The Wing Chun Books I DON'T Like, Chi Magic Nonsense, Bruce Lee | The Kung Fu Genius Podcast
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- Alright peeps, on this 119th episode of the Kung Fu Genius Podcast, the KFG (aka Alex Richter) will be answering all sorts of hot nonsense from RUclips. Lots of gems, lots of Shaolin resurrections, and lots of “today on Netflix: the Death of Bruce Lee!... (never happened)” Let’s get to it!”
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Cool! I bought the gold book back in the late 90's, great book and interesting reference to compare Master Yip's dummy form to how his students taught it.
(Another) Chat GPT prompt: "Tell us the tale of the shocking true identity of the youtuber known as Bernard "Beerdy" McAlister who runs the channel Bruce Lee Central"
@The Kung Fu Genius
Hey man You should look into the rumor that the final floor of the pagoda wouldve shown bruce’s character finding a book with a mirror in it. Also, did you know that Shrine of Ultimate Bliss (1974), The man from hong kong (1975), and A Queen’s Ransom (1976) were all supposed to be Bruce’s next projects after Enter the Dragon and G.O.D, with Bruce supposedly going to be cast as a sniper in Queen’s Ransom? Interesting stuff. I’d love to see you delve into it brother!
I did hear some of what you discussed above. I would have to do a little bit of research to see what I can dig up! Thank you for the suggestion.
@@TheKungFuGenius fasho brotha! Definitely looking forward to your upcoming podcasts to keep my mind entertained at the gym. Great job with the content👌🏿. You guys are my favorite go to channel when it comes to bruce lee related content because you cover all the questions I can never find anywhere else. Blessings brudda🙏🏿🦾
Great info Bro!! I did hear about The Man from Hong Kong but not the others!! Bruce as a sniper...that's bad ass!!!
@@kelvendyson1508 just imagine his character Lee from ETD with a little bit more of an edge like Hai Tien from G.o.d as a sniper, that would’ve been something to see fasho! Blessings brudda🦾🙏🏿
@@axelstone3131 that would be some sick shit. One thing about Bruce is he would always hint at his next movie plans in each movie. For example: in way of the dragon, the beginning resturaunt scene had a multi floor pagoda logo on the outside of the resturaunt right before uncle wong swings the fly swatter. Secondly, in ETD think about all the yellow and black color tones, & during the boat scene how the smaller praying mantis turned the tables and overpowered the other praying mantis: hinting at the kareem vs bruce fight. And also Bruce insisting to Mr. braithwraite about using guns on the island…and also not to mention Bruce giving that “I’ll catch you next time” look to Bolo when stepping back to allow Roper to take the challenge. Lastly, think about how short the nunchuku sequence was, purely as a tease because Bruce knew his own next movie G.O.D would feature a double nunchuku scene🤌🏿. Blessings brotha🦾🦾🦾🧠
Make sure you talk about self appointed Grand Master Jason Lau who can walk on walls, hold his breath for 30 minutes, stick to the ceiling, & turn invisible from the hidden jing teaching of Wing Chun that only 5 people in the world know 🈲㊗️
What is the "TRUE ORIGINS OF WING CHUN" - ChatGPT
Also, while we're at it, please oh please take Mikey up on the offer to do Ashida Kim readings. ASMR on KFG After Dark. 100% gold.
He’s got that silky voice and the right accent!
@@TheKungFuGenius Mikey will be sooo f... sorry he volunteered.
"We hammered away for a few more minutes, breathing and struggling together before I sensed the flood of her womb advancing. I let myself rise to the occasion and filled her Heavenly Chamber with my seed as she exploded."....
Actually... maybe Dre can read these parts, and he will have to repeat them until he gets them perfect.
If Dre reads it, we need to add three times the normal amount of time!
Also remember dynamic wing tsun from the 1980,s
The Wing Tsun Kuen by Leung Ting was a seriously dangerous book! I had one with a red cover (Revised Edition bought in 1990). It had an extra tough plastic cover with sharp edges. If you were reading it and it slipped out of your hands it could fall and cut off one of your limbs.
On the other extreme James Demile’s “Tao of Wing Chun Do” books. I used to see them in various martial arts shops in London. It was broken in pieces. After some time I saw a fresh set of the books. I bought Vol 1 & 2 or more. I don’t think I made it home before the binding snapped. All of them in pieces.
I dumped a lot of these books away years ago. Can’t believe I was throwing away $100 dollar bills.
Yes, those dust jacket plastic edges were always a bit brutal
Here's another question, KFG: I've heard that Martial Arts training has been extremely beneficial for American Football (e.g., Gridiron for Brits and Aussies) linemen when coming into contact with the opposing line. With this in mind, I would think that the forearm sensitivity developed in Wing Chun and WC footwork would be very useful (especially when attempting to pass-rush past the opposing line to blitz the opposing quarterback). Have you ever heard of Wing Chun for Football or ever worked with any Professional Athletes/NFL players to develop this part of their game?
One of the most interesting articles I've ever read, and the piece that sparked my interest (at the age of eleven) in historical research, is Peter Gast's "Legends of the Shaolin Temple...and the Truth," which appeared in the June 1984 issue of INSIDE KUNG-FU. In the space of a few pages, Gast demolished not only the Bodhidharma/Ta Mo legend (pointing out that "there are no records in India that mention the existence of *any* Ta Mo," and likewise no evidence to support the contention that the *Muscle Change Classic* was authored by the alleged Indian monk), but also the famous stories about the destruction of both the Northern and Southern Shaolin monasteries (historical records fail to verify either incident). They're great stories, but only that.
Thank you, I’ll look for that! I might even have that issue.
Hsing Yi is cool man try Gao style they are famous for no bs
🙏🏽💪🏾great show, hey Mike 😊 good to see you...as always the KFG teaches us about the accumulation of information about kung-fu [wtc]. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for the KFG Dre and Mikey D😂😂😂!
Chat GPT question: Is there a connection between Dre Ison, Dreison and Dr. Eison?
Great episode again Sifu KFG and fellow British guy :)
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Live the trailer leading to the start of the program. But I missed the count-down.
Chat GPT question/prompt: "Alongside the basic three forms, the two weapons forms and the wooden man form, there is a secret seventh form of Wing Chun Kung Fu known only to a handful of advanced Sifus and it is..."
What is the name of the Shaolin Temple Book?
The Shaolin Monastery by Meir Shahar
Yes!
As a follow up to the discussion on Wing Chun books, would it be possible to discuss some of the books written by Bruce Lee's students, such as James DeMille, James Yimm Lee and Jesse Glover? How did they compare to the other books on Chinese Martial Arts at the time, and do any of them have value today beyond historical curiosity?
I was wrong I didn't detect any hot nonsense. No Dre either though...😅
Another great episode I quite agree it's all about the Fundamentals .People are too keen looking for advanced /secret techniques etc.Thats all I've gotta say about that.😊
Chat gpt!
Who wins - Bruce Lee VS. Muhammad Ali
Bruce Lee would’ve cleaned the floor with him. He knew too much. He was aware of the jab too.
@@JKDVIPER Okay
@@willie_mov well, I mean, not necessarily though. I just think Bruce knew more structures. And he was more dangerous overall. But Muhammad Ali. Top 5 of all time Definitely. Probably number 1.
Well this could be interesting!Will there be hot nonsense contained within!? Damn right there will be!
Hmmm...not sure what to make of this, but i saw on the old Wing Chun blogs, from your 8 th grade best friend, Peter. He put up a lot of interesting facts about you. Like a bio....your former best friend, Peter, said that you are not German/Cuban...he said you are Cuban/Chinese and that you were born and bred to know the deep secrets of Kung Fu and Chi Gong and Ninjitsu.
Wow!! You tried to hide this from us?
Hahaha shhhhhhhhh
KFG, can you recommend an HK shop, or builder in the area of custom solid dummies on a free stand?JKD model would be my first choice.Thanks!
For custom stuff I’d recommend www.wingchundummys.com/
AMA question... Could you tell us a little more about how your relationship with Sifu Carson Lau developed? When you were studying with Leung Ting in Hong Kong, I am sure there were many high ranking Sifus there. Why did you choose to mainly follow / train with him? Also, how would you compare / contrast his skill set / knowledge with someone like Heinrich Pfaff (Hong Kong vs European style).
Great question, I’ll try to get to it soon! Spoiler alert: Sifu Lau is the best, a gem of a human being as well as a master of his craft.
Regarding Leung Ting's book Wing Tsun Kuen, I bought a copy roughly forever ago (15 years or so before the Internet was a thing) at the recommendation of my first martial arts teacher. I still have it probably as much for nostalgia's sake as anything else, but I always found certain bits amusing about it; firstly, what the hell is a "10th Level Master Of Comprehension"? Is that anything like a self-promoted 10 th degree black belt? Then there are the "practical applications" being demonstrated on guys who looked like the "lost drunken men who no longer care where they find themselves each morning", not only don't they look in any way threatening, they look dangerously malnourished! And what's with the picture of "Lueng Ting at the age of 16" which the author amusingly finds the need to explain as "a photo taken in the beach in the summer time"? Silly stuff.
What do you think of James (& Bruce) Lee's book Wing Chun Kung-Fu? I'm certainly no Kung Fu Genius, my opinion on such things isn't exactly highly qualified, but I always thought the applications in this book looked more, well, applicable than those in many other books, & I always appreciated the fact that Ted Wong's attacks were more widely varied than just attacks from a fellow Wing Chun guy, some looked like basic boxing combos, some looked like they came from other styles of Kung Fu, etc., in fairly convincing manner. Also, speaking of James Y. Lee, do you have his book Modern Kung-Fu Karate, first published in 1957? I recently found a reprinted version put out by Greglon Lee in 1990 in a used book store, I wouldn't say it's great or a classic but it is interesting to see some of the stuff James Lee was teaching before he met Bruce.
Thanks Mr JJ.
You missed your calling as a history teacher, you have that kind of vibe. LOL
I’ve been studying the subject of historical methods pretty intensely for the last few months, so it’s kind of on my mind these days!
Great episode! Many thanks :)
I have the gold dummy book, given to me when i purchased a dummy mamy years ago. I never knew it was that rare 😮 i will be looking after it now!
Take care of it!
Where's Dre?
Sifu, good day to you! did it happen that Sifu, Leung Ting, taught Jackie Chan wing chun?
Hope you include this question on your next video, Sifu Alex
Video starts at 0:00 😎👍
haha
Warrior Nuns. They do Shaolin Kung Fu as well.
A statement asserted without fact is not evidence.
I thought the Vatican had their Nuns trained by Shaolin Monks to fight and destroy the demons?!?
LOL, even more reason to doubt the story!
Why wasn't William "real secret Wing Chun" Cheung discussed?
I stay away from re-opening 40 year old wounds like the plague if possible
@The Kung Fu Genius I understand 👍, but his claims are pretty outrageous, you must admit!
BTW: I own Bruce's diary from his last year in HK. He does mention William leaving for Australia.
There is also an entry in the address area of the diary for William with his phone number and address.
I’ve actually discussed this topic in bits and pieces over the three seasons of the podcast, but honestly, it’s been beat to death, and I’ve lost interest in it for almost 2 decades already
@The Kung Fu Genius I understand. After a while, it's like beating a dead horse! I appreciate your response! 🙏
It is not inconceivable that an Indian Yogi would have known Kalaripayattu. Even today Yogic techniques and Ayurvedic medicinal knowledge is often mixed with the Indian martial training. Some of the best preserved historical documents on Shaolin are preserved in Japanese Zen temples due to the cultural exchange between the Chinese and Japanese government and Buddhist temples during Tang Dynasty China (I forget the period name in Japan). There are bamboo scrolls carried from China to Japan at that time still preserved in Japanese temple libraries. There is brief mention of Shaolin fighting monks by Emperial Chinese scribes as well but I can not remember the date or source.
Except that theory has already been debunked - the two martial traditions don’t not bear the stamp of shared DNA. Plus, this is exactly how the sausage of conspiracy is made - a quick fix to the hypothesis is inserted without evidence of said quick fix to make the hypothesis work. This is not the scientific method in historical research. Because now you share the extra burden of proving that he Zen monk, also learned an Indian martial art, brought that over to China, and without any evidence, taught it to Chinese monks.
Bruce Lee was a movie star in the 70s and did drugs? SMH I’m never watching another Bruce Lee movie again. I mean what kind of movie star in the 70s does drugs anyways….
Oh shut up. Bruce was a badass. Stop assuming he was a monk. The man was 32 and wasn’t a junkie, just a young legend doing what every superstar did back then. Get your head out of the sand you ostrich
Haha
When I found out about the bruce lee drug letters saying that he did cocaine and smoked weed I'm like IM SO DISAPPOINTED IN BRUCE LEE...☹️☹️☹️
@@TonyOcasiowingchunpressure bro it was the 70’s and bruce lee had been using cannabis since his back injury in the late 60’s. He also used psychedelics to broaden his mind in philosophy and training. He also used an Electromagnetic pulse machine to enhance his reflexes and speed. He wasn’t a junkie at all. If anything he was a martial arts psychonaut scientist. And Bruce Lee was the first archetype of a mma fighter. He was a badass. That explains the cocaine use. He was an Asskicker. Many of the best MMA fighters are badasses that use cocaine. I practice martial arts/muay thai so I know this stuff. Look at Jon Jones. Stop looking at bruce as some nerd monk. He was a badass!
Everybody in that era do drugs. Steve McQueen, James Coburn, The Beatles, etc....