These videos are produced by Wu Tang PCA, and the only purpose is to make easy access for people who are interested in learning and reviewing these subjects that we are practicing and teaching. When you purchase a video, we will send you an eays downloadable link to your email, so you can simply download the video to your computer, phone or other devices to keep the video permenatly owned by you.
Whirling Circles
This documentary celebrates the history, beauty, power of the Chinese Internal Martial Art of Ba Gua Zhang. It's an introduction, discovery, educational film and appreciation of living by the art through a New York historic martial arts club.
Director: Tina C Zhang
Writers: Tina C Zhang, Frank Allen
Cinematographer: Tina C Zhang
Narrator: Daniel Kreizberg
Editor: Tina C Zhang
Release: May, 2022
Duration: 52.19
Tai Chi Club
A Chinese immigrant woman discovers her native culture through a historic New York City's Tai Chi Club. The film tells the stories along its long journey as one of the oldest Tai Chi Clubs in America.
It's an immigrant story; it's a gentrification story; it' a woman's story, and it's a martial arts tale.
Director: Tina Chunna Zhang
Made: 2019
Duration: 1 hour
Classical Cheng Style Ba Gua Zhang
Master Frank Allen's Instructional video.
History. Eight Basic Palm Changes. Fighting Applications. Martial Strategies
This instructional video is for learning and reviewing a study of the fundamental set of Classical Cheng Style Ba Gua Zhang - "The Eight Basic Palms", as taught by Cheng Style Ba Gua Zhang Grandmaster Liu Jing Ru, of Beijing, China. The Eight Basic Palms are demonstrated and taught along with their primary martial applications and strategies, some great stories of the older generation masters and a brief history of the Classical Cheng Style Ba Gua Zhang are presented.
This video is a companion to the book "The Whirling Circles of Ba Gua Zhang" by Frank Allen and Tina Chunna Zhang.
Made in 2010
Duration: 56:45
Ba Gua Zhang
The most popular video collection of Frank Allen's unparalleled teachings.
In this very special video, Master Frank Allen teaches the Eight Palm Changes with all the basic training exercises, martial applications, Taoist meditation roots, and Yi Jing correlations with their energy change patterns.
Featuring: Frank Allen & Wu Tang PCA Students.
Directed & Produced by 3-time Emmy Award Winner Peter Goldsmith.
Edited By Terri Ferrari.
Made in 2000
Duration: 1:50:16
64 Matiral Arts Tequnies
The 64 Hands represent the culmination of research on the most efficient and easy to learn techniques of Chinese Martial Arts. This research was the work of Grandmaster Liu De Quan; a master of Xing Yi Quan, Ba Gua Zhang, Tai Ji Quan and the Northern Shaolin styles; in his effort to improve the training of the Qing Dynasty Army.
This set offers the martial arts students of today the opportunity to easily learn the essence of Northern Chinese Gong Fu. This video will guide them through the 8 lines of the form and the applications of the 64 techniques.
Write and Directed by Frank Allen
Filmed and Edited by Tina C Zhang
Release Date: Nov. 21, 2022
Duration: 17:04
The Old Eight Palms
The Old Eight Palms - This instructional video with Frank Allen's teaching presents a version of the earliest Ba Gua Zhang form, The Old Eight Palms.
This basic training set shapes the practitioner's body into the postures and movements necessary for a deeper study of the art while introducing Ba Gua's basic martial strategies and techniques along with a basic understanding of the art's Yi Jing (I Ching) correlations.
This video contains instructions on:
A brief history of Ba Gua Zhang
Prof. Kang Ge Wu's Ba Gua Qi Gong Set
The Old Eight Palm Changes with Applications
Directed by Frank Allen, Edited and Produced by Terri Ferrari
This is a valuable video for people who interested in learning Ba Gua Zhang.
Made in 2004
Duration: 57:04
Ba Gua Zhang - B. P. Chan's System 1 of 2
In this video, Master Frank Allen introduces the Combined Form Ba Gua Zhang of the famed martial art scholar Jiang Rong Qiao. This system of Ba Gua Zhang was brought to the U.S. in the 1970's by the late Master B. P. Chan.
The instruction begins with a series of Qi Gong exercises designed to strengthen and stretch both muscle and connective tissue to condition the body in preparation for the practice of Ba Gua Zhang. Next, Frank offers step by step instructions in all Eight Palm Changes of the Combined Form Ba Gua Zhang.
Featuring Frank Allen and students of Wu Tang PCA. Produced and Directed by 3-Time Emmy Award Winner Peter Goldsmith.
This video is a collective item and limited edition for Ba Gua Zhang practitioners.
Made in 2001
Duration: 1:00:01
Ba Gua Zhang - B. P. Chan's System 2 of 2
This video is a must for serious Ba Gua Zhang practitioners and a wonderful companion to Volume 1 of this series.
In this Video, Frank begins teaching the most internal aspect of the system - the Eight Inner Palms Meditation Set. This set works to strengthen both the mind and body. Next, instruction is given in the Two Person Form for each of the Eight Palm Changes presented in Volume 1. Both sides (Upper and Lower Palms) of the two person form are taught. The Two Person Form provides in depth training in the martial aspects of this system, with each side alternating between offensive and defensive techniques.
Featuring Frank Allen and students of Wu Tang PCA. Directed and Produced by 3-Time Emmy Award Winner Peter Goldsmith.
This video is a collective item and limited edition for Ba Gua Zhang practitioners.
Made in 2001
Duration: 27:02
Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan (Tai Chi) 1 Historical Collection
In this collectible video include:
A brief historical lineage of Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan (Tai Chi).
The practice of the older generation Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan Masters: Wang Mao Zhai teaches the Sword in the 1930s. Yang Yu Ting practices the form and some of the historical photos in the 1940s. They were all in the location called "Tai Miao", now is the "Cultural Palace of People", next to the Forbidden City, Beijing.
Master Li Bing Ci demonstrates the entire Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan form in 1978.
Master Li Bing Ci (1929 - 2022) is Tina Zhang and Frank Allen's teacher who lives in Beijing.
A few martial applications of the Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan at the end.
Get it! You will have a permanent reference for your practice.
Duration: 22:22
Wu Style Tai Ji Sword & 13 Sword Techniques. Demonstration of Northern Wu Style Tai Ji form.
Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Sword and 13 Sword Techniques
This video contains:
A short lineage history of Wu Style Tai Ji Quan with historical images and videos.
Norther Wu Style 64 posture Tai Ji Sword slow motion demonstration, 13 fundamental Tai Ji Sword techniques and applications.
Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan 83 postures classical form demonstration by Tina Zhang.
Director: Tina C Zhang
Written and VoiceOver: Frank Allen.
Participants: Tina C Zhang, Frank Allen Jia Qi, Marcos Rivera
Tai Ji and Sword forms filmed in 2021.
Publish date: New Year Eve. 2022.
Duration: 36.15
Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan (Tai Chi) 2 History, Demo. Applications
Here is the original, rarely seen Tai Ji Quan developed by Yang Lu Chan's best Imperial Palace Guard student, Quan You, over 150 years ago. Quan You's disciples preserved the traditional ways generation by generation...
This video includes a brief history, demonstration of the Classical Northern Wu Style Tai ji Quan form, and applications.
This video is a companion to the book "Classical Northern Wu Style Tai Ji Quan" by Tina Zhang and Frank Allen. The video made in 2007.
Duration: 24:44
Xing Yi Quan - He Bei Style
Xing Yi Quan, Hebei style is the most popular and widespread version of the Internal, Hard, Center Line Chinese Martial Art, which was developed in the early 1700's by retired general Ji Long Feng.
This program will present The Five Element Fists of Ji's art of Xing Yi Quan. Included a short history of the art. The Five Element Stances, and Hand Techniques along with four footwork patterns. Then come the Five Element Line Drills followed by two versions of The Five Element Linking Form and The Five Element Two Person Set, they all are taught with the fighting applications. Together these practices represent the complete system of He Bei Style Xing Yi Quan Five Element Fists.
Written & Directed by Frank Allen
Edited & Produced by Terri Ferrari
Made in 2005
Fighting for Health System - Phase one: Boxing
This Fighting for Health System is a combination of the posture, breathing, and movement principles of Chinese Internal Martial Arts together with basic Western and Eastern fighting techniques. The system began as a method for students to gain a wider range of controlled contact sparring practices. It has since developed into a separate system for stress relief, conditioning, and self-defense. Fighting for Health is taught in 5 phases: Boxing, Kickboxing, Grappling, Self defense, and Weapons. Each Phase offers Muscle & Tendon Stretching, Postural Alignment, Training Exercises, Techniques, and Sparring Methods.
Phase One: Consists of stretches, 2 stances, 9 punches, and the 2 defense techniques of Boxing. It also explains 6 training exercises, sensitivity sparring and the 3 styles of Boxing. While you learn to shuffle and shadow box, you will absorb a few tidbits of boxing history and lore. This video offers a great workout, is educational and entertaining.
This special edition video is a reproduction of the very popular First Wu Tang PCA Instructional Videotape made in 1995, filmed at the original Wu Tang PCA studio, 7 1/2 Second Ave, NYC.
Program Created & Developed by Frank Allen
Made in 1995
Duration: 38:47
Fighting for Healthy System - Phase Two: Kick Boxing
This Fighting for Health System is a combination of the posture, breathing, and movement principles of Chinese Internal Martial Arts together with basic Western and Eastern fighting techniques. The system began as a method for students to gain a wider range of controlled contact sparring practices. It has since developed into a separate system for stress relief, conditioning, and self-defense. Fighting for Health is taught in 5 phases: Boxing, Kickboxing, Grappling, Self defense, and Weapons. Each Phase offers Muscle & Tendon Stretching, Postural Alignment, Training Exercises, Techniques, and Sparring Methods.
Phase two recaps the basic Fighting for Health stretches and adds a new leg stretching set. It also presents the foundations of Taoist Standing Meditation. The heart of Phase Two is the 6 hand techniques, 8 kicks, 4 sweeps, and 3 throws, which comprise the technique section of the video. These are followed by 7 training exercises, 4 kickboxing styles and short lessons on defense and control. We hope you find this video to be both educational and entertaining, as it presents a complete martial arts workout.
This special edition video is a reproduction of the very popular one of the early Wu Tang PCA Instructional Videotape made in 1996.
Program Created & Developed by Frank Allen
Duration: 47:04
Fighting for Health System - Phase Three: Grapping
This Fighting for Health System is a combination of the posture, breathing, and movement principles of Chinese Internal Martial Arts together with basic Western and Eastern fighting techniques. The system began as a method for students to gain a wider range of controlled contact sparring practices. It has since developed into a separate system for stress relief, conditioning, and self-defense. Fighting for Health is taught in 5 phases: Boxing, Kickboxing, Grappling, Self defense, and Weapons. Each Phase offers Muscle & Tendon Stretching, Postural Alignment, Training Exercises, Techniques, and Sparring Methods.
Phase Three features Wrestling Master "Dangerous" Doug Westlake. This video begins with stretching and an explanation of a Horse Stance Qi Gong set for meditation, energy flow and leg, hip and low back strengthening. It goes on to show 5 training exercises and 4 takedowns. The video reaches the central core of its teachings: the techniques and sparring methods of the 3 basic styles of Grappling: Boundary Wrestling, Pin-Fall Wrestling, and Submission Grappling.
This special edition video is a reproduction of the very popular one of the early Wu Tang PCA Instructional Video made in 1997.
Program Created & Developed by Frank Allen
Duration: 56:56
Frank Allen on Roger Rose Show
Frank Allen was invited to Roger Rose Show as a boxing expert and to present a screen from his martial arts studio - Wu Tang PCA on Nov. 2, 1994.
Duration: 27:58
An Interview with Frank Allen
In 2011, a real estate ownership transfer led to the old walk-up (Wu Tang PCA studio location) being dismantled, and returned two years later with a glass-building.
This video interview with the Wu Tang PCA's founder and director Frank Allen was right before the wrecking ball.
In the interview, Frank talked about how he established his internal martial arts school in lower east side of Manhattan in 1979, and martial arts history in the old days of NYC. In addition, his explanation of the Chinese "Internal" martial arts will deepen the knowledge to all internal martial arts practitioners as well as benefits those curious minded human beings.
This is one-of-a-kind historical video for people who are interested in knowing the development of Wu Tang Physical Culture Association - one of the oldest martial arts schools in America!
Duration: 23.47
