Wouldnt be surprised that at least 7000 of those views where done by a handful of board members. 7,836 views•Premiered Apr 17, 2021 "minzer"
in the few vids i find on the chinese tubes that statement certainly dont fit how Mizner present himself......however ive seen respectable board members dressed up in fine kungfu silkThe world of ‘traditional’ ‘Asian’ martial arts is full of both Eastern and Western martial arts ‘masters’ who routinely present themselves in ‘traditional’ flowing outfits
Michael Babin wrote:...my biggest problem with his demonstrations is the amount of "verbiage" he uses while describing what he is doing to the admiring crowds at his workshops while simultaneously doing something subtley different in physical terms that he doesn't talk about.
...if you start talking about "mis-direction" that is a skill that is useful in fighting and all competent martial artists will incorporate their favourite tricks in how they train/fight. [as in 'Feint to the left, to attack on the right."]
Michael Babin wrote: I will say that when I was learning in group classes back in the 70s through the 1990s, it was quite common to learn that the expert in front of you had had training and/or experience working in theatre, movies, as magicians or even in two cases I experienced they had been or were currently professional hypnotists. Just recently, I was watching a youtube clip of a sleight-of-hand magician and enjoying being entertained as well as mystified when it suddenly occurred to me that something similar often seems to be going on in the taiji world.
wayne hansen wrote:All this stuff embarrasses me and was a publicity promotion
wayne hansen wrote:All this stuff embarrasses me and was a publicity promotion
wayne hansen wrote:Yes there are those that picked up on the Showmanship and others that picked up the skill
None seem to have got both
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