zrm wrote:My teacher (Han Yan Wu) was the lead Baguazhang coach for this movie. They had her training pretty hard. Something like 12 hours a day for six months. He had her doing all the traditional stuff.
Bao wrote:Interesting... I am surprised she needed so much and hard training, she is a dancer.
zrm wrote:Bao wrote:Interesting... I am surprised she needed so much and hard training, she is a dancer.
The director Wong Kar-Wai is notorious for being a perfectionist. Has been known to do upwards of 40 takes for a single shot.
GrahamB wrote:I was always a bit disappointed by the portrait of Xing Yi in that film. It kind of gets reduced down to simple punches, while Bagua gets all the glory.
Bob wrote:I thought Characters lacked substantial depth
Bob wrote:GrahamB wrote:I was always a bit disappointed by the portrait of Xing Yi in that film. It kind of gets reduced down to simple punches, while Bagua gets all the glory.
Agreed - insert bajiquan in place of xing yi
I thought Characters lacked substantial depth
Bob wrote:GrahamB wrote:I was always a bit disappointed by the portrait of Xing Yi in that film. It kind of gets reduced down to simple punches, while Bagua gets all the glory.
Agreed - insert bajiquan in place of xing yi
I thought Characters lacked substantial depth
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