the second video is definitely wing chun, but with jumping which is quite odd.
see reference to pan nam weng chun and netherland weng chun. slight differences between the two but no jumping.
Butterfly Knives
How can anyone think that the Butterfly knives shown here are Wing Chun!?!?
Butterfly swords from all southern styles, EXCEPT WING CHUN, all resemble each other. No way to tell wether its Choy Lay Fut, Hung, Lama, etc.
It’s not WC though.
I concurry is definately not in any way what so ever Wang chung tonight.
The knives form in the clip is from Pan Nam’s Wing Chun.
In fact you can get video of the Pan Nam’s form featuring the late Pan Nam’s son, Pan Shu Xiong performing this form.
The connection between Pan Junior and Chen (the Sifu in the clip) is that they are both involved in “Huang Fei Hong” kung fu school in China.
The knives form in the clip is from Pan Nam’s Wing Chun.
In fact you can get video of the Pan Nam’s form featuring the late Pan Nam’s son, Pan Shu Xiong performing this form.
The connection between Pan Junior and Chen (the Sifu in the clip) is that they are both involved in “Huang Fei Hong” kung fu school in China.
It would be nice to see some of that applied.
Form doesn’t make sense most of the time until it is applied with a little realism.
I actually own both VCDs..and the forms are almost identical…only difference is that Chens version looks way more flashy…
In fact the version from Pan Shu Xiong looks like WIng Chun while the other looks more like a traditional Kung Fu style such as Hung Gar,Coy Li Fut etc.
Laukarbo,
If you look at all of Chen’s deliveries; Lung Ying, Hap Gar and Hungga, they all come across as “flashy”. I got his entire collection.
Chen’s style is typical Cantonese Wu Dip Doe (minus the “flashy” bits).
Most Wing Chun’s Wu Dip Doe, imho, looks like a cross between Cantonese and Fukien except maybe with lesser “kneeling stance” or lower gate techniques.
If you are familiar with Yong Chun White Crane Butterfly Knives, you’ll know what I mean.