Info on Russel Wong - Vanishing Son?
EvilBoy
Wong has a working knowledge of both Chinese and Japanese. He has been studying
martial arts for some time, and uses a combination of Chinese kick boxing, Kung
Fu, and Tae Kwon Do techniques to perform many of his own stunts and fight
scenes in "Vanishing Son."
And here is what is said about the martial-arts
choreographer/trainer/stunt-double:
Roger Yuan has been a practicing martial artist for over 22 years,
beginning his training in a Japanese style called Kyokushinkai, a rigid
and highly structured system (which poses the question, is there really
a laid-back form of martial arts?). From there, he moved on to Wing
Chung, a Chinese Kung Fu system similar to Bruce Lee's early
training in Hong Kong. Roger has also trained in Tae Kwon Do and
Tang Soo Do, two Korean systems specializing in acrobatic kicking
which requires tremendous agility and fluidity of motion; and Muay
Thai, a hard fighting style from Thailand, using knees, elbows and
shins as the major weapons of the body. To round out his expertise,
Roger studied western boxing and wrestling; and Aikido, which
focuses on deflecting and evading, rather than meeting force head on --
and is the form most frequently used by another Hollywood favorite,
Steven Seagal.
They write a bit about this guy's philosophies regarding both the show and the martial-arts, if anyone is interested.
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Guy Oshiro
I've been watching the Vanishing Son series that plays on the
independent station. Its a pretty fun show and I enjoy it. It stars
Russell Wong. Does anyone know what his background is and what style
he practices? It looked a little like Wing Chun by the blocks that he
used (Tan Sao) but then he does all this fancy kicking and jumping so
I am a little confused.
Sincerely,
Guy Oshiro
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David L. Williams
: Hey all,
: I've been watching the Vanishing Son series that plays on the
: independent station. Its a pretty fun show and I enjoy it. It stars
: Russell Wong. Does anyone know what his background is and what style
: he practices? It looked a little like Wing Chun by the blocks that he
: used (Tan Sao) but then he does all this fancy kicking and jumping so
: I am a little confused.
Guy,
I think the instructor is Tak Wah Eng, a Fu Jow Pai master. Russell was not
into MA prior to the show. I've probably mangled Master Eng's name.
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David Williams
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Cheryl Nishikawara
>From: jjs...@is2.nyu.edu (Jonathan J. Sy)
>Subject: Re: Info on Russel Wong - Vanishing Son?
>Date: 6 Jun 1995 01:45:41 GMT
>Guy Oshiro (oshi...@defiance.hsc.colorado.edu) wrote:
>: Hey all,
>: I've been watching the Vanishing Son series that plays on the
>: independent station. Its a pretty fun show and I enjoy it. It stars
>: Russell Wong. Does anyone know what his background is and what style
>: he practices? It looked a little like Wing Chun by the blocks that he
>: used (Tan Sao) but then he does all this fancy kicking and jumping so
>: I am a little confused.
A couple of nights ago I watched the segment where he and his (ghost)
brother had a fight in the "bus station". Later in the show they both
referred twice to what sounded to me like Wu Shu ? Anybody else out there
catch that?
'gards
Cheryl
>: Sincerely,
>: Guy Oshiro
>He practices Tiger Claw kung fu with Tak wah eng, thats the funny looking
>dude who practices with him in the opening introductions and stuff.
>I hear he has worked with others before Tiger Claw but I don't know who.
>Jonathan Sy
RB Alioth
A couple of nights ago I watched the segment where he and his (ghost)
brother had a fight in the "bus station". Later in the show they both
referred twice to what sounded to me like Wu Shu ? Anybody else out
there
catch that?
'gards
Cheryl
<<<
Wushu? Well, that would explain the flying kicks and flashy acrobatics.
Does anyone know for sure what Russel Wong's background is? I like the
show and would be interested in finding out. RBA
Jonathan J. Sy
: Hey all,
: I've been watching the Vanishing Son series that plays on the
: independent station. Its a pretty fun show and I enjoy it. It stars
: Russell Wong. Does anyone know what his background is and what style
: he practices? It looked a little like Wing Chun by the blocks that he
: used (Tan Sao) but then he does all this fancy kicking and jumping so
: I am a little confused.
: Sincerely,
Robear
I'm sorry? Use of the generic Chinese term for fighting arts explains
flashy moves and acrobatics? Unless he said "Modern Wu Shu", I think
you are mistaking the phrase for something else...
David Pipes
Cheryl Nishikawara
>From: rob...@access5.digex.net (Robear)
>Subject: Re: Info on Russel Wong - Vanishing Son?
>David Pipes
Hi David,
I am the person who heard that line. It was ?sp. Dago ?
the "ghost" brother speaking to Jian Wa (Russel Wong) in the underground
subway where a guy had taken him after he had been injured. Dago said,
"So, how is the Wushu master feeling?" or something very close to that. Later
on there was another reference to Wushu, and I don't recall the word _modern_
anywhere in there.
This seems trivial, but I have just withdrawn from my TKD club and am looking
to fill the huge hole in my life, so I have been trying to figure out
what that guy is doing, too!
'gards
Cheryl
SPaMiCiDE
: >>>
: A couple of nights ago I watched the segment where he and his (ghost)
: brother had a fight in the "bus station". Later in the show they both
: referred twice to what sounded to me like Wu Shu ? Anybody else out
: there
: catch that?
: 'gards
: Cheryl
: <<<
: Wushu? Well, that would explain the flying kicks and flashy acrobatics.
: Does anyone know for sure what Russel Wong's background is? I like the
: show and would be interested in finding out. RBA
In Chinese, Wushu literally means fighting techniques. Most people
nowadays think of wushu as flying acrobatic forms, but in the past wush
used to symbolize ALL martial arts. The term "kung Fu" is actually a
misnomer, in chinese kung fu actually just means "work" or "effort"
SPaMi
riot
or Path of the Warrior. "Martial Way" is the closest literal translation
that I know of. I could be VERY off, as I don't speak Chinese. Let's
wait and see if I get flamed, shall we? *grin*
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On 7 Jun 1995, Robear wrote:
> In article <3r2dpk$b...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>,
> RB Alioth <rbal...@aol.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >A couple of nights ago I watched the segment where he and his (ghost)
> >brother had a fight in the "bus station". Later in the show they both
> >referred twice to what sounded to me like Wu Shu ? Anybody else out
> >there
> >catch that?
> >'gards
> >Cheryl
> ><<<
> >
> >Wushu? Well, that would explain the flying kicks and flashy acrobatics.
> >Does anyone know for sure what Russel Wong's background is? I like the
> >show and would be interested in finding out. RBA
>
Lan Tran
does northern Shaolin and Tai Chi. I got the Tai Chi thing from the beginning credits of the
show but he looks ok doing the classical Yang Style.
Jiahui Jeffrey Wang
> I was told that "Wu Shu" means (non literally) Way of the Warrior
>or Path of the Warrior. "Martial Way" is the closest literal translation
>that I know of. I could be VERY off, as I don't speak Chinese. Let's
>wait and see if I get flamed, shall we? *grin*
This is not a flame, :-), just to clarify something. Both Wu Shu and Kung
Fu mean "martial arts" in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese, respectively.
Since Chinese martial arts were first introduced to the western world by
Bruce Lee (maybe, though China sent a delegation of martial arts masters
to one Olympic Games in 1920s), and Bruce Lee speaks Cantanose, Chinese
martial arts have been known as Kung Fu since then. By the way, Wu Shu
literally means "martial arts" in Chinese, (this is not supposed to be a
joke.)
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Dylan Blaec Frederickson
In Black Belt Summer 1995 Yearbook, it says that Wong is a former
profesional dancer wwho has practiced kung fu, Chinese kickboxing, and TKD.
Dylan
Stephen C Wang
various points of his career, he has most taken a liking to Modern
Chinese Wushu. Lately, he has been training at various times with the
new UCLA Wushu team while he's in Los Angeles. This would explain the
various references to wushu in Vanishing Son beyond just the generic
"martial arts" translation. This would also explain Russell's
affiliation with this year's tour of the Beijing Wushu Team where he
did plugs for the team and his show for the Team's shows in the Bay
Area. BTW, Russell (with all of the free time now that Vanishing Son
is no longer filming) is a guest of the Beijing Wushu Team and is
learning as much Wushu as he can in Beijing.
Jiahui Jeffrey Wang