Advanced Nanquan by Yang Shi Wen

Yang Shi Wen mr. dynamite performing to win the National Competition again ;-)

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[maginotic]

OMFG WHAT BODY FAT?

[g888]

@maginotic ?????

[mikungfu]

As a Choy Lee Fut practitioner, I really am impressed at the quality of his movements and speed/power of execution.

One of the most impressive Nan Chuan performances I've seen.

Does this master do Choy Lee Fut? Or just Hung Gar?.. Because I believe I have seen him performing Hung Gar...

[g888]

@mikungfu thnx for the comments, i'm afraid this master is no longer with us ! sorry

[wushoes]

those are real big shoulders!!!

[truongcan89]

dat some real nan chuan right there!!!! respect!!!!!!

[bakachikun]

@mikungfu i kinda reacted the same as you when i noticed ppl commenting that he got large shoulders... there are tons of ppl that are very built, but what i was impressed about was his potential.... i don't like this form much (becz ima a traditional southern style practionioner) but seeing his movements really impressed me.. not his build... i have the same build as him, but i can't do those movements nearly as good... yet :D

[bakachikun]

He's amazing, i haven't seen any southern style martial artist do a job better than him on youtube yet... not to mention, today's wushu compeition are all flips and stunts, he actually empahsizes power and speed... just that i saw him get really tired after the first 4 sections of the form, never the less, i loved it....

[mikungfu]

@Jaygenius: You may be right that this is how people express their cult-like admiration. But I'm not talking about how Wu-Shu is becoming increasingly cosmetic (with its new free-style like competitions). I'm not even saying that the judges would classify his performance based on his muscularity. What I'm saying is that although most people commenting here are probably chinese martial arts practitioners, they are more imressed with his body aesthetics than his quality of movements.

[Jaygenius]

@mikungfu The statements about his shoulders are just comments. It's not like nanquan athletes today are judged by their muscularity. While it's true that wushu has become much too cosmetic, I think you're overreacting a bit. Yang Shi Wen inspired an almost cult-like following and this is just some peoples' way of showing their admiration.

[galacticspin]

Best of the best!

[GUSTAVnordwiking]

R.I.P yang shi wen :(

[ichibanniko]

@mikungfu Well, that's just the nature of YouTube I guess. I just try to ignore all useless comments from all those keyboard warriors :)

[mikungfu]

@ichibanniko : Being a CLF practitioner and teacher myself for 20 years, that's what I thought too. Although I may always be misjudging the facts because there are similar southern styles which could lead to similar biomechanics.

What really baffles me is to witness most comments here are about something as irrelevant as how big his shoulders are. What in hell does that have to do with good wu-shu whatsoever?!....

Once again, in this day and age, it's always about appearance. Never about being.

[ichibanniko]

@mikungfu Judging from his movements it looks like he at least has some experience in CLF.

[GUSTAVnordwiking]

cool shoulders!!!