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THE ART OF WUMEI 伍枚: Master Yap Boh Heong — The Martial Man

PostPosted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 5:15 pm
by marvin8
THE MARTIAL MAN
Nov 1, 2019

In this episode, I visit Master Yap Boh Heong and Sifu Ben Shue in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to discuss the rare and unknown Kung-fu style of the legendary Kung-fu empress Wumei (Ng Mui in Cantonese.)

According to oral history, legend has it that Wumei took refuge in the Southern Shaolin temple, where she later founded several styles of Kung-fu. It was there that she met 'Yim Wing Chun,' a young lady who was threatened by a local bandit attempting to force her into marriage. She was saved by Wumei, ​who distilled her profound knowledge of Shaolin Kung-fu into a system that Yim Wing Chun could learn quickly and use to fight off the bandit. The martial art Yim Wing Chun learned was given the name Wing Chun.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwhqp0eJhDw

Re: THE ART OF WUMEI 伍枚: Master Yap Boh Heong — The Martial Man

PostPosted: Thu Nov 28, 2019 7:21 pm
by marvin8
Part II

THE MARTIAL MAN
Nov 28, 2019

In this episode, I visit Master Yap Boh Heong in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to discuss the rare and unknown Kung-fu style of the legendary Kung-fu empress Wumei (Ng Mui in Cantonese.)

According to oral history, legend has it that Wumei took refuge in the Southern Shaolin temple, where she later founded several styles of Kung-fu. It was there that she met 'Yim Wing Chun,' a young lady who was threatened by a local bandit attempting to force her into marriage. She was saved by Wumei, ​who distilled her profound knowledge of Shaolin Kung-fu into a system that Yim Wing Chun could learn quickly and use to fight off the bandit. The martial art Yim Wing Chun learned was given the name Wing Chun:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9ywN6PJvCc

Re: THE ART OF WUMEI 伍枚: Master Yap Boh Heong — The Martial Man

PostPosted: Fri Nov 29, 2019 4:49 pm
by C.J.W.
Very cool. I've always maintained that at advanved levels, southern arts can be just as soft and internal as XY/BG/TJ. He is living proof of it.

His method also reminds me of Chu Songting's WC in terms of power generation, but with a more subtle touch.

Re: THE ART OF WUMEI 伍枚: Master Yap Boh Heong — The Martial Man

PostPosted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 5:33 am
by marvin8
A few other videos from Yap Boh Heong.

Boh H Yap
Feb 22, 2019

Instructional, Some TaiZu application technique, explained:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r5o1DXgfdM

Boh H Yap
Dec 8, 2018

YSG Intro, with history and showing some applications at the end:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTLXPt54bNU

Boh H Yap
Dec 8, 2018

What is YSG (Yan Shou Gong). An interview to answer the question, how to practice it and what are the benefits:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuwb5i73JVs

Re: THE ART OF WUMEI 伍枚: Master Yap Boh Heong — The Martial Man

PostPosted: Sat Nov 30, 2019 6:35 pm
by Overlord
;D

Did someone mention Taizu?

Re: THE ART OF WUMEI 伍枚: Master Yap Boh Heong — The Martial Man

PostPosted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 12:39 am
by C.J.W.
IMO, the Taiwanese practitioner's Taizu is a "Taizu combination style" with elements of other southern styles mixed it. (Taiwan was once -- and to some extend still is -- a treasure trove of eclectic southern styles due to the large influx of southern boxers who immigrated to Taiwan after the fall of Ming Dynasty with Zheng Chenggung's army. Many of them compared notes and came up with new systems/styles that do not exist in China.)

The use of the "arm blade" to slash, chop, and pierce as demonstrated by the Malaysian Master is considered a characteristic of orthodox Taizu, which is also found in Taiwan. Here's an example: