Master Wang is considered
to have been one of the most energetic and gifted push hands artists
in Shanghai. He studied many years as an indoor student of Wu Style
Grandmaster Ma Yueh Liang. He was willing to share a wealth
of neigong and neijing practices. He developed the highest level
of sophistication of spiral neijing energy, zhong ding jing, and
spine biomechanics in his form. It is a rare treat
and opportunity to see this level of Taiji skill.
VIDEO RELEASES FROM THE LIBRARY OF GEORGE XU
Volume 1 Master
George Xu Presents Wu Style Taijiquan Grandmaster Wang Hao Da in
San Francisco. This video contains
excerpts from key instructional moments during a weekend workshop
hosted by Master George Xu. It includes many close-up and slow motion
views displaying intricate details of most first section movements
and some second section. Viewers will find several testing sections
for analysis and simply for the fun of watching Master Wang demonstrate
zhong ding jing throwing off Xu and students. Some minutes are dedicated
to longevity massage and loosening exercises. This was the first
of Grandmaster Wang’s several trips to the USA in the late 1990s
and early 2000s as visiting teacher for Master Xu’s Summer Camp.
This video presents a variety of insights into his unique expression
of Wu Style, filmed mostly at Spreckle’s Lake in Golden Gate Park
in San Francisco. Grandmaster Wang, who passed away in 2003, was
a top student of Grandmaster Ma Yueh Liang, the legendary Wu stylist
of Shanghai who was a disciple of Wu Chien Chuan, the lineage’s
originator. Master Xu joins Grandmaster Wang in testing, push hands,
and explaining and translating internal secrets of Grandmaster Wang’s
style of Wu taijiquan, but there is a wealth of information if you
speak Shanghai dialect. This video contains fascinating insights
into his knowledge and ability that will thrill seasoned practitioners
and inspire everyone else.
This video was initially filmed by Master Xu and at least one of
his students who is unidentified and who gave Master Xu a VHS copy
of the excerpts. Camera angles are very good and it is usually easy
to get a ring side seat to view Grandmaster Wang’s abilities. Length:
1:36:00. Edited by Tim Richard, www.ptrvideo.com $29.95.
Volume 2 Grandmaster Wang Hao Da Push Hands in the Park. Volume 2 is 35 minutes of Wang Hao Da, George Xu, Wang Zhi Xiang and several others playing push hands in Cao Yang Park, Shanghai. Master Wang demonstrates over and over his ability to energetically shoot opponents off with the power of his yi. Note there is some degradation, video digitized from VHS. Edited by Tim Richard, www.ptrvideo.com $24.95.
Volume 3 Grandmaster Wang Hao Da Neijing Training. This amazing volume contains 1hr. 15 min. of sitting neijing training exercises that train yi, loosen all parts of the body, train moving qi. These exercises improve longevity and are the first section fundamental training for his ability to 'shoot' and fly people away with zhong ding jing. Includes: head and neck loosening exercises, joint rotations, self-massage of joints, meridians, lymphatics, zhong ding training exercises, zhong ding jing exercises, agility training, inside open-close training, dantien rotations (qi circles), dantien jing, shoulder-rib power, hip peng jing, feet peng jing, arm peng jing, shooting. "If you keep practicing, God will let you return to the baby." Note there is some degradation, video digitized from VHS. Edited by Tim Richard, www.ptrvideo.com $29.95.
*** Three Volume Set Grandmaster Wang Hao Da. Get all three volumes for only $69.95 ***
Doctor
Wang Zhi Xiang Lecture on Bamen Wu Bu at China Camp 2004
Dr.
Wang Zhi Xiang, a top student of Wang Hao Da, gives a highly intellectual and informative lecture on the 12 elements
required in taijiquan form and application. He describes and illustrates
Bamen Wu Bu, eight-directional energetic force and the four elements,
earth, wind, fire and water in taijiquan. This is one of the best, or
perhaps the best lecture from both 2004 and 2007 camps (along with George's
lecture described above). Expertly translated and interpreted by Paul
Leu. You will want more after hearing this lecture. We recommend China
Camp Out Takes 2004 which contains his set of basic
exercises and Yang Style Form. $24.95 plus S&H.
Dear Susan Matthews,
Thank you for the information about Master Wang
Hao Da. It is a sad news, I met him in June 2001 summer camp (San Diego Cal.)
with master George. By that time he had some problems with his lungs, I
noticed it, but he worked the 10 days camp all the way through. Really he impressed me very much, since that was the first time I saw the
real qi working. I played with him push hands and he issued qi, and he
would find my qi with great facility. One thing that impressed me, one day he sent off to the ground a
student standing at 4 meters away from him by just looking at him, he
absorbed his qi from a distance. I must say that he changed my perception about taiji 180 degrees, since I
had studied only taiji theory and by then the concept of qi was very
difficult for me to understand. I flew from Venezuela South America just to be with Master Wang Hao Da and
Master George Xu in California 2001 Summer Camp. He had a weird way
of doing taiji, it was difficult for me to do the movements at that time,
since his style was new to me, I was accustomed to play Yang taiji. He threw me off to the ground every time he wanted to and then he would
laugh out loud, I thought to my self: "he goes everywhere in the
world throwing people away, laughing and making money with it,
next time I am born perhaps I will have that job".
The experience with masters Wang Hao Da and George Xu was most excellent,
I love both masters very much since they conformed an inseparable team
Wang Hao Da and George Xu. His taiji went as far as the Amazone Jungle where we live, we still share
with our taiji friends the practice Wang Hao Da
teachings, his videos and personal experience. The day we finished the 2001 taiji summer camp, I went to his cabin to
say good-bye, we did a little more push hands for the last time, then he
laugh out loud and I said to him "Master Wang you a rare taiji
jewel".
Amazone Jungle Prof. Alfredo Zurita