daniel pfister wrote:This has probably been posted before, but I like the seriousness of this training, and the fact that it is suitable for the young.
Just think how good these guys could be if they kept working on intricate IMA body mechanics into adulthood.
Bao wrote:
Where are the "intricate IMA body mechanics" ?
Bao wrote:
Where are the "intricate IMA body mechanics" ?
Wanderingdragon wrote:Don't we engage intricate IMA mechanics the moment we wake up and roll out of bed daily ? I've always felt IMA was teaching us what it is that we do naturally and exactly how it works, that we may call upon it with intent, automatically, rather then haphazardly when necessary.
Wuyizidi wrote:
Incremental change is already difficult enough, radical change, where we attempt to substitute the natural ability [Tianren] we're born with with entirely new one that is the complete opposite [Ziran], is incredibly difficult.
liokault wrote:Really didn't like it.
The hip throw training for example was awful.
I didn't really see much "live" training.
Wanderingdragon wrote:Don't we engage intricate IMA mechanics the moment we wake up and roll out of bed daily ? I've always felt IMA was teaching us what it is that we do naturally and exactly how it works, that we may call upon it with intent, automatically, rather then haphazardly when necessary.
bruce wrote:Wanderingdragon wrote:Don't we engage intricate IMA mechanics the moment we wake up and roll out of bed daily ? I've always felt IMA was teaching us what it is that we do naturally and exactly how it works, that we may call upon it with intent, automatically, rather then haphazardly when necessary.
i have found this idea to be true. i have used an example of the body mechanics used to push a car up a driveway as a natural method most people use regardless of training, culture size etc ... in a average tai chi chuan class ask a beginner to perform the push posture often times people contort their body into all kinds of structurally weak positions that would not support a solid push. ask the same person to help you push your car up the driveway they likely will take a strong position with a good solid root.
many of the positions i have discovered are very natural positions that my body already "knew" but my mind got in the way.
i think "ima mechanics" helps us find our natural way of efficiently using our bodies.
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