No the reality of it is it really depended on the school, lineage, style. The whole point is to be able to be used in any way you can use it. It's stops being about techniques and more about anything that the situation calls for.
Interesting footage :) The weapon stuff seems to be choreographed sets or 2 person taolu, whatever you call it. The sparring or fighting seems to be shui jiao with some Kung Fu posturing without real contact, perhaps the rules were super light contact striking and full contact grappling, I don't know. It shows some skills and an overly stylized version of how traditional Kung Fu works in striking, I prefer more realistic pressure testing, but still interesting footage and always cool to see Kung Fu in action :)
Yes the weapons are two person taolu 套路, which I always found good for working on speed, distance/range, reaction time and getting comfortable facing a weaponed attack. Then Master Pan would have us spar with weapons when we were fast and accurate enough. I think the shuaijio 摔角 is probably a no-striking/throwing only contest. I think they're legitimately trying to throw each other. But, with it being almost 100 years ago, I would imagine that it was highly unusual for these practitioners to encounter a motion picture film camera filming them, so I'm sure they were adding some showmanship for the camera.
@@DaWeiGongfu This was truly great. I am just perplexed as to why you put this dumb ass sound track to an otherwise art that becomes more extinct over time.
Chinese kung fu that include throws, grappling, and wrestling are more useful than just striking... yet the chinese refuse to acknowledge them and only focus on the more "prettier" forms of kung fu that is mostly useless. The chinese did have a history of wrestling and grappling moves. That is a fact.
It's true. My master (Pan Qing Fu) incorporated throws, wrestling and joint locks in every class, to complement the weapons and forms we were learning. He liked that, in his words, "Kung Fu is beautiful" because it attracted people and kept them interested, but that everything we did had to be related back to fighting. There is modern Chinese grappling called Shuai Jiao that is taught and trained. Though, I think it doesn't get as much attention as Wushu forms etc. these days. It has a long history and can be traced back 6,000 years. Pan Qing Fu taught me the term Shuai Jiao, but also nicknamed it "Chinese Judo". I thought that was funny. 😀
My master taught them to me right until he died. He thought it was an extremely important part of fighting. We did forms and weapons etc., but there was never a single class without grappling, joint locks and throwing. He called it Shuai Jiao 摔跤.
No, it's what they call "colourization". It was popular a while back to go over old black and while movies and paint over every frame to give it a fake colour. Later on, they were able to do it digitally, but it's still a painstaking and tedious process.
@@DaWeiGongfu I've heard of something like that. Movies like "The Wizard of Oz," being among the most popular movies to have gone through that process.
@@zimablue1880 No, they didn’t. They fought in battles, but we have no records on HOW they fought. It’s most likely they received some on the go basic staff training before battles, similar to recruited farmers.
![1961 - Early Footage of Chinese Wushu [English Captions]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/utv3tSupHjM/mqdefault.jpg)
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I will now only train to this sound track.
lol, you and me both!
No doubt and I will too 😂😂😂😂
Lol it's dope
Vintage latin infused Jazz.
Style, grace, dance, and Kung Fu - I love it!!!
Movie shows that back in the days, kung fu was about grappling, not striking.
No, it shows some people grappling. Kungfu was not for fighting at all.
Traditional kung fu is 90% grappling and weapons.
No the reality of it is it really depended on the school, lineage, style. The whole point is to be able to be used in any way you can use it. It's stops being about techniques and more about anything that the situation calls for.
@@Livingtree32 and why did the generals monks protecters of the emperors and nobility body guards use it then?
@@dwddindin Sources?
Very cool.I would like to know the name of the music being played. Would like a recording and translation, if possible.
Any idea what's the music title?
Very interesting presentation.
Yeah it was presented as kind of a joke but the guys looked like they were having fun
Great Video
Thanks! The old footage is really fascinating.
@@DaWeiGongfu Agreed. Some hasnt changed much from then til now.
Interesting footage :) The weapon stuff seems to be choreographed sets or 2 person taolu, whatever you call it. The sparring or fighting seems to be shui jiao with some Kung Fu posturing without real contact, perhaps the rules were super light contact striking and full contact grappling, I don't know. It shows some skills and an overly stylized version of how traditional Kung Fu works in striking, I prefer more realistic pressure testing, but still interesting footage and always cool to see Kung Fu in action :)
Yes the weapons are two person taolu 套路, which I always found good for working on speed, distance/range, reaction time and getting comfortable facing a weaponed attack. Then Master Pan would have us spar with weapons when we were fast and accurate enough.
I think the shuaijio 摔角 is probably a no-striking/throwing only contest. I think they're legitimately trying to throw each other. But, with it being almost 100 years ago, I would imagine that it was highly unusual for these practitioners to encounter a motion picture film camera filming them, so I'm sure they were adding some showmanship for the camera.
@@DaWeiGongfu Your assesment sound very plausible. :)
They weren't pressure testing. They were practicing...
Awesome to see some old school martial arts!
Like the music❤
Shuai Jiao Powaaa!
Are there any earlier videos demonstrating kung fu, or is this the earliest known footage?
There may be, but it's the oldest that I've personally come across.
@@DaWeiGongfu thank you
@@DaWeiGongfu This was truly great. I am just perplexed as to why you put this dumb ass sound track to an otherwise art that becomes more extinct over time.
Very nice.
Nice shush jiao
Nice
Thanks!
Very Nice! This is kung fu, today we have only exhibitions!
I think what you see here is exactly the same.
@@Livingtree32 Yes, but it's a exhibition of real moves for a real combat, today it's only for shows...
Stylised shui chiao
Chinese kung fu that include throws, grappling, and wrestling are more useful than just striking... yet the chinese refuse to acknowledge them and only focus on the more "prettier" forms of kung fu that is mostly useless.
The chinese did have a history of wrestling and grappling moves. That is a fact.
It's true. My master (Pan Qing Fu) incorporated throws, wrestling and joint locks in every class, to complement the weapons and forms we were learning. He liked that, in his words, "Kung Fu is beautiful" because it attracted people and kept them interested, but that everything we did had to be related back to fighting. There is modern Chinese grappling called Shuai Jiao that is taught and trained. Though, I think it doesn't get as much attention as Wushu forms etc. these days. It has a long history and can be traced back 6,000 years. Pan Qing Fu taught me the term Shuai Jiao, but also nicknamed it "Chinese Judo". I thought that was funny. 😀
Looks like judo. Why were the grappling aspects taken out of kungfu? Does anyone still teach them?
My master taught them to me right until he died. He thought it was an extremely important part of fighting. We did forms and weapons etc., but there was never a single class without grappling, joint locks and throwing. He called it Shuai Jiao 摔跤.
What is the sound track name please?
Circus!!!
This is likely not quite as old, since some of it is in color.
The color was added as a digital restoration, not natively to the source.
@@AztecUnshaven ok, I thought it appeared to be the original color.
No, it's what they call "colourization". It was popular a while back to go over old black and while movies and paint over every frame to give it a fake colour. Later on, they were able to do it digitally, but it's still a painstaking and tedious process.
@@DaWeiGongfu I've heard of something like that. Movies like "The Wizard of Oz," being among the most popular movies to have gone through that process.
Fascinating footage. Whose idea was it to include the appalling and irrelevant background music?
Mine
@@DaWeiGongfuWhat is the track? Love to add this to my playlist.
🐣. 😳. 😋😋😋😋😋😊😊
🇦🇺😎👍
Hahahaha that swing is too much. He gonna make him sick!
Ta wei kung fu men Pai shieh shieh hen shieh Hai
Those times their kung fu level was really low!
Sorry but I disagree , they just performed some very rare movements and skills.
The soundtrack seems chinese samba...
True! I searched a long time for a song like that!
So this is how it works then...😂😂😂
It's so very far from kungfu movies...
武术 -> "Wushu", 1925 Wushu.
Nice Sword,hand to hand combat a bullshit.
Xu X
Chinese kung fu is a showy one. Can't beat boxing and wrestling
Was never meant for fighting.
Yet it is one of the few martial arts used in battle (Shaolin monks used Kungfu in Ming Dynasty wars).
@@zimablue1880 No, they didn’t. They fought in battles, but we have no records on HOW they fought. It’s most likely they received some on the go basic staff training before battles, similar to recruited farmers.
@@Livingtree32 kung Fu was developed for killing people in Ming dynasty. Shaolin were warriors and no TV show fighters
@@iiangmariiomega2639 Must be nice to live in your fantasy world.
Some ameteur wannabe judokas....
1:17 michael jackson move