The Tao Of Yi Chuan-D

The Tao Of Yi Chuan-D


Starring:Master Li Kiang Yu
Director: Y. Ishimoto
Studio: Rising Sun Productions
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
A direct student of Wang Xian Zhay Master Li Jiang Yu of Bejing China teaches the secrets of the Internal Martial Arts that have evaded the western world till now.

Not only will you be able to learn the health postures for both young and old but you will learn the majic of 5000 years of health fitness and self defence as taught by Chinas most important Masters like Wang Xian Zhay, Guo Yun Shen and now LI Jiang Yu.

Master Li brings these almost forgotten secrets into the new millenium and now you can learn why the Chinese martial arts are the beginning of all martial arts systems. Approx 55 minutes full color.
The Tao Of Yi Chuan-D
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Good for Learning the Basics of the art
  • For people w/ the appropriate background, a treasure ...
  • Disappointing... look elsewhere
  • Very Amateur
  • Complete coverage on Yi Chuan
 The Tao Of Yi Chuan-D
Starring: Master Li Kiang Yu
Director: Y. Ishimoto
Manufacturer: Rising Sun Productions
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00065BENG
Release Date: 2004-09-01

Description

A direct student of Wang Xian Zhay Master Li Jiang Yu of Bejing China teaches the secrets of the Internal Martial Arts that have evaded the western world till now.

Not only will you be able to learn the health postures for both young and old but you will learn the majic of 5000 years of health fitness and self defence as taught by Chinas most important Masters like Wang Xian Zhay, Guo Yun Shen and now LI Jiang Yu.

Master Li brings these almost forgotten secrets into the new millenium and now you can learn why the Chinese martial arts are the beginning of all martial arts systems. Approx 55 minutes full color.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Good for Learning the Basics of the art.......2007-03-09

I found this DVD useful in understanding the basics of Yi Chuan. There are many exercise that can be used to develop Chi Power and that in and of itself makes it a worthwhile buy.

5 out of 5 stars For people w/ the appropriate background, a treasure ..........2007-01-25

This offering is likely to be of limited benefit for people just starting out in the internal martial arts as explanations are kept to a minimum. People with a more substantial background will be in a better position to appreciate the nuances of Master Li Jiang Yu's demonstration and to learn from them. Even so, an attentive and open-minded beginner can expect to gain just by attending to the external details of Master Li's performance and modeling on them. Traditional training in internal gong fu proceeds on much this basis, with the teacher providing occasional input as the student appears ready with much practice and inner research. Even then, however, the old Confucian adage applies: "When I have presented one corner of a subject to any one, and he cannot from it learn the other three, I do not repeat my lesson."

NO DVD or video presentation can be expected to substitute for the living presence and input of a qualified teacher. Still, it's always to the serious student's great good fortune to be able to watch someone of Li Jiang Yu's caliber demonstrate their art. For that reason, five stars.

1 out of 5 stars Disappointing... look elsewhere.......2007-01-21

I wish the prior review had been here before I ordered this dvd. There isn't any instruction here just a demonstration. This is a really poorly done dvd as well. I have no doubt the instructor knows what he is doing and can exact a great deal of damage but he doesn't teach you how to do it. The internal martial arts have many subtle movements and explanations that are completely missed without at least some discourse. If you know what the instructor is doing you don't need this dvd; if you don't know exactly what this instructor is doing then you wont learn a single thing here. Save your money and try to find a qualified teacher, though it's next to impossible in the u.s. .

2 out of 5 stars Very Amateur.......2007-01-19

The only thing that might be useful in this DVD is watching the movements performed by a very experienced person. But why spend your money on that single fact? the narrator gives a terrible overview of the martial art's history. Yi Quan is supposed to view martial arts as a science, and there is too much of a mystical tone in health section. When the master speaks, you don't understand a word he says. There is no explanation to anything; the postures are just shown (no suggestion on how long to do it, a normal person would hold hat for 5 seconds like him, or what to work on during those postures), and during motsapu, the master just repeats 1,2,3 like a million times. not very illuminating... during fa li he does about 2 different movements, and repeats the a million times, no wonder the video lasts an hour, there are many more movements than that. same thing for the apllications part. It's an internal martial art!! one cannot teach that with such little explanation. anyway, much more to say, but what's the point. i'll try one of the DVD's of the school in beijing, hope they are more proffessional.

5 out of 5 stars Complete coverage on Yi Chuan.......2006-03-28

Master Li Jiang Yu's DVD "Tao of Yi Chuan" is probably the cream of the crop in Martial Art DVDs. It is such a treat to learn from one of the rare surviving 2nd generation Yi Chuan master.
Yi Chuan is a rare martial art noted for its simplicity, tremendous health benefits and stunningly powerful fighting techniques. However, with the passing away of founder Wang Xiang Zhay and most of his students, this art is quickly become an endangered species. Master Li Jiang Yu's DVD will help to preserve this art.
I personally am not fortunate enough to learn from Master Li Jiang Yu. I learned Yi Chuan, first from the late Master Lee Ying-arng in Hong Kong and then from the late Dr. Yu Peng Si and his wife Min Ouyang in San Francisco, all were senior students of Wang Xiang Zhay.
Master Li Jiang Yu's DVD contains everything in Yi Chuan, including Standing Meditation, Testing of force, Footwork, Push hands, Power release or Issuing force, Animal Play and many self defense techniques. Master Li is very generous in sharing Yi Chuan's secrets. Nothing is left out! The DVD is also enjoyable to watch. It has beautiful music background, set in the scene of an oriental garden in Beijing, with Master Li standing in the rain. Master Li gives instruction in English and Mandarin Chinese, with further clarification in English by a narrator. Master Li's demonstation of using relaxation and no muscular force to neutralize and uproot an opponent much heavier is very impressive.

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