Shaolin Monk Demonstrates Kung Fu Squatting Stance (Pu Bu)

[WindowsSoftwareDe]

this is not very easy .. .;''(

[fyte4luv808]

i showed this video to my wife so she could learn to ride the cawk better

[yasinpatel12345]

yeeeh been doing just this to help reinforce my joints for olympic lifts and boxing boy is this man a genius no more leg pain !!

[theicechinchilla]

Can a girl b a shaolin monk?

[waterIsis]

Haha the arguments about bouncing are hilarious. Your muscles contract and relax at high speeds when you kick and drop into those stances at other times aside from stretching, ballistic stretching is commonly used for centuries, if used smartly, it is excellent. Even Michael Jordan bounced when he warmed up. Noone is saying to bounce so hard you tear your hip out of the socket lol I think after 1,500 years of different types of Kung fu out of Shaolin, that these monks know a thing or two

[alikarim1000]

shi de yang

[CheeseDm0n]

Damn..look at the transition...

[billybobhobnob101]

saw an interesting doc on this - about how they focus on exercises that promote tendon and ligament strength and flexibility, also a lot of exercises that increase bone density, overall just very different then how we train in the west, where it's more about muscle.

[8bobthebuilder]

@billybobhobnob101 tendon and ligament strength and flexibility? Does stretching of the legs promote not just flexibility but also strength of the tendons and ligaments?

[LGtheWise]

i dont give a fuck...no matter what anybody says...these monks are the hardest badasses on earth.

[LGtheWise]

i understood when he said the word "Shaolin" within the first 20sec...but after that....i learned by watching lol

[Discordia5]

Wow, I don't speak the language, yet I feel I learned a bit.

[shsteven1000]

Excellent stuff!

Please upload the whole series!

[Erime]

This seems to be a common problem - from what I've heard and seen, it's best to keep the heel flat and work stretching the hip joints outwards to the side while bouncing slightly - this might place your torso higher than you want for now, but over time the stance will deepen. I am guessing you fall backwards if you place both heels on the floor. Distance between the feet can be played around with also to get a better result.

[ertren6]

@Erime well it doenst matter cause this seems to work for them and they're monks! MONKS I SAY

[clcoc20s]

@Erime Bouncing is a horrible idea in pu bu. Your hip flexors are already stretched to their maximum. The idea is to keep your feet flat and try to drop your dan tien into the ground.

Ideally your back should be completely straight (for balance).

[clcoc20s]

@Erime Adding to that - just because this guy wears a robe and bounces does NOT make it any more beneficial. The only time it's EVER safe to bounce is once you can bounce to your maximum. NEVER bounce past your maximum. In example - a small bounce is used in Shaolin 6 during the first crane drop.

[MarcAbis]

I can never keep my back foot down and still be comfortable in pu bu. My flat feet don't help comfort either :)

[devarsi]

well i missed my chance, i am doing well for being almost 60 now still old age is approaching fast and I better start doing something soon :-)

[Erime]

Indeed; as the saying goes: "the body is the mind, and the mind is the body". From my investigations, I have found that the key issue between most calisthenic disciplines (and the thing which makes one discipline more healthy than another) is body alignments and awareness of when those alignments are present when one is physically still or moving. Although martial arts often have a confrontational side, the associated calisthenics have been 'tested' a lot more than in non-martial disciplines.

[devarsi]

i wish i would have started this when i was young

[Erime]

I am not sure I would have wanted to study under a Shaolin teacher - their methods appear to be a bit forceful in my opinion, but I would like to have this kind of flexibility - especially from a young age so I could use it!