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Video of me doing Fook Fu Kuen a few weeks ago. If you have anything to comment, please do. Saying I suck is good too, but then please also state why and how you think I can improve please

Forgive my vocals in the start, I was a bit too enthusiastic

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=4z6c1NaCWKg[/youtube]

Looked really good, though the stances could have been more explosive.

Faster hip turns you mean APAV?

Markt and Mok, Fu Hok is still work in progress for me, but if I understand you two correctly this fits your description of the forwards stepping. Am I correct?

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=H7UEJaUVR4s[/youtube]

edit: I begin to think I introduced this after going into the tiger section of fuhok. The stretching the backleg on low tigers might be transferred by me (or the principle) into the other techniques. More exploring to do, thanks for letting me know markt and mok!

In both sets, you were a little rushed. I will attribute that to nervousness and adreneline, so probably why you weren't "sitting" in your cat stance.
The main thing is, that you were going into the next move before allowing your body to "settle" into the one you were doing, which means that you weren't focused on the strike at the time of execution. Some of your ping choys weren't on center and this is part of it. Forms are like speaking. You need to enunciate, and punctuate, otherwise you have slurred speech and a run-on sentance. This is not speaking just in terms of 'performance,' but in developing proper power,structure,and mental focus.
I would like to see a clip of you doing the set in a more comfortable enviornment for you, where you are relaxed and focused. Doing it in public is nerve-wracking at times. All things considered, it was a very good performance. Keep up the good work!