Tai Chi - Hsing Yi - Bagua - 3 (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

[TaeIeon]

this kung fu "style" wears a japanese kind of uniform (gi), why is that?

[skytte71]

After what i have understood, Grand master Hung I Hsiang, liked and adopted some of the Japanese ways, and incoporated them into his own teachings.

[shenlung10]

@skytte71 true master hung i hsiang liked the old school Japanese educate taught in the dojo

[jacksawild]

Bagua and Hsing-Yi are said to be siblings borne of mother Tai Chi. Tai Chi has the curves and the straight lines. My master used to say that Tai Chi was the art of finding the straight line in the curve.

[redravenva]

If a Wolf wears sheep's clothing,. does the wolf become a sheep? Hardly so. Many masters from China accepted the gi as a way to continue to practice their system in neighboring countries during Communist takeover of China. To a Master, a uniform is an article of clothing,... a belt,.... to hold up one's pants. With that said, look at the form and understand the technique You will be less biased and more blessed with knowledge by doing so..

[ShorinRyuRonin]

I am not sure why you say it has degraded. Chinese forms are long & Okinawans made changes with their own styles. If you see a Chinese form & length, it is very long while Okinawas forms or Kata are very short, they are mostly farmers, time is not an abundance for them nor is space as they have to stand their ground while China is huge, you have room to & travel to run which makes the differences in philosophy of the forms or Kata & style. Also I doubt Chinese taught them a complete style ever

[woyoudama]

Luo Dexiu has said that Master Hong used Japanese uniforms to compete with all of the Karate schools that were opening up in Taiwan at the time. I think they look sharp doing Bagua in Gi's :-)

[JediMasterRich]

Most of the Okinawans arts were adapted from Crane style gung-fu, especially goju-ryu. I've done my homework but doesn't mean I'm familiar with every style and sub-style that someone might have adapted from all forms of gung-fu, whether crane or hsing-yi.

[treesheriff]

xing-yi is taoist not shoalin. Shoalin came from taoists forms as well

[treesheriff]

If you did your homework you would find karate-do an adapted form of Kung-fu gievn to the okinawans by the chinese. It has degraded from its original form ever since

[treesheriff]

that is exactly right Taelon. I am of i slineage and he and his top student master hsu hong shi both did that, It was his way of keeping order in the school