Lau Gar Kung Fu Nationals 2018 Adult Int. Forms

[@abdulrazzak9199]

One best of the best lau gar teachers ever Jason Crabtree U.K. Wales

[@markdonovan1540]

Good spirit and coordination by the second performer, the blue sash. When I did Lau Gar in the 80s and 90s, it took me 10 years to get to brown sash level, even then I never considered that any of my forms where anywhere near as good as my teachers. I memorised them yes, I had reasonable coordination yes, but I lacked deeper relaxation, flexibility and effective power for the forms to ever have real application. That said, the conditioning and discipline required to practise forms is something that has certain benefits, not just for Kung Fu training. A good sign that forms are being practised correctly is that the thighs should BURN, the breath control should be focused 100%, the relaxation combined with explosive movement must not be hindered by unnecessary muscular tension, the use of waist and hips must drive the kicks and hand strikes, the alignment of the body structure and balance needs to be precise and feet must GRIP the floor.

[@jonathancampbell5231]

2nd performer is Purple Sash, not Blue.

[@matthewpilling4828]

ABSOLUTELY APPAULING STYLE AND.SET .... WOW SLOW NO STYLE ...DREADFUL

[@tintomara6209]

The yellow sash form is supposed to be slow.

[@matthewpilling4828]

@@tintomara6209 Not just the speed the entire style and the fluidity of it is totally PATHETIC

[@tintomara6209]

@@matthewpilling4828 Well that's down to the instructor then isn't it? But sadly,I have seen worse...

[@sambaker1212]

If it’s so crap....how are they graded?

[@stuarthutchin7686]

The yellow sash form is Far Kuin and is fast and dynamic. The form for purple sash is flying Dragon Fingers and is an internal slow form. If you want to learn Lau Gar Kuen, it is the largest Chinese Martial art in the Uk

[@Greebob11]

Thanks for posting this. I'm literally on the same set as the first peron on the vid. Although I'm not at black sash/belt yet, I can safely say that a few of these didn't pass 😅

[@yeetya1714]

The first set is something I don’t know how to spell 🤣 but your pronounce it as, Fay-Long-Chi.

[@Greebob11]

@@yeetya1714 Thanks for the reply 🙂 I've pretty much got this set finished now and I thought I had the knife defence sorted as well... Until my Sifu attacked full speed and I couldn't keep up 😅

[@yeetya1714]

Greebob11 if you do number 3 knife defense the one where they bend your arm back at full speed, it hurts!!

[@yeetya1714]

Greebob11 also, when your a purple sash learning stick fighting, my friend did it at full speed and now my stick has dents in it 😬

[@Greebob11]

@@yeetya1714 Yup. He ran us through 1 to 6, so all the way through, so I know them, but I find it hard to hit the correct parts at speed. I ended up back-handing his chest, rather than hitting just under the bicep. Also, bc I'm a little tougher than some of the other students, he demonstrates with me (and some of the others) with more force. Not intentionally trying to hurt me, but to show how the force is generated i.e. The hips with chops to the ribcage are very important as you obvs must know and the back knee pointing to the floor when doing a reverse punch. Technically, I think I'm quite good, but doing the actions at speed (especially if someone actually wants to hurt you) I'm lacking a bit. Obvs, I know I'll pick that up in time, but I was thinking of joining the kickboxing group too as they do a lot of sparring.

[@Willduit]

Why are there people with both black and orange belts?

[@leewightman8001]

I got to my orange sash .wish I stuck at it

[@markhackland6940]

The standards have dropped dramatically. On every set on the video.

[@BlackRosesSmellSweeter]

It looks fine to me. Not the most fluid sure, but not enough to be considered “dropped standards”. Why be so negative?

[@norbertoh3576]

Not great but most beginners with lots of hard work in front of them

[@Cailean_MacCoinnich]

Some decent performances. The second girl was pretty good., but the problem is that their teachers don't seem to know these forms, they are only going through the motions, so how can the students perform well? It would be so much better if the instructors knew the forms correctly rather than trying to pass on knowledge they don't have themselves, that way simple things like knowing how to bow correctly would.n't ruin performances.

[@ibraheemtalash5094]

Such a rare style...where can I learn

[@sambaker1212]

Google it......yes you are correct.....it’s a wonderful style.....it depends on where you are but,,,they’re are loads of lau gar clubs about xxxxgood luck

[@stuarthutchin7686]

yellow sash form is Far Kuin and is fast and dynamic. The form for purple sash is flying Dragon Fingers and is an internal slow form. If you want to learn Lau Gar Kuen, it is the largest Chinese Martial art in the Uk

[@yeetya1714]

I am on purple sash, just above yellow and my teacher has said that we haven’t learnt any Kung fu. We have learnt the basics. We are used to fighting with knifes, nunchaku, and only hands and legs. We are used to punching normally with out twisting your hand. We are now learning something called Chi, it is when you used combined forces from your punch and your body twisting. Now we do stick fighting with 6 ft tall bo staffs and when we hit we have to twist them. Anyone on yellow sash and waiting for their purple, good luck. It’s hard!

[@Cailean_MacCoinnich]

if you are a purple sash, then you have learnt a lot of kung fu already. Maybe your teacher doesn't understand what kung fu means??

[@BlackRosesSmellSweeter]

If you’re doing lau gar, you’re not supposed to even touch weapons until your black sash. If you haven’t learned palm strike yet and you’re a purple belt, you’re probably at a mcdojo

[@BlackRosesSmellSweeter]

As a purple sash myself, that all sounds like total bullshit. Aside from the fact that no self respecting kung fu practitioner would call flails “nunchaku” (that is a Japanese word and Kung Fu is Chinese), you absolutely have to do at least the basic kicks and punches to get dash graded. You also have to learn the sets as seen in the video, and kick sets/block sets. Also, unsure what you mean by “you have to twist” the bo staffs when you strike with them? As in the question mark move at the end of a strike to knock a weapon away? Or do you literally mean twist the whole staff as you’re hitting? None of it tracks and I find it very hard to believe you’re actually practicing kung fu, or if you are then I highly doubt your instructor is actually any good.

[@jameshart8344]

I’ve been partaking in wing tsun gong fu aiki Jitsu for three years. I can’t wait to learn tiger paw as this can incapacite an attacker in one strike and I really cant wait to scream kiai when I do it will be super cool

[@alekx58]

Lao Goa Pai she Wang Wang Wang chie

[@MichaelWilliams-mo1vv]

How many forms does Lau Gar have?

[@BlackRosesSmellSweeter]

Not sure if you still need an answer but 7; one for each belt (not including white)

[@jameshart8344]

I done 3:11 to eight school boy bullies and they ran off

[@rajeshwardevrathod869]

Boring stuff 😁😁

[@yeetya1714]

The second purple sash’s set was rubbish.

[@jameshart8344]

Let’s be honest though this foolery wouldn’t work in a fight anyway

[@BlackRosesSmellSweeter]

@@jameshart8344in another comment you said you did a set to some school bullies and they ran off? So either you have bipolar disorder, or you’re only hear to dick around, of which means you don’t actually know anything about kung fu. These sets aren’t meant to be used in actual fighting, they’re to build up strength and endurance in your body, as well as build up focus so that you always stay on target. Someone that actually tries to use a set during a street fight is someone that doesn’t understand kung fu.