"Andy: As I said, there are more than a few things wrong with this performance - but that was not the point. The set is designed to be trained in deep, long stances - and to develop some kinds of mechanical strength that cannot be developed in low, short stances (there is separate work done in low, narrow stances). I would be curious to see what other variations are out on the net - but again, as I said, this is also the way the set is trained in Tianjin, and for the same reason. I have seen some clips where the Tian Gan are presented in an ordinary standing posture, or even presented as a Qigong exercise - and that is one of the reasons I dug this clip up and posted it. If one is not training the set for what it was designed for, and in the manner it was designed to be trained, then one will not gain the mechanical skills the set is designed to impart."
And I don't think that these exercises are hellaciously hard: Anyone in average-to-good shape should be able to do them to a reasonable standard after a few months of dedicated practice. .
XiaoXiong wrote:...I have to wonder if maybe you got a different version of the tian gan to mark your students, as apparently others like Allan Pittman did.
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