The filmography was extremely well done. The point that was made was that Kung Fu means: Work = Results. This documentary made known the fact that Kung Fu was a necessary aspect of ancient Chinese culture/peoples survival and livelihood. In addition, the film related the fact that in the modern era, specifically during the Chinese Cultural Revolution of the sixties, Kung Fu all but died in China due to strict rules prohibiting traditional beliefs and practices. However, due to the faithful few Kung Fu practitioners who remained, such as the old men shown, and the Wu Shu instructor, Kung Fu seems to be retained somewhat among youth. In the present the film made quite a point of showing how Kung Fu, or any aspect of Traditional Chinese Culture for the matter, has no part in the consciousness of today's Chinese people. The film then related that today most Chinese people are immersed in a Globalized Pop-Culture that is based on the many modes of Media, Entertainment, and Technology. The few young men who were interviewed last showed their allegiance and interest in Carrying on in Traditional Kung Fu by relating the fact that they wanted to carry on Chinese Culture, not as they said, "...verbally, but practically." My reflection of the film is substantiated by my academic study of Traditional Chinese Culture and my direct intimate involvement with Chinese people (Those born in China) for many years. I can say with much certainty that in relation to present circumstances, the statement of the young students in conjunction with the statements of the old students brings out the primary fact that Tradition dies when the people, which is to say - when the Culture dies. As long as there remains a need for retaining the art of Kung Fu, and I think that there is at present a return to the pre-modern way of living, their will always be a vested interest in the art of Kung Fu.

Although not going to claim to be an expert on the subject. Think much of this documentary was really silly. Watching a bunch of old chinese guys dance around was annoying and their comments about kung fu were tedious. The only person I had any respect for was the rugged looking martial arts instructor. Apparently applying it as the martial art was intended. For the purposes of actual combat training. To me, that signifies preserving that aspect of chinese culture.Majority of the other people who appeared in this documentary just seemed silly. Not saying they couldnt possibly beat the hell out of me. Just saying the way they portrayed chinese martial arts really made it look silly.Kung fu, like every other martial art. Was intended for the purposes of combat training. A bunch of old men dancing around shadow boxing made it look stupid imo.While preserving something of a culture is in general admirable I guess. Wouldve liked to see kung fu continue to evolve and improve. As in terms of martial arts it has a lot of ridiculous ritualistic nonsense that shouldve been jettisoned in the name of improvement and refinement for its intended purpose ... beating the hell out of people. :DUmmm once again with the disclaimer Im sure there's plenty of traditional kung fu practitioners who would beat me up no problem.

I want to start off by saying that I enjoyed this documentary immensely. I love any documentary about my culture, especially ones that are made for the western world. It is true that wushu has become more of history than actual practice but I do not agree that it will EVER be an lost art. Like the documentary said, wushu has been in China's history for thousand's of years. It's a part of our culture. It's something so sacred that it will never be forgotten. Wushu is an art of suffering. To master it, one would have to eat it, breath it, drink it, sleep it from basically the time you are born. I love a lot of stuff that everyone said. About 95% of what they said I completely agree with. The other five, I'm not saying they are wrong, but I just have my own opinions. I think this is a very FACTUAL documentary. It is done so well. It has so much truth in it. I am so glad hulu uploaded this. Anyways, there were still several flaws that bothered me about this documentary. Some of the translations are very butchered. I think that if you had time to edit it, then get the translations right. I feel like some of the stuff the masters were saying are pretty generalized. It's hard not to become modernized in this world but I still know my Chinese culture. I don't have to do wushu to remind myself that I'm Chinese. It runs in my blood. I'm really surprised that they did not go to China to follow an art that was developed there. I recently visited a monastery, all the monks had to do hours of kungfu a day. I guess, I was just confused why they didn't go to China to research "traditional Chinese Kungfu" But overall, this made me miss my family. I feel very comfortable with my American friends and my American community. I don't think I will be able to live in China again permanently but, my family, my roots are still there. This made me smile. This made me proud.