KPJ Teaching in 1987

[Yeshuahhh]

Wow! One Day I shall get here...

[PortOrangeRealEstate]

OMG! Awesome!

[jimmycrow0522]

This was filmed at the Dojo of the Four Winds in Encinitas, right?

[cordedpoodle]

I have the full VHS (2) of this session. It's absolutely incredible. You are just seeing a small portion of it. There may be better things, but for me it's not just about the poses, it's about the tradition and philosophy. As for adjustments they are voluntary. No good yoga teacher does it without permission. Fabulous stuff this.

[realitydan]

to adapt is more important than to be corrected or to be able to self correct. I dont know how he taught when younger, but this is a joke!

[playtg]

try to join real ashtanga class first, then you will change your mind.

[realitydan]

I did Ashtanga for 2 years with several different teachers. It was a great work out and very gymnastic which I enjoyed. I discovered a lot practicing with some wonderful ashtanga teachers. However there are better things out there. A bit like saying a potato is the nicest food to eat and then we discover a juicy tasty mango.

[playtg]

still remain comment please review.

[realitydan]

Advanced? This is so basic, with some of the worst teaching Ive seen. The teacher is going around correcting these students. Any good teacher will tell you that to correct in an incorrect way of doing things because you do not allow for experience to teach the nervous system.You are not allowing the feedback process. In the same way you cant teach a baby to walk! A correction is an error of the same magnitude in the opposite direction. We are organised to be able to adapt..

[playtg]

may be you don't pratice ashtanga.

[MrTakeitup]

Guruji was using his laser beam vision to see who needs what, saying things like: "why", "you take it up", or if you were not quite with it he might say, "no, no, no, you've lost you're practice", "take here" or "you try".

This was a hot day of "Advanced A" in North County!

Still practicing...Clifford

[frikaloopa]

Thanks for your comment Clifford!

[SeekerofGnosis]

Does anyone know which series is being practiced here?

[frikaloopa]

Some Advanced A and some Advanced B, not in the order they are taught presently.

[SeekerofGnosis]

Thanks for the reply. I thought it looked pretty advanced. A lot of deep work going on there. A long way off for me.

[okrgr]

""What does Guruji say to prompt the laughter?""

after adjusting tim miller, who despite being one of the most advanced ashtanga practitioners and teachers, is known to not have the loosest back in the world, guruji says, "ooh, very stiff."

[YRivera1]

How they tuck their feet under is amazing. You wouldn't think knees and ankles are capable of that degree of motion.

[drsterling]

Tim owns the Ashtanga Yoga Center in Encinitas, CA and is practicing and teaching.

[ItsAboutMusic]

Sorry - not RF - my mistake.

[ItsAboutMusic]

Richard Freeman - the guy doing the final beautiful cobra - is a widely-respected yoga teacher, with several published books and DVDs.

[frikaloopa]

Richard Freeman is not in this video.

[raqsyogini]

chuck miller and tim miller are still practicing (and are certified teachers)

I don't know about the others.

[ashtangamunich]

Sick.

[asubmani]

What does Guruji say to prompt the laughter?

[Lorettar]

I wish I can be jelous...I can't! I admire!! well...one day...I will get into this point! Namaste.

[MatthewKeehan]

omigods!!! thats intense!!!!

[sonofthesea]

That's a great insight into the varity of sequences practiced in the Ashtanga method - thank you!

[patrickmanfred]

Go Chuck, Go Chuck, Go, Go, Go Chuck

[lovenow]

Great video. Very inspiring. However, the initials are incorrect. It should be KPJ, not PKJ.

[lemonjus]

wow. great videos frikaloopa. thanks alot!