two new vids

[mixjourneyman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRZtSoLDn4Q



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n51Q-wetLps

Hope you like them.

[mixjourneyman]

Just wanted to show some single movement drills.

[Walk the Torque]

I like the Pi,

I'm not really a Hsing Yi guy so I shouldn't comment, but it looks pretty crispy to me.

[Strange]

in your qishi, when you lower yrself, do keep your knees in
...er... if not the force does not go up, just lost at the knees
cheers, S.

[baguaboy]

Sir mixalot!

Watch for the leg sweep on your front leg! If you keep that up you''ll spend more time on your arse than feet.

N

[mixjourneyman]

Bagua boy: do you mean the weighting on the feet? If so, its purposefully like that. The thing is though that you only have your weight like that as you strike, so in theory the strike should be landing as the weight is even on both feet.

[AlexMtl]

Hey mix,
I cannot comment on those, but one thing I noticed during our regular sparring, and that I see here in your fists is: your face shows your move. That might not be of a concern in your work, but I can tell you, we see you coming. So I would just say: maybe try to have and maintain an expressionless face as you go,

cheers

[Ian]

"we see you coming"

lol

[mixjourneyman]

Hey mix,
I cannot comment on those, but one thing I noticed during our regular sparring, and that I see here in your fists is: your face shows your move. That might not be of a concern in your work, but I can tell you, we see you coming. So I would just say: maybe try to have and maintain an expressionless face as you go,

cheers

Good advice.
I've had other people tell me that before too.

[kreese]

The aspect ratio of your videos is off. The image is stretched out vertically. It throws off the proportions of everything.

[Strange]

ahhh... thats why mix looks kinda off

[mixjourneyman]

The aspect ratio of your videos is off. The image is stretched out vertically. It throws off the proportions of everything.

Interesting. I have no idea how to fix that lol.

[johnrieber]

you doing any standing, mix?

[mixjourneyman]

you doing any standing, mix?

Off and on. I hate standing.

On that note it should be noted the the weird looking posture is because that line of xingyi has a weird looking posture due to curving the upper back etc.....

[Inner_man]

I really like to see a vid of you doing a longer drill of PI etc got to see your rythm and how you settle after more than one of any technique.. It would def give more info on where you are at.

I dont like standing either but I do it cos it has real rewards. Ive been standing for 13yrs now and every day its the same, the 1st 5mins are horrible and then its gets better and then some days its really better. Youve got to get over that hump.