Dragon Sword DVD by Tak Wah Eng

New York Nan Quan
Multiple Views, Instructional sections, Drills and more

Tak Wah Eng just playing around with the straight sword opens this stylish DVD. Then single and double man exercises are shown. Then Tak's short, well designed form. It is evident that Tak is condensing, revising and consolidating. This is not only overdue in Kung Fu but is perfectly within the cyclical, re-consolidating tendencies of Chinese history and life in general. Tak has eliminated needless repetition while maintaining accuracy and meaning. His use of the sword is solid and experienced. Multiple angles of the form are given. As always there is no verbal instruction and modeling is accomplished through repeated visuals. If this imitation style is too difficult and you don't already know some Kung Fu you shouldn't be learning the straight sword anyway. Partner drills round out the DVD.

Comment: In general we have to say this: Someone has been very smart here and made Tak Wah Eng's DVD's about the man as well as the art; thus showing their inseparability. Well done! We need more of these examples of, as Adam Hsu calls them in our recent interview, "human" martial arts. 

Note: DVD is packaged in a basic clam shell case.