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China Camp '07 Films
21 educational DVDs to help grasp subtle techniques in the masters’ specialties and forms.
- China Camp '07 Demonstration Day in Shanghai, China (Shanghai International Studies University, SISU).
- Lectures
- Master Wu Ji Lan Shou Lessons.
- Master George Xu Basic training ... excepts of 3 morning sessions.
- Tongbei Master Zhao Ya Jun ... early morning practice.
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Most DVDs include application demonstrations by masters and camp participants/students. Camp participants receive discounts.DVD Sets
China Camp '07 Form Demonstrations. Forty-six martial artists from several disciplines and locations in China, USA, Italy, Germany, Norway, and Denmark perform their forms in this prestigious event. Names and styles are provided in titles of each performance, so you get to know who these accomplished martial artists are. Click Here to view list of names and styles. These DVDs are good additions to martial art instruction libraries for owners and operators of schools and businesses (martial art, as well as tai chi for health groups, qigong, etc.) and all who work to preserve Chinese internal martial arts practices and principles. Length: Disc One - 69 minutes; Disk Two - 61 min. 40 sec. $39.95, plus S&H. Watch Videos: Intro (1:39)... Lu Zhi Liang (Yang Style, 4:32) ... Order Now
Master Wu Ji Lan Shou Lessons, with Grandmaster Qin Zhong Bao.Two-DVD set.
Part One includes a demonstration of the cao quan section of the Lan Shou form, basic move drills, including walking drills, application demonstrations, and a few standing qigong exercises with Grandmaster Qin. English translation by Poh Kheng Loi and David Leung. 69 minutes. Order Now
Part Two: Master Wu Ji Lan Shou Muscle-Tendon Stretching Exercises. This 35-minute DVD is a review of stretching exercises that Master Wu Ji's taught as part of the lan shou system training during China Camp '07. The exercises are grouped together for easy follow-along learning. Translated by Poh Kheng Loi. Length-35:27 min. Two-DVDs: $39.95, plus S&H. Order Now
Basic and Advanced Training Exercises with Master George Xu (Xu Guo Ming). Two-DVD set in which Master Xu shares his latest information in 2 hours of drills, application demonstrations, and lecture in early morning practice sessions at China Camp 2007. The information in these two before-breakfast class sessions in front of the Tian Lun Hotel, San Qing Shan, Jiangxi Province, China is very well-presented and makes up a very comprehensive review of Master Xu's signature techniques and principles. Whether you have trained with him extensively, or never, these videos are worth having. Beginners and advanced alike can benefit from them. Length-95:52 min. & 61:08 min. Two DVDs for $49.95, plus S&H. Add Master Xu's Lecture to the set and save: $64.95, plus S&H. Order Now
Tongbei Training Exercises with Master Zhao Ya Jun, from Beijing with the Zhonghua Wushu Wuxing Tongbiquan Association. _ Three-DVD set. Excerpts from some 5 hours of foundation training in early morning practice before breakfast at China Camp 2007. A comprehensive exercise review of the little known Tong Bei Quan style of martial arts. Tong bei is said to be pre-Chen style taijiquan. Master Zhao emphasizes moves to loosen the upper body and quicken the lower body in his multitude of exercises that he leads in front of the Tian Lun Hotel in San Qing Shan, Jiangxi Province, China. Master Zhao leads drills in a variety of movements, progressing from loosening wrist joints, elbows, shoulders, hips, etc. to complex full-body applications. He demonstrates applications of basic moves and gives numerous pointers and detailed instructions on how to perform them more perfectly. Good warm-up for loosening and structurally connecting. Three very instructional videos that you can follow along with as he goes through drills. Part 1 (December 4, 2007) introduces moves and detailed explanations on how to use the back and dantien to perform them. Part 2 (Dec. 6 & 8, 2007) contains an excellent translation by Master David Leung who participates with Master Zhao in demonstrating moves and explaining details. They review some moves practiced on Dec. 4 video. Part 3 (Dec. 12 & 13, 2007) reviews many drills practiced all week, followed by exercises not done on other days. Lengths: 59 min., 85 min., and 75 mins, totalling nearly 4 hours: $69.95 for all three, plus S&H. Or $29.95 for one, plus S&H. Order Now
LECTURES
Each
master expresses a high level of knowledge, demonstrating how intricate
even the basics can be and the degree to which you can always further
refine even the simplest concepts. Combined, the lectures deliver a wealth
of diverse views that you can add to your own repertoire of lessons in
internal martial arts and qigong.
Videos are $19.95 and $14.95, plus shipping and handling. Easy and secure payment method.
Just Added. ChiRunning and ChiWalking Lecture by Founder Danny Dreyer. Danny has incorporated taijiquan principles with the physics of long distance running in his ChiRunning and ChiWalking instruction, which is quite popular nationally and internationally. He delivers a very detailed disciption of his approach to increase efficiency and reduce body strain. Length: about one hour. $19.95 plus S&H.
George
Xu Lecture on Chen Style Taijiquan. Discusses using the energy
of the predator in your practice. Lists eight things describing what Chinese
internal martial arts are for him. The information in this video complements
his Basic and Advanced Training DVDs to
round out an up-to-date and comprehensive presentation of Master Xu's
signature principles and applications. You probably can't find a more-comprehensive
presentation in a single DVD. Length-59:16 min. Watch
Video
Xu
Guo Chang Lecture on Wu Style. Discusses incorporating the seven
stars cosmology in moving and how the human body, thus taiji movement,
is a microcosm of the universe. Academic and theoretical. Has eight audience
members come up to front and help him demonstrate his theory. Translated
by Wang Ren Li (Charles Wang). Length-48:49 min. Watch
Video
Master
Wu Ji Lan Shou Lecture. Discussion and demonstration of principles
and techniques of the lan shou system. Very application-oriented. "Sink
the qi and raise the shen," is one of the many succinct, to-the-point
statements that Master Wu makes in this presentation in his typical good-natured
and non-judgmental manner. Translated into English by Master George Xu.
Length: 59:24 min. Watch Video
Yun
Yin Sen Lecture on Liu He Ba Fa/Six Harmony-Eight Method. Demonstrates
his famous wooden ball and techniques with dantien, foot movements, and
heart and mind. Answers questions from the audience and demonstrates techniques
with students from the audience. Translated by Liping Zhu. Length-38:13
min. Watch Video
Qian
Zhao Hong Lecture on 10 Animal Xing-Yi Quan. Discusses the breadth
of gongfu: qigong, basic principles, chi, dantien location, the integration
of health and internal martial arts practice and even a little history
of the Chinese culture. It's interesting and fun to listen to Master Qian
mix English words with his Mandarin, as though they were not two separate
languages at all. Translated by Bruce Bolden. Length: 53:35 min. Watch
Video
Jiang
Bao Kang Lecture on 12 Animal Xing-Yi Quan. Master Jian begins
by confessing that he is not a good speaker, then gives a most honest
review of his personal history and his teachers and demonstrates a Bagua
form and a Xing-Yi dragon form. Demonstrates forms. Very inspiring and
fun. As one of his students says, "He's the 'real deal.'"Translated
by Liping Zhu. Length-20:41 minutes. Watch
Video
Wu
Mao Gui Lecture on He Yi Tong Bei. Discusses the importance of
precision in executing form and the difference between "he"
tong bei quan and "tongbiquan" and other internal martial arts.
He shares his personal history and how he started martial arts as a boy
and how after years of training he realized what it is to be internal
and soft. Translation by his disciple Michael Belliveau. Length-52:37
min. Watch
Video
Tui
Na Lecture and Demonstration by Dr. Gordon Xu. Massage with internal
martial art application. Always an interesting presentation by Dr. Xu
who attended the first China Camp in 2004 and gave another excellent demonstration
and discussion of the art of massage from internal martial arts perspectives.
He works on two camp participants who have chronic pain injuries. Instructional
and informative if you're interested in this medical art. Length-41:47
min. Watch Video
Jin
Zhen Liang on Chen Style Taijiquan. Master Jin discusses very
eloquently how Chen Style taijiquan incorporates yin/yang, spiraling (chan
shi), qi (energy), and yi (mind) in movement and in one's personal outlook
on life and one's self in the world. Translated by Liping Zhu. Length-61:23
min. Watch Video
Wang
Tong Lecture on Bagua Zhang. Eloquent honoring of China Camp.
Translated by Liping Zhu. 23:02 minutes long. Watch
Video
Li
Tian Wei Lecture on Xing-Yi Liu He (Six Harmony). Master
Li discusses in personal terms his approach to the study and living of
martial arts as a personal journey and a wholistic philosophy. He demonstrates
selected Xingyi moves to punctuate his discussion. Master Li is also a
watercolor artists whose works were displayed at China Camp. Translated
by Liping Zhu. Length-18:30 min.
Watch Video
Ji
Ah Dong Lecture on Yang Style. Discusses and demonstrates internal
principles, such as breathing properly and staying peng. Translated
by Sean Bonsing. 35 minutes long. Watch
Video
The China Camp '07 Video Project provides educational materials to practitioners, researchers and others interested in Chinese internal martial arts practices and principles, while also preserving knowledge, broadening opportunities to learn it, and promoting master teachers and the mission of the World Association of Chinese Internal Martial Arts (WACIMA) <www.wacima.org>.