the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

I figured I'd post this, since it is the last clip I have of myself. I messed with the video a bit for no particular reason... I guess I'm getting artier. Even if I hadn't the clip is not the best because the camera guy focused on my torso.



Oh, and I added a special ending. I call it Arkham Fist.

Here you can see Ma Jiangbao doing the same sequence:
http://www.wutaichi.org/sample_lesson_1.asp
There are five pages - 'Preparation' to 'Single Whip'.

I guess I have to commit a mixjourneyman here by saying that this is not orthodox Shanghai branch Wu style
I base my opinion on the fact that there is a high degree of uniformity and agreement amongst the students of Wu YingHua and Ma Yuehliang. Another point is, that over the years I have identified many "marker movements" in forms from various lineages that tell me from what lineage they come from. Your form seems to be a mix between the Man Quan from Shanghai and the Square form of Wu Gongyi. The Single Whip is done like in Cheng Tin Hung's Taiji. I could detail this for you if you like. But most probably I'll find myself on your ignore list after this posting.

CD

Cdobe: I never said anything wasn't orthodox anything. There is no such thing as orthodox martial art. I said not traditional and not following the mainstream. There is a big difference.

mixjourneyman wrote:Cdobe: I never said anything wasn't orthodox anything. There is no such thing as orthodox martial art. I said not traditional and not following the mainstream. There is a big difference.

Ok, I used the search function and found that you didn't use 'orthodox'. It was Jess O'Brian. You used 'authentic' instead, which I feel is even harder. However, I still find that my above statement is a mix'.

its Tadzio's fault