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Pole form at the China Institute 2011
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Pole form at the China Institute 2011
by SifuYui » Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:32 am
This was my Ng Lung Bagua Gwun demo form at the China Institute this year. Man, what a difference a year makes! My belly has grown so much from hardly working out for a year. I like to refer to it as a "chi belly", yeah - that's the ticket
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by Daifong » Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:29 am
Well, it has to feel good "just to get out there and do it", and know that you are representing well in furthering intercultural awareness and traditional martial arts!
If I may relate a story in a similar vein, one time there was an older classmate giving a couple of pointers to a younger classmate regarding proper handling of the Gwan. The elder's main point, keeping the proximal end of the Gwan in close contact with the body during most any operation...
After pumping the Gwan about in vigorous fashion several times or so (to demonstrate just how it improved his power and control), all the while saying, "Like THIS...like THIS...", finally the younger student flatly stated, "but I can't!"
"You can't? Why not?" came the answer...
"Because I don't have..." replied the younger student, glancing apologetically down at his own mid-section (or lack thereof), which, compared to the mighty tum that the senior had to boast (and implying that a weighty middle was somehow prerequisite to proper Gwansmanship), made the entire business quite ridiculous indeed!
Best,
Michael
If I may relate a story in a similar vein, one time there was an older classmate giving a couple of pointers to a younger classmate regarding proper handling of the Gwan. The elder's main point, keeping the proximal end of the Gwan in close contact with the body during most any operation...
After pumping the Gwan about in vigorous fashion several times or so (to demonstrate just how it improved his power and control), all the while saying, "Like THIS...like THIS...", finally the younger student flatly stated, "but I can't!"
"You can't? Why not?" came the answer...
"Because I don't have..." replied the younger student, glancing apologetically down at his own mid-section (or lack thereof), which, compared to the mighty tum that the senior had to boast (and implying that a weighty middle was somehow prerequisite to proper Gwansmanship), made the entire business quite ridiculous indeed!
Best,
Michael
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by SifuYui » Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:23 am
Hey Michael,
That's a great story! Hopefully I won't have the same issue, as I try to work the belly back down. At least I know the Iron Wire work helps, because I can still feel the muscles underneath the layer of......fat. Shudder...
Yui
That's a great story! Hopefully I won't have the same issue, as I try to work the belly back down. At least I know the Iron Wire work helps, because I can still feel the muscles underneath the layer of......fat. Shudder...
Yui
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by Itinerant_Phenomenologist » Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:36 am
After several Thanksgiving, Christmas and family gathering dinners sprinkled throughout November and December... I know how you feel.
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