Priceless. I don't remember it being so long. I learned from William Chen on University Avenue in Berkeley in 1972-4, approximately, then relocated to Los Angeles where I couldn't find the same style. Hence I had to start all over with Tung/Dong lineage Yang 88 - what a difference. I wish I could have continued Guang Ping as well, but I foolishly let the moves slip away from my memory. Now I'm trying to learn official 24 and 42 so I can join people in the parks overseas. Tai chi was a real support for my sitting meditation in my 20s and 30s, now in my mid 70s I really recognize the health benefits as well.
Thanks for sharing, I also learned the forms from an instructor on University Avenue around the same time - for years, I couldn't recall the name of the instructor until you brought it up. Did William Chen teach out of a small real estate office on University Avenue? Like you after learning the forms, I was unable to find a Guang Ping practice group until I found Y.C. Chiang's school near El Cerrito. In the interim, I purchased a VCR from Marilyn Cooper and obtained a manual produced by Simone Kuo. More recently, I was delighted to find Randall Fung's videos. Also, like you I'm in 70's ( 77) and still practicing different forms including Guang Ping. I met Sifu Kuo during the early 70's but was unable to perform the "head to foot' move that was prerequisite for joining his class. I also noticed throughout the years that there's a paucity of texts or instruction on Guang Ping Taiji in Chinese or English, and found very few, if any, Guang Ping practitioners in Taiwan. but undeterred, I still practice the form each morning! Again, thanks to ALL for sharing!
@@sfhobes yes University Avenue in Berkeley. It looked like a Kung fu studio but yes also served as his real estate office. I've never been super flexible but in my youth could do the core hatha yoga postures. Never heel to chin. Just knuckles to floor from standing upright.
What impresses me is her focus and mindfulness while moving through the form with all the background noise and other distractions. The lady is a true master of her Art
This is Supreme Ultimate Fist, this style comes down from Yang Ban Hao an actual master with a documented fight history, I believe this woman's teacher learned from a student of Yang Ban Hao and her teacher worked as a body guard and security guard and had a proven fight history, he can be called a master. These men showed they could manifest the principles of taiji boxing under the stress of combat. This woman has never put her life on the line with only taijiquan martial skill to survive, there is no way you can tell the quality of her internal power from a video either...she is a teacher at most decended from masters.
Sifu Cooper, why is there such a difference in the arrangement of some of the postures. I noticed that you, sifu fung, sifu bing gong and other 1st gen students of GM Kuo's all do the form with slight differences. Is there also a second so called "application form"? I've been martial arts for 47 years with last 3 decades in the internals. I studied for 22 years under the Sifu Joe Dunphy and have judging for many years at the US Kuo Nationals. I saw your master's demo there almost 20 years ago and was very impressed. I have been using this video of yours along with Sifu Fung's and am about 2/3 thru the guang ping.
Hi Rob, I also learned fr Peter Kwok, who was senior brother to YC Chiang in Taiwan. That is the main reason for the differences. Im working on some instructional vids for the 24 and 64. Hope to finish by spring.
@@littleriverwest Ok, but for a given lineage, why would the same form taught by two different instructors look so different? If every instructor puts their own twist (no pun intended) on a form, doesn't that take away from its authenticity and gradually turn it into something else?
@@nicknelson9450 as my best Sifu Peter Kwok said when I asked him who he visualized when he did his forms, "I imagine the originator up in heaven doing the form."
@@littleriverwest I shouldn't think the way a specific movement is executed can be at the same time completely faithful to the insights and intent of your predecessors and to your own. I think there are two ways changes are likely to be introduced in a form: 1) unintentionally, through the way we learn and copy movements or 2) intentionally, as an effort to adapt or improve. I think neither are necessarily undesirable but I do think it's in the interest of a given form's legacy to be aware of, and somewhat validate, these changes and video, to some extent, makes this possible. If only there were comprehensive footage of, say, Kuo and all the instructors of Quang Ping who followed, it would be an easier matter to determine when and where changes occured.
Priceless. I don't remember it being so long. I learned from William Chen on University Avenue in Berkeley in 1972-4, approximately, then relocated to Los Angeles where I couldn't find the same style. Hence I had to start all over with Tung/Dong lineage Yang 88 - what a difference. I wish I could have continued Guang Ping as well, but I foolishly let the moves slip away from my memory. Now I'm trying to learn official 24 and 42 so I can join people in the parks overseas. Tai chi was a real support for my sitting meditation in my 20s and 30s, now in my mid 70s I really recognize the health benefits as well.
Happy to bring back a memory!
Thanks for sharing, I also learned the forms from an instructor on University Avenue around the same time - for years, I couldn't recall the name of the instructor until you brought it up. Did William Chen teach out of a small real estate office on University Avenue? Like you after learning the forms, I was unable to find a Guang Ping practice group until I found Y.C. Chiang's school near El Cerrito. In the interim, I purchased a VCR from Marilyn Cooper and obtained a manual produced by Simone Kuo. More recently, I was delighted to find Randall Fung's videos. Also, like you I'm in 70's ( 77) and still practicing different forms including Guang Ping. I met Sifu Kuo during the early 70's but was unable to perform the "head to foot' move that was prerequisite for joining his class. I also noticed throughout the years that there's a paucity of texts or instruction on Guang Ping Taiji in Chinese or English, and found very few, if any, Guang Ping practitioners in Taiwan. but undeterred, I still practice the form each morning! Again, thanks to ALL for sharing!
Oops! I meant "VCR copy of Guang Ping" not "VCR"!
@@sfhobes yes University Avenue in Berkeley. It looked like a Kung fu studio but yes also served as his real estate office. I've never been super flexible but in my youth could do the core hatha yoga postures. Never heel to chin. Just knuckles to floor from standing upright.
Thank you for sharing. I studied 64 movements with Simu Kuo at SFSU.
Very smooth and supple movements. Very beautiful. Thank you!
Thank you too!
What impresses me is her focus and mindfulness while moving through the form with all the background noise and other distractions. The lady is a true master of her Art
This is Supreme Ultimate Fist, this style comes down from Yang Ban Hao an actual master with a documented fight history, I believe this woman's teacher learned from a student of Yang Ban Hao and her teacher worked as a body guard and security guard and had a proven fight history, he can be called a master. These men showed they could manifest the principles of taiji boxing under the stress of combat. This woman has never put her life on the line with only taijiquan martial skill to survive, there is no way you can tell the quality of her internal power from a video either...she is a teacher at most decended from masters.
Very strong yang energy...excellent especially considering the serenity of the environment...beautiful and true...
Beautiful! I alway admired your dedication and practice.
Your kung fu brother, Randy Fung
Thank you for teaCHING US.
Brava, thank you! Be well and happy.
👀🤨Fang Wang/ Wu Bin!
What’s the linage?
Yang Guang Ping?
Guang Ping Yang Tai Chi. I believe she studied under Sifu Kuo in San Francisco.
Kou Lien Ying
Peter Kwok and Kuo.
Sifu Cooper, why is there such a difference in the arrangement of some of the postures. I noticed that you, sifu fung, sifu bing gong and other 1st gen students of GM Kuo's all do the form with slight differences. Is there also a second so called "application form"? I've been martial arts for 47 years with last 3 decades in the internals. I studied for 22 years under the Sifu Joe Dunphy and have judging for many years at the US Kuo Nationals. I saw your master's demo there almost 20 years ago and was very impressed. I have been using this video of yours along with Sifu Fung's and am about 2/3 thru the guang ping.
Hi Rob, I also learned fr Peter Kwok, who was senior brother to YC Chiang in Taiwan. That is the main reason for the differences. Im working on some instructional vids for the 24 and 64. Hope to finish by spring.
@@littleriverwest Ok, but for a given lineage, why would the same form taught by two different instructors look so different? If every instructor puts their own twist (no pun intended) on a form, doesn't that take away from its authenticity and gradually turn it into something else?
@@nicknelson9450 as my best Sifu Peter Kwok said when I asked him who he visualized when he did his forms, "I imagine the originator up in heaven doing the form."
Eventually you just do it with your own insights and intent. You own it.
@@littleriverwest I shouldn't think the way a specific movement is executed can be at the same time completely faithful to the insights and intent of your predecessors and to your own. I think there are two ways changes are likely to be introduced in a form: 1) unintentionally, through the way we learn and copy movements or 2) intentionally, as an effort to adapt or improve. I think neither are necessarily undesirable but I do think it's in the interest of a given form's legacy to be aware of, and somewhat validate, these changes and video, to some extent, makes this possible. If only there were comprehensive footage of, say, Kuo and all the instructors of Quang Ping who followed, it would be an easier matter to determine when and where changes occured.