What is this?

[Kymus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogzjjWsXwYA

I've never seen this sort of conditioning before, but I feel like I should have :confused:

[bawang]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogzjjWsXwYA

I've never seen this sort of conditioning before, but I feel like I should have :confused:

you should have

[Kymus]

you should have

If we both agree, then it must be so :P

[Jimbo]

A basic Baji quan exercise.

[MightyB]

A Baji greeting. Like a handshake.

[Kymus]

A Baji greeting. Like a handshake.

So baji guy A see baji guy B and is all *fwoom* nice to see you bro, how's the misses?

I'd hate to see how they say goodbye to eachother

[bawang]

So baji guy A see baji guy B and is all *fwoom* nice to see you bro, how's the misses?

I'd hate to see how they say goodbye to eachother

they rub each others mangbanglang.

[YouKnowWho]

They use chest to hit chest. One can also use his shoulder to hit the other's chest in a 90 degree angle. The shoulder strike can be used to set up many things.

[Oso]

prolly just one of kajillions of supposed basic conditioning exercises.

or the mating ritual of northern Chinese fancy boys.

[Kymus]

they rub each others mangbanglang.


or the mating ritual of northern Chinese fancy boys.

You guys are scaring me away from Baji :p

[Kymus]

They use chest to hit chest. One can also use his shoulder to hit the other's chest in a 90 degree angle. The shoulder strike can be used to set up many things.

So is it a conditioning exercise for that part of the body, or is it a combat drill?

[David Jamieson]

or the mating ritual of northern Chinese fancy boys.

Yah Yah, make wit zee paintings I have a pahty to get to. lol

[MightyB]

Oddly enough - the Amish also greet each other in this way.

[mooyingmantis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogzjjWsXwYA

I've never seen this sort of conditioning before, but I feel like I should have :confused:

We use drills like this at my school in preparation for studying the Praying Mantis Kung Fu form, Ba Zhou (Eight Elbows).


So is it a conditioning exercise for that part of the body, or is it a combat drill?

Both


They use chest to hit chest. One can also use his shoulder to hit the other's chest in a 90 degree angle. The shoulder strike can be used to set up many things.

I just taught this in class tonight. :)

Here is a video of one application taped the first night I introduced the concept:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMJ0ZoVUWAw

[Kymus]

Thanks :D

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