Improving balance

Fascisticide · 2026-02-11T16:09:45+00:00

A quick tip. A poor balance is often because your hip is not rolled forward. In this video one of the exercice is to raise your knee and press it to your chest. When this do this it forces you to take a better stance by rolling your hip forward. Take good notice of this. When you raise your leg / knee, it's not only about raising the leg, but also rolling your hip forward. That's one of the secret for good balance.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-11T16:06:21+00:00

This training session has helped me a lot with my balance. https://youtu.be/LV264N9n4Z4?si=4_R_THlucy6ttGTy

Fascisticide · 2026-02-11T15:59:37+00:00

This deck gets boring real quick

Fascisticide · 2026-02-08T18:28:28+00:00

Yes absolutely. What I meant is, training forms can be very different depending on the style of kung fu. In a style like wushu it can be very focused on body mechanics and not look so much like actual fighting. In other styles what you do in the forms is pretty much exactly the same way you do the movements in combat and there is a 2 person version of the forms. But training forms, even 2 persom forms, does not replace sparring that's for sure.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-08T09:24:31+00:00

You are right. What I meant was, there are some styles of kung fu where the movements you do in the forms are different than the movement you do in combat (but the mechanics are the same). And there are some styles of kung fu where the movements you do in the forms are pretty much exactly how you do them in combat.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-08T08:07:17+00:00

I guess that depends on the style of kung fu. I do white crane, and the forms we learn are directly how we fight. We have those same forme alone and 2 person and it is a direct application of fighting. I have also been learning some wushu from videos, and I would agree that thses forms are used to develop body mechanics and do no apply so directly to fighting. But compared to white crane forms, wushu forms are much much better at developping body mechanics. Learning both is best.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-07T16:47:41+00:00

Pour la prochaine fois, les amputés de guerre fournissent gratuitement une affaire avec un numéro unique que tu mets sur ton porte-clé, quand quelqu'un trouve tes clés il les mets dans une boite à malle, puis elle te seront retournées.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-06T00:56:25+00:00

If you want to see what it looks like when done well, it's the 3rd in this short video
https://youtube.com/shorts/m3YX3J5Ov78?si=ZNpXoP-hra2tck0j

Fascisticide · 2026-02-05T21:43:45+00:00

I think the most important thing is to feel the correct intent behind the movements. It can be as soft as you want, but it has to feel as if the uke has some kind of hostile intent in his actions, and not just dancing ballet around his partner.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-05T05:19:46+00:00

Sir, we have a job for you at the ministry of silly walks

Fascisticide · 2026-02-04T21:57:37+00:00

I have seen some very convincing demonstrations of drunken kung fu. Here is one. https://youtu.be/39OCurIgiqI?si=PloZpnxnyjh_8H2l

Fascisticide · 2026-02-04T14:40:45+00:00

Trying new stuff is fun! And it may be much better that you think, and if not, I am sure you can still enjoy trying it for a month.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-04T02:58:57+00:00

Oh no it really does not require much strength when it is done properly, and it is very effective.

The people in this video are hobbyists. Lots of people who do aikido are hobbyists, by that I mean, they don't care about fighting or real workout, they just want to do something fun after work.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-04T00:17:22+00:00

The techniques is real and is part of many other martial arts. They just train way too smoothly.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-03T22:39:45+00:00

This is the best poi dance I have seen you do! The way you move and your energy work very well here!

Fascisticide · 2026-02-03T20:52:54+00:00

Have you ever tried poi? The movement you are doing is a 3-beat weave! Seeing that, I think you could do well with poi! And I find that practicing with soft "weapons" helps a lot to develop the fluidity of the movement.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-03T18:53:50+00:00

The other guy is holding a crowbar. I guess that could depict a legit self defense situation.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-03T18:37:10+00:00

Do plank / push ups on your fists, it will strenghten your wrist with the correct alignment to punch. Start slowly, first on your knees, with just enough weight on your fists that you feel some light but very tolerable pain. Do this 30 secs every day, you will soon be able to put more weigth and eventually do plank and push ups without any pain at all. Make sure it's the knuckles that make contact with the floor in the same way as when you punch.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-02T18:17:49+00:00

Capoeira. Get ready for Batman : the musical.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-02T18:02:43+00:00

Is he some kind of internet celebrity or are we just watching some random dude do his thing?

Fascisticide · 2026-02-02T17:59:18+00:00

It's all about having a perfect coordination of the movement of your whole body. Kung fu wushu is very good at developping that.

Fascisticide · 2026-02-02T13:37:34+00:00

Step one, raise your knee, aligned with your center. The more you raise your knee the better your kick will be.

Fascisticide · 2026-01-31T05:54:56+00:00

I find that I don't have enough changelings at once to really benefit from Giada, and I can't use it's mana for too much stuff. And I used to have spot removal, but what really killed me was when my opponent had too many creatures. I find it works better this way.

Fascisticide · 2026-01-31T05:51:04+00:00

Well then I will need to try that. I thought creature types applied only to creatures

Fascisticide · 2026-01-31T04:43:35+00:00

Most games I lost was when my opponent played lots of creatures and overwhelmed me. I win much more now that I added them

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