Bob wrote:I don't know what to say or think LOL
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@torretaichichuan7476
5 years ago
Thanks so much for this. This is the only footage of Chen Yuxia I've seen so far (and I like it very much). From things I glean here and there I am starting to believe Chen Yuxia played a bigger role in the transmission than generally recognized. I practice Chen Style, the Hong Junsheng variant and I understand Chen Yuxia and Hong Junsheng maintained a close, good relationship (and I see many common things...)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXSKU8k ... MoHlN439eS
Chenfake late disciple (陈发科晚年入室弟子)70年代尾录像
This video was taken in the late 70s in Beijing. By that time it is not easy to have a video recorder..
That is not Chen Yuxia (daughter of Chen Fake). I heard that it was Jin Yilin, who studied with CFK’s boxing academy as a child under Chen Zhaoxu and Chen Yuxia, but that claim was contested, as well, although it remains the most credible I've seen.
As I was told, the prohibition against teaching women was due to the fact that if a woman married into another family, she would go there and take the village gongfu with her. However, given the dissemination and prevalence of practice in the village, and the fact that kids were doing it, with kids being kids it would have been impossible to keep young girls from picking up on stuff just by exposure. So if there is any truth to the story, it would likely just be that certain "secrets" or favorite tricks that were taught later on to favored students would have been withheld from young women so as not to give up any perceived advantages.
As for the biography, it's sketchy to say the least. When I asked the author and publisher directly about the source of the material, I was studiously ignored. Buyer beware.