Chinese Weapons 5 Elements Xingyi Staff & Spear

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Chinese Weapons 5 Elements Xingyi Staff & Spear

Featuring: Grandmaster Shou-Yu Liang, Master Helen Liang, Master Tony Chen and Master He Tao
Directed by: TC Media International

Product Details

Format:

DVD, NTSC

Region:

Publisher:

Rising Sun Productions

Released:

2007-10-08

Duration:

50 minutes

Dimensions:

5.42 x 7.1 x 0.58 inches

Shipping Weight:

0.18 pounds

Product Description

Xingyi is an internal style of Chinese Martial Arts akin to Tai Chi and Bagua. It is based on the five elements so that each element is expressed as a characteristic combat technique. These elements are combined to form twelve more techniques that emulate the fighting skills of the animals. Xingyi is still implemented by modern military and police for combat training. It is also very popular for health cultivation since its guiding five element theory is parallel to that of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This unique Xingyi form is for long pole weapons. The staff is a long tapered staff, sometimes referred to as a rattail staff. The spear is very similar in design, only a spearhead and tassel have been added to the weapon. 5 Element Xingyi Staff & Spear is the first form. 12 Animals Xingyi Staff & Spear is the second form. Xingyi Staff and Spear is demonstrated by Grandmaster Shou-Yu Liang, Master Helen Liang, Master Tony Chen and Master He Tao. Together, these masters break down all the movements into easy-to-learn lessons and basic line drills Xingyi linking sequences, as well as reveal the applications for combat..

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Beginner Staff & Spear

Reviewed 2008-05-07 - 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

I started out practicing the saber/broadsword and looked to the staff and spear to further my training. Being new to the staff and spear I looked to this DVD with the mindset of learning a form. Learning the staff would ultimately lead to learning the spear.

This DVD has great value in teaching the advanced applications of the staff and spear movements/techniques however the lack of scene selections can make finding one of the twelve applications bothersome. There are no instructions on foot, arm or body placement so best for visual learners. The movements are shown often enough at different angles to be able to perform them and the application part is great. At times the movements can become confusing.

Although "taught" by masters, this DVD and the second version, Chinese Weapons 12 Animals Xingyi Staff & Spear, is not recommended for beginners but intermediate practitioners may not find too much new skills/techniques in either of these two DVDs.