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
Channel: Sports
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: skytte71
Length: 06:40
Rating: 4.60
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Tags: Bagua Fu Hsing-yi Hung I-Shiang Internal Kung Soft Taiji TheWayOfTheWarrior
Video Comments
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GungFuMan777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I don't know why these guys are all in Karate uniforms when they're supposedly practicing some form of Chinese art, but what they're doing looks much more like karate than Gung-fu.
ironrogue (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
that is one bad ass motha fuka |
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