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Kung-Fu Movie Classics — where do I start?

Posted on July 3, 2011 by admin| 9 Comments

After reading The RZA’s “The Wu-Tang” manual, I’m starting to get into kung-fu movies. But what are some kung-fu flicks/dvd’s that you recommend as a foundation/starting point? I don’t know where to start. I’m definitely looking for the movies “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin” and “Shaolin and Wu-Tang” though.

I’m particularly referring to the Shaolin movies that influenced the rap group “Wu-Tang Clan.” I’m guessing those are from the 70′s and 80′s. I own Enter The Dragon with Bruce Lee, and that’s it. The other ones I own are newer movies, like Hero, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and House of Flying Daggers… I liked Kill Bill 1 & 2, although it’s an American kung-fu movie, I thought it was still good.

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HeartScience’s Martial Arts Collection: The Tai Chi Master vs. Taekwondo Master

Posted on January 2, 2011 by admin| 25 Comments

HeartScience’s Collection of Best Martial Art fights: The Tai Chi Master vs. Taekwondo Master

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CHEN VILLAGE Trailer. Empty MInd Films

Posted on December 2, 2010 by admin| 25 Comments

Our upcoming new release in July is CHEN VILLAGE, a story that revolves around life in Chen Village, China and Chen Family Tai Chi. There are 3000 residents in Chen Village (Chenjiagou) and 2500 practice Tai Chi Chuan on a daily basis. Almost ninety percent of the residents bear the Chen surname. In this feature length film we explore the growing number of Tai Chi Chuan followers from abroad that descend upon the village and how the Chen style and the generations of the Chen family have survived China’s turbulent history to make Chen style popular all over the world. A fact mainly attributed to 19th generation grand master Chen Xiaowang. It is a fascinating look into rural village life and Chen Village’s claim to fame as the birthplace of Tai Chi Chuan.

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Tai Chi Taiji Application for Self-defense in Form 24

Posted on November 23, 2010 by admin| 25 Comments

Visit www.taichihealthways.com formore videos of Master Jesse Tsao on Yang, Chen, Wu, Sun tai chi tyle and Tai Chi sword, broadsword, qigong (Chi gong) meditation for internal energy healing, bio-energy, Shaolin and Wudang Taoist Kung-fu martial arts, Taiji Power Release (fajin), Taiji application, Bagua, Xingyi application. Tai Chi Health Ways host annual workshop with the top masters. See photos or videos of Chen Zhenglei, Li Deyin, Zhu Tiancai, Chen Xiaowang, Dan Lee, Su Zifang, Abraham Liu …. The martial aspect of Tai CHi is a hidden value of the ancient art. There are not enough references of Tai Chi’s applications in self-defense today because it has been de-martialized from its original fighting purpose to make its way into the general population. Master Tsao shares with you his research and 30 years of teaching experience in the major applications of Simplified Tai Chi Form 24. The principles are based on Tai Chi Classics to redirect or borrow an opponent’s force first, then strike his weak point.

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Tai Chi Chuan Symposium

Posted on November 15, 2010 by admin| 1 Comment

The Grand Showcase of Martial Arts was held one evening during the first International Tai Chi Chuan Symposium at Vanderbilt University in July of 2009. It was truly a remarkable event, a display of great martial arts skill. While it was intended for the Grandmasters of Tai Chi Chuan to perform in their individual styles, it also contained the performances of some world-class martial artists demonstrating their skills in Tai Chi Chuan and other internal martial arts. The event was held at Vanderbilt Universitys Blair School of Music Auditorium to a full audience. The show, emceed by Master Nick Gracenin, included the performance of the Center Directors of the International Yang Family Tai Chi Chuan Association displaying the first section of the 49 -movement demonstration form. This was followed by a team of five very young local students from a Nashville school of martial arts who beautifully performed a version of the Yang Style 24-form, for which they only had a few weeks to prepare. World-class martial artists Masters Su Zifang, Helen Wu, Nick Gracenin, and José Johnson did stunningly beautiful demonstrations of Baguazhang, Tai Chi fan, Liang Style Yi Chuan and Liang Style Xiao Yao Shuai, respectively. Dr. Yang Yang made things very lively by encouraging the audience to perform Interactive Qigong before his demonstration of his Evidence-Based Tai Chi routine, akin to Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan. The performances of the Tai Chi Chuan Grandmasters followed, starting with …

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