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We like: Taiji Meihua Demo
In this nice demonstration of Taiji Meihua Tanglang you can see parts of Lanjie, Tanglang Buchan, and Zhai Yao 1-3. Enjoy! [Thanks to Slawomir for sharing!]
We like: Father and Son vs. Thugs
According to this article in Henan Province a father and a son who have been practicing martial arts since childhood were able to put a huge group of thugs to flight, that were presumably sent by the government to scare people … Continue reading
We like: Mantis Boxing Trip Drill
Another great clip by Michael Dasargo of San Diego Fighting Arts Academy. In this one (and part 2) he explains stepping and tripping tactics in Tang Lang Quan. Enjoy! Continue reading
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Tagged bufa, gongfu, kungfu, martial arts, michael dasargo, san diego, shuaifa, stepping, tang lang, tanglang, tanglang quan, tripping
We like: 2004 Basic Conditioning Practice Taiwan
Next in our “men who hate trees” series is a classic by our teacher Mike Martello (RIP). Mike shows a series of conditioning exercises for hands, arms, legs, and body. Many of which you can also do with a partner. The key is technique and body mechanics, which you can clearly see in this clip. Like Mike says:
The idea is not hit the tree extra hard, but let the natural body weight of the limbs hit in repetition.
As Mike used to say: Enjoy objectively! Continue reading
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Tagged body mechanics, conditioning, gongfu, kaoda, keshou, kungfu, men who hate trees, mike martello, taiwan
We like: Han’s baji tree practice
Hitting trees is big in some of the traditional styles in CMA as a form of “hardening” exercises if you don’t have a partner around. I remember once in Beijing hitting trees in the area near my apartment, when an old woman came up to me and scolded me for “destroying” the precious trees. Anyway, I had to move on to another patch of trees. Maybe we’ll open a new series “men who hate trees”, if we can find more good tree hitting clips. Continue reading
We like: Liuhe Tanglangquan form ‘Duan Chui’ 六合螳螂拳 短捶
Nice performance of the Duan Chui (short strikes) form of Liuhe Tanglang. Like someone already said in the YouTube comments:
Duan chui is to Liu He Tanglangquan, what Ba Zhou is to the other lineages of Tanglangquan. Continue reading
We like: Miao Dao 2nd Form – Master Zhou Jingxuan
Watch Zhou Jingxuan perform a very nice and agile version of the 2nd Miao Dao form in Tianjin. Enjoy! (I would suggest turning down the volume) Continue reading
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Tagged china, gongfu, Guo changsheng, Guo ruixiang, kungfu, martial arts, miao dao, tianjin, weapons, Zhou Jingxuan
We like: Lin Dong Zhu Qixing Tanglang Performance
Here’s a really nice clip of Qixing (seven star) Tanglang master Lin Dong Zhu performing Lanjie and Yilu Zhaiyao. Enjoy! Continue reading
We like: X yr old Grandmaster Lu Zijian
Records might differ on how old this master really way when this video was taken, but most comply with “something around 100″, which is quite impressive. Enjoy this nice demonstration of health and power: Continue reading
We laugh: Real Fruit Ninja
Manager of school busses by day real life Fruit Ninja by night. This awesome Chinese brother from Nanjing is training to set the guinness world record on slicing fruit or at least cucumbers. We wouldn’t be caught cheating on this guy in poker. Continue reading
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Tagged cards, fruit, fruit ninja, gongfu, guinness world records, kungfu, ninja, poker, record, world record
