I'm glad to see there are still plenty of people outside of China who can appreciate these types of forms. So many people, especially in the USA are all about MMA, or how effective certain techniques are in a real fight. Even if these forms look like dances, I can definitely see how they can cultivate your body and mind. To be able to perform these forms well, require skill and some athleticism.

@TheClarkZilla

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this comment 😭❤

@thomasbrown3793

Жыл бұрын

I totally agree... martial arts is not just one thing. There's lots of different interpretations and that's okay. A lot of the traditional guys though will claim their style is good for self defense but won't put in any effort to cultivate their style for real combat. They're ultimately lying to themselves and the people who they train

@jm7578

Жыл бұрын

WuDang is a very unique expression like Emei systems. I’m American, yet I still believe in the effectiveness in the Traditional Arts

@jestfullgremblim8002

Жыл бұрын

Yeah

@varanid9

11 ай бұрын

@@thomasbrown3793 That's a fact. I train a traditional MA and used to defend Kung Fu from its detractors. But, looking for another Sifu (after mine left the area) gave me a sampling of many Chinese MA schools and, invariably, they were all about forms, supposed "chi power", too deadly to spar yada yada, so, even though I train it, I'm also bad mouthing Chinese arts along with the rest.

I like how they really kind of represent the animals. The mantis one is quick, small movements and nimble, being small forces it to defend itself, but it will not fall without fighting. The dragon one is moving in one direction with big steps, almost like its showing off, it shows greatness and power, thinking nothing will step on his way, but he wouldn’t have claws if that was the case. And the snake keeps it low, only coming up when its cornered, moving side to side as quick as possible, it might not be the strongest, but its also not the weakest.

@takodachi8283

Жыл бұрын

Wich one would be the weakest?

@olakpasa6486

10 ай бұрын

​@@takodachi8283its not about "which one is the weakest" , this is an artistic expression , not a combat demonstration

@takodachi8283

10 ай бұрын

@@olakpasa6486 Just asking because of the "it might not be the strongest, but it's also not the weakest" part when referring to the snake.

This is proper show of kungfu in my opinion. No acrobatics, just simple flow of movements.

The leg strikes from the Snake demonstrator were incredible

@svttc

Жыл бұрын

indeed; 2'23

I'm concerned for the person having a crisis in the background

@marie.el__

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@RoastLambShanks

3 жыл бұрын

Wudang Sleeping Fist

@blockmasterscott

3 жыл бұрын

I know, seeing that person breaks my heart.

@haido4116

3 жыл бұрын

Vampire fist

@johnneymc

3 жыл бұрын

he is just taking a nap

I love all kind of martial arts, it's just not to fight, but more importanly you will understand how to live, if you learn about it deeply

@hocules

4 жыл бұрын

Without fighting martial arts is for health only. Only through adversity, apply what you learn, then you can truly learn about yourself. Martial arts is not the only way to learn about yourself. But given that you take the martial art paths, without sparring and fighting you're in the la la land.

@ichwanfatmahardi8204

4 жыл бұрын

@@hocules I believe all kind of martial arts were created for good, if you said so that we must fight to learn something, then we must bring the martial arts into fighting contest or just tell the kids to fight everyone without a reason, but the false things that, kids can fall into darkness path with so much strength and ability to destroy with martial arts. I'd rather believe that we learn martial arts to protect someone or something, it doesn't mean that you have to fight all the time, but must make sure always be ready for a fight in order to protect or to fight where injustice happens. Training must always be done to prepare, but also must be able to understand its basic philosophy for a good life.

@TheBrendon67

4 жыл бұрын

These styles can also augment other styles. Think of how you can throw you opponent off balance as you throw some quick, unexpected snake strikes at their guard and then shift to boxing/striking. Very practical if applied with an open mind.

@DaWeiGongfu

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBrendon67 Quite true! Master Yuan Xiu Gang, who is the master of the school I'm showing here says just that. He has trained MMA fighters, not to go in the ring, they train that at their own MMA gym, but to be more well rounded. They work on the things that Wudang culture and martial arts are good at, flexibility, coordination, balance. Not only physically, but mental balance, focus and discipline too. They do sparring every day at the school, but they are not doing groundwork or training for MMA competitions. The MMA and Wudang don't have to be mutually exclusive, they can be trained together to round a person out if they would like to fight in the ring/cage.

@kurtlangberg6143

4 жыл бұрын

Learn martial arts, not to fight? I’m sorry, but what’s the point of learning how to kick someone in the face if you’re not trying to learn how to... get this... kick someone in the face? If you want to exercise, then there are ways to exercise that don’t give you a false sense of confidence in your ability to fight someone who’s seriously trying to hurt you. If you want balance and inner peace, there are ways to achieve that without learning ineffectual ways of thrusting your hands in someone’s face in the middle of a fight.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they started Earthbending

@samuraiguy6474

4 жыл бұрын

Octo Girl They would but then they’d have to pay for property damage.

@Χριζαϊων_Ζηνόβῐος

3 жыл бұрын

Hung gar isn't shown here

@atuljha6128

3 жыл бұрын

@@Χριζαϊων_Ζηνόβῐος yeah but toph's initial style is based on the praying mantis form.

@yourpalbryan1442

3 жыл бұрын

Not this prayis mantis form I dont think

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3 жыл бұрын

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Magnificent. I really love traditional martial arts of Asia and I will always stay true to them.

the Mantis form shown is the form created by Yu Hai in the 80s. Yu Hai was a student of Seven Star Mantis master Lin Jing Shan. Yu Hai is considered the father of modern Wushu Mantis. There are still elements of traditional Mantis within this form, however traditional Mantis never does those "shaky mantis poses". To see traditional Seven Star Mantis look up any students of Lin Jing Shan, such as his grandson Lin Dong Zhu, or Zhong Lian Bao or Yu Tian Cheng

@DaWeiGongfu

5 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks for the info on Lin Jing Shan! Yu Hai was friends with my Shifu who passed away recently, Pan Qing Fu. They were in the Shaolin Temple movie together. I heard that Zhong Yun Long was sent out from Purple Heaven Temple in the 80s to invite Daoist masters and Kung Fu masters to come back to Wudang after the cultural revolution and also to learn from the outside and bring things back. I wonder if he learned this from Yu Hai and brought it to Wudang or if Yu Hai traveled to Wudang to teach it? I'll have to ask them.

@MonkeyStealsPeach

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, lucky guy, Pan Qing Fu was a legend! Sorry for your loss Zhong learnt a lot of his Kung Fu in Laoshan so I heard, as its close to Yantai theres a good chance he went to train with Yu Hai there.

@DaWeiGongfu

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I miss him very much. I became his disciple in about 1990 and trained with him until he died in June of 2017. he was like a father to me for sure. Eventhough I'm a bit older now, I've wanted to keep learning and been curious about training in China, so I've had a great time travelling to Wudang to try their styles. I don't know much about it yet, but I like how Yuan Xiu Gang trains people in the styles.

@MonkeyStealsPeach

5 жыл бұрын

well if you pass through Shanghai, would be cool to meet for a coffee or a beer and exchange stories

@DaWeiGongfu

5 жыл бұрын

That would be cool for sure! I just arrived back in Canada, but I hope to be back in China in about a year, so I'll connect with you for sure if I go through Shanghai. Do you live there full time?

At 1:12 you can see drunken style in the background!

@Optimusprimerib36

4 жыл бұрын

No that's heroin style.

@cdelangel

4 жыл бұрын

Incredible Drunken Style :D

@sonix7807

4 жыл бұрын

Ah! Ah! Ah!

@nemesisurvivorleon

4 жыл бұрын

lmao

@pickledpanino2013

4 жыл бұрын

That’s not drunken style

Wish I could get great teachers like these guys.

This is what Kungfu is about, a beautiful exercise of body and mind

@kaihanwu6664

3 жыл бұрын

But this is literally not kungfu lol. This is more like calisthenics. Real kungfu is all about hurting and killing people, this has nothing to do with that.

@picklerick981

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaihanwu6664 kung fu means “high level of skill achieved over time” so you can practise kung fu through anything that takes patience, dedication, repetition and perfection

@kaihanwu6664

2 жыл бұрын

@@picklerick981 Dude I'm a Chinese and I know the word itself better than you at least I think. Stuff like taichi(the slow and relaxing one like yoga, old people practice it a lot) also belong to "Kung fu" hundreds of years ago because it was invented to protect and hurt people. The definition of Kung Fu in Chinese literally means skills used to kill people. Fast and on point, those rounds in movies dont exist at all irl kung fu. Real kung fu always go for the weak spots and its usually no more than 5 rounds.

@_uchiha

Жыл бұрын

​@@kaihanwu6664 your Wrong

Brought to you by Volvo... Volvo, sleek in design, graceful in movement, powerful in execution!

The first guy looked like he actually put power into the form

@Χριζαϊων_Ζηνόβῐος

3 жыл бұрын

@Captain Chaos more than you could

@swag-rm4il

3 жыл бұрын

@Captain Chaos more than you could

@Χριζαϊων_Ζηνόβῐος

3 жыл бұрын

@Captain Chaos Whatever makes you happy

@wyattthehealthyman636

3 жыл бұрын

@Arkady ohhhhh, okay :D I apologise for my misunderstanding

@alle_lustwill_ewigkeit2999

3 жыл бұрын

@Captain Chaos All I heard was Blah,Blah,Blah.Get in there and challenge them.I bet my soul you'd lose.

OMG! You guys look amazing! All these forms look good!

My teacher begins to learn shao lin gong fu more than 20 years. After that, he changes shao lin gong fu to tai chi. He tells me that tai chi trains your inside,not your outside. I think that his word is absolutely right. About 80 years old,his hair has still been black,like teenages. I have to say to my teacher very often when we meet each other face to face.: You are very tough!

Although the snake fist style looked beautiful I think the praying mantis was the most convincing out of the three, it looked fantastic

@wyattthehealthyman636

4 жыл бұрын

he was the only one that seemed to execute each move in the form with actual power

@justsomerandomguy7208

4 жыл бұрын

At kungfu i learn the snake but the snake i learn is so fake its nothing near what you’ve seen it doesnt even show like fighting it shows how to dance

@wyattthehealthyman636

4 жыл бұрын

@@justsomerandomguy7208 ouch that doesnt sound fun

@justsomerandomguy7208

4 жыл бұрын

Hmm.Wassup?? Its true i mean if you came to the dojo i am in you’d quit after 10 minutes

@wyattthehealthyman636

4 жыл бұрын

@@justsomerandomguy7208 really? They need to get there crap together. Your there to learn martial arts, not to play masters of bullshitsu you know?

Thank you!!! Such a brilliant display of technique, form, and control!! 🏆

People always think doing forms are useless. But there are fighting applications and techniques behind the forms which can be applied in a real fight if taught correctly.

@StupidBadyXD

4 жыл бұрын

lovestospooge with your logic, even a ballet dancer is a material artist. Just say, “look that kick right here can hit the head, this is a material art, not a dance”

@johnlilley9363

4 жыл бұрын

This seems more like yoga

@lovestospooge6737

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnlilley9363 idiot

very beautiful movements, I like it

Kung Fu, that i like it? No, that i Love it!

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ARTFORM THAT TELLS A STORY. I LUV IT!!

Can I please ask you to post the name of the music you use? It's so so beautiful.. oh and the Snake form... wow

@DaWeiGongfu

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it! The first piece is called "Way of the Warrior" by Johannes Bornlof. The second is called Plastic Dragon by Hakan Eriksson. The performer of the Snake Form's name is Zhang Wen Gao. He's very strong. A very fun guy too. He's a popular coach at Master Yuan's school.

That last one was awesome. Like a snake and mantis working together

Martial arts means not kicking ,grabbing or punching etc.It is something that comes in our heart to express own self.It teaches us how to live,how to concentrate and how to fulfill our positive choices

The most important things about anything in life is balance and timing.

Congratulation to all of you! Keep going. Paul, retired isnstructor of Karate

Muchas gracias por compartir tan excelente trabajo 👍👍👍, saludos cordiales desde Honduras

Beautifully executed,

The art of Kung fu forms are interesting. I like the Dragon, Snake, Tiger, and Praying Mantis fists and the Wu-Tang sword and nunchaku practice. I also love Jeet Kune Do by Bruce Lee and the fists styles of Kung fu are legendary and extraordinary.

I would love to learn those styles....

@_Wai_Wai_

3 жыл бұрын

you can do it now. Just have to figure the time you put in, you give up other things.

@stevearchuleta6916

3 жыл бұрын

@@_Wai_Wai_ I'm 53... I studied tkd but learning but I'd like to learn something new

@stevearchuleta6916

3 жыл бұрын

@Jeff Cockmann na... I'd learn it for the the exercise...something new .....

Beautiful forms

Martial art is for all. Love seeing it in multicultural setting

All great fighters understand the importance of footwork and movement

@luisbarros2707

4 жыл бұрын

Correct my footwork and balanced moves are extraordinary 💪🐼☝Po!

@bryansinger8906

4 жыл бұрын

Yes depending on how well the movements are used.

@mademax1

4 жыл бұрын

@ekjudo dude u contradict urself, these are footwork drills as well as striking drills, so they drill the strikes combinations etc and then spar to see what works for them.

@georgehunter2813

4 жыл бұрын

Essential high art. An evolved meditation, but with a simple grounded connection to the original combative form can be seen. Form and flow over pedestrian function. Like this style along with Chen style Tai Chi.

@nicholascotardo3795

4 жыл бұрын

@ekjudo More flexibility, inner power, use the body as one thing to move the power. but yeh i agree.. most of those guys gonna fail versus a pure fighter/striker. u just need to train everything at 360degrees, also dont forget that real martial arts born with weapons

So the person in the background was really sick or tired? Dang. The white guy has really long arms and reminds me of the Indian guy in Master of the Flying Guillotine.

@maxwilliams5941

5 жыл бұрын

MaharlikaAWA White guy can't perform spirit as he doesn't know which move should power which move should soft.

@DaWeiGongfu

5 жыл бұрын

The white guy had only learned that form for one week earlier. The other two are disciples of Master Yuan Xiu Gang, so they are extremely good and have trained their forms for many years. He trains very hard and I think will become very good with more practice. I think he did a great job for a new form.

@blockmasterscott

5 жыл бұрын

@@DaWeiGongfu That guy learned that form only a week before? That's not bad at all!

@DaWeiGongfu

5 жыл бұрын

@@blockmasterscott Yup! The training is very intensive. It's about 8 hours a day every day.

@sammyso4940

4 жыл бұрын

Pale face can't even bow properly. Rushed everything. Disgraceful and disrespectful.

The reason I love these different styles of martial arts is that if you think about the style as a whole it's a form of dance

During the dragon part of this clip, what happened to the poor kid on the steps just behind the Volvo?

wow, i love the style from the first one, and the lady.. :) ive read in another comment the white guy learned the moves 1 week before. so its also ok, and i think after 2 years later (because this video is from 2018), he is a very good "fighter" and has great moves! :) Thank you for uploading!

Interesting and worthwhile video.

It's so incredible to me what the human body and mind is capable of when trained and disciplined enough. Martial arts is just beautiful to watch. And then there's me who can barely make it up the stairs without having to sit down.

@DaWeiGongfu

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoy watching it! You could start with some gentle Qigong training and then move into Tai Chi and I'm sure you will get stronger quickly.

Very nice, it looks like a dance, very soulful and trancelike

True Beauty.

@joshuayanunula2718

3 жыл бұрын

bluemovies

wudang and shoalin are now like legends and myth. imagine, they're from old past. pretty curious and interesting.

Kung fu is beautiful

"Hundred Eyes" (actor: Tom Wu) of Marco Polo TV series on Netflix practised the Wudang (Taoist) Monastery style. "Jia Sidao" (actor: Ng Chin Han) in the same TV series practised the mantis style.

Beautiful music

Northern Mantis, if anyone is wondering.

This brought me to tears so quickly and for no other reason then how beautiful these movements are and the world that allows it to be.

Bom seria ver dois lutadores demonstrando ao vivo pra nós mostrando suas técnicas.

magnifico the snaks ,perfect. Thank you.

@DaWeiGongfu

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Beautiful!!!!

Some of the moves in each one are from Tai Chi. Was great demonstration. I like the Dragon style the best.

Very nice forms of the Praying mantis. Very fluid very nice. The Dragon very powerful movements and slow but controlled very nice. And the Snake. Very nice movements beautiful everyone thank you. Shay Shay!

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3 жыл бұрын

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Love that dance!

Music so Best !! I like it

Me gustan todas sus peliculas, son artistas de las artes marciales

I love Wudang Kung fu , I belong to the great India , I love China , people are good , great discipline and wonderful tradition and culture , long live India and China friendship .👍

@michaelss1294

4 жыл бұрын

Unity

Agility and beautiful that Chinese demonstrate no other nation citizens can do

For those who don’t know the order of performances were mantis, dragon then snake.

So beautiful...

Beautiful ❤️

So how do wudang and Shaolin share some forms?

Wonderful display of skill. Maybe try putting the camera on a stable surface or use a tripod next time.

I'm Indonesian😁but I really like kung fu

Beautiful dance

Are they classes to learn all the marital arts

Beautiful

Man...I wanna go there one day.

Beautiful 👏...One day will be me😅

Apologies for my behavior on my relapse. I'm back in recovery now. Peace, Love, Harmony and Respect. I love you family!

@humbleericfriday851

2 жыл бұрын

P.s. I see a 🐍 I think I know and want to sincerely thank for being there for me during one of the worst relapses in history. I love you all!

V nice taolu demonstration

Why do these look exactly like standard contemporary Wushu forms? In fact, I'm sure I have a videotape of a member of the Beijing Wushu Team performing that Mantis form technique for technique.

@xylsvos

4 жыл бұрын

Creighton Freeman it is just contemporary wushu I learned that form in the year 2000 in northern China it is definitely 100% a contemporary form

@wfloes5420

4 жыл бұрын

Call it good!

Тао змеи очень классно выполнено. Супер.)

1 and 3 are quite good. I didn't hear foot steps! 2 is an intermediate level. This looks like Wushu as opposed to traditional kung fu. Good kicks! Keep practicing and you can get the extra turn!

@kstylerz

2 жыл бұрын

Wushu.. = not an opposite.. The martial arts is called Wushu.. Kung fu is the skill

Nice 👍 and beautiful music

@DaWeiGongfu

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Amazing

Mantis: Toph Dragon: Iro Snake: Azula

@dekaw9138

3 жыл бұрын

Toph is the southern mantis Airbending is Baguazhang Fire bending is northern shaolin

What a powerful dance my friends

@feminico2613

4 жыл бұрын

It's not dance tho

@antoniuscalvinnalinka9265

4 жыл бұрын

It is a dance... perform in a traditional opera.

I would love to learn

The forms were not meant to be a way of fighting, but rather a way of remembering. A moving encyclopedia. In my study of karate, I found out most of what was called “blocks” could be used as strikes, and what I considered strikes could be used as blocks. Then later I found out the strikes and blocks were the basic movements for escapes, locks, and throws. And also cataloged pressure points placements and angles they were to be attacked. My style has hundreds of katas. But with the layers of information each kata contained you could study the basics for a year and still not glean all the info they contained.

@DaWeiGongfu

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent insight. Thanks!

@TheUnclefester13

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I’m a fan of all three animal styles

So we all know that they are doing it in slower version right?

2:22 short-hop into a calf kick into a turning back kick. this is very complex stuff

Beautiful to watch i appreciate it what it is but its no practical full contact style

@kasumifu1541

3 жыл бұрын

Lemme break it down for your convenience sir: In every style, there are practitioners with lesser understanding and there are practitioners with higher understanding. Perhaps this makes sense.

A great power comes with great responsibility

i can see a shadow run to the shed in the background at 1:40

One thing that you have to notice is that everybody pretty much invented the same thing at the same time kung fu and wu shu actually a mixture of initially wing Chun Kung Fu and tai Chi if you notice that

@casanovapilar

3 жыл бұрын

plz do some research

I tried copying this and knocked out 5 grown ass men in the process

What are these forms part of if not from shaolin? Does Tai Chi or Bagua have their own versions of animal styles?

@DaWeiGongfu

2 жыл бұрын

These are from Wudang. Shaolin and Wudang are two of the major types of martial arts in China. Shaolin is based in Buddhism and Zen, and Wudang is based in Taoism (Daoism) and the concepts of the iChing and Dao De Jing. Shaolin and Wudang have a certain amount of animal styles. Tai Chi is based on a legend of Zhang San Feng seeing a snake a and crane fighting and it inspired him in his martial arts. So, it has some animal based movements, but isn't a specific animal style. I'm not as familiar with bagua, but I don't think it has the same basis in animal movements. It's main feature is circularity, the iChing and yin and yang concepts.

how is called the mantis form? or there is a name for that form? great video btw

@DaWeiGongfu

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you liked the video! I think it's just called Wudang Mantis Form. I'm not sure what the Chinese name for it is.

@pernologos84

4 жыл бұрын

I think this is a modern wushu performance, the mantis form doesn't look like traditional mantis

blu biutifl job !!!! respecto[✓]

Espectacular 😍😍😍🌷🌹💛💚💛💜❤❤️

Que hermoso ;')

what form did the mantis guy do

@DaWeiGongfu

4 жыл бұрын

It's called Wudang Tanglang Quan

Cool dance!

Why are there no octopus style kungfu ?

that snake is beautiful

Do u know Da Wei?

@TheBoxster1998

3 жыл бұрын

Demo kno da wei...

Absolutely stunning!! It's just beautiful and nature. I will die to teach to them Christ. I will learn to move like this. And be put to fire. God bless the beautiful Chinese people. I love them and have so since I was 12.

Gostei do Tipo kung Fu snake 😊

From india 🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍🤗💯🌹 love kung fu