Synopsis |
Martial Arts |
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DVD |
Color |
Color |
Rating |
ALL |
RatingReason |
Instructional |
Genre |
Martial Arts |
Featuring Scott Shaw
The Korean art of Hapkido translates to the way of coordination and internal power. Part one serves as an introduction to this dynamic martial art. In this DVD, you'll learn warm-ups, stretching, basic kicks, hand strikes, blocks, falling techniques, joint locks and basic self-defense. Scott Shaw brings over 20 years of experience to this 4-part DVD series. 1994. 49 minutes. Digitally remastered from original videocassette.
This five volume series will take you through the Basic Training of Hands and Stances; the Five Fists of Splitting, Drilling, Bursting, Pounding and Crossing; Transformation of the Five Fists, Linking of the Single Fists, and a Hsing-I Animals Power Form; as well as Hsing-I's Push Hands, Hsing-I Meditation for Health and Power, and Hsing-I's Twelve Animals: Dragon, Tiger, Monkey, Horse, Alligator, Fighting Chicken, Falcon, Swallow, Snake, Ta'i (Ostrich), and the Combined Eagle/Bear.
Hsing-I Chuan is an internal martial arts system used to improve health, power and strength. This Five Fists, 12 Animals system was popularized by Jiang Rong Qiao who was a student of both Zhang Zao Dong and Li Cun Yi. Sharp studied the system with Zou Shuxian and also with internal arts Master Cheng Jie Feng.