THE GRANDMASTER | Focus on Fighting Styles

THE GRANDMASTER is available now on Digital, Blu-ray Disc and DVD.
Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, THE GRANDMASTER is an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary Kung FU master, Ip Man who mentored Bruce Lee. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China’s last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Filmed in a range of stunning locations that include the snow-swept landscapes of Northeast China and the subtropical South, THE GRANDMASTER features virtuoso performances by some of the greatest stars of contemporary Asian cinema, including Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang.
Written and Directed by Wong Kar Wai. Starring Ziyi Zhang, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hye-kyo Song, Cung Le, Chen Chang and Woo-Ping Yuen.
© Annapurna Pictures, 2013

[@ezrasagada]

how amazing it is to see Ziyi's innocence behind the scenes but shows excellence later into the movie. pure talent right there

[@lucaspatrick542]

Zhang Ziyi is one of the prettiest ladies on earth.

[@hungkiet7535]

Yeah Yeah

[@dionshaewishum4179]

Agreed man agreed

[@Cristobels-Green-Boots]

Keanu Reeves calls this movie ‘The Real Deal’ - it’s a favourite of mine (especially the railway station scene) & I was gratified to see the amount of work that went into it… It’s a History lesson, as well as a brilliant study of Martial Arts - & there’s the not-quite-platonic relationship with Gong Ur, depicted in a respectful & tender way… I’m so glad to have this movie on DVD, & I’d recommend it to anyone, & not only fans of Martial Arts…it certainly opened doors for me & I now have quite a collection of movies, featuring all types of unarmed combat : they include some’ ‘spectaculars’, like ‘Hero’ - I buy them, simply because they ARE spectacular…beautifully designed & staged: but the intimacy of ‘Grand Master’ is something else! 🙏🏽💔🙏🏻

[@willcookmakeup]

It's so crazy to think actors like Tony and Michelle yeoh just completed block buster action movies in their 60s. And this is on an entirely different level than western action. Like multiple times over more difficult. And that's not to say western actors don't put in work, but these actors literally walk away from finishing a film as a human weapon. They obviously focus on the scenes they need to shoot but fundamental martial arts are clearly much more instilled in Eastern action film stars. I wouldn't dare pick a fight with anyone from this cast baha

[@64t120r]

I saw the movie in a language I didn't understand. The movie was so well done that it didn't matter.

[@breakingdragon22]

nice to see you can observe culture.

[@user-jv7gr1jb3r]

It's a beautiful movie.

[@SiliconBong]

Your intuitive observation indicates a quality I admire.

[@thedokkodoka4349]

@Im wearing tights that I borrowed from your mum. bet I studied more of it, which makes me even cooler? 😁

[@FOBIsMyNickName]

The best movies don’t require dialogue for you to understand what’s going on.

[@jeffurakee6752]

this is why hollywood can never make good action scenes, anit no actor or actress would spent years practice it

[@kierbaudy]

Zhang Ziyu was excellent in grandmaster. I actually feel they should have focused on her story. It was the best part of the movie. I was very confused by the character razor who didn’t really do any fighting. His training went to waste.

[@PixieElixir]

He had some fight scheme which was cut out of the American version. It was kept in the chinese version.

[@ch355_]

i suggest you watch the international version of the film. you might think differently afterwards.

[@5324TuiG]

They cut out more than 4 hours .. many of the razor was cut, that’s why it also makes no sense about the young man which went to train with him in Hong Kong .

[@budicahyadi8751]

Mr. Wong Kar Wai, thank you for the movie. I have watched it over and over and still enjoy it very much. Thank you very much....

[@VietVuHunzter]

Many of you might do not know but Tony Leung is one of the top actor in Asia. In terms of talent, many regard him as the best Asia actor ever, even more than the like of Jackie Chan or Chow Yun Fat.

[@johnlloyddy7016]

To my understanding, he's like the Robert de Niro of Hong Kong cinema.

[@jojotwice8918]

Ur right Tony is up there, but I've never heard of Jackie Chan regarded as a top acting talent (I don't think in terms of sheer acting ability he was ever considered in the same league as chow or Tony)

[@joestein6603]

@@jojotwice8918 jackie chan isn't known for his top acting but he can act on par to the greatest but he rather do a fun family movie. Look at crime story, police story 2 , or the foreigner.

[@Cristobels-Green-Boots]

Sexiest Man Alive! 🙏🏻💔🙏🏽

[@zhorenlogg]

So ziyi was learning the way of an airbender 😆

[@Raiya_ru17]

Lol, never really related it to Avatar even if I also watched and finished that series. I relate Bagua style in Naruto, used by Hyuga clan lol.

[@creatip123]

Leung and Zhang were both character actor/actress (emphasize on acting and micro-expressions), but they're not action actor/tress type. The movie seemed strange at first, because you could see the fights were heavily choreographed and full of fake exchanges of moves. Later on I realized it was a political drama of martial artists. The martial arts and fighting scenes, albeit beautifully choreographed, were only the side dishes. The main dish is the story line, and the acting, which those two delivered exceptionally. You won't get the explosive fighting energies as Donnie Yen's Yip Man, or Jet Lee's once upon a time in china. I'd say it's a different genre compared to those 2...... Oh, and Zhang was insanely gorgeous in this movie....

[@stevethea5250]

wheres the thumbnail

[@Thomazbr]

Zhang Ziyi is a pretty good action actress though. You could just watch her work in multiple other Wuxia type of deals.

[@i.setyawan]

I can't agree more on how gorgeous Ms Zhang look in this movie. Clad in the winter gear, she did look so elegant, gorgeous, yet tough, a no-nonsense lady.

[@user-cm9lz1rn3w]

Unfortunately you understood nothing as you didn't even have the first clue of what you were looking at, such is always the deal with non martial artists, they don't know what the don't know & don't know the don't know it.

[@maggiejetson7904]

Zhang was a dancer so she got a leg up in combat, as well as prior experience in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and House of Flying Dagger. Leung was a newbie trained for this film.

[@lancecahill5486]

The Grandmaster is one of my favorite movies. Zhang Ziyi is simply exquisite. Her background as a professional dancer contributed greatly to her role as a martial artist.

[@sweeetly]

It's a shame only a cut version of the film is available in UK. I would really like the full cut if anyone could recommend were I can get it, thank you

[@Kcseales]

Netflix should still have it.

[@DAF21films]

the cut version is better then the hk version odd to say but the hk version due to tony luengs broken arm half way through production has alot of side stories that go nowhere.

[@edwardphilipmarianafzger9800]

@@Kcseales But Netflix where because all countries have different versions of Netflix I am European but live in South America for 13 years now .

[@duxillinois1989]

..it's good thing that his movie was a big hit local and international and earned Zhang Ziyi multiple awards..the director lives up with the expectations and bring honors to those masters..

[@5anjuro]

This is so underrated.

[@busywl69]

Zhang Ziyu is just amazing. actresses here in the USA are a joke in comparison.

[@newhorizon1355]

Reminds me of the school masters that lost to IP Man, remember that table is real slippery 😂

[@MrMarquis10009]

Yeah remember that was the reason that he lost LOL 😁

[@angbatanggala7333]

ahaha me too

[@quipaddler]

Chang Chen went and became champion in Bajiquan competition that year. How serious was that?

[@tomaf]

Is that Zhang Ziyi?

[@corporaterobotslave400]

Absolutely.

[@eangthaingov9923]

Hello there! You will never master Bagua Zhang without understanding Fuxi and Nyu Wah Yin and Yang. If we understand Bagua Zhang, we can apply feng shui of 5 elements in Xing Yi Quan. The I-Ching Canon and Tao Te Ching apply. ETN....

[@adriangrigore228]

Eang Thai Ngov by applying mma u beat this Masters to death

[@RedmiNote-pz9jf]

The Director n its actors n crew did well in this movie.

[@dwaynegreen1786]

Great historical video. Thank you for sharing.

[@LLee-oe8nz]

Wong Kar Wei's master piece. It's not just about martial arts. I think this film is a Bruce Lee in movie form, I mean a martial art movie with deep philosophy. This movie is amazingly done and so beautiful I can watch over and over again for many times.

[@user-cm9lz1rn3w]

A classic that'll be a classic forever.

[@JazmineInjection]

I know I'm a nerd because I immediately thought of Naruto's Hyuga clan when I saw the 8-diagrams palm

[@mranderson6910]

Hyuga style is based on it.

[@alejandrolugo8743]

You such a nerd

[@eangthaingov9923]

Hello there! If you understand how the Book of Changes work, There is a way to be forever young and look young. It requires respect. Love is involved! ETN....

[@MMABeijing]

stfu

[@1111Romank]

Good movie, beautiful work, true art

[@1001001a]

To all the MMA advocates, if you says martial arts doesn't work in a fight, then MMA doesn't work too. Because there are still rules in MMA matches. If you claim MMA to be "THE ONE WAY" to win any fights, try go fight someone real in any place, any situation and timing. No rules. Bites, eyes, groins, throats, anything goes. Maybe even weapons. If you can't, or don't dare to do it, then YOUR MMA is just another FAD in YOUR HANDS. That said, it's less about what STYLE you use, and more to do with how SKILLED and DEDICATED you are, and where you apply it to. MMA advocates who says the sole purpose is just to "take someone down" and win just makes me laugh. You should use a bat, a knife or a gun instead. You guys hide behind the reasoning that it's "practical" but yet, it's not really proven. Outside the ring. True, MMA in the hands of a real talent may be something. And don't forget, the "MA" in MMA stands for martial arts. You're not really that far outside the circle..

[@Zayashuku]

Bai Ji master talk just like how Bai Ji is executed I'm trying not to laugh. He talks straight forward-- With POWER,-- In bursts lolol

[@kaufman321]

All movements in martial arts are linked to swords, spears, and daggers. Even if 八卦掌 looks strange, it is a terrifying martial art when use a sword or dagger. 八極拳 has many movements specialized in spear techniques.

[@georgeofhamilton]

Holy moly, Zhang Ziyi's gonna feel that as she gets older.

[@johnetheridge5833]

Zhang ziyi trained in the martial arts for movies

[@anngo4140]

@@johnetheridge5833 Lol she said it was too much to keep doing all this, so shes dialing it all down.

[@mrmushin1]

And now Tony yeung is playing the mandrin

[@bakpaokacang9651]

Ba ji guan..isn't it the fighting style of Kenji Goh ?

[@mysteriousbluehat2035]

Meanwhile over in america their hardwork is they demand a whole trailer filled with white rises only

[@JL-ku7wo]

Worst Wing Chun movie ever.

[@booklover2614]

Wow!!! I enjoyed the movie immensely, now seeing this video about what went into it before filming started has increased my respect and admiration for all the actors and director even more. 👍👍

[@강윤형여사]

중국천수 강씨 소감공파 파를 정해야하는 청나라 함풍제보고 파이름을 적어라고 .. 그래서 함풍제의 소청형 중의 소 . 홍건제의 감 ㅡ소감공파

[@BackLooking]

Is the stretching really supposed to be so painful? I thought that it shouldn´t hurt. A muscle injury puts you out of work for a long time. I don´t understand that. But the amount of focus and hard work is amazing.

[@Kcseales]

It's not about injuring the person training. It's about opening up the hip abductors so you can adequately position your body precisely while commanding the needed moves in the art.

[@jaytamayo4694]

The cuttie hottie Zhang Ziyi!

[@RHTVTYMify]

А-А!!! По-русски кто-то вообще общается?

[@joelmosier125]

Fighting? That is a FOOLISH word. You are Attacked or you are DEFENDING against an attack. The Art of Defense, because you NOT performing any illegal acts, your actions are Honorable! Awesome video! Che che.

[@silasyuen2996]

It’s the state of mind, not the form. As we put it in Chinese.

[@YkgjfhFhfhjr]

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[@rustcohle3803]

he trained with bruce lee? or they just simply had the same teacher?

[@rabbitsfoot8]

6:25 she's kinda hot...fr

[@Lee-lg5yz]

这条路太迷人

[@AgentSynthetic]

I wonder why Tai Chi and Shao Lin were left out? Grandmaster 2?

[@mkaplan1383]

6:34 When these ladies wear socks I think of one thing..... Cat paws....

[@pingfan]

电影名字是什么呢？

[@thuantongxuan7652]

Ôi chương tử Di của e, có khi nào mà chị đóng phim nhiều quá mà trở thành võ sư không.mê chị từ tác phẩm đầu tiên đưa chị đến với công chúng đó là tác phẩm đường về nhà của trương nghệ mưu.

[@bongmendoza1157]

Zang Zi Yi is so hot!

[@Ch0obyHD]

4:44 what is the name of this amazing song? 😍

[@kingkow007]

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[@arifyulisetyaji6098]

Wish there would be long version. I Heard that whathave been released is only short version.

[@locojazz5770]

Too bad America can’t embrace Chineses culture. They have a lot to offer and teach us. Thank you for uploading!

[@thomaslapsley8145]

The strength of these martial arts movies is not in the fighting scenes but in the philosophy behind them. The classic reality we all face in the dualism between good and evil, love and hate. We all like to win but, in the end only true love wins and that is true beauty.

[@Madpett]

Isn't that Zhang Zi Yi has the basic as a wushu atlet?

[@ngxuezi504]

My favorite martial art are wing chun i wish that i can have a chance to learn it.

[@simplepycodes]

Very nice martial dance styles. awesome

[@alainmapigo5143]

A+ movie ever!!!!!!

[@maurodeiana1838]

Wing chun hard trayning not for hall!!

[@inquisitvem6723]

is Run run shaw still making movies in HK?

[@ramcesgaston5319]

Decent training among the rest.

[@lovenlightman]

The women acting in the film 6:30 has such amazing muscle control.

[@aminaalicealic9769]

Beautiful

[@purplemediaindependent3897]

Movement and application is different

[@Kcseales]

100% ... that's why the form in Wing Chun is NOT the application. Neither is Chi Sau. Though a lot of untrained people think it is.

[@purplemediaindependent3897]

Kcseales keep the blood flow

[@Kcseales]

@@purplemediaindependent3897 What are you talking about?

[@danishtrivedi5800]

Why are they calling Ip man as Ye? And wing chun as yong chun?

[@benjaminhermit6869]

The difference between Mandarin and Cantonese. Ip & wing are the pronunciations of Cantonese and Ye & yong are Mandarin

[@danishtrivedi5800]

@@benjaminhermit6869 Thanks for the information.

[@narkanbekovsergsergseg8198]

xu xiaodong proves something worth😁

[@keeperkai999]

man, it's so hard to earn money...

[@Purwapada]

bagua is eight trigrams

[@elxero2189]

man i hope they got paid a lot

[@serge6885]

❤❤

[@arindammukherjee2078]

Bruce lee learned wing chun from GM Wong Shung Leung ..

[@mrmushin1]

And Ip man

[@javiermigoya]

she had me at 6:46, I try to be gentler next time, Boinggggg! lol,

[@devilzwanganmidnight5951]

javier migoya I give you that one XD but it’s a great movie

[@Wolf-rb4or]

That’s how my woman sounds when I grind her deep and fast

[@celticjay2306]

Wrong car road did a stellar job

[@TheStrataminor]

Despite it's beauty Bagua really is one of the least effective martial arts, or more precisely the one that takes far too long to learn! Xingyi and Wing Chun are far more effective and give real street use blocks and rapid attacks, but Bagua is more of a moving philosophy than anything else...beautiful yes,,,but even the founder wasn't able to save his life using it...

[@purplemediaindependent3897]

Folktales are awesome

[@Teanagemewtantninja]

4.37 but the moves on this guy tho..

[@jonathanmarshall4820]

Crouching tiger hidden dragon blew me away

[@TedOfNod]

I remember finding out she had topless beach pics. My arm was sore for days! 💪

[@Trovao13]

💥🇧🇷LIKE do TROVÃO TREZE👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 tmj OSS

[@jonathanmarshall4820]

Things dovetail with the present

[@S00-d7h]

Great vid!

[@georgemckenzie2525]

She she ni

[@RealNotallGaming]

someone can bring me a video for understand the lineage of all chinese martial arts? those in the films are ancient enough for being THE ancient chinese martial arts?

[@casanovapilar]

Start practicing instead

[@jcs7698]

😬😳😯

[@TheBishop12]

9:07 aaaa I heard that

[@johnetheridge5833]

Ziyi Zhang a.k.a Zhang ziyi is a actress who trained in the martial artists for movies people think she is a real martial artist.

[@deontesampson1993]

Facts

[@PaulBo]

看这些人睁眼说瞎话吹牛逼也是肥肠有意思得，1米5的身高，45公斤的体重，力量很强大~~~你们干脆改写经典物理算了。。。

[@chiefboomgaming8926]

choice

[@bernardwong913]

舞術真好看！MMA徐不會舞術、只會打架傷人、難怪舞術介不能容忍他！🤣

[@HusselboiD]

How come if these styles are so superior. How comes there's never in the UFC

[@whiteribbonman1]

Thumbs-Up #1.1K-Plus I am, Monday late afternoon 5 August 2019! Better late than not at all to discover your channel and these segments on The Grandmaster. I did subscribe and energize the bell. I love the vivid colors in the Chinese culture. Reminds me of California’s coastal life, my birth place and childhood.

[@spiritakarabbit369]

Thank u for sharing. Namaste

[@Purwapada]

. namaste wtf - ni hao

[@YuppiePsycho]

We all know these guys get wrecked by Mma fighters now.

[@dericksuapaia]

Man these guys did The GrandMaster so good, I said forget Donnie Yen... WHO DIS?!? Lmao Really good movie

[@Kcseales]

I'm glad you liked it. They tried to make it as authentic as possible. The intention was to showcase real Wing Chun, as oppose to what was ever showcased in movies before it.

[@dericksuapaia]

Kcseales that’s why I loved it! AUTHENTICITY!

[@yang5159]

Yip man is no match for Khoo yu cheong s incredible iron palm

[@hamzadesidragonsarwar]

I think everyone looked down on Bruce Lee since he looked down on traditional styles like the stances in Hung Gur feel too open I prefer the boxing or Karate stance which is more rooted and square easier to defend and attack even the Wing Chun stance is pretty good

[@jaylim3027]

Bruce Lee didn't look down on traditional styles, he actually studied a lot them in detail. He didn't like the way those schools were conducted which were closed up and only practiced within the schools themselves. He hoped that various schools would interact with each other and learn from each other, as he did. In one of the Hollywood interviews he did, he demonstrated Hung Gar's Tiger and Crane style.

[@Abdullah-tu9mo]

this movie is great but need more fighting inside

[@shaazulymohamed5416]

oh what a fantastic show I love it and I wish to learn

[@kedabro1957]

10:00 ... They chose the wrong clips to illustrate China's decayed martial arts. The people they show have excellent body mechanics. They should have shown floppy-limbed wushu to go with what he was saying.

[@breakingdragon22]

wow a lot of angst but i agree. my teachers in china hate the new wushu.

[@blockmasterscott]

@@breakingdragon22 My teacher here in California grew up here but is super traditional. He despises new wushu, calls it arm flapping.

[@breakingdragon22]

blockmasterscott same here I can’t watch it and worse they can’t fight.

[@user-jv7gr1jb3r]

@@blockmasterscott What is "new wushu"? Isn't it just old wushu?

[@BlueFang714]

I think the idea was more so that they were showing form and giving nothing but entertainment without context and leaving behind the martial application. Essentially turning martial art simply into art. Body mechanics are still part of the art though to be fair.