aamc wrote:I'd seen this clip before and wasn't sold. The old man is leaning in, and doesn't seem to have a base, he doesn't even have a foot forward. I don't know how you expect to move, especially when he's shape gets tangled with the younger guy's. If the younger guy steps back he be flat on his face.
Bao wrote:
Yes, a very similar impression that I have got from various clips demonstrating "southern styles."
It's funny, that people here on this board are continuously arguing about that you need some external practice and foundation first before studying internal principles or principles prevalent in the so called internal arts. But by everything I have seen so far on the video tubes, everything points in the other direction, i.e. that you should definitely start with the internal aspects and keep them intact always. From there is where a great foundation is built.
phil b wrote:
Sadly, too much credence is given to old Asian guys because they are old and Asian; the best teachers I have met have been neither.
Good southern systems will provide a solid foundation for internal work, but you will likely find little of that on youtube. Most of the Hung Gar I have seen and felt lacks something. Sure, some of them are physically strong and play forms prettily, but thats all, they lack proper hei gung, or it is superficial at best. Good southern systems have it in abundance.
Sadly, these days the idea of southern systems being 'hard', 'external' etc. is bandied about as a truth. Ignorance is bliss, I guess.
Pavel Macek wrote:If the teachers and student did different forms of sparring and focused on functional skills - and not just chasing hands (in Hung Ga and of course in many Taijiquan and Wing Chun schools), suddenly the "Bridges" would start to work much better.
Please check out this article: Hung Ga’s Twelve Bridges Explained in Twelve Lines (Practical, Plain & Simple)
http://practicalhungkyun.com/2014/08/hu ... in-simple/
And for more theoretical background: “Twelve Bridge Hands” of Hung Ga
http://practicalhungkyun.com/2014/05/hu ... f-hung-ga/
phil b wrote:The video is of a Hung Gar teacher in Singapore. I watched their Gung Ji Fuk Fu Kuen and that spoke volumes.
Sadly, too much credence is given to old Asian guys because they are old and Asian; the best teachers I have met have been neither.
Good southern systems will provide a solid foundation for internal work, but you will likely find little of that on youtube. Most of the Hung Gar I have seen and felt lacks something. Sure, some of them are physically strong and play forms prettily, but thats all, they lack proper hei gung, or it is superficial at best. Good southern systems have it in abundance.
Sadly, these days the idea of southern systems being 'hard', 'external' etc. is bandied about as a truth. Ignorance is bliss, I guess.
TravellingDragon wrote:I've noticed that some schools might practice stances, but do not sufficiently practice footwork drills and spontaneous footwork. Such as training how to move with rooted agility between the kung fu stances to press in, retreat, circle around, attack the opponents stances, adjust your feet for correct spacing and timing etc, with the goal to simply be able to move spontaneously in the correct footwork as naturally as if you were walking down the street. I had to practice my footwork for 6 months before even learning the basic black tiger steals heart punch.
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