This is the first part of my official guide for Brad Wong in Dead or Alive 3.
I managed to get some of this done today, thanks to lack of distractions while i was working(well...on research).
Again, this will be put into several parts, due to this guide still under construction.
But before we start on the fancy stuff, let's learn a few things about him and his fighting style, Zui Ba Xian Quan shall we?
What is Zui Ba Xian Quan exactly?
Zui Quan, also known as Zui Ba Xian Quan or Drunken Fist, is a concept in traditional Chinese martial arts of techniques, forms and fighting philosophy that appear to imitate a drunkard's movements.
It also has a classification of modern Wushu forms.
Zui Quan is sometimes called Zuijiuquan(Another Chinese proverb for literally "Drunken Alcohol Fist").
The postures are created by momentum and weight of the body, and imitation is generally through staggering and certain type of fluidity in the movements.
It is considered to be among the more difficult wushu styles to learn due to the need for powerful joints and fingers.
While in fiction, practitioners of Zui Quan are often portrayed as being actually intoxicated(like Brad Wong)Zui Quan techniques are highly acrobatic and skilled, and require a great degree of balance and coordination, such that any person attempting to perform any Zui Quan techniques while intoxicated in real-life would be likely to injure themselves(DON'T try this at home).
Even though the style seems irregular and off balance it takes the utmost balance to be successful.
To excel one must be relaxed and flow with ease from technique to technique.
Swaying, drinking, and falling are used to throw off opponents.
When the opponent thinks the drunken boxer is vulnerable he is usually well balanced and ready to strike.
When swigging a wine cup the practitioner is really practicing grabbing and striking techniques.
The waist movements trick opponents into attacking, sometimes even falling over.
Falls can be used to avoid attacks but also to pin attackers to the ground while vital points are targeted, meaning "Ouch!" for the poor attacker.
Zui Quan within Chinese martial arts
Many traditional Chinese martial arts utilize drunken techniques and fighting philosophy within forms and techniques. For example:
Brad Wong seems to be characterized by his love of alcohol as well as his overall nonchalant demeanor.
He fights with honor and exhibits the spirit of a true martial artist in that he treats others with the respect they deserve, never talking down to an opponent, though of course, if attacked, he will defend himself.
Wong is the Cantonese romanization of two common Chinese surnames; Huang(黃; literally "yellow") and Wang(王; literally "king").
Dead or Alive 3//Brad Wong Guide(Part two) coming soon!
I managed to get some of this done today, thanks to lack of distractions while i was working(well...on research).
Again, this will be put into several parts, due to this guide still under construction.
But before we start on the fancy stuff, let's learn a few things about him and his fighting style, Zui Ba Xian Quan shall we?
What is Zui Ba Xian Quan exactly?
Zui Quan, also known as Zui Ba Xian Quan or Drunken Fist, is a concept in traditional Chinese martial arts of techniques, forms and fighting philosophy that appear to imitate a drunkard's movements.
It also has a classification of modern Wushu forms.
Zui Quan is sometimes called Zuijiuquan(Another Chinese proverb for literally "Drunken Alcohol Fist").
The postures are created by momentum and weight of the body, and imitation is generally through staggering and certain type of fluidity in the movements.
It is considered to be among the more difficult wushu styles to learn due to the need for powerful joints and fingers.
While in fiction, practitioners of Zui Quan are often portrayed as being actually intoxicated(like Brad Wong)Zui Quan techniques are highly acrobatic and skilled, and require a great degree of balance and coordination, such that any person attempting to perform any Zui Quan techniques while intoxicated in real-life would be likely to injure themselves(DON'T try this at home).
Even though the style seems irregular and off balance it takes the utmost balance to be successful.
To excel one must be relaxed and flow with ease from technique to technique.
Swaying, drinking, and falling are used to throw off opponents.
When the opponent thinks the drunken boxer is vulnerable he is usually well balanced and ready to strike.
When swigging a wine cup the practitioner is really practicing grabbing and striking techniques.
The waist movements trick opponents into attacking, sometimes even falling over.
Falls can be used to avoid attacks but also to pin attackers to the ground while vital points are targeted, meaning "Ouch!" for the poor attacker.
Zui Quan within Chinese martial arts
Many traditional Chinese martial arts utilize drunken techniques and fighting philosophy within forms and techniques. For example:
- Some lineages of Choi Lei Fut contain "drunken" forms.
Choi Lei Fut drunken technique teaches feints, explosive power generation, swaying motions and various other distraction techniques.
- Monkey Kung Fu contains a variation of monkey style called "Drunken Monkey" which involves "a lot of throat, eye and groin strikes as well as tumbling and falling techniques.
It incorporates a lot of false steps to give the appearance of defenselessness and uses a lot of off-balance strikes.
The practitioner waddles, takes very faltering steps and sometimes fall to the ground and lies prone while waiting the opponent to approach at which time a devastating attack is launched at the knees or groin areas of the opponent."
- Performance Wushu contains several exhibition forms known as "drunken" forms, but which bear no actual connection to the forms found in traditional Chinese martial arts.
- Most lineages of Hung Gar and Hung Fut contain drunken forms.
Brad Wong seems to be characterized by his love of alcohol as well as his overall nonchalant demeanor.
He fights with honor and exhibits the spirit of a true martial artist in that he treats others with the respect they deserve, never talking down to an opponent, though of course, if attacked, he will defend himself.
Wong is the Cantonese romanization of two common Chinese surnames; Huang(黃; literally "yellow") and Wang(王; literally "king").
Dead or Alive 3//Brad Wong Guide(Part two) coming soon!
