The Complete Wu Style Spear (DVD) with Gerald A. Sharp, Ma Yueh Liang, and Wu Ying Hua.

The Complete Wu Style Spear (DVD) with Gerald A. Sharp, Ma Yueh Liang, and Wu Ying Hua.
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    The Complete Wu Style Spear (DVD) with Gerald A. Sharp, Ma Yueh Liang, and Wu Ying Hua.

    The Spear is often referred to as the King of all ancient weapons, because of it's length and "needle-like" shape. Demonstrated are the entire Wu Spear Sets as follows: Complete Spear Basics, the 13 Methods form, the 24 Strategies, the combined 13 and 24 forms, as well as archival footage of Ma Yueh Liang and Wu Ying Hua practicing the Spear Sets and the Sticky Sticks (2 Person Spear Set).

    Chapter 1: Introduction 

    This selectable introduction shows Gerald A. Sharp's training certificates, his formal acceptance as Ma Yueh Liang and Wu Ying Hua's student in 1990; as well as photos with Ma Yueh Liang and Wu Ying Hua.

    Chapter 2: Wu Spear Basics 

    Sharp demonstrates the 8 basics of Wu Style T'ai Chi Spear including: Sliding Hands, Raising and Lowering the Spear, With One Hand Sweep Away the Plum Blossoms, White Tiger Whips Its Tail, Advance and Retreat with Spear Sticking, Return Home While Holding the Pi-Pa, Fair Lady Throws and Twists Her Needle, and Wind Swings the Lotus Leaf.

    Chapter 3: Thirteen Methods

    This chapter presents Gerald A. Sharp demonstrating both variations (identified as A & B) of the Thirteen Methods of Wu Style Spear as publicly demonstrated by Ma Yueh Liang (and his son Ma Jiang Ling).

    Sub-Chaptered As Follows:

    Front Angle

    Rear Angle

    Slow Motion with Titles A

    Front Angle B

    Rear Angle B

    Slow Motion with Titles B

    Chapter 4: Twenty Four Strategies

    This chapter presents Gerald A. Sharp demonstrating the Twenty Four Strategies of the Wu Style Taiji Spear which was often demonstrated publicly by Wu Ying Hua.

    Sub-Chaptered As Follows:

    Front Angle

    Rear Angle 

    Slow Motion with Titles

    Chapter 5: Combined 13 & 24

    Gerald A. Sharp demonstrates both forms together, as was demonstrated publicly by Ma Yueh Liang late in Wu Ying Hua's career and up until Ma's passing.

    Sub-Chaptered As Follows:

    Front Angle

    Rear Angle

    *Chapter 6: Ma Yueh Liang & Wu Ying Hua*

    This Chapter Presents Archival Footage of Wu Ying Hua and Ma Yueh Liang demonstrating both the 13 and 24 Spear Sets, as wel as The Sticky Sticks (Two-Person Spear Set).

    Sub-Chaptered As Follows:

    Ma Yueh Liang Demonstrates the 13 Methods of Wu Spear

    Wu Ying Hua Demonstrates the 24 Strategies of Wu Spear

    Ma Yueh Liang Demonstrates the 24 Strategies of Wu Spear.

    Ma Yueh Liang and Wu Ying Hua demonstrate the Sticky Sticks (Wu Style's two person stick/spear routine).

    * While the quality of videos in this chapters are substandard, we feel the educational content outweighs any technical limitations.

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