Wudang Eight Drunken Immortals Swordplay

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This is an instructional video of an advanced straight sword drunken 8 immortals form. The form is elegant and not as acrobatic as some of the wushu routines. It is also traditional with posture names alluding to Chinese legends and litterature such as Journey to the West. For instance, a posture of a downward piercing strike alludes to a scene were the Monkey King pierces a stormy sea with a golden needle he stole from the celestial emperor so that he can calm it down. I cannot tell how old this form is, whether it is of recent invention by the Wudang monks or if it has a traiditional origin. Either way, the form is sophisticated in style and elements and a suitable pattern to one who wishes to learn drunken weapons.
The difficulty of the form is intermediate to advance and more suitable to someone who has the basics of the straight sword down and 1-2 years of kung fu training at the very least. Someone with 7 years of training in both e.g. a closed door disciple would find this to be a little challenging with no prior drunken style experience.
The commentary of the video is adequate. You Xuande gives what you would expect an instructor to say while explaining the moves. He breaks each down and explains the philosophy as well with such quotes as, "Drunk in body, but not in mind; drunk in mind, but not in spirit," The only drawback is that there is no instructor to critique your own performance of this piece.
Those who would get the most out of it is a group of closed door disciples wishing to add an additional drunken sword form to their school's list. They could fully adapt the moves to their own style and critique each other. Without feedback from others, someone who learned this form from the video would make it seem that obvious. This form is fierce, but elegant with many subtle postures as delicate as a Yang Taichi sword form. Drunken style requires soft transitionary movements and incredible balance to appear vulnerable while in reality having complete control over your body. It takes many years of traing to perfect this appearance, which is why the experience of the practioner will show through in the demonstration of this form.
It is great that we have this video for posterity's sake, but only the more experienced will find it useful. On the other hand, the names of the postures and the instructor himself are worth it for those performing research into Chinese culture and litterature, drunken style, and kung fu in general.