distinct from Tai Chi.

[LoveLikeIron]

Ah. I've always been told that Liu He Ba Fa was a form of Tai Chi. Forgive me if I've made any errors for the presumtion.

[TexasSizzle]

Emei water or snake style comes from one of the three great centers of kung fu or wushu in all of China. Although both Emei and Wutang have great reason to be famous for Taijiquan we can see its ancestral movements in the older Shaolin styles thus all martial arts are descended from Shaolin.

[langying]

actually I read somewhere that the idea of Shaolin being the origin of Chinese martial arts is untrue and that it may actually use techniques from Wudang. It was a book about Wing Chun where I read this. I'll have to look for it again to get the details

[TexasSizzle]

I do not mean to say that there were NO styles other than Xiao Lin but Shaolin or Si Lum is by far the greatest single repository of living ancient martial forms that can be dated back for the most part hundreds to thousand+ years. Certainly all martial arts did not come from Shaolin but many of the tai ji disciplines can not effectively be dated back more than 150 to 450 years or so. May the spirit of wushu live as long as Buddha.

[TexasSizzle]

Although San Feng may have really existed the written records of he and his connections to early taiji are dated at least a hundred years after his death. Even in China many scholars disagree that Chan San-Feng is an authentic originator of Taiji. Either way it is a beautiful and powerful style of health wushu and qigong. Master Liang is truly graceful and fast!

[XiaoLinLong]

Wow !

She's so beautiful yet she's one of the greatest masters of Taijiquan !

AMAZING !

[gagi1963andjeo]

5 STARS!

[Shiguardian]

Yes she is awesome, i am Helen Liang fan too. She is very strong.

[qiankundanuoyi1]

Yang Lu-Chan reached the highest level of Taiji gongfu for extra knowledge

[Hawtcha]

I must have this soundtrack! What is it?

[asia11]

It's by the 12 Girls Band

[tomrovak]

Absolutely Fabulous!!! Helen Liang is a true Master!!!

[mrsamsa]

here's something to note: not once when she does Gung Bu does her knee extend beyond the toes. in fact, her shin stays perfectly straight. THAT, my friends, is how to gung bu.

i've seen way too many masters let students get away with simple stance mistakes. Liang Shou Yu is an excellent master because of his attention to details in his disciples foundation.

bravo and jiayo

[xylsvoss]

she is awesome, i am a Helen Liang fan

[tseidl]

this is the daughter of Liang Shou Yu, she knows the martial applications of this form, trust me. Wushu and Martial Tai Chi are not mutually exclusive, and each has purpose and deserves respect. I practice Martial Art, fighting art, and I understand theory ant technique- if I never use it in a fight it will not be time wasted. Wushu is very beautiful and should be enjoyed for the deep discipline it is.

[jamescardinell]

Helen Liang is a great martial artist. Great video!

[jackritter01]

Very Beautiful...

[rstyrsky]

Boy am I sick of comments from armchair warriors! If you are any good...represent and leave the info for the school you attend. I bet that if I called your sifu or sensei and told them about the trash you dump on others they would put you in a world of hurt. Remember you represent your style, instructor, and school with what you say. Save your instructor and school some face and keep your undereducated comments to yourself.

[midsentence]

amen to that.

[j3llo]

well said.

[Merglet]

There's another vid where another guy who practices this says she's all "external" and no "internal".  I think he's talking out of his ass. I too am sick of these wannabe's whimpering about style/form/function. Put up or shut up is what I say. If you're better than her, prove it, post a video.

[shengchenfan]

I Argee.

[Kiro888]

Someone may practice something since childhood & be flexibile & graceful but

it wont make them a fighter/martial artist. BeijingOpera actors do the same yet arent real fighters. Beautiful and martially inspired her moves may be..but she overcommits to each move propelling her weight forward prone to throws & trips. Unlike the graceful Bagua & Silat practicioners her arms show no hint of power and her knees are over bent past her toes and at odd angles leaving her open to injury and tip-overs.

[Raine426]

We do not learn Taichi to be able to fight. In fact, the lower you bend, the better it is and will be judged by professionals. When people learn Taichi, it's a style of slow-motion fighting, it is more of a good excercise to help the health.

You shouldn't be criticizing on something you don't really know about. I have a teacher who is a judge and a sister who's best friend in CHina has won the gold metal for best performance of a wushu style 5 years in a row.

[Kiro888]

My comments are observations not insults. But taichi is a martial art first, filled with defense moves WITH health benefits as an added bonus. Since youre citing medals it is apparent your aims arent health or defense only showmanship which is fine since we all go in for different reasons.

[Raine426]

Taichi chuan is martial arts, true. but it is NOT MEANT for fighting. You can learn different moves from it, but you can't use it to fight unless you use it fast, which ruins the art.

[tseidl]

You are very wrong. Tai Chi is an extremely powerful martial art. The Martial/Fighting aspect of it is absolutely integral. Even if you intend to use it purely for health and rejuvenation, the martial aspects are essential to correct form.

[Hawtcha]

Secondly Agreed Friend. Namustai.

[JayKwon90]

Hahaha medals in WUSHU!?!? isnt that where u run alot and leap and slap the floor alot?!!?

haha! I know guys in NYC never did any art...but man good luck in fighting them. hmm that works! run leap and throw medals at your opponent!

[sightsownd]

Tai Chi CHUAN was originally a fighting art. You and most people these days may NOT be learning it as a fighting art, but don't forget it IS a martial art. Most of Wu Shu is performance art and beautiful as it may be, it's a sport. NOT a martial art.

[Raine426]

It IS a sport, but is also viewed as martial arts.

Tai chi "CHUAN" is a very modern sport, and was not made to fight. although it was originally a from fighting but it is NOT meant to be used to fight.

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you just said "You and most people these days may NOT be learning it as a fighting art, but don't forget it IS a martial art" and then you said "it's a sport. NOT a martial art."

what are you trying to say??

[videoport]

You have to read more closely, I said Tai Chi Chuan IS and should be practiced as a fighting art. If you want to do it for health only that's fine too. I said WU SHU is a performance art. Not Tai Chi. Tai Chi Chuan is NOT a sport. And it is originally meant for fighting. Please read the classics about it.

[sightsownd]

You have to read more closely, I said Tai Chi Chuan IS and should be practiced as a fighting art. If you want to do it for health only that's fine too. I said WU SHU is a performance art. Not Tai Chi. Tai Chi Chuan is NOT a sport. And it is originally meant for fighting. Please read the classics about it.

[jamescardinell]

What you should have said in order to be coorest, sightsown, is that 'Taolu' (hand/form practice) is a performance art. As wushu means "martial art" or "art of war", all martial arts, whether emphasizing the MARTIAL (san shou, muay thai, shuai jiao, boxing jujitsu etc) or the ART (some taiji, taolu, karate katas etc) fall under the category of wushu. Taolu is what is commonly referred to as wushu or contemporary wushu in the western countries.

[Pecherin72]

You have not seen Chen style Taichi, the original Taichi, which is fast and explosive. Master Chen, the inventor of Taichi was an excellent fighter and hence his martial art got very famous. He had a student YangLuChan who developed the slow Yang style-don't know if he was a good fighter too. Please don't say Taichi is a slow martial art not meant for fighting.

[vietpower2]

The original Tai chi is said to be orginated from Chang San-Feng(I think that's how you spell it)and I think it's the Wudang Daoist Temple Style Tai Chi.

[shengchenfan]

Can we say, Dumbass.

[TaijiProtege]

people are so funny, some of these guyssound like they come out of a kungfu movie

[wangshuchin]

Allow me to also say that her lui he is very nice and shows some connection with her origanal nature but as for her snake style please dont waste you time with this girl. It should not have been produced for sale at all.

[jimanHK]

no doubts the lady is very flexible,but y i have the feeling that something is really missing ...

[jimanHK]

is it really practical in real fighting?

[TaijiProtege]

no this isnt real martial arts its called contemparay wushu its just a sport

[wangshuchin]

I purchased a snake style video from this women and can I just say what and absolute disgrace it to produce such rubbish in this day and age. just another market sale load of crap by a school gone wrong. Helen you should be ashamed of yourself

[teraimana]

The style is Liu he Bafa (water style) it is for Health, Maybe YOU are the one who should be ashamed buying a video YOU CANT DO. Helen Liang has Studied Martial Arts Since Childhood and is not a Fake.

[wangshuchin]

My friend if you had read the message it was regarding the snake style video not liu he bafa,It's not an honest expession of any form of deadly art her applications demonstrate a junior level of application competancy at best they are not sure nor affective on any platform and would be lucky to be used as defence in a primary school contest. she has not linked the origanal nature to this form and therefore is not its master yet.

[Merglet]

What's comical is you're trashing the video, yet you bought it for what? to *learn* a martial art from a video? Who should be ashamed of themselves?

[flyingphoneix]

This is not Taiji but Liu He Ba Fa.

[leomon11]

were could i learn taichi

[TaijiProtege]

im learning tai chi and if your on the east coast i can help you out

[powergirlc]

awesome! i met ms. liang a few years ago. she's so sweet.

[g0bl1nk1ng]

shaaa-wing

[Nomad101]

So impressive preformance.

[codog29]

this is a pretty hard style but snake style is harder cause u have to be 100% accurate on were ur goin to hit cause i have to hit people in pressur points and in fatal spots

[opticannon]

what are the origins of this style, might i ask? i find it intersting

[hawkeyeke]

Created by Chen Bo in the Hua mountains. It is a combination of taichi, bagua, and xinyi. It moves like the clouds and the water. There are two major routines, and many applications. This is a many time gold medal winner in the style. Liuhebafa is the chinese name