Name That Form!
Posted on May 30, 2006 by G. Michael Reynolds
I just uploaded my first video to Youtube. (yay) The problem here is that I don't know what I'm looking at. I BELIEVE this is none other than He Weiqi performing (daughter or grandaughter of Wang Jurong..I cant remember)but I don't know what style I'm seeing. Chen? Liu He Ba Fa? Take a look and see if you can ID it for me. I'm going to post this at emptyflower also and see if I get any hits.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6asetRZwfb8
Filed under: General Discussion
I believe it’s the chen 36 form created by Kan Gui Xiang. You can read more about the form on Paul Lam’s forum (www.taichiforhealth.com).
excellent. thank you.
any comments on the performance? one of the EF guys commented that it had exxagerated movements..
I would agree with the EF guy. To me, way to much movement in the torso area and too much of a focus on the hands driving the show.
I used to think it was cool to do the form like this before, but I no longer think so.
it is the 36- as noted on the youtube info. But, that’s not He Weiqi- the performer is too young (unless this is a very old clip, but I doubt it), and He Weiqi is no relation to the late Wang Jurong. You’re thinking of Grace Wu (BTW neither lady of excellent skill does Chen style to begin with)
yah i got a correction on this from a family member. oops! email from jenny tang herself! so i fixed the info.
i think the relation between HWQ and WJR was like “kung fu grandaughter” and i either misread it or it was translated funny. at any rate, the oversight has been fixed, with much embarrassment.