A true warrior in every sense. Man, a lot of people today really have no idea how skilled some of the older generation masters were. I remember conversating with a respected Hung Gar guy back in 2007, and he told me how dead serious that iron fist of Pan Qingfu was, and that he could definitely kill someone if he went full blast. Very few masters out there had his skill level and knowledge. Much respect good sir.
I'm glad you liked the video! It's valuable old footage of him. He trained that Iron Fist every day until he died. He really lived an interesting life.
I met him before, Seafo PAN, When I was 6 years old At the Debut of talents of the Eagle, When I was living in Erie Pennsylvania. He was a very nice man, They answered all of my questions About his hands. I was honored to Meet him once in my life.
What a treasure...been a fan of his since Iron and Silk... Wish I had a chance with the great master... You are so awesome to share this with us... Thank you..
Thank you for sharing. I remember seeing the documentary with this Master as a boy and was greatly inspired. Once again, from one martial artist to another, thank you for sharing. 🙏
So true! I remember when I first went to his house to ask to be a student. He opened the door and had a scowl on, just like the picture in the thumbnail of this video. I thought, *gulp* what did I get myself into? Then he broke out into a huge smile and invited me in. We sat and drank tea and talked for 3 hours. Then, I trained with him for the next 26 or 27 years.
@@DaWeiGongfu 3 decades under that fella will breed a dangerous man if prompted. I learned a lot in my week I can’t even imagine, that’s an amazing journey right there.
That was amazing. I always love the stories of people cleaning out their attics and basements and finding treasures like this. What year was this filmed ?
My friend and brother from China knew of Master Pan. He said Master Pan was attacked by three guys with shovels. He killed two of them and cut off one guys arm with his fist. Since he killed someone he had to be put to death under Chinese law. He was spared only because they had weapons. He was forced to leave the southern town where he lived, so he decided to go to Canada. This is what I was told by a Chinese martial artist who knew of Master Pan.
It's a cool story, but unfortunately, I don't think it ever happened like that. He did fight a lot and told me of very many fight stories. However, he didn't kill anyone. One of his masters did, but in a staff sparring match. He damaged the other guy's heart with a strike and he died a few days later. It was probably internal bleeding that they couldn't treat back then in the late 1800s.
I love when competent people are proud of how good they are. In this epoch of victimisation and narcissism, such people are called arrogant. But NO, this is not arrogance, this is COMPETENCE.
Keep up the good work. Always interesting stuff. I've read about Master Pan since the early 70's in various MA magazines. Have you ever been on the end of one of his punches? Maybe holding a focus mitt or an actual wack to the body?
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video! I have been on the receiving end of his punches and joint locks many times. Since I was the "elder" disciple, he would mostly demonstrate techniques on me. He would call me up and I would think "uh oh, here we go..." I never knew what he was going to do and he would never know what I was going to do. He would either say "attack me" or "punch me" and it was up to me to do what I wanted. Then, I'd either be flat on my back, or have my limbs twisted up and in pain in his grip. He would say "don't worry.. just gentle" lol! Then he would break down what he did for me (or the class if we weren't doing a private session). I learned a lot. We did weapons sparring and weapons fight performances and it was always a struggle to keep up with him, eventhough he was much older than me. It was a great experience learning from him. His fist was amazingly hard and he wasn't kidding when he said he didn't have to punch with all his power. It was like getting hit by a brick with nails sticking out of it. Even with all that Iron Fist training, he did it carefully enough that he never lost mobility in that hand or got arthritis all the way until his death in his 80s. The fist was so hard, but his palm were baby soft. It was really something.
@@DaWeiGongfu Thanks for the lengthy reply. Did you ever consider Iron Fist training? I appreciate its not for everyone (although I do it but never push it on others).
@@KempoWarrior1954 I actually did it for quite a while. I ended up getting a big piece of iron and had it sandblasted. I trained with that for a few years. I was able to do it with no injury and my fist did get harder and I started to develop small callouses like Master Pan's. I ended up drifting away from the Iron Fist training when I got married and had kids, but I always kept up all my other Kung Fu training. After Pan passed away, I went to train at a local Shaolin school, and even as an over 50 guy, when we would do drills knocking forearms or shins together, it really hurt all my partners, but didn't bother me at all. I think all of the other bone-hardening with Pan helped me a lot. I wish though, I could have avoided the arthritis in my knees and torn shoulder rotator cuff problems I'm getting with age! 😂
@@DaWeiGongfu I'm 67 so I appreciate where you're coming from :) I still train Iron Fist, like a runner who feels unsettled because he/she couldn't go for a run is how I feel if I don't give the metal a wack every day. Form of madness I suppose......
@@KempoWarrior1954 I think it's great you're keeping the training up. I know there's a lot of negative attitude online to Iron Fist Training (I should do a video on that one day...), but it comes from people going too intensely to quickly. I found a lot of research and even talked it over with my sports doctor and the consensus was it does increase bone density in a healthy way when done right, with no injury. So, if it works for you, you should keep going! Pan always told me a couple of things (again, I should probably make a video on them...) one was "humans are designed for action", meaning we should move and exercise and not be sedentary. Also a big one was "Age getting older, body getting younger", meaning to keep training will keep us healthy and happy in our older years.
That's a good question. I spoke about that with him a lot. He did the iron fist training very lightly and very slowly, and built up to hitting harder and harder over many years. The problem these days with people getting injured (sometimes permanently), is that they go too far, too fast. Patience and time is the key. I've done the training myself, and while I didn't get to the level that he did, I also have no arthritis or injuries to my hands. You will find some people say that there is no way to train iron fist safely, and that is not true at all. Many people these days, just want results immediately, and that is just not possible.
@@DaWeiGongfu thank you so much, how about the legs? Or does it apply the same? Also what did he do to be so flexible and fast? I'm really curious as at the moment he seems really legit and I would like to learn but sadly there isn't enough real dedicated masters. Especially out here where I'm at so I wanna learn as much as possible off of tips and tricks. Final question is ice baths an actual healing remedy for the body?
No problem! It does apply to legs too. We used to hit sticks gently against our shins and then harder and harder. Later, we would practice kicking trees with our shins, but also starting very gently. Later, your bones do get stronger, but we can still all get our bones broken if we encounter enough force. Later, after Master Pan died, I was sparring with some younger men (I'm over 50) and they would hurt their feet when kicking my shins. I don't want to say that I'm particularly strong or tough, but I do think that training was beneficial for me. Master Pan became flexible and fast through constant training and hard work. He always maintained that KungFu didn't have to be mystical art with a magical "Chi" that powered everything. It all came from hard work. In fact, he never really called what we did KungFu, he just called it "Martial Arts". KungFu itself is really 功夫 (pronounced like "Gong Fu" in Mandarin), and it really just means "hard work", or in a way "achievement" from hard work and dedication. So you could have Gong Fu as a chef, or a gardener etc. With stretching, make sure to also take it slow, but do it every day, and make sure your body is very well warmed up, so you don't pull or tear any tissues. I've done that, by pushing myself too much. When it comes to ice baths, we didn't do it, and I haven't really tried it. But, I have heard that there is some scientific evidence that they are beneficial. I'm not an expert on it, but I think they could help reduce inflammation. Master Pan really promoted having a hot bath. His thinking there, is that the heat brings blood to areas that are tired and injured and promotes healing. In the west there is a lot of research into alternating cold packs to bring down inflammation and heat packs to bring blood flow to injured areas.
@DaWeiGongfu Oh, okay. Unfortunately, I live in Mississippi. When I can make a trip to Canada, can i train with you while I'm there? Do you know anyone willing to train me via online?
@@barrytaylorii4037 There are some Shaolin schools that do online training, but I don't know anyone taching Master Pan's styles teaching online. When you can make it to Canada, feel free to contact me!
Of course you mean Li Shu Wen 李書文 (1864-1934) the Bajiquan master (who died about when my master was born) and not some idiot animated character from FGO, surely.
A true warrior in every sense. Man, a lot of people today really have no idea how skilled some of the older generation masters were. I remember conversating with a respected Hung Gar guy back in 2007, and he told me how dead serious that iron fist of Pan Qingfu was, and that he could definitely kill someone if he went full blast. Very few masters out there had his skill level and knowledge. Much respect good sir.
I'm glad you liked the video! It's valuable old footage of him. He trained that Iron Fist every day until he died. He really lived an interesting life.
I met him before, Seafo PAN, When I was 6 years old At the Debut of talents of the Eagle, When I was living in Erie Pennsylvania.
He was a very nice man, They answered all of my questions About his hands.
I was honored to Meet him once in my life.
Thanks for sharing, Pan Qing Fu was a fascinating character.
Thanks Michael, I'm glad you liked it!
He was very interesting for sure and had both a difficult and wonderful life.
What a treasure...been a fan of his since Iron and Silk...
Wish I had a chance with the great master...
You are so awesome to share this with us...
Thank you..
You're welcome! I really treasure my time training with him.
Agreed on all points. Great movie imo.
I love how you honor your Sifu!!! Just one incredible man. Thank you for sharing this with us
Thank You! I do miss him a lot.
You honor your teacher with these videos. I LOVE these. RESPECT for keeping this Masters life's work alive! Outstanding Sifu...
Thanks! I'll try to keep sharing as much as I can of his teaching.
Thank you for sharing. I remember seeing the documentary with this Master as a boy and was greatly inspired. Once again, from one martial artist to another, thank you for sharing. 🙏
You're very welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it?
I trained under GMP for a week when I was younger. The way he could switch from peaceful to violence was insane
So true! I remember when I first went to his house to ask to be a student. He opened the door and had a scowl on, just like the picture in the thumbnail of this video. I thought, *gulp* what did I get myself into? Then he broke out into a huge smile and invited me in. We sat and drank tea and talked for 3 hours. Then, I trained with him for the next 26 or 27 years.
@@DaWeiGongfu 3 decades under that fella will breed a dangerous man if prompted. I learned a lot in my week I can’t even imagine, that’s an amazing journey right there.
Great video. Loved Master pan in Iron and silk
It was a great movie. I saw it in the theatre and then went to search him out to become his student.
@@DaWeiGongfu I can see why. You got very lucky
That was amazing. I always love the stories of people cleaning out their attics and basements and finding treasures like this. What year was this filmed ?
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I think it was filmed in 1996. Then, I think the documentary was broadcast on Discover channel sometime in 1997.
@@DaWeiGongfu Watched it again, love it.
My friend and brother from China knew of Master Pan. He said Master Pan was attacked by three guys with shovels. He killed two of them and cut off one guys arm with his fist. Since he killed someone he had to be put to death under Chinese law. He was spared only because they had weapons. He was forced to leave the southern town where he lived, so he decided to go to Canada. This is what I was told by a Chinese martial artist who knew of Master Pan.
It's a cool story, but unfortunately, I don't think it ever happened like that. He did fight a lot and told me of very many fight stories. However, he didn't kill anyone. One of his masters did, but in a staff sparring match. He damaged the other guy's heart with a strike and he died a few days later. It was probably internal bleeding that they couldn't treat back then in the late 1800s.
I love when competent people are proud of how good they are. In this epoch of victimisation and narcissism, such people are called arrogant. But NO, this is not arrogance, this is COMPETENCE.
Keep up the good work. Always interesting stuff.
I've read about Master Pan since the early 70's in various MA magazines.
Have you ever been on the end of one of his punches? Maybe holding a focus mitt or an actual wack to the body?
Thanks, I'm glad you liked the video!
I have been on the receiving end of his punches and joint locks many times. Since I was the "elder" disciple, he would mostly demonstrate techniques on me. He would call me up and I would think "uh oh, here we go..." I never knew what he was going to do and he would never know what I was going to do. He would either say "attack me" or "punch me" and it was up to me to do what I wanted. Then, I'd either be flat on my back, or have my limbs twisted up and in pain in his grip. He would say "don't worry.. just gentle" lol! Then he would break down what he did for me (or the class if we weren't doing a private session). I learned a lot. We did weapons sparring and weapons fight performances and it was always a struggle to keep up with him, eventhough he was much older than me. It was a great experience learning from him.
His fist was amazingly hard and he wasn't kidding when he said he didn't have to punch with all his power. It was like getting hit by a brick with nails sticking out of it. Even with all that Iron Fist training, he did it carefully enough that he never lost mobility in that hand or got arthritis all the way until his death in his 80s. The fist was so hard, but his palm were baby soft. It was really something.
@@DaWeiGongfu Thanks for the lengthy reply. Did you ever consider Iron Fist training? I appreciate its not for everyone (although I do it but never push it on others).
@@KempoWarrior1954 I actually did it for quite a while. I ended up getting a big piece of iron and had it sandblasted. I trained with that for a few years. I was able to do it with no injury and my fist did get harder and I started to develop small callouses like Master Pan's. I ended up drifting away from the Iron Fist training when I got married and had kids, but I always kept up all my other Kung Fu training. After Pan passed away, I went to train at a local Shaolin school, and even as an over 50 guy, when we would do drills knocking forearms or shins together, it really hurt all my partners, but didn't bother me at all. I think all of the other bone-hardening with Pan helped me a lot.
I wish though, I could have avoided the arthritis in my knees and torn shoulder rotator cuff problems I'm getting with age! 😂
@@DaWeiGongfu I'm 67 so I appreciate where you're coming from :)
I still train Iron Fist, like a runner who feels unsettled because he/she couldn't go for a run is how I feel if I don't give the metal a wack every day.
Form of madness I suppose......
@@KempoWarrior1954 I think it's great you're keeping the training up. I know there's a lot of negative attitude online to Iron Fist Training (I should do a video on that one day...), but it comes from people going too intensely to quickly. I found a lot of research and even talked it over with my sports doctor and the consensus was it does increase bone density in a healthy way when done right, with no injury. So, if it works for you, you should keep going! Pan always told me a couple of things (again, I should probably make a video on them...) one was "humans are designed for action", meaning we should move and exercise and not be sedentary. Also a big one was "Age getting older, body getting younger", meaning to keep training will keep us healthy and happy in our older years.
thank you for this
You're welcome! He was a special guy.
I read a comment discussing it but did he actually ever told u or did u find out how he wasnt able to get arthirits from training. Im really curious
That's a good question. I spoke about that with him a lot. He did the iron fist training very lightly and very slowly, and built up to hitting harder and harder over many years. The problem these days with people getting injured (sometimes permanently), is that they go too far, too fast. Patience and time is the key. I've done the training myself, and while I didn't get to the level that he did, I also have no arthritis or injuries to my hands.
You will find some people say that there is no way to train iron fist safely, and that is not true at all. Many people these days, just want results immediately, and that is just not possible.
@@DaWeiGongfu thank you so much, how about the legs? Or does it apply the same? Also what did he do to be so flexible and fast? I'm really curious as at the moment he seems really legit and I would like to learn but sadly there isn't enough real dedicated masters. Especially out here where I'm at so I wanna learn as much as possible off of tips and tricks. Final question is ice baths an actual healing remedy for the body?
No problem! It does apply to legs too. We used to hit sticks gently against our shins and then harder and harder. Later, we would practice kicking trees with our shins, but also starting very gently. Later, your bones do get stronger, but we can still all get our bones broken if we encounter enough force. Later, after Master Pan died, I was sparring with some younger men (I'm over 50) and they would hurt their feet when kicking my shins. I don't want to say that I'm particularly strong or tough, but I do think that training was beneficial for me.
Master Pan became flexible and fast through constant training and hard work. He always maintained that KungFu didn't have to be mystical art with a magical "Chi" that powered everything. It all came from hard work. In fact, he never really called what we did KungFu, he just called it "Martial Arts". KungFu itself is really 功夫 (pronounced like "Gong Fu" in Mandarin), and it really just means "hard work", or in a way "achievement" from hard work and dedication. So you could have Gong Fu as a chef, or a gardener etc.
With stretching, make sure to also take it slow, but do it every day, and make sure your body is very well warmed up, so you don't pull or tear any tissues. I've done that, by pushing myself too much.
When it comes to ice baths, we didn't do it, and I haven't really tried it. But, I have heard that there is some scientific evidence that they are beneficial. I'm not an expert on it, but I think they could help reduce inflammation.
Master Pan really promoted having a hot bath. His thinking there, is that the heat brings blood to areas that are tired and injured and promotes healing.
In the west there is a lot of research into alternating cold packs to bring down inflammation and heat packs to bring blood flow to injured areas.
Do u know what oil or treatment good for thumb pain. I injured it while doing spear pain at the sand
I would love to learn Grandmaster Pan's kung fu. Would you be willing to teach me?
I do teach, but I'm in Canada. I don't have online lessons unfortunately.
@DaWeiGongfu Oh, okay. Unfortunately, I live in Mississippi. When I can make a trip to Canada, can i train with you while I'm there? Do you know anyone willing to train me via online?
@@barrytaylorii4037 There are some Shaolin schools that do online training, but I don't know anyone taching Master Pan's styles teaching online. When you can make it to Canada, feel free to contact me!
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A very interesting man, so kind yet powerful. You are very lucky to have trained & become his disciple 🤜🫷
Lived in Kitchener...an honorable and deadly man.
undefeated since he never fight Li Shu Wen..
Of course you mean Li Shu Wen 李書文 (1864-1934) the Bajiquan master (who died about when my master was born) and not some idiot animated character from FGO, surely.
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