Wu Family Tai Chi - Master Wei Xiaotang
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:45 am
Wu Family Tai Chi Stage 1 and 2 Master Wei Xiaotang Demonstrates Movements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctXu88UkP5c
In 1931, Mr. Wei Xiaotang, the master of the Eight Step Praying Mantis Kung Fu, was invited to Shanghai by the Shandong Province Traveling Shanghai Sports Association to serve as a Mantis Boxing teacher. During this time, he met Wu Jianquan, the Tai Chi teacher of the Shanghai Jingwu Sports Association. The two exchanged martial arts experiences and Mr. Wei learned Wu-style Tai Chi and Push Hands techniques. He then brought the Wu family’s 108-style Tai Chi and Push Hands techniques to Taiwan.
his film was shot in the 1970s, recorded by the elders of the school. The master of the Eight Step Praying Mantis system, Mr. Wei Xiaotang, demonstrated the Eight Step Praying Mantis system in the Taipei Botanical Garden, which includes the eight steps (八步) the first summary (摘要一段), the second summary (摘要二段) , and other routines of the empty-handed practice. The latter part is the demonstration by the master’s students, which includes the two routines of force splitting (力劈對) and patting(拍按對打). It is currently the most complete record video left by Master Wei Xiaotang in the Eight Step Praying Mantis Boxing system in Taiwan on the Internet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyZ2VhB ... LjRjq7Cg23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctXu88UkP5c
In 1931, Mr. Wei Xiaotang, the master of the Eight Step Praying Mantis Kung Fu, was invited to Shanghai by the Shandong Province Traveling Shanghai Sports Association to serve as a Mantis Boxing teacher. During this time, he met Wu Jianquan, the Tai Chi teacher of the Shanghai Jingwu Sports Association. The two exchanged martial arts experiences and Mr. Wei learned Wu-style Tai Chi and Push Hands techniques. He then brought the Wu family’s 108-style Tai Chi and Push Hands techniques to Taiwan.
his film was shot in the 1970s, recorded by the elders of the school. The master of the Eight Step Praying Mantis system, Mr. Wei Xiaotang, demonstrated the Eight Step Praying Mantis system in the Taipei Botanical Garden, which includes the eight steps (八步) the first summary (摘要一段), the second summary (摘要二段) , and other routines of the empty-handed practice. The latter part is the demonstration by the master’s students, which includes the two routines of force splitting (力劈對) and patting(拍按對打). It is currently the most complete record video left by Master Wei Xiaotang in the Eight Step Praying Mantis Boxing system in Taiwan on the Internet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyZ2VhB ... LjRjq7Cg23