Doctor Su Yu-Chang
was born in Taiwan in 1940. Starting Kung Fu training at the age of 7 he studied with such legendary masters as Chang Te-Kuei, Wei Hsiang-Tang, Li Kuen-Shan and Liu Yun-Chiao. From these masters he learned Praying Mantis, BaJi, PiGua, BaGua, Tai Chi, and Xing Yi styles. So astounishing was his early career he was given the nick name "Lightening Fist" a title that, even in his 60's he still fulfils. He has students in 14 countries many of which have won Gold medals in performance and full contact.
These videos are in either Japanese or Spanish, but all come with a descriptive booklet in English.

Baji Quan (Eight Ultimates Boxing)

BaJi Quan is said to date back hundreds of years and has traditionally only been used by the Emperor's imperial guards. This powerful form of Kung Fu projects energy forward like a canon. This approach to BaJi comes directly from Li Shu Wen the most famous modern master of the style. The same man whose students served as bodyguards to Mao Tse- Tung (Li Chen-Wu), Chiang Kai-Shek (Liu Yun Chiao) and the last Emperor, Pu-Yee (Ho Tien-Kuo).Su Yu Chang is in direct lineage through another famous BaJi teacher, Liu Yun Chiao.

BaJi is one of our favorite styles. And no wonder. Powerful, fluid and incredibly simple while being truly beautiful at the same time, Eight Ultimates (BaJi) impresses your attention from the first moment you see it (learn more from our info-box on BaJi ) .

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#VD0001 Authentic BaJi
VHS,US $ 49.95

In this tape Su Yu-Chang, an international BaJi judge and teacher, instucts you in the following:

12 fundamental techniques
5 methods of developing energy
5 elemental energies, 3 "treasures" energy
Detailed body movement
Vocalization of projected energy
Chin Kan PaShu, Basic BaJi movements
Two - Person fighting set for Chin Kan PaShu
Hsiao BaJi, the styles most important first set
Applications for Hsiao BaJi
Da BaJi (the "Big" BaJi)
Liu Da Kai (The 6 Big Openings)

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents.

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#VD0005 Authentic BaJi Kai Men
VHS,US $ 49.95

In this tape Su Yu-Chang, an international BaJi judge and teacher, instucts you in the following:

Ting Tzu Pa Pu Su
Five elemental energies
Two person exercises
Applications in BaJi style of various techniques
Kai Men ("Open the Door") form
Opening the Door applications
BaJi Foot energies
Tuei Ta partner work

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents. ts.

 

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#VD00014 BaJi Kung Fu Chin Kan Form
VHS, about one hour, US $ 49.95

The foundation of Chin Kan (in Mandarin Jing Gang, warrior of Buddha) is "octagonal energ" that is energy in the 8 directions (hence the name BaJi: 8 extremes). The secret, according to this tape, of obtaining octagonal energy for the Chin Kan BaSu lies in stretching of the muscles and tendons. Chin Kan Fist uses the Five Elements energy to exert the Diamond or Explosion energy projection. In other words, this form deals with BaJi's special requirements of Fa Chin or Energy Issuance. This form is passed down from Li Shu Wen "The Spear God" and a very famous master of BaJi. While Kai Men opened the body directionally this form is said to move the energy throughout the body at the same time.

TAPE CONTAINS...
Chin Kan Ba Su 8 basic movements
Chin Kan Ba Su Combat applications
BaJi Chin Kan form
Chin Kan two person set "Two Bears Fighting"

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents.

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#VD0007 BaJi Kung Fu Linking Form
VHS,Double Tapes, US $ 99.95

In this tape Su Yu-Chang, shows you Lien Huang Chuan. Lien Huan was developed by Li Shu Wen himself, one of the great of BaJi in the 20th century. Also known as Chiang Shen (Spear God) Li had an amazing career taking on challengers and defeating them in life and death matches beyond his sixties. Li took the movements from his spear practice, revered throughout China, and combined them with BaJi to create this important form even more serious and yet more secretive than normal BaJi. He taught this style to his major student, Grandmaster Liu Yun-Chiao, who is seen in rare footage performing it on thess tapes. :

TAPE ONE
Brief history of Grandmaster Liu Yun Chiao
History of Shen Chiang Li Shu Wen's BaJi and his Lien Huan
Demonstration of Liu Yun Chiao doing the form
Explanation of controlling the energy in the form by Su Yu Chang

TAPE TWO
Applications 4 ways: Ta (hit), Ti (kick), Shuai (throw) and Naa (lock)
Ten pressure points applications
Complete explanation of the LienHuan combat techniques
Liu Yun Chiao demonstrating in 1969 when he was 60 years old
Su Yu Chang demonstrating in 1970 when he was 30 years old
Su Yu Chang demonstrating in 1991 when he was 52 years old

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents.

#VD0008 PiGua Basics
VHS,About an hour, US $ 49.95

According to an old poem: When BaJi and PiGua were combined, the Gods and Devils feared it... the heroes were astonished and feared they could not reach their powers."

TAPE CONTAINS...
Explanation of BaJi PiGua contrasts
12 fundamental exercises
Warm ups
Pai Ta Kung body conditioning
First form of Pi Gua
Six basic marching exercsises
Footage of Su Yu Chang performing PiGua #2
Clips of Su performing BaJi LienHuan Fist (Baji & PiGua mixed)

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents.

 

PRAYING MANTIS BOXING

We think these tapes, though a little expensive ( not really if you knew how they were produced) are top quality for Mantis information. These are not casual tapes. They have energy and very good instruction. And Master Su is a very dedicated practitioner of Praying Mantis. You can get a lot of Mantis' special flavor from these tapes which are mostly unavailable.

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#VD0003 Seven Star Mantis
VHS,About an hour, US $ 49.95

The Seven Star Mantis system is considered by many to be the foundation for most mantis training. This film introduces a great deal of that training. The movements are performed with exceptional speed and clarity and many applications.

• Brief history of Praying Mantis• Warm Up exercises and kicks• 6 basic sequences and the corresponding two person training• LiPi Chuan (Splitting Arm Form) and its Partner version• Splitting Arm applications•Hsiao HuYuen (Small Tiger Swallow Form)• PengPu (Thrusting Foot) form one of the most fundamental of mantis sets•TongTi Chuan • Rare footage of Master Su at 40 in Carracas, Venezuela performing mantis

This one has quite a number of forms, applications of those forms some excellent basics training. If you are interested in mantis and just beginning this is probably one of the best tapes on our site - or anywhere.

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents.

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#VD00010 Praying Mantis Xiao HuYuen
(Small Tiger Swallow Form)
VHS,About an hour, US $ 49.95

The Small Tiger Swallow form is very famous in Mantis circles. It is important in the Seven Star and the Mei Hua (Plum Flower) branches in particular. The history of the form states that Wang Lang, Mantis' creator, saw a painting of a saint riding a tiger. The idea of a form with the strength of a tiger and the agility of a swallow inspired the creation of HsiaoHuYuen. This form is particularly important in teaching Mantis style to children. It trains agility and strength while promoting the skill of quick changes.

Introduction to Praying Mantis style
12 Fundamental techniques of the Mantis clearly shown
12 Basic technical movements
Tiger Swallow Form shown
Tiger Swallow combat applications
Tiger Swallow two person set

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents.

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#VD0009 Secret Door Praying Mantis
VHS,About an hour, US $ 49.95

Secret Door is the most secretive of all mantis styles. In over 35 years of martial training we've seen it very few times. Now here is a tape on it by Su Yu-Chang who learned from the only teacher to ever bring it to Taiwan: Chang Te-Kuei.One of its unusual characteristics is that many movements were designed to defend against other mantis styles.

• Brief history of PiMen (Secret Door) Mantis• 12 Fundamental techniques of the Mantis clearly shown• TangLang Shou Chuan (Praying Mantis Hand Boxing)• TangLang applications• First line of PoAn partner set•Five Organ and Fa Chin Mantis Chi KungWe think these tapes, though a little expensive (but not really if you knew how they were produced) are top quality for Mantis information. These are not casual tapes. They have energy and very good instruction. And Master Su is a top flight practitioner of Praying Mantis. You can get a lot of Mantis' special flavor from these tapes which are mostly unavailable.

OUR COMMENT: This tape has a old film of Master Su himself as a youth performing the set Lan Che Chuan. Many years ago, when I was first studying my teacher had films of the Marysville Bomb Day festivals from the 60's. The Chinese community here in California would come out and perform Kung Fu even when no one knew what it was. The first mantis I ever saw was on one of these tapes. And it was incredibly fast - almost inhuman. This film at the end of Master Su's tape is worth the price of the whole tape. Truly the flavor and the feel of the mantis style, almost lost now in many places. - Ted

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents.

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#VD00011 Six Harmony Praying Mantis
VHS,Two tapes over 1 1/2 hours, Plum Price: US $ 71.95
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There are two types of Praying Mantis styles, the Hard and the Soft. There are more styles within the Hard Mantis and they are better known throughout the world. Within the Soft Mantis there is basically one style: Six Harmony. Many of the Hard styles have some Soft techniques and can be played softly but Six Harmony is based on Softness as a strategy and curriuculum. It contains only seven forms. This form, Jin-Li Cang-Hua (Chin-Li Tsang-Hua) - variously translated as Flowers in the Mirror (a Buddhist term) or Flowers in the Sleeve- is an intermediate form. Su Yu-Chang was taught it by Grandmaster Liu Yun-Chiao who was taught by Ting Tzu-Chen. Further influence was gained by Liu Yun-Chiao's friend and fellow student of Mantis, Zhang Xiang-San (Chang Hsiang-San). :
NOTE: Each tape is in Chinese and Japanese but is accompanied by an English language booklet.

CONTENTS
Introduction to the LiuHe TangLang style
Basic techniques
The Flower in the Sleeve form
Applications shown
Duet practices

This video was filmed during the 2000 Nagoya, Japan seminar. Each technique, energy, movement, step, application and duet practice is clearly explained. Mister Su's tapes are really quite thorough. They give the movements with meaning. For the teacher they are perfect showing not only what to demonstrate but how to get students to understand the meaning of the motions. His applications are clever and relatively straight forward but keep a flavor about them by sticking to the principles shown. Su himself has spent decades learning and practicing the style and has a wide knowledge of it. As he once said in a seminar we attended, "The Mantis is special. When you hit someone they will say, 'Thank you. If you hadn't hit me I could never have seen such interesting moves'." There's some truth in that.

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents.

#VD0004 Pa-Kua Chang Fundamentals
VHS,About an hour, US $ 49.95

One of the last disciples of the Yin Fu lineage was Grandmaster Liu Yun-Chiao who served as the head instructor of the security police in charge of safe guarding Chang Kai-Shek. He had learned from General Kung Bao Tien. His BaGua, which was taught to Su Yu-Chang, is very compact and powerful. In this tape Master offers the following of Grandmaster Liu's style...

• Tzu Moo Yin Yang Yue (Twin Hooks of BaGua Chuan)• History and basic concepts behind BaGua• BaGua step and hand techniques• 12 fundamental movements of BaGua• Basic training methods•BaGua Chi Kung for development of internal energy•Shiao Kai Men (4 Animals BaGua form)• Internal training for basic forms•BaGua applications•BaGua meditation

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents.

#VD0006 Chen T'ai Chi with Applications
VHS,About an hour, US $ 49.95

This is a very special version of the Chen T'ai Chi. Developed by Liu Yun Chiao, Su Yu Chang and Adam Hsu jointly: this set is a simplified variation taught at the college level in Taiwan. Unknown to many, Grandmaster Liu Yun-Chiao of WuTan fame personally knew Chen FaKe and was the first to show him BaJi style. Years later, in Taiwan, Grandmaster Liu met Du Yi-Sai a noted master of traditional Chen style. Grandmaster Liu felt that his student should have the benefits of Chen style so he encouraged a number of them, including Su Yu Chang to learn under Master Du.

The idea of this tape is to emphasize the practical, fighting aspects of the Chen style. It contains:
A brief history of Chen T'ai Chi
Explanation of the Yin Yang symbol
Short Form of Chen Tai Chi
13 Fundamentals of Chen with methods of projecting energy
Basic Push Hands technique
Applications of the Chen Short Form
A rare film of Du Yi-Sai performing Canon Fist in the 1970's

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents.

#VD0002 Yang T'ai Chi with Applications
VHS,About an hour, US $ 49.95

This is a tape of Su Yu Chang demonstrating his shortened method of Yang style Tai Chi. He also shows many sections of the form which can be used as separate exercises to capture the essence of Tai Chi's many powers. The sections on breathing and these breakdowns are particularly useful to Tai Chi practitioners who are looking - as so many are - for deeper meanings in their levels of Tai Chi knowledge.

The idea of this tape is to emphasize the practical, fighting aspects of the Yang style. It contains:
Basic warm up, footwork, stance training
Breathing techniques - Forward and reverse as well as silent breathing
Yang Tai Chi 18 Chi Kung movements
Short version of the Yang style Tai Chi in 36 movements
Basic Push Hands
Short version of the Yang Push Hands form
Advanced Yang Tai Chi appliations

NOTE: None of these tapes is in ENGLISH. Each is accompanied by a small booklet on its contents.