Existence_is _suffering Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 In "The One" Jet Li does Bagua (Gabe) and Xingyi (Yulaw), I was wondering - Does he actually know these arts in their entirety (or close too) or has he picked out the bagua elements of his wushu training and strung them together? Sorry for all the stupid questions lately but I'm interested (and it's WAY better than doing Sociology ) Thanks, E.I.S The first person to call me mate gets a punch in the throat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajukenbopr Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 it was choreographedAt least, that is my opinion... <> Be humble, train hard, fight dirty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Existence_is _suffering Posted November 1, 2007 Author Share Posted November 1, 2007 Sorry, I'll rephrase the question. Are the majority of the moves that he does in the film Xingyi/Baguazhang? The first person to call me mate gets a punch in the throat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajukenbopr Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Oh, yeah! it was those 2Which lineages of Xing Yi and Baguazhang i wouldnt know... but its definitely those 2 arts, though the hand postures of the Xing Yi fists are kinda funky(to me: some schools have different ways of forming their fists)The baguazhang looks a lot like Wudang Bagua(Taoist Branch, not the one practiced by Dong HaiChuan) or maybe generic Wushu forms...The styles are portrayed, though, how authentic are the movements, most likely a choreography from Bagua and Xing Yi Wushu. <> Be humble, train hard, fight dirty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightOwl Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 Jet li's background is in Wushu (in fact, he was the best in china, winning numerous awards). I'd imagine that it is from his wushu training that he knew the style, and thus he would probably know the wushu form only. Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.~Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajukenbopr Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 true...I'm not familiar with what he studied exactly... I do know he is not just a Wushu "dancer", stunt men in his movies do get hurt when he hits. <> Be humble, train hard, fight dirty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudoTiger Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 if you have the dvd watch the special features. it talks about that. corey yuen who does most of the choreography with jet li in his movies was trained in baqua i think. they decided to use the two because the characters were so different and the styles were such a contrast. he studied them both enough to make the movements fluid, but it is all choreographed.(the one is one of my favorite movies. have watched it probably 1000 times. lmao) "Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed."-Booker T. Washington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajukenbopr Posted November 5, 2007 Share Posted November 5, 2007 I wish there had been more bagua in the movie though... <> Be humble, train hard, fight dirty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Oh yea I watched it good movie. Um.. I watched the special features part thingy. I believe it was actually jet Li who came up with the idea fof the different style to tell the two characters apart. Otherwise, they're both him and that's confusing XDNot much of either style in the movie really, but I'd like to think there was enough for me to get the basic point(s). XD Strike first. 'Til then i will not fight you. Everytime someone calls JKD a style, Bruce turns over.Why do I love Bruce Lee? Not because he was an awesome martial artist- but because his train of thought overlapped with mine even before I knew about him. Thank you karate forums, for introducing me to Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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