Re: Du Yuze from Yanxi Gong’s old frame by teacher He Hongcai
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 11:39 amGiles wrote:kenneth fish wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfy7XVSugUU
Du Yuze himself.
Irrespective of all the ins and outs of Chen lineage, and speaking as someone who has only had occasional contact and crossing hands with a few Chen practitioners (e.g. Chen village variations, Chen FaKe lineage, 'Practical Method') and nothing invested anywhere there, I think this form rendition is amazing! I've just watched it twice and still want more. Such qualities, such connections, in there. Oh to have crossed hands with this guy ('in my dreams', I know, in every respect...).
And to my eye I think I see 'under the surface' much more in common with some of my favourite video renditions of Yang und Wu styles than is usually the case with Chen style videos or live performances. Of course: "I think I see"....
There is indoor, unreleased footage of Du Yu-ze that will likely never see the light of day. I almost had it, but then the opportunity disappeared. Oh well. Yes, the connections amongst the old style players is clear as is the source in long fist.