Has anyone seen/used any videos by Randy Williams? If so what’s the quality like? Are they worth the money? I’ve seen at least 18 of them advertsed, and some of them look interesting.
Much appreciated.
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Sifu Williams has a great series of wing chun videos. I think there are 28 total. I have 3 tapes.
My instructor watched the first tape in the Sil Leem Tau series (Sifu Williams’ spelling) and stated Randy Williams has excellent form but also mentioned the following:
When performing SLT, Sifu Williams uses dynamic tension and a breathing exercise. My instructor noted that this should be reserved for advanced studies- the SLT must first be mastered in a fluid way, no tension.
Other than that, Sifu Williams explains the form in detail as well as its applications in combat. He’s funny and puts a wealth of information in one video. I look forward to owning the entire series, but now I’m focusing specifically on the forms.
Sifu Williams has 4 videos for each form. The first two videos are the forms broken down into two sections and the last two are usually applictions / drills derived from said form.
The filming quality is great, but still only VHS- no DVD at this time. There’s also hardly any repetition of techniques like many Panther videos (that’s a good thing when you find that on some Panther videos, 1/3 - 1/2 the video is just slow motion techniques repeated ad nausem). I recommend putting the tapes you have on CD/DVD.
On a related note, Panther Productions informed me that Master A.Fong’s videos will be released on DVD soon.
I can’t believe with all thats going on in the world, your back to your same old games. Someone posts asking a serious question and you resort to bashing trying to turn every post you can into a fight. What do you get out of it? Does it make your chi sao better? Are you able to root more? Just stop. If you don’t like the video, just say so. Don’t start up **** and then wonder why we get on here and get in your face about it. Before you reply think about what you want to achieve with this. Then ask yourself is starting trouble worth it. I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt and i’m assumeing you won’t respond with some smart ass reply but will actually think about what your doing on this forum.
Even though Randy Williams Wing Chun style may differ from others, he is definitely well versed in Wing Chun and it shines through in person as well as in his videos. For all you wanna be chunners watch the videos and learn.
In these times we need to unite, not tear apart.
Anyone who sez,“Fuk’em if he can’t take a jut” on an instructional video has my respect! Randy Williams’ videos are informative,his articles are well written, and he’s funny. I like that. He takes his gung-fu seriously, but not himself, and in a world of pompous-assed martial artists strutting around in cheong salms at tournaments dressed up like Kwan-Gung, Randy Williams is a refreshing breath of fresh air.
Yes, Randy Williams is a funny guy, I love the way that he interacts with all levels of practitioners, and that he doesn’t take himself too seriously like other practitioners around.
I love Randy to death, but I must say though, the jokes DO get corny after a while