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Wan
Lai Sheng was a famous master of three schools; Shaolin, Six harmony
and Ziran (Natural). Friend of martial artists, champion fighter,
he was a major influence on Chinese martial arts. More on teacher Wan Lai Sheng.
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#10821
Wan
LaiSheng Chin Nah Form
This
DVD starts with some footage of Wan himself
practicing Chin Nah with a student. Two person Chin Nah is used
to refine self defense skills. It uses locks and twists to force
the partner to hyper extend beyond the capacity of normal human
joint range. This causes pain and control. The techniques of China
Nah include: Cut, Dot, Move, Hold, Seal, Shut, Exploit, Button.
This is a "Chin Nah form" that is a two person stylized
rendition of attacks and counters. In the case of Chin Nah duet
sets tend to show more useful information. A good way to practice.
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60 Minutes Mandarin/ English Subtitles (see discounts below)
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#10822
Wan
LaiSheng Golden Phoenix Wing Saber
This
DVD starts with actual footage of Wan himself practicing the saber.
This is also known as Six Harmony Saber. It is one of the favorite
weapons of Chinese Martial arts, praised highly by former generations
of martial practitioners. The saber's special technique requires
speed to be blended with strength, bravery and energy. Techniques
include: Split, Chop, Prick, Hang, Hack, Wrap (Chan Tou) and Bind
(GuoNao). Most importantly, Liang is a good and professional teacher.
His points are well described and appropriate. NOTE: This DVD includes
saber applications, a rarity these
days!
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60 Minutes Mandarin/ English Subtitles (see
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#10824 Wan
LaiSheng
8 Step Hook
This
DVD has footage of Wan LaiSheng playing
this with a student, not the best light. This is one of the many
partner practices from Six Harmony style. It has light stepping,
quick actions, maneuvering, turning hands and strikes It utilizes
strategy to outwit strength. What it encounters it captures, never
breaking away. It retreats advance. It follows every change like
a leaf in the wind. This is an unusual partner set, done so fast
it almost looks like moving Sticky Hands. Very lively and, for a
teacher, many possibilities. The set is constructed so you can repeat
it endlessly without stopping, switching sides spontaneously. The
instruction is solid and specific: the teacher "present"
with the student.
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#10825 Wan
LaiSheng Partner
Practices ChiBi
Contains
footage of Wan LaiSheng playing this
form. We don't know who invented this Duet Set but it was handed
down from Wan's instructor Zhao XinZhou. It is representative of
the Six Harmony Branch of Kung Fu. Wan LaiSheng often practiced
this with students and some of this is captured in this DVD. His
important points include stable moves, body arts, mixing substantial
and insubstantial. A very classical form with some solid moves and
some more artificial actions. What makes this form so interesting
it that each of Wan's partner sets here represents a differnent
form of training. The 8 Step Hook is for strikes, the Chin Nah set
is obvious and this, the rarest of the three, concentrates on Point
Striking and directs its hits to specific points on the body.
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#10829
Wan
LaiSheng ZiRan Men San Shou
ZiRan
Boxing emphasizes change. It reacts spontaneously mixing real and
false motions. Some of its key points are: body like a bow hand
goes like an arrow; eyes like meteors, legs like drills, hands hooks
like knives, sticking motions adhere like glue, entering occurs
like a sword whipping from a sheath, the opponent's hands have no
where to go. TWO DVDs with many fighting techniques of Zi Ran's
style. Strategy shown along with some good exercises. The teacher
here knows what he is doing. Four
VCDs.Applications.
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#10832 Wan
LaiSheng ZiRan Preservation Exercises
Lin
Qing Song is a disciple of Wan LaiSheng an 6th generation follower
and a chief Wushu coach in Tokyo, Japan. Retention of energy is
one of the classic and most refined aspects of Chinese martial arts.
Wan's disciple Lin has been practicing this for over 40 years. He
is also a calligrapher. These practices can increase one's Kung
Fu skills significantly. NOTE: These
are rare "groin strengthening" exercises based on Chinese
medicine. Though there is no nudity massage methods are pretty descriptive.
Not advisable without some knowledge of principles. Almost the entire
DVDS is devoted to the skill of testicular retraction. There is
a short and interesting section at the end demonstrating the connection
between Wushu and Chinese calligraphy. We defiitely recommend the
DVD over the VCD in that case of non-Chinese speakers.
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#10833
Wan
LaiSheng Ziran Free Combat
Wan
LaiSheng taught his ZiRan, an indeterminate method. In this DVD
his student, Lin, passes on the step by step instruction of these
fighting skills. Lin knows what he's doing and the skills are realistic
and logical. This might be considered the forerunner of Jeet Kund
Do because the movements highly emphasize the "natural"
approach to combat. In this branch of Wan's teachings even the fighting
techniques here are a little different from the Six Harmony moves.
There are dozens of applications here sometimes taking the initiative
and sometimes responding to the attack. A
Double DVD.
Double DVD About
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