Walk in Low Stance

[johnwang]

If we always walk with our "upper leg parallel to the ground" then we can blend training and daily life in one. This kind of walking exist in Bagua (not sure the requirement is the same - upper leg parallel to the ground), SC, and long fist. It should exist in all CMA styles IMO.



Translation: Keep body vertical, Bend down, upper leg be parallel to the ground, walk big step, keep body as low as possible, walk as long as possible. Benefit - enhance leg muscle, stable footwork, and leg endurance.

Will it bother you if you walk like this in public? My teacher once did a "human flag" on the street in Taipei and it didn't bother him a bit.

[BruceP]

Will it bother you if you walk like this in public?

Like one of the psychological principles of Systema;
"No matter what you demonstrate do not be afraid to seem funny or awkward"

Besides, it builds character

[mixjourneyman]

When my teacher was a kid he walked from his home to the park and back doing beng quan stepping every step of the way.
He said to me about it "James, everyone in Tienjin practiced martial arts so it was normal. You shouldn't do this" lol

[johnwang]

I get used to hang on a pole of traffic sign. When people passing by and give me a strange look, it doesn't bother me a bit. If I'm doing something that the general public don't understand, it their problem and not mine. I have no obligation to explain what I'm doing to anybody.

[mixjourneyman]

I get used to hang on a pole of traffic sign. When people passing by and give me a strange look, it doesn't bother me a bit. If I'm doing something that the general public don't understand, it their problem and not mine. I have no obligation to explain what I'm doing to anybody.

Except of the course the police who show up and think that you're out of your mind on goofballs

[bigphatwong]

I was doing Tai Chi on the top story of a parking garage once, and heard an old Filipino security guard radio in that some strange guy was up there doing some "Shadow Karate."

[David Boxen]

Do I mind if I do it in public? Public is the only place I do it

What is "human flag"?

[qiphlow]

kenichi sawai has this exercise in his taikiken book.

[edededed]

I have seen people do something very similar to this in xinyiliuhequan.

Baguazhang walking is of course in some ways similar, but with more requirements (also, some methods go even lower).

Any would look very strange in public

[Wanderingdragon]

Great training, but I don't se walking to work like this. I a xing i mile in the warmer weather on the jogging paths of my neighborhood, I get a few strange looks from joggers and passers by, but it's the police that really give me a look.

[fisherman]

Sure it might look strange in public, but no more strange than some of the folks that hang around the parks anyways!

[JusticeZero]

I've done things like it. The main issue with it is that you are conspicuous and a lightning rod to whatever ambient strangeness might be around.

[Bhassler]

Sure it might look strange in public, but no more strange than some of the folks that hang around the parks anyways!

Dude, you live in Boulder, which automatically precludes you from having any sort of grasp whatsoever as to what's considered strange and what's normal. Damn hippies!

[johnwang]

What is "human flag"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmHtLycyIvQ

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1155803/h ... _strength/

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/765319/d_ ... g_push_up/

[klonk]

If I did that low walk in public, someone would offer me a banana.