Ma Yuehliang

[Gamemaster502]

man i wish i could have a jian sword and pratice the fighting style but where can i learn

[SsehKalai]

@Gamemaster502 Depends on where you are in the world. But there are many places to learn.

[MorfeuV]

Its very hard to understand the application of some of these moves.

[ponyboy1129]

@MorfeuV

It's Tai Chi with sword. No application for war. It is inner peace, harmony, balance and health.

[SsehKalai]

@ponyboy1129 Hardly, this is one of the most useful sword forms for battle. Taiji is ALL about warfare. Yang Lu Chan, the founder of Yang style Taijiquan and Wu Quanyou, founder of Wu style Taiji, were both senior military instructors, teaching Taiji to the Qing military.

Chen Wangting, founder of ALL Taiji (unless you believe in fairy tales, in which case I can't help you) was a Ming dynasty General.

Harmony, balance and health are just pleasant side effects of martials arts, including Karate

[gordonb6450]

@ponyboy1129 i agree but most moves are intended to cut ,stab,cause death or mortally wound.

[juara86]

Senile old man

[micsir888]

@juara86 Feel free to judge from the confort of your recliner. Why did you even feel you had to comment? On what basis do  apply judgement? What do you know of martial arts?

[gordonb6450]

@juara86 you would not have said that to him face to face. Man up and show some respect.

[rekcideob]

This clip is taken 1986 in Duesseldorf/Germany. So Ma Yueliang was already 85 years old. Breathtaking, isn't it?

[Loyaute]

Yes, very skillfully done.

[james1421]

it dosent get any better

[NickHHwang]

Yep, the basic moves are all pretty similar to the ones I know. His jian has a longer tassel than mine though.

[JianChuanTaiChi]

Yes its a similar form as what is being passed on by modern Wu practitioners.

[Loyaute]

This is great! Remarkably similar to the form I learned in Hong Kong.

[walt8988chan]

This film clip is pretty historic, thanks for showimg and sharing it!

[Iluvatar94]

I've heard Taijijian was so powerful, that the masters kept it secret and taught only their best students.

[CHARTERWUSTYLE]

its the firt form simplified to learn the first few technques for wu sword heaven and earth. fond memories making so many mistakes ^^.

[blueplanes]

Yes this is one of the two Wu Style sword forms. By Ma Yueh Liang, who was Wu Chien Chuan's son in law and his senior disciple. I am learning this from his adopted daughter in New Zealand.

[ophuchew]

Must be nice.

[dfontowitz]

I'm studying with another disciple of his from china named, KC Mao. Your teacher and him were friends years ago in China. I'm in San Francisco.

[pedrenrique]

What form is this? Is it the 108 moves sword form from WU family?

[dhjmckenzie]

Yes, that is what it looks like.