Tai Chi Sword in runs with slow, gentle movements that Shaolin Sword. But let this not be considered or easier, or less effective. The softness and connection do nothing to improve the art of the exponent (Tai Chi Chuan) and thus improves the fist weapon and weapon upgrade to fist.
We have here the opportunity to see an excellent demonstration the hands of Grandmaster Doc Fai Wong. Doc Fai Wong is about 60 (if not more) and is a disciple of Hu Yuen Chou (whom we deal in the "Great Teacher" last month).
Worth a look, with great dignity, doing tai chi sword, and finally, Wudang sword.
This video was published on YouTube, is a real gem. Because we can see picture by picture, the Grand Master of Seven Star Mantis Lu Kuan Yu (Lou Guanyu) making the basic shape of the style: Peng Pu. Lu Kuan Yu was a master of, among others, Grandmaster Wong Hon Fun , known in Hong Kong "The Mantis King." Hon Wong Fun has been the master of Mantis Kowk Wai Chan. Fortunately, Wong Hon Fun has released all forms of style in a remarkable collection of books that serves to make eternal testimony of this style and the branch of Lu Kuan Yu. But it's not so easy to get the book from which these photos you see in the video. Hope you enjoy, do not always have the chance to see masters of two generations, performing a kind of kung fu at a time when the world was different.
Grandmaster Hu Chou Yuen (Wu Cheuk Van) was born in Foshan (FATS) and devoted his life to learning, development and transmission of different styles of Kung Fu. His beginnings were with GM Chan Ngau Sing of Hung Sing Choy Li Fatshan Fat, at the tender age of 9 years. At 16 he moved to Guangzhou to study medicine. There he met Chan Yiu Chi, the grandson of the founder of Choy Li Fat Style, with whom he continued his studies. Hu Yuen Chou
spent the next 20 years learning this style with Chan Maetro, becoming one of its most advanced students. The story goes that Master Chan Ngau Sing had four chief disciples, one of which was Hu Yuen Chou.
Great Chinese Martial Art Fighter
The Maetro Hu Yuen Chou had several opportunities to demonstrate his great martial skill. Having 39 years of age, in 1945 won by KO to a Russian boxer in the second round. As recounted, the fight was in the ring and using the rules of Western boxing. was also obliged to wear boxing gloves. The chronicles of the time say that the boxer was beaten with a tremendous Kua Choy, a fundamental blow Choy Li Fat Style. was in his hometown Fatshan giving glory to the Chinese martial arts to its people. Skill
in many styles.
Hu Yuen Chou belongs to that group of teachers has developed good kung fu studying various styles. He was a student of Tai Chi Chuan studying with Chen Wei Ming (disciple of Yang Chen Fu), who was teaching in Guangzhou on behalf of his Master. After three years of practice could meet the same Yang Chen Fu with whom he studied for two years.
also learned the famous Wudang Sword with the very Li Kim Lam, the magician of the sword, and then with Chi Kuo Feng . He also practiced Shaolin
North Hung Gar, Lohan, Mantis, and several other styles with key exponents of the time.
A Life dedicated to art Transmission
Dr. Hu Yuen Chou Guangzhou transmitted his knowledge in a while, then settling in Hong Kong where his figure won a place highly respected in the martial atmosphere. Hu Yuen Chou
is also known in the West for being the famous Master Doc Fai Wong Sifu who passed his kung fu in USA for several decades.
Shortly before Hong Kong was returned to Dr Hu Chinese government moved to Taiwan, where he lived until his death on August 96.
want to share with readers of our Newsletter, this superbly edited video from youtube, where you can see the Great Master teaching and exhibiting his Tai Chi Chuan. This video is very enlightening, which accounts for the level of development that the teacher had with her art, understood eye.
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our humble tribute to this great Master, belonging to a generation of Chinese Teachers to which we owe the preservation of Traditional Martial Arts and future spread in the West. Without them, today we would not be practicing kung fu.
