
Young Masters: Bajiquan
âDiscover the beautiful brutality of Chinaâs most explosive martial arts styleâ
Overview
Young Masters is an original series commissioned by NOWNESS China focusing on traditional Chinese cultures, and how they continue to be defined by a new generation of the country's youth. Its first episode, Young Masters: Bajiquan, spotlights Wu Hao (ćŽæ), a young man in his twenties from Hebei province who is a stalwart practitioner of Bajiquanâa traditional Chinese fighting style known for its graceful stillness and sudden moments of targeted and ferocious violence. Director Haonan Shen traveled to the Mengcun Bajiquan International Training Center to profile Wu Hao whose paternal ancestor Wu Zhong (1712â1802) was the first recorded Bajiquan teacher. In this evocative portrait of a young manâs passion for sharing his familyâs rich heritage, we get up close and personal with the violent elbow strikes, staff jabs, fierce rising and firm falling stances that characterize the martial art.
Top Cast
Wu Hao
Wu Lianzhi
Mi Ankang
Sun Junjie
Wu Shixue
Li Hao
Shuai Dejin
Liu Hao
Liu Zhicheng
Chu Mengde
Jiang Zhenxin
Wu Shixue
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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