Nah, it's not THAT bad actually. He's got really good footwork and pretty decent alignment, but he loses his rooting towards the end; you can especially see that with those punches, no fajin there, and yeah, kind of choppy. If he would just slow it down a little and not get too carried away I think this guy would be really good
@Elbottoo fajin is the Chinese term for the internally generated force that a gung fu practitioner generates. And by "loses his rooting" I mean just that. At certain points if he were to encounter significant force he would be knocked over. Like I said to ThirdEye, he probably just got nervous in front of the judges, it happens to all of us. After all, Gung fu is more mental than physical.
@Elbottoo Yes and no. "Rooting" in this case goes beyond leg work, it incorporates total body positioning, although, yes, a lot of it is lost or gained in how it's distributed through the legs. And Chi Gong is a specific meditative art. Fajin is as I stated it above, as it was described to me by my master.
I think its useful in such terrains
If youre cornered youll just turn around using circular movements
GARCESA2 2 years ago
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Eidos3 2 years ago
Nah, it's not THAT bad actually. He's got really good footwork and pretty decent alignment, but he loses his rooting towards the end; you can especially see that with those punches, no fajin there, and yeah, kind of choppy. If he would just slow it down a little and not get too carried away I think this guy would be really good
FireFox1914 2 years ago
@FireFox1914
It is very surprising to see a critical comment I agree with. The guy is really good though. Has the proper body mechanics and theory down.
ThirdEyeLight 1 year ago
@ThirdEyeLight Cheers Mate! Yeah, he's got potential. Besides, some people get nervous in front of judges. I know I do. :-P
FireFox1914 1 year ago
@FireFox1914 What do you mean with "he loses his rooting" and whats "fajin"?
Elbottoo 1 year ago
@Elbottoo fajin is the Chinese term for the internally generated force that a gung fu practitioner generates. And by "loses his rooting" I mean just that. At certain points if he were to encounter significant force he would be knocked over. Like I said to ThirdEye, he probably just got nervous in front of the judges, it happens to all of us. After all, Gung fu is more mental than physical.
FireFox1914 1 year ago
@FireFox1914 So "rooting" is just proper leg strength/ legs in a proper position? And is Fa jing the same as chi qong?
Elbottoo 1 year ago
@Elbottoo Yes and no. "Rooting" in this case goes beyond leg work, it incorporates total body positioning, although, yes, a lot of it is lost or gained in how it's distributed through the legs. And Chi Gong is a specific meditative art. Fajin is as I stated it above, as it was described to me by my master.
FireFox1914 1 year ago
Awful bagua
kidlococo 2 years ago
That's a preety sweet pajama outfit
esdeu 3 years ago
Doesn't seem that good? Is it?
Choppy style, takes awhile, to turn.
Turn it on; off the bat, guy steps into floorboards; why not just break a couple of bricks?
circlewalking 3 years ago