Tai Chi - Hsing Yi - Bagua - 5 (out of 5)

Grand master Hung I Hsiang (1925-93)
These 5 parts, shows the full serie: Tai Chi "The Soft Way"
These recordings are from the, BBC Documentary series (1983): The Way Of The Warrior!

BBC docu "Way of the Warrior"
The series was originally broadcast by the BBC in the early 1980's and was comprised of 8 episodes which featured top Masters of each system. Each part lasts approx 35-40 minutes so the total content is approx 5½ hours long. It is not intended as a training tutorial. It is a documentary going into the rich historical background, philosophy, methods and practices of each system. Each part has numerous footage of demonstrations, explanations and practical applications. Whichever martial art system you may be studying this is a very absorbing and inspiring series.

The series is comprised of:

1 Shorinji Kempo 'The New Way'

2 Kalari 'The Indian Way'

3 Aikido and Kendo 'The Sporting Way'

4 T'ai Chi 'The Soft Way' - also included Hsing Yi and Ba Gua

5 Eskrima 'The Philippino Way'

6 Karate 'The Way of the Empty Hand'

7 Kung Fu 'The Hard Way'

8 The Samurai Way

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Hung
• I-Shiang
• Taiji
• Hsing-yi
• Bagua
• Soft
• Internal
• Kung
• Fu
• TheWayOfTheWarrior

[dnmehay]

Re: What the (somewhat annoying) narrator says at about 3m.

Funny. Usually people (e.g., Bruce Kumar Frantzis, as well as his teachers) will say that bagua is the most advanced of the internal arts, not taiji. I think this sort of argument is pointless, though. They're each as advanced as you make them.

[skytte71]

yes i agree with you. The question about which martial art is the best, is questionable and as you say pointless, in terms/means that "what is good for one, may not be good for another". Furthermore i think its a cocktail about: the person who trains, the teacher who teach, and how the training is being done/organized... The martial art itself, is therfore a secondary aspect.

[SunRhythms]

where can I get the dvds

[skytte71]

I don't think that you can find them in any DVD stores... After what i have understood, the original recordings where lost to BBC years ago...

So unless you know someone who have recorded them from the television when they where broad-casted, there's not much chance to find them... Unless you are lucky to find them on the internet somehow...

[egjundis]

very cool to see the Roshou at the end of this video. Please post episodes 2 & 5 if you have them!!!

[skytte71]

I have already uploaded all i have, from the bbc doc. series: The way of the warrior.

[DaisyHeadMaizy1]

It seems strange to me that somebody so connected to the chi of ones body and soul can only attain an age of 68. To my knowledge I havent seen evidence of somebody spending a lifetime cultivating chi living to an age over 100. I wouldve thought otherwise.

[geodiomio]

thank you master Hung. R.I.P.

[noklarok]

this was the best stuff i've seen in ages

[lordtains]

true

[gsg9ff]

Thanks for posting. A must see for the serious Martial Artist.

[captainnaughtypants]

you cannot change the laws of physics! you can, however, through much practice, reduce your instinctive resistance to them

[GungFuMan777]

Theoretically tai chi would be the most advanced because of the method of gaining chi power in it's fighting. While hsing-yi and pa-kua do use internal dan tien chi, it's mostly with the mind focused there to access the chi. But with tai chi one has to spend years attaining the grand circulation and consciously be able to move the chi from the dan tien, up the spine and out to the limbs instantly and in coordination with each move. This is what makes it so hard and gives it SO much power too.

[imbrd]

yeah, internal martial arts are all generally very high lvld due to the general reliance on internal strength rather than external force. its on a whole nother plane compare to external arts which rely alot more on techniques & brute force

[BaguazhangMaster]

Skytte is correct. However tai chi is more or less the suttle style while Bagua is a very deep misunderstood style. In preference i chose bagua when i needed to chose because i is actually the more powerfull in the physical sense as well as the chi sense. Its hard to explain if you do not study them you cant fully understand. I cant even fully understand....

[BaGuaKid]

Nice job with the posting by the way. thanks