01-02-2015, 12:00 AM
For those of you who do not know, the famous Ip Man was Bruce Lee's instructor in Hong Kong, a master of Wing Chun.
I HIGHLY recommend the Ip Man movies. The thing about chinese kung fu movies, is that even though some of the jumps are wired, they go through real efforts to SHOW the actual traditional Kung Fu techniques.
In this scene, Ip Man has relocated to Hong Kong from Canton and challenged by three masters, he defeats the first two which were Monkey Style and Bagua, and the 3rd and Hardest Sifu is a Hung Kuen, or Hung Gar practitioner (my fav style because thats the most Kung Fu I was taught from that style).
These fights were of course not deadly, people still have these friendly light contact matches in Hong Kong to this day; shielded FROM the cultural revolution in democratic Hong Kong, the city remains a bastion of actual chinese martial arts.
I'll see if I can spot and explain some of the techniques I see here
http://www.youtube.com/v/tdOFPq60hy8&ve ... tube_gdata
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00:27 - In black - Hung Gar 'bridge hand ) technique, used with breathing and flexing, this is the conditioning of the arms for defense, Hung is in Ba Fu Ma stance - you make a triangle between your two feet and the opponent, wing chun does the SAME thing only much higher. Ip Man's Wing Chun is played much closer to the chest, with more subtle moves.
00:46 to 55 - The styles are similar - they are both derived from Shaolin. They use a triangle principle and center-line for defense and attack. Use of real logic and what human physics can do here.
1:07 - 1:09 - Tiger claws from guy in black, if they hit - not pretty, but Wing Chun when done right has impeccable defence! The attacks are also about economy of motion and efficiency not strength, perfect for slighter built people...a woman did develope it after all!
1:22 - Thats a stance used in both styles which is a really stable upper stance - in wing chun the legs are less bent than in hung kuen.
1:46 to 1:58 - This is a form of Sticky Hands I beleive , normally done a lot slower, you spar with hands connected going back and forth until you find an opening!
And it ends with both of them in Sa Bing Ma - horse or ready stance on both sides - they are both southern styles and emphasize strong stances for staying on the feet, hung gar much more-so than wing chun.
Wing Chun is more bare-bones than Hung Gar, which uses a lot of animal techniques and has a great deal of internal training, but wing chun is extremely practical to learn for quick self-defense, and it can be adapted with work with almost anything, it can be blended with Hung Gar...
I HIGHLY recommend the Ip Man movies. The thing about chinese kung fu movies, is that even though some of the jumps are wired, they go through real efforts to SHOW the actual traditional Kung Fu techniques.
In this scene, Ip Man has relocated to Hong Kong from Canton and challenged by three masters, he defeats the first two which were Monkey Style and Bagua, and the 3rd and Hardest Sifu is a Hung Kuen, or Hung Gar practitioner (my fav style because thats the most Kung Fu I was taught from that style).
These fights were of course not deadly, people still have these friendly light contact matches in Hong Kong to this day; shielded FROM the cultural revolution in democratic Hong Kong, the city remains a bastion of actual chinese martial arts.
I'll see if I can spot and explain some of the techniques I see here
http://www.youtube.com/v/tdOFPq60hy8&ve ... tube_gdata
AT:
00:27 - In black - Hung Gar 'bridge hand ) technique, used with breathing and flexing, this is the conditioning of the arms for defense, Hung is in Ba Fu Ma stance - you make a triangle between your two feet and the opponent, wing chun does the SAME thing only much higher. Ip Man's Wing Chun is played much closer to the chest, with more subtle moves.
00:46 to 55 - The styles are similar - they are both derived from Shaolin. They use a triangle principle and center-line for defense and attack. Use of real logic and what human physics can do here.
1:07 - 1:09 - Tiger claws from guy in black, if they hit - not pretty, but Wing Chun when done right has impeccable defence! The attacks are also about economy of motion and efficiency not strength, perfect for slighter built people...a woman did develope it after all!
1:22 - Thats a stance used in both styles which is a really stable upper stance - in wing chun the legs are less bent than in hung kuen.
1:46 to 1:58 - This is a form of Sticky Hands I beleive , normally done a lot slower, you spar with hands connected going back and forth until you find an opening!
And it ends with both of them in Sa Bing Ma - horse or ready stance on both sides - they are both southern styles and emphasize strong stances for staying on the feet, hung gar much more-so than wing chun.
Wing Chun is more bare-bones than Hung Gar, which uses a lot of animal techniques and has a great deal of internal training, but wing chun is extremely practical to learn for quick self-defense, and it can be adapted with work with almost anything, it can be blended with Hung Gar...