Grandmaster Ho Kam Wai

[Laukarbo]

heres a nice video of my sigung at the age of 72 playing the complete Fu Hok form...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0siR1vgZnYg

[bakxierboxer]

heres a nice video of my sigung at the age of 72 playing the complete Fu Hok form...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0siR1vgZnYg

Is that a recent video?
(I wonder if I'll look like that when I hit that "advanced" age?)
(("fairly soon", now))
(((if I actually make it)))

[Laukarbo]

this video is from 2004,there is another video of Ho Sigung which is from 2008...


2008 video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJWy72YKt1g

[sanjuro_ronin]

Thanks for the clips, awesome to see him still so spry and energetic.
Many great ones are getting on in age, its very inspirational to see them still "playing".
One wonders at times what will happen when they pass on...

[TenTigers]

I notice that the ones who seem the most fit are the ones doing the larger, open moves, such as a large frame Hung-Ga and CLF. I believe it is this opening up of the body, stretching the joints, tendons, etc that does this. Yo see many elderly in the parks doing large swinging motions, and many chi-gung sets contain these. It is said that arm swinging is one of the best forms of chi-gung exercises. The channels get blocked mostly in the joints-shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, neck, waist, hips, knees and ankles. Stretching these joints opens up the channels.
Purely from a western perspective,always keep the body moving. 'If you rest, you rust!"

[cranky old man]

thats great l really enjoyed watching them . it brought back some memories of the past. l learned those almost 40 plus years ago before l learned pak mei .nice to watch.

[Asmo]

Hey TT, that's a nice observation you made... In the parks in China/HK I also saw the elderly just repeating swinging arms etc. Hmm ...