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Masters of Heaven and Earth


 

Journey deep into the heart of China to explore the mysterious martial art of Tai chi chuan. We start this exploration with a small park at the Forbidden City in Beijing. But this is no ordinary scene. Yang style Tai chi has been taught in this same location by the same family of Tai chi masters for over one hundred years. Today we meet the 5th generation descendent, Master Cui Zhongsan – one of the worlds top Yang style masters.

Yang style originated from the Chen style, so off we go to Chen Village. The opening sequence of the great Chen Xiaowang performing Chen Tai chi beside the Yellow river will be a classic scene to remember. We take you inside the Chen village school and witness demonstrations not only by the students but by Xiaowang himself, much to the delight of the villagers! His brother Chen Xiaoxing, who runs the school – (and Chen village probably), then performs Chen New Frame – one of the best Tai chi forms we have ever seen – and in the courtyard of the Chen family temple. Both Xiaowang and Xiaoxing provided us with some great interviews on Chen’s history, present and future practice both in Chin and abroad, and what Tai chi really means. Chen village is called the birthplace of Tai chi – and records correctly point to this. So where does that leave Wudang Mountain?

In the final segment of Masters of Heaven & Earth we take you to Wudang and to the top Wudang master, Priest Zhong Yun Long – who insists Tai chi all started at Wudang. Certainly, we met and filmed some incredible Tai chi at Wudang – amid the peaks and valleys with, yes, even with a little mist rising! His students have now taken over the teaching and provided us with some beautiful scenes of martial arts including baguazhang and Wudangquan. In depth interviews with Zhong Yun Long, Master Yuan and even some foreign students really tell the Wudang story. Even the non-martial arts viewers will love every frame of the Wudang Mountain scene – beautiful Tai chi set to modern fusion music. Is Wudang the rightful birthplace? We think it is certainly the spiritual home of Tai chi – where Taoism and Tai chi are one and the same for Wudang masters.

Online Review at talkingpurpose.com 

The photography and filming is beautiful, as expected from filmmaker Jon Braeley who’s other films include The Yoga Guru’s and The Empty Mind.  Jon is a wonderful documentarian, and I love his subject matter – many of his movies that explore Consciousness and the Mind/Body connection from  disciplines around the world ….read more…

Review: Richard W. New York. April 20th 2010

I have practiced Tai Chi for 15 years for health. Everyday at sunrise I do a Yang Style long form called Chang style. In the beginning of my journey I read 100s of books on Tai Chi principles, Chi Gung, and Tao. These works can be valuable if one is seeking the essence and a distillate of Tai Chi. But, there are plenty of bad translations and the works can be plain esoteric and inscrutable. That’s why the Chinese say 1 picture is worth a thousand words. I like that this video shows the evolution of all the main forms. Yang style is shown in a park in Beijing. Chen style is shown in Chen village with 2 masters of Chen lineage. Wudang style is shown in Wudang Mountain and is hard core and mystical. The film is beautiful and thorough. The masters are top notch and you get to see all major forms of Tai Chi illustrated by reputable masters. You can see the Chi flow. The DVD is a valuable supplement to the endless supply of books and magazines I have read, and it adds a visual dimension without an endless stream of words. I have watched it once and it has improved my practice. I plan to watch it again. There are many people who claim to teach Tai chi out there– but what they are teaching is questionable. This is a good video to see what the authentic lineages look like in pursuit of a master and form.

Review: Loren W Christensen, Portland, Oregon. Oct 3rd 2009

If you practice tai chi or simply want to know more about it, get this DVD. It’s not a how-to-do DVD but rather a documentary on this ancient martial art form. It’s shot in HD with an inspiring sound track. I’ve been training in the martial arts since 1965, which includes tai chi study. I highly recommend this high quality, well produced DVD.