Differences between Yun-Bee and Wang shu?

[Master-Theophylus]

Hi all. For my 4th Dan I'm supposed to be learning Yun-Bee, but i don't have anybody locally to learn this form from. But I know a tang soo do master and he knows wang shu, which is a predecessor to this form and closely resembles it. Can anyone tell me the major or minor differences between the forms?


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[Flying Crane]

If you are supposed to be learning this, how does your teacher suggest you go about it?

 

[Master-Theophylus]

If you are supposed to be learning this, how does your teacher suggest you go about it?

It's part of my curriculum, but my master has forgotten the form. And the next person who knows it in my association is out of state


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[TrueJim]

Maybe close scrutiny of some YouTube videos might show the differences? yun-bee - YouTube

 

[Rough Rider]

It's part of my curriculum, but my master has forgotten the form.

Wow. Just wow.

 

[Master-Theophylus]

Wow. Just wow.

I know... I know.


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[oftheherd1]

It's part of my curriculum, but my master has forgotten the form. And the next person who knows it in my association is out of state


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The belted practitioners I used to know spent a lot of time going over forms. Again and again and still again. What is the grade of your master?

 

[Flying Crane]

I know... I know.


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I've been there too. It does make one wonder, if I need to go elsewhere to learn the material, then why is THIS guy my teacher?

 

[dancingalone]

My 2 cents:

Just learn Wan Shu from your local source and call it a day. As I understand it, the Yun Bi and Wang Shu are the exact same form anyway, coming ancestrally from the kata Enpi which was a refinement of sorts from the Okinawan form Wansu. Whether one calls it Yun Bi or Wang Shu is more a Korean lineage thing than a real difference in how the form should be run.

 

[WaterGal]

My 2 cents:

Just learn Wan Shu from your local source and call it a day. As I understand it, the Yun Bi and Wang Shu are the exact same form anyway, coming ancestrally from the kata Enpi which was a refinement of sorts from the Okinawan form Wansu. Whether one calls it Yun Bi or Wang Shu is more a Korean lineage thing than a real difference in how the form should be run.

And if the master doesn't remember it anyway, it's not like he's going to be able to tell the difference.

 

[dancingalone]

And if the master doesn't remember it anyway, it's not like he's going to be able to tell the difference.

It's all opinion anyway. I have a training brother I hadn't seen in person for about 14 years. We used to be very close and we had the same teacher. We had a reunion a few months ago and worked out together. Our kata had diverged from each other. Not in a bad way. Rather than argue about who was right and more orthodox, we chose instead to learn from each other and ask why to do this or that. I enjoyed the time tremendously. In the end, that's karate - not some list of requirements we must adhere to in order to receive some rank.