Interloper wrote:
Video doesn't help. You can only see overt movement. Aiki and "internal" about inner movement and feel. That's why everyone who sees these videos of Sam Chin, Roy Goldberg and other internal martial artists believe that the training partners are tanking or "hypnotized," or whatever, and can't possibly be getting compelled to make those kinds of reactions against their will.
You are always welcome to train with me, and I would be happy to explain as best I can via hands-on.
No need I can do, or have felt most if not all that was shown....
After 10+ yrs of working with and researching it with a group in beijing,
I've changed my way of looking at it and have developed my own methods
for adopting it into my own work in a more direct way....
“Tsang-Lu” 蒼 鷺
"Describes a method developed from the basic practices of hop gar, and taiji, forming a unique approach embodying aspects of both.
A practice based on developing an understanding of
“moving with awareness”
what this means, the practice, functional usage.
16 oz gloves are used test out the functional usage
My writing sucks....you and some others have good skill in this. If you provide a context by which things can be viewed by
it would help and maybe provide some interesting dialogue.