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beijingwushuteam.com Archives Series VCDs

The beijingwushuteam.com Archive Series presents professional level contemporary wushu competitions from China from the past 25 years. See classic wushu performed by the most famous champions! Wushu has evolved and changed a great deal over the past decades, this series of VCDs allows you to see and appreciate the athleticism, artistry and martial skill of classic wushu athletes of the 70s, 80s and 90s. Competitions of this type are rare and not to be missed by any true fan of contemporary wushu!

Check out this page for trailers, screen captures and content information. The list of athletes on the discs is incomplete, currently only Beijing Team members and a few other famous athletes are listed, we are working to identify more. If you recognize anyone not listed, please send an email.

Note: Due to the archival nature of the material,  this disc may contain static, color shifts, pauses, distortions, etc.  This is an artifact of the analog sources, not this disc or the system it is played on.

Currently the following VCDs are available:
1985 China Nationals Complete Set - TEMPORARILY SOLD OUT!
      1985 China Nationals Volume 1 - quantities are limited
      1985 China Nationals Volume 2 - quantities are limited
      1985 China Nationals Volume 3 - TEMPORARILY SOLD OUT!
      1985 China Nationals Volume 4 - TEMPORARILY SOLD OUT!

1996 Men's Team Competition
1981 China Nationals Complete Set
      1981 China Nationals Volume 1
      1981 China Nationals Volume 2
      1981 China Nationals Volume 3

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1985 China Nationals:

1985 Nationals 4 Disc Set
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This competition, held in Yinchuan, Ningxia Province in 1985, is presented on four discs, available seperately or as a set. It features men and women competing in nearly every hand style and weapon available as well as sparring sets and group sets! This event is a catalog of the richness and diversity of "old school" wushu that is rarely, if ever seen in current wushu competition. Many of the champions featured on this series have gone on to become famous coaches around the world, here is a chance to see them competing at their prime. Click here for a partial list of competitors and events on these volumes.

The video quality is generally equally good on all four discs - occasionally some video is color shifted green, but is still rather clear. During the group sets and other far away shots, sometimes the action on the carpets is a bit dark, but still very watchable.

1985 China Nationals Trailer (7.0 mb)

This competition is available as a set to the RIGHT or seperately BELOW:


 

1985 Nationals Volume 1
$15 per disc
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$16 per disc
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Disc 1:
Total Running Time: ~65 minutes
Events:
  Men's Straightsword - (4 competitors)
  Men's Sparring Sets - (4 groups)
  Women's Other Weapons - (2 competitors) - (Long tassel Straightsword)
  Women's Straightsword - (6 competitors)
  Women's Xingyi Quan - (1 competitor)
  Men's Other Weapons - (2 competitors) - (Monkey Staff)
  Men's Changquan - (5 competitors)
  Women's Traditional Fist - (2 competitors) - (Fanziquan)
  Men's Double Weapons - (3 competitors) - (Double Hooks)
  Men's Broadsword - (2 competitors)
  Women's Staff - (3 competitors)
Athletes include:
Click here for a partial list of competitors and events on these volumes.
Video Quality:
Samples:
Still 1 (Li Xia - Beijing)
Still 2 (Zhang Xianming, Lu Jinming, Li Zhizhou - Beijing)
Still 3 (Zhao Changjun - Shanxi)
Still 4 (Shandong athlete monkey staff)

 


1985 Nationals Volume 2
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$16 per disc
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Disc 2:
Total Running Time: ~65 minutes
Events:
  Men's Sparring Sets - (3 groups)
  Women's Broadswords - (6 competitors)
  Men's Changquan - (5 competitors)
  Men's Double Weapon - (1 competitor) - (Double Broadsword)
  Women's Piqua - (1 competitor)
  Men's Flexible Weapons - (7 competitors) - (whipchain , 3 section staff)
  Women's Changquan - (5 competitors)
  Men's Broadsword - (7 competitors)
  Men's Xingyiquan - (4 competitors)
  Men's Spear - (5 competitors)
  Women's Eagle Claw - (3 competitors)
Athletes include:
Click here for a partial list of competitors and events on these volumes.
Video Quality:
Samples:
Still 1 (Tang Laiwei, Liang Changxing - Beijing)
Still 2 (Yang Shiwen - Guangdong)
Still 3 (Li Xia - Beijing)
Still 4 (Liang Qiangxing - Beijing)

 


1985 Nationals Volume 3
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Disc 3:
Total Running Time: ~60 minutes
Events:
  Women's Traditional Emptyhand (8 competitors) - (Mantis, Wu Song Breaks Manacles, Dog Boxing, Ditang)
  Men's Spear (1 competitor)
  Men's Flexible Weapon (6 competitors) - (Whip, Dbl Whip, Rope Dart, 3 Section)
  Men's Nanquan (5 competitors)
  Women's Spear (5 competitors)
  Women's Sparring Set (6 groups)
  Men's Traditional Emptyhand (2 competitors) - (Fanzi)
  Men's Staff (3 competitors)
  Women's Changquan (2 competitors)
  Women's Double Weapons (2 competitors)
Athletes include:
Click here for a partial list of competitors and events on these volumes.
Video Quality: Good, Occasional green color shift
Samples:
Still 1 (Yang Shiwen - Guangdong)
Still 2 (Lu Jinming - Beijing)
Still 3 (Xu Xiangdong - Beijing)
Still 4 (Fujian Dog boxing by Fujian Team athlete)

 

 


1985 Nationals Volume 4
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Disc 4:
Total Running Time: ~70 minutes
Events:
  Women's Double Weapons - (2 competitors) - (Double Straightsword)
  Women's Nanquan - (2 competitors)
  Men's Staff - (3 competitors)
  Women's Flexible Weapons - (3 competitors) - (Broadsword+Whip)
  Women's Double Weapons - (2 competitors) - (Double Broadsword, Double Hooksword)
  Men's Traditional Fist - (6 competitors) - (Ditang, Drunken, Wu Song Manacles?, Dog Boxing)
  Women's Double Spear - (1 competitors)
  Group Sets - (7 groups) - (Group Xingyi, BS, Dbl Whip, Whip, 3 Section, Changquan, Double Broadsword)
  Masters and Juniors Exhibition - (10 performers)
Athletes include:
Click here for a partial list of competitors and events on these volumes.
Video Quality: Good, occasional green color shift, dark during some portions of group sets
Samples:
Still 1 (Yuan Wenqing - Shanxi)
Still 2 (Zhao Chanjun - Shanxi)
Still 3 (Group 3 Section Staff)
Still 4 (Shanghai Team Group Broadsword)

 

1996 Men's Team Competition:

$15 per disc
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$16 per disc
+ $3.95 shipping per order
for ALL other countries
This competition from 1996 features men's teams competing in Changquan, Nanquan, Taijiquan and Sparring Sets. This event serves as the qualifier for the 96 Nationals. This competition highlights a critical period in wushu's development, where compulsory difficulty moves (nandu) are first being incorporated to help make judges' scoring easier.
Total Running Time: ~65 minutes
Events:
  Taijiquan - (4 competitors)
  Changquan - (13 competitors)
  Nanquan - (7 competitors)
  Sparring Sets - (15+ 2-man groups)
Athletes include:
He Jingde, Jiang Bangjun, Kong Xiangdong
Samples:
1996 Men's Competition Trailer (7.4 mb)
Still 1 (Kong Xiangdong - Beijing)
Still 2 (Jiang Bangjun - Beijing)
Still 3 (He Jingde - Beijing)
Still 4 (Tianjin Team)


1981 China Nationals:

1985 Nationals 3 Disc Set
$45 per set
+ $3.95 shipping per order
for US and CANADA ONLY!
 
$48 per set
+ $3.95 shipping per order
for ALL other countries

This competition, held in Fuzhou in 1981 is presented on three discs, available seperately or as a set. It features men and women competing in nearly every hand style and weapon available as well as sparring sets and group sets! This event is a catalog of the richness and diversity of "old school" wushu that is rarely, if ever seen in current wushu competition. Many of the champions featured on this series have gone on to become famous coaches around the world, here is a chance to see them competing at their prime.

Most competitor's final scores given by head judge are shown after their performance. The video quality is good for volumes 1 and 3 - occasionally some video is color shifted green, but is still very clear. Volume 2 does have significant static/tracking problems throughout the disc, but the wushu performances are still visible and clear.Click here for a partial list of competitors on these volumes.

1981 China Nationals Trailer (6.8 mb)

This competition is available as a set to the RIGHT or seperately BELOW:


 

1981 Nationals Volume 1
$15 per disc
+ $3.95 shipping per order
for US and CANADA ONLY!
 
$16 per disc
+ $3.95 shipping per order
for ALL other countries
Disc 1:
Total Running Time: ~62 minutes
Events:
  Men's Other Weapons (9 competitors) - (drunken sword, pudao, monkey staff, drunken staff)
  Women's Other Weapons (3 competitors) - (long tassel sword)
  Men's Double Weapons (3 competitors) - (double broadsword, double hooks)
  Women's Double Weapons (9 competitors) - (dbl straightswords, ermei daggers, dbl broadswords, double hooks, dbl long tassel)
  Men's Flexible Weapons (5 competitors) - (3 section staff, 9 section whipchain, double whipchain, rope dart)
  Women's Double Weapons (2 competitors) - (double whipchain)
  Men's Nanquan (2 competitors)
  Women's Taijiquan (1 competitor (partial set only))
  Men's Changquan (4 competitors)
  Men's Traditional (1 competitors) - (mantis)
Athletes include:
Li Zhizhou (Changquan), Qiu Jianguo (Nanquan), Hu Jianqiang (Nanquan), Wang Huilai (Flexible), Zhang Hong Mei (Double Weapons), Hui Xuna (Double Weapons), Du Jianhua (Double Weapons), Wang Jianjun (Double Weapons), Li Xia (Other Weapons) - Click here for a partial list of competitors on these volumes.
Video Quality: Good, Occasional green color shift, static
Samples:
Still 1 (Li Xia - Beijing)
Still 2 (Qiu Jianguo - Guangdong)
Still 3 (Li Zhizhou - Beijing)
Still 4 (Zhang Hongmei - Beijing)

 


1981 Nationals Volume 2
$15 per disc
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$16 per disc
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Disc 2:
Total Running Time: ~62 minutes
Events:
  Men's Traditional (8 competitors) - (Dog boxing, Eagle Claw, Drunken Fist, Tongbei, Monkey, etc)
  Women's Straightsword (4 competitors)
  Men's Broadsword (3 competitors)
  Women's Broadsword (4 competitors)
  Men's Straightsword (4 competitors)
  Women's Sparring Sets (10 groups)
  Group Sets (3 groups) - (group emptyhand, group whipchain, group pudao)
  Men's Sparring Sets (8 groups) - (includes famous Drunken Fist vs. Monkey)
  Men's Changquan (1 competitor)
Athletes include:
Li Zhizhou (Eagle Claw), Li Xia (Straightsword), Hu Jianqiang (Sparring Set), Hao Zhihua (Broadsword), Wang Jianjun (Broadsword), Zhao Changjun (Changquan) - Click here for a partial list of competitors on these volumes.
Video Quality: Fair - contains frequent persistent static/flashes, occasional green color shift
Samples:
Still 1 (Wang Jianjun - Beijing)
Still 2 (Hao Zhihua - Beijing)
Still 3 (Group whipchain)
Still 4 (Zhejiang Sparring Set (Hu Jianqiang))

 


1981 Nationals Volume 3
$15 per disc
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$16 per disc
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Disc 3:
Total Running Time: ~59 minutes
Events:
  Women's Nanquan (1 competitor)
  Women's Changquan (4 competitors)
  Men's Spear (4 competitors)
  Women's Staff (4 competitors)
  Women's Spear (3 competitors)
  Men's Staff (4 competitors)
  Women's Traditional Emptyhand (15 competitors) - (Fanzi, Tongbei, Bagua, Ditang, Eagle Claw, Snake, ???, Xingyi)
  Men's Traditional (6 competitors) - (Ditang, Baji, Xingyi, Bagua)
Athletes include:
Hu Jianqiang (Staff, Ditang), Zhang Hongmei (Staff), Wang Jianjun (Ditang, Staff), Hao Zhihua (Changquan, Staff), Wang Zhentian (Spear), Zhao Changjun (Ditang) - Click here for a partial list of competitors on these volumes.
Video Quality: Good, Occasional green color shift
Samples:
Still 1 (Hao Zhihua - Beijing)
Still 2 (Zhang Hongmei - Beijing)
Still 3 (Wang Jianjun - Beijing)
Still 4 (Hu Jianqiang - Zhejiang)

 



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Archives Series VCD Frequently Asked Questions

What is a VCD? Video CD, a common alternative to video cassettes in Asia, allows up to 75 minutes of video per CD, quality is considered about the same as VHS. These videos are standard PAL VCD format - 352x288 PAL, 25 fps, MPEG-1 encoded, 1150 kb/sec, recorded on a CD-R disc.

Where can I play this VCD?
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How much does it cost and how much to ship and how long will it take to get it? For orders to the US and Canada, the cost is $15 per disc. Shipping for up to 6 discs is just $3.95. It will be shipped US Postal Service priority. Domestic customers should get it within a week to ten days.

For International orders, the cost is $16.00 per disc and $3.95 for shipping of up to 6 discs (since paypal.com only lets sellers use one set of shipping charges, the increased cost of shipping is reflected in the disc price). Discs will be mailed US Postal Service global priority. Shipping time depends on the distance and the foriegn postal service, so I can't make any promises about how long it will take to recieve it.

What is the return policy? Due to the difficulty in shipping and crediting orders once they're sent, there are absolutely no returns. All discs are tested before being shipped, but if you have problems playing your discs, email me at raffi at beijingwushuteam.com .

Is this product related to the Beijing Wushu Team? No, although I am a big fan, to the point where I have created the 'beijingwushuteam.com' website, this product is not related to the team. As I am a fan, the Beijing Team athletes are the ones I talk about the most!

Where else can I get old school wushu VCDs? Try The Wushu Center's rerelease of the classic Beijing Wushu Team Instructional Series from 1983.


Last updated: 5/30/04

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