the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

Hey guys I'm sharing information about Chinese internal martial arts. This video is about the Dragon Turns Head exercise.

https://youtu.be/ruxIw3NJBg8

This video is for Seeking Moon at Sea Bottom.

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

This is the Turning Exercise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tZBzGmrqas

Might get more reaction if you posted which sub-system / branch this comes from - just a suggestion.

nicklinjm wrote:Might get more reaction if you posted which sub-system / branch this comes from - just a suggestion.

Thanks, edited.

This one is called Lion Plays with Ball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re6h4jdXu-4

This exercise is called Boa Waves Head to Track Prey in the Grass.

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

Haven’t watched all, but I thought it was pretty good instructions and interesting explanations. Should be no problem putting together a full course.

Bao wrote:Haven’t watched all, but I thought it was pretty good instructions and interesting explanations. Should be no problem putting together a full course.

Thank you, that is the plan. I have all the tech toys, just a hell of a time trying to get it scheduled with all of the people who are helping. Also my filming space was repurposed so I'm looking for another location. I put this together as a reminder for my friends who train with me online sometimes.

greytowhite wrote:This exercise is called Boa Waves Head to Track Prey in the Grass.

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

I got a laugh when you said this one causes LSD flashbacks. Yes, it can make your head spin! LOL

This video is about an exercise called Pulling Down the Heavens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQFV5RL49X0

This exercises is called 3 Seas of Qi and is for connecting the hands to and containing the 3 Dantians.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTpJAZ4ejFU

This exercise is called Lower Mind Breathing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWA4xkVf2vU

Just a very small suggestion regarding your clips if you are going to maybe put them together for public consumption. My suggestions are based on the early videos our group put together in 1990s.

I would start with an extremely brief introduction of who you are and what the material is - then briefly identify what you are about to show specifically - then demonstrate it both front and back before you begin any kind of detailed explanation and/or instruction.

I think, and I could be wrong, but the initial visual is pretty important when conveying instruction but please do not take this as criticism as I am really glad that you are making the material more available to the public.

Bob wrote:Just a very small suggestion regarding your clips if you are going to maybe put them together for public consumption. My suggestions are based on the early videos our group put together in 1990s.

I would start with an extremely brief introduction of who you are and what the material is - then briefly identify what you are about to show specifically - then demonstrate it both front and back before you begin any kind of detailed explanation and/or instruction.

I think, and I could be wrong, but the initial visual is pretty important when conveying instruction but please do not take this as criticism as I am really glad that you are making the material more available to the public.

Thanks for the input, these are meant to be more of reminders to my existing students now that I live about 45 minutes away from downtown Phoenix. Some are recovering from COVID and wanted help remembering as gas prices are so high. If you would like to find out more about my background, my podcast is also on my YouTube.

I'm definitely breaking the rules of our school by allowing anyone to see this in public. I hate to see that this part of our system is dying out in favor of forms. For the course I am making I will demonstrate, and then have a student try and offer corrections so others may see what they might want to work on. I can show multiple angles a lot more easily with another person. With just my phone and mobile tripod - each of these ~10 minute videos usually takes 90 minutes or more to produce due to various factors including environmental noise, heat (it's already 90F by 6am here), and not trying to give too much away.