Li Mu Bai meditating with sword (better quality)

An excellent performance of Wudang fighting style (I think). Li Mu Bai helds the 'Green Destiny', a sword crafted even before Qin dynasty.

(now in better quality, english dubbed audio, enjoy)

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• li
• mu
• bai
• limubai
• meditation
• sword
• wudang
• green
• destiny

[gamma235]

I've looked into it. I'm pretty sure it's just well choreographed. It has elements from lots of different forms. The Taichi sword forms are not nearly as exciting and this is definitely not a Ba Gua form. I would be really happy to know the full story behind this scene though, cause the passion and skill that Chow Yun Fat demonstrates here is pretty awesome. I want to learn Wudan Kung Fu!!!!

[zieba]

Hehe, ok, but first learn how to say it: 武当 (Wǔdāng), not Wudan... frien'.... not kung fu, but 功夫 (Gōng fu)...

[gamma235]

Actually I'm using common spellings to avoid confusing people. I would also call it "tai ji quan" or "zhou run fa", if i wanted to get really technical. Also there is a very involved history behind the romanization of Chinese words complicated by the fact that there are about 53 different dialects of Chinese. In fact, the people from the region of Wu Dang Shan, probably don't even pronounce it that way! Pick on the guy who spells "because" as "cuz"?

你麻煩阿！！！！

[zieba]

我麻烦马？我从来没有麻烦啊！：）

Don't know about guy who speaks "because" as "cuz", 因为 :) I'm not an English guy. People from Wudang shan region possibly don't pronounc it that way, but for sure they also do not pronounce it like 'Wudan Kung Fu'. That's said. Have a nice day.

[DrPoon]

the rza would fuck all of em up cuz he protects his neck

[zieba]

Of course. Who is rza then? Possibly not a Chinese (not very Chinese name he/she (?) has...).

[Scalpelslippage]

well, you see, you're both quite correct. The han characters 武当 can be translated to both wudang and wutang, depending on who is doing the translation. A similar phenomena is seen with other translations that cause dualities when put into english, such as kung fu or gung fu, or taoism and daoism.

[Fishstixj4l]

this is how cool people meditate :)

[RayHomewood]

A nice clip, regardless of style(s). Please stop squabbling and simply enjoy it! : )

[kuru2k9]

@zieba So in China it IS actually pronouced as Gung Fu....great stuff. It would not surprise me if Hong King called Gung Fu "Kung Fu", considering those assholes LOVE to steal credit :).

I know it was Gung Fu all along, why? Because Ghandi (from India, some philosopher) created the martial art and brought it to china :).

[MrXwolverinex]

@JJaaPPaaSSee house of flying daggers and hero



[JJaaPPaaSSee]

does any1 know film like this?

[tedmanowar]

What a performance by Yun-Fat Chow... He's an absolute joy to watch...

[franzfasching]

@gamma23 it doesn´t matter which style you are doing.

Find a good teacher (in tai chi, wushu, karate ..it simple depends where you are living) and continue training for some years every day ..

.if you have trained for some years with a teacher, you simple can buy a DVD, and learn every form you want

.. but there is a good chance, that you are quite happy with the forms you have learned from your teacher, even if the form is not nice enough to get a lady smile :-)

Best regards

[shkotay]

The film overall was totally epic.

But this scene is STILL my very favorite.

Chow Yun Fat made that sword speak for real. Does anybody know what styles he incorporated?  Michelles Yeohs acting was amazing too, her expression so revealing. So much for one small scene. I watch this yet again and am like....wow.

[pandacommanda]

@gamma235 Surprisingly, it's mostly tai chi, with bits from some (I think) snake kung fu and a few other styles. The only reason tai chi isn't so exciting to watch is because people usually do it slowly- speed it up like this and it looks as fancy as any other martial arts form.

[SsehKalai]

While this is a wonderful movie and a brilliant form. This is not a specific style of Jian form. It was something that was specifically made for the movie. As to wanting a floppy blade, that's a demonstration thing. The most accurate sword in the movie is actually the plain one Li Mu Bai uses when the Green Destiny is stolen.

Rigid blades, with a central ridge for extra strength at what -ALL- antique Jian have. Floppy light blades are for movies and useless demonstration.

[ryosunfist]

@mahram

i agree the original audio completes this scene