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So often I have seen queries about which movie best shows Shaolin Kungfu or Taijiquan at their most realistic. Well, for Shaolinquan, there is the arguable Huang Feihong series by Jet Li.
But way beyond any room for argument when it comes to Taijiquan is the unbeatable China TV series "Taiji Zongshi" 太极宗师.. It covers the full gamut of training from zhan zhuang to weapons. The fun part is that it is a biography of the great Yang Luchan, with fictionalised names but still recognisable. Any Taijiquan enthusiast must watch this. I just sent my only set over to China, where it is strangely not available, and am ordering a new set.
The series shows how Taijiquan is used against all Kungfu styles and includes that epic 3 day fight with Bagua master Dong Haichuan. The only drawback is that it is all in Mandarin Chinese, but look at it this way - those who are learning the language can pick it up the fun way.
But way beyond any room for argument when it comes to Taijiquan is the unbeatable China TV series "Taiji Zongshi" 太极宗师.. It covers the full gamut of training from zhan zhuang to weapons. The fun part is that it is a biography of the great Yang Luchan, with fictionalised names but still recognisable. Any Taijiquan enthusiast must watch this. I just sent my only set over to China, where it is strangely not available, and am ordering a new set.
The series shows how Taijiquan is used against all Kungfu styles and includes that epic 3 day fight with Bagua master Dong Haichuan. The only drawback is that it is all in Mandarin Chinese, but look at it this way - those who are learning the language can pick it up the fun way.
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