the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

GrahamB wrote:I think it’s cool for cats.

That was a Squeeze joke. I think it fell on deaf ears...

That was a Squeeze joke. I think it fell on deaf ears...

See. I don't even know if that's a joke.

That was actually cool. Cute choreography too.

oragami_itto wrote:There's the alternate translation of an as press like pressing down a button, and ji as squeeze

Ian Sinclair
Aug 27, 2021

Lesson 20: An The whirlpool


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyQtfb0qBbQ

I think Ian might be over complicating it just a touch with the theoretical (Newtonian? quantum? inter-dimensional?) physics

I liked his basket ball analogy, maybe he should just stick to that...

Steve James wrote:

That was a Squeeze joke. I think it fell on deaf ears...

See. I don't even know if that's a joke.

So much lost in translation

regarding press and previous comments defining it as "squeeze"

it can also be looked at in terms of squeezing your opponent between yourself (whatever part of you is touching him) and the ground. in press, you are shifting your weight to the front leg and sitting while turning your waist. this essentially means you are squeezing your opponent between yourself and the ground as you sit on your front leg. as you compress or squeeze your opponent downwards, your waist keeps turning into him and the opponent goes off balance

an explanation and demonstration of press can be found here https://vimeo.com/ondemand/applications