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Very knowledgeable and he can teach without trying to bully or dominate others. I respect this man a lot.

@Elbowendj

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I have come accros more than one martial arts teacher who wacks you when demonstrating and then disingenuously, says, "sorry, sorry are you OK?" when you know darn-well it was intentional.

There are 2 types of Kung Fu teacher. The ones who keep it super close to the vest and hardly show you anything and the ones who are like "Look at all this cool stuff I know". I much prefer the second group. :)

Training with the guy would be worth the time. Is willing to show everything which is rare.

His strength , his spirit , his jacket ~

Styles like LF and Tantui often get a bad name as being useless for fighting due to their large extended postures and Wushu-ish appearance. Master Han's demo has certainly shown that nothing can be further from the truth.

@PaMuShin

8 ай бұрын

Some of the kung fu styles are hard to understand if not initiated into it, but i think it is done with purpose. In the movie Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai 1999 there is a scene where ghost dog thinks he needs to rescue someone from assault, but has to watch how the chinese is beating up the assailant with long fist

Really nice! I used to train Tan Tui, but seeing them come to life is a genuine treasure. I'd only like to add that the principle of using the same patterns with and without weapons is very much present in Philipino Martial Arts. Always nice to find resemblances across the spectrum.

This is one of the best kungfu I ever seen in youtube!

What a generous and good natured master. Respect!

Love seeing northern styles that are obscure in the West like classical Long Fist getting coverage for English-speaking audiences

People make fun of Traditional Martial Arts, because they often fail under MMA rules, but there is a certain strength, timing, and speed one gets from this type of training. I'd love to see these traditional schools do more sparring/grappling so they can show what makes their styles special in sports fighting.

This is the lineage of the Tan Tui and other forms I practice. His grandfather's work has traveled far. Thanks for this gem!

That was some decent spear skill!

Great skills, I love his spear work! Also very kind.

Love seeing the training devices.

Very nice thank you for sharing, I do hope his floor is okay, fantastic training hall filled with toys.

The triangle inside the circle is physics basis that is universal for any/all martial arts The Master's explanation is one of the best... Also love Master Han's playfulness and forgiving nature for you ruining his floor calling it martial arts history...lol.. Awesome video...

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

Yea a really easy going guy

@PaMuShin

8 ай бұрын

The triangle, circle pattern is a zen/chan buddhism thing, usually there comes a square above it. You can see it in aikido and many other martial arts too, not sure if there is an alan watts video about it available. But the thing this teacher is missing, that the jian and the short spear are expected to keep the tip at the same point while moving the wrist, it is to teach economy of motion. Another thing is calligraphy related to this practice and the principles of practice that come with it, but most of the young teachers do not practice this far anymore. But it seems it is still conserved in some form in okinawa as enkamp is often gifted with signs, but seems to be totally clueless about the teachings these signs are meant for him or the practice of drawing could give. at least it is surviving kind of in this way

I appreciate how eager he is to share with you guys. Very generous and nice!

This was so interesting! I loved Master Han's kindness and generosity of spirit. Thank you MSP! 🙏

Pure awesomeness! I hope to be able to meet this Sifu again. We trained together at his Uncle and Aunts gym, although unlike this young master I am not a closed door disciple.. His stances are masterful. I hope to connect with you again. Sorry I could not attend the grandmaster's funeral, I had COVID at the time. Peace be Sifu Leung and Love to his family. - Thomas

@hangstyle

Жыл бұрын

Hi, Thomas! This is Chishiang. haven't seen you for a long time. Miss you a lot. We'll be kungfu brothers forever.Hope one day I can meet you inTaiwan or the US.

@thomasbeauvais1727

Жыл бұрын

​@@hangstyle I would love to have the honor of training with you and learning from you!

Beutiful Chinese Martial Arts. Huge respect to all of you people. It motivates me to practice harder today.

Ooouh men! Is interesting to see so huge difference between the more advanced spear practicioner.

my breath stopped as you dropped it lol.

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

So did mine!

Great episode, and for the last time. Thanks. I really needed to see this! I’ll be sharing it on my pages…

This man is AMAZING! His control of the spear is incredible. I can only imagine the hours and years of training. And so kind. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely fantastic to see so much here from an amazingly knowledgeable sharing master. Thank you for everything here. Will need a few views to grasp all of this! Your input is always appreciated too..having a go at everything..looks like a lot of fun!!🙏

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

Not fun when you drip it though hah

Thanks to Will for eliciting all the hidden treasures from the master, a lost art in main land following the fled of kf master with kmt post 49 and probably going to be in Taiwan.

What an interesting and generous man

Thanks for this, it was really a jewel of an episode.

Hao lihai! Very powerful!

Really wonderful video, what a nice chap and what incredible martial arts. As ever thank you for sharing your journey 🙏

Another gem from the island, my 2nd home.

Awesome channel! Traditional Kungfu still alive and strong in Taiwan.

Cool. I probably learned some of these routines when I was there in the 70’s🙏🙏🙏☯️🕉️☸️

Great episode. So much cool stuff. Thank you

Great content

Absolutely fascinating, thank you.

family tradition great episode!. the intro is special!.

Thank you for sharing this video 🙏

Excelente!!!

Great stuff! Many thanks :)

This episode is super amazing. Could you tell how much weight of the triangle device that you drop ?

His triangle and circle is the basis of my tai chi jian These exercise always come before the form

I would like to se emore of Han Ji Xiang's Long Fist. Maybe discuss 1 or 2 of the Intermediate or Advanced Long Fist sets. Many thanks and MUCH RESPECT to Han Ji Xiang for sharing his knowledge and "toys" with the world through KZread and Monkey Steals Peach. Thanks again to Monkey Steals Peach for bringing me (and my selfish self) this most EXCELLENT Content!

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

He has his own channel in Chinese. I tagged it in the description, not sure if he has exactly that kind of content, but you can take a look

@hemispace641

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyStealsPeach : Thanks! Checking it out now...

Feeding Crane's next?! Oh boy I hope you had fun with that one.

The Guoshuguan was a major national effort to transform and modernize martial arts and their instruction in China. Taiwan is the best preserved repository of those traditions. Han Qing Tan was one of the top 10 finalists at the 1929 national tournament in Hangzhou. Fan Chi Sau was another significant representative of those traditions in Taiwan. He was especially respected for his Jian.

Excellent 👌👌👌

Thanks for the share …… ✝️

I do that cone thing. I like to rest my solar plexus and Dan tian on it to develop iron body. That's pretty cool.

That cone could be a business idea for your online store. I would consider getting one.😅

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

Yea its a cool idea!

精彩！大槍、抖桿，詠春的六點半棍也有相似的功力訓練。

Would you kindly let me know, how much is the beanbag weight, as well as the corn grip ? These are amazing training tools and i would love to have my own soon. Best regard,

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@MonkeyStealsPeach, can you tell us anything about the length and type of wood that long pole is?

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Great video! I too am going to make one of those pillow case things. What is the name of that?

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure, he just called it Dou Dai (bean bag)

@joezane

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyStealsPeach thanks so much for this video. it was really special for me. my first teachers were Han Lin-lin (daughter for Han Ching-Tan) and her husband (amazing Bajiquan player) Leung Kay-Chi. It was extra touching for me, because master Leung passed away last year. Thanks for this video. 🙏 kzread.info/dash/bejne/anaCqa9xeJnPnto.html

Great episode! Does anyone know the Chinese characters for that master's name?

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

韓基祥

"I don't want to drop it on the wooden floor" *immediately drops it on the wooden floor

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

That’s me, butter fingers

@lordtains

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyStealsPeach haha I really empathized with you man, I would have felt so guilty! But you did your best to do it as safely as possible, there's no doubt that I would have wrecked the entire floor with that cone.

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

Haha yea. I was thinking “please don’t ask me to try it”….

Does master Han Ji Xiang has any website? or social network?

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

facebook.com/hangstylelongfist?mibextid=LQQJ4d

@t3nr3c42

Жыл бұрын

@@MonkeyStealsPeach Thank you for this amazing content!

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

Are you currently still in Taiwan? If so, I would invite you to visit my Teacher, who is a 70 year old master of Taijiquan from his own family lineage, living in Taipei...

@MonkeyStealsPeach

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I am not, would have been cool though

Ummm it’s actually called tantui (Cantonese) and it’s a style that predates Shaolin.

It should be correctly translated as white gibbon steals peach.

Excellent as usual He is the first one to impress me with the big spear