Subitai wrote:wayne hansen wrote:I don't see the guy diving for Adam
Adam has an advantage by sitting down and has the guy set up where it is easy to make him loose his centre
Adam just exploits it
Ok, 1st I don't see sitting down as an advantage...to the opposite.
1) You limit your range of motion because you cannot move or TWIST as effectively compared to standing.
2) You don't gain the power of your feet and legs issuing through the ground.
3) Have someone push on you from Various angles whilst you are seated...you'll be using both Arse cheeks in no time in an attempt to compensate. Not very efficient.
>>> Which is the reason for my feeling that the dive was unnecessary.
2nd, I used the widely known term DIVE, as in "Taking a Dive". You know like a boxer does when he loses on purpose.
NOW: It's true the student is in a bow stance and is pressing / forward...so one must assume he's issuing some sort of power towards his teacher.
ALL Adam did was put his hand on his student and feel through his structure how he's connected to the ground...that is so easy for any reputable teacher to do. As he said...his Chi is connected and he has information transfer. Again that is not difficult to do.
Ok, so mabe the guy was a total newbie at a work shop i'll give him that. But once they have any training at all in the fundamentals...any body who knows would just turn their center slightly, Relax the arms, remain standing and not FALL FORWARD.
Think about that Wayne...if you were in a forward bow stance with that classic "Press / Forward" posture and Adam connected to you with one hand:
1) He could make you Fall forward like that? Answer, only if you let him.
2) If you're a teacher, how about one of your students who has at least learned some fundamentals?
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This brings me to a topic I've been hesitant to share for long time now but I might post on the main board later.
If you don't see the advantage of sitting I don't think any thing I say will penetrate
Apart from the sitting advantage the teacher has the stop go button at his command
His constant talking and redirecting allows him to turn off the students attention at will
The student has paid for the seminar so has already signed the verbal contract
He does not wish to be rude or look foolish so plays the game under the rules set
The only true demo is one done with both people in the same posture both trying the same thing with no verbal distractions
The same teacher led con can be seen of other threads shown here in recent times
You must look outside mere tai chi to the overall setup
Adam is good at this type of thing and will only get better over time the more he does these type of things
That does not mean it will help his over all tai chi development